Year: 2007
Notes: spices, juniper berry, tobacco, oud, cedar, guaiac wood, patchouli, vetiver
Comment: Oudh Noire is part of the Collection Noire / Eau de Parfum review
"A desert camp at night, woodsmoke, leather, a drift of tobacco." (sic)
With a somewhat musty and boozy opening, Oudh Noire is a very strange creature indeed. Possessing a dark woody earthiness, the oud plays a minor role, with smoky accents and some juniper being more discernible at first. There's also a petroleum facet evident, during this rather bewildering stage.
As it develops, it's slightly sweet and emits a subtle feral aura, amidst all the woody accords. Beyond that, it's a vague and musky cocktail of woods, with the cedar, patchouli and vetiver being the more identifiable players. However, as time passes, there are still subdued yet persistent undertones of smoke and, what appears to be, a very dry cacao note.
Like the rest of the collection, with possibly the exception of Ambre Noire, the given name is rather misleading (even though the alleged star note is usually present one way or another). And while Oudh Noire is an original woody effort, it's certainly not an oud extravaganza.
As always with this house, both staying power and sillage could have been better.
With a somewhat musty and boozy opening, Oudh Noire is a very strange creature indeed. Possessing a dark woody earthiness, the oud plays a minor role, with smoky accents and some juniper being more discernible at first. There's also a petroleum facet evident, during this rather bewildering stage.
As it develops, it's slightly sweet and emits a subtle feral aura, amidst all the woody accords. Beyond that, it's a vague and musky cocktail of woods, with the cedar, patchouli and vetiver being the more identifiable players. However, as time passes, there are still subdued yet persistent undertones of smoke and, what appears to be, a very dry cacao note.
Like the rest of the collection, with possibly the exception of Ambre Noire, the given name is rather misleading (even though the alleged star note is usually present one way or another). And while Oudh Noire is an original woody effort, it's certainly not an oud extravaganza.
As always with this house, both staying power and sillage could have been better.
