TOM FORD Oud Wood Eau de Parfum Spray

I'm feeling a bit insecure when I am reviewing Oud Wood because there are a lot of fragrance experts with their poetic and great reviews here. But I got a 100ml bottle, and I have the right to review it right? Anyways, here's my comment about it-

First things first, lets say how I first experienced it. My boyfriend was sweet enough to send me a little miniature of the fragrance (this is his signature scent). He's amazing isn't it?

The first impression of Oud Wood- I heard that oud is one of the most expensive perfume notes, and referred to as 'liquid gold'. As far as I am concerned, oud smells like rubber, its medicinal, woody, balsamic, Oriental and has many other facets (which I get all these accords in Oud Wood)

The notes of Oud Wood are all base notes and it starts straight away with a swift blast of oud. The notes seem to mix each other all up (maybe because they're all base notes?) but here are the most dominant notes for me - Oud (of course) stays throughout the composition. Then there is this rose-smelling accord (which must be the rosewood) which always gets the oud's back the whole time. The cardamom and Chinese pepper accords give a fresh and warm spicy tint and spices the component. The sandalwood and amber give it a cozy sweet Oriental warmth. The vetiver and tonka bean add to the woody-oriental composition and add aromatic nuances. At the very end of the life of the scent, oud still dominates but the gourmand vanilla and tonka bean drydown, and it gives a sweet ending of the scent, and I love this part the most.

The overall impression of the scent is that it is very unisex but personally I think it leans more on the masculine side. I can clearly see that it is unisex but it is a little too masculine for me to pull of, although I will wear it frequently and maybe then I will get its 'unisexual' (???) properties. We need to 'grow old' with Tom Ford scents to truly love them. The bottle is classy Tom Ford style, its very minimalistic but very sophisticated and luxurious in my collection.

I really adore this scent, it's a very complimented perfume whenever I wear it, and they say I smell exactly like my boyfriend because we both have it and also love it. Both sexes always compliment me and the same thing happens to my bf too.

Oud Wood is what I would call an Oud skin scent. It is very Middle Eastern (don't trust me too much in that because I have quite a less experience on Middle Eastern perfumes). I really like the idea of an inoffensive Oud scent for the Western taste. The longevity does not satisfy me either (approx. 5 hours and a skin scent for several hours before it completely disappears) and a moderate sillage power. The potentiality of the scent is a bit poor for a Tom Ford scent but it is still worth the price for me. The only problem is that the scent is a little too masculine for my taste but I really wish I could pull it off. I would really appreciate it if you could help me by informing me with a scent so that I can layer it with this so that it becomes more unique and feminine. But it is just how wanted an oud scent to be for me because real Middle Eastern scents can be too much for me although they are the best quality scents with no doubt .

Fragrance -Oud Wood Tom Ford
Bottle from - 2015

If you want to capture the essence of Oud Wood,you must be able to answer the qustion:What if we could see beyond the limited boundaries of our eyes and glance at the invisible realm?This fragrance will take you on a journey beyond the invisible.If You give him a chance,he will break down invisible walls.
Oud Wood is a royal,transcendent,monumental and tender interpretation of oud with a bit gentle,soft and kind opening notes of enjoyable and pleasant oud,moderatly sweet and nutty cardamom and romantic and sensual rose.During mid development,woody/earthy elements begins to surface,vetiver and sandalwood,mixed with spices,vanilla and oud.This all leads into a bit dark,creamy,earthy and spicy base with dominant sandalwood and vetiver and with a wisper of tonka,oud and vanilla.

Beautiful.

Bought it.
Wore it.
Felt like a dude.
Gave it to a colleague who wanted to get it.

A masculine perfume that I thought I can tame, I was wrong.

Speechless.

This is the best cologne I've ever smelled.

Oh my, with all due respect, I can't help but think that people who say this smells sharp and medicinal haven't smelled many oud perfumes. Tom Ford's is velvety smooth, probably the least medicinal of the ouds I've encountered.

It's a soft, creamy oud, heavy on amber, and sweetened with a bit of vanilla. What drives me bonkers about Oud Wood is the use of cardamom. How did Tom Ford know that cardamom is my weakness, lol?!

This perfume is mysterious and beautiful on me, but I would really enjoy the smell of Oud Wood on a sexy man as well!