Leather Oud

“2017 Batch.I can only assume that the 2017 batch is still a watered down version of the original release because where's the animalics? where's the urinous aspect everyone keeps talking about? At most, their presence feels like an afterthought, and instead, I mainly get cardamom and a synthetic oud combination and while it is still nice, it's nothing that will knock your socks off and it's definitely not worth the inflated prices it's being sold at.”

“On my skin it smells like mix of Oud Palao's drydown (w/o rose, camphor, tobacco etc.) with Afrika Olifant from Nishane and it's leathery, animalic vibes. Overall it kinda reminds me of Chanel's Antaeus in terms of animalics, with beast mode performance - but it's big simplification.I got older batch decant and it's literally filling the room with 2 sprays.”

“Got a mini bottle of this and not impressed at all. Have to research the original, but what i got is the synthetic oud, just like in Oud Palao, minus clarity and rose. And a light leather accord. Semi sweet, dense but not crisp. Nothing dirty, provocative....Lasting power is mediocre as well. Not sure what hype is all about. Try to find original, maybe that one was something worth sniffing.”