Maison Alhambra Dark Aoud – Spicy, Woody, Oud, Oriental – Eau de Parfum Spray Long-Lasting Fragrance for Unisex, 2.7 Ounce / 80 ml

This is about the largest fragrance bottle I've seen. This will last a long time. Pleasant men's scent. Only a small amount needed!

I've had a decant of the OG, TF Oud Wood, for a long time, so I'm very familiar with the profile this is trying to clone. Personally, I've tried over 600 scents over the past couple of years in my scent journey, ranging from all of the usual suspects in your neighborhood Ulta/Macy's/etc., down to the smallest of handmade niche houses, and all kinds of price points in between. That said, I don't claim to be a fragrance snob/guru/expert or anything, but I'm writing this all to say... this is the best clone fragrance I've ever tried, and one of the best values for money you can find in the entire world of fragrances, in my opinion. This is not identical to Oud Wood, but it's so close it doesn't matter. The OG is slightly more dense, dry and woodier, so to speak, but this is slightly fresher and livelier, which I actually prefer to the OG. Yup, I said it, I actually think this $20-25 clone is BETTER than the OG, and, to be honest, if someone gave me a bottle of Oud Wood, I would sell it, pocket the money, and buy another bottle of this. Yes, it's THAT good. Performance is also slightly better than the OG, as it projects slightly better and lasts longer (FWIW, I get 6-8 hrs from Oud Wood and 8-10 hrs from Woody Oud). I haven't tried the other popular OW clone on here, Oud Wonder, but this tends to be cheaper anyways, so I'd go with this and not look back. I generally always prefer the originals over any clones, but in this particular case, there's ZERO reason to spend the money to get Oud Wood, as this is actually even better than the OG and less than 1/10th of the price.

At first, I thought it smelled like the OG. But after wearing it all day and doing a side-by-side test, it’s not even close. The oud in this one is strong and barnyard-like. After a couple hours, it fades a bit, but overall it’s maybe 60% similar — easily the worst dupe I’ve tried. ***Update: a month after purchase, smell has significantly improved. I've of heard of this over used word maceration, but now I'm a believer. The perfume smells way better, initially I could only smell the stinky oud, but now it's as if everything has mixed together better. Now I'd have to say it's 85-90 % similar to the original!

Here's the deal my friends. We can talk about 95% or 99% or 100% accuracy in the recreation of this fragrance if you want, and I think that any of those three claims would be a very fair assessment. But I don't think that's the conversation we should be having. Let me break it down just a little. First, my resume or cred or experience, if you will. I'm an avid fragrance collector. I have over 60 fragrances ranging from $20-$450. The top end of that range belonging to TF Oud Wood. I started off with a sample of TFOW and was mesmerized right off that bat. I went on to buy the large bottle. I've worn it several times. I'm very familiar with it. All together I think my collection is valued somewhere in the $4,000 range. So I wouldn't say I'm an expert, but neither am I a noob. So I heard about this, ordered it and received it today. And I knew that I didn't even need to spray it, my nose would know just off the atomizer what we were dealing with, and I was right. Although I obviously did move onto sprays as well, and LIBERALLY at this price! Let me tell you. EVERYTHING and I mean EVERYTHING that mesmerizes me with the real TFOW is there, with absolutely nothing that I don't recognize, or is anything I would consider, "off". It even performs just as horribly as the original! (Longevity) but that's inherent with this scent, original or clone apparently and you can take that or leave it. Although nose blindness is real and I never really know how much that's affecting any fragrance. I live a mostly solitary life so there ya go. That being said, this isn't a home run, this is a GRAND FREAKING SLAM. Honestly, if I hadn't ran into some rocky times financially recently, I'd purchase every bottle they have available to keep for myself. Maybe I shouldn't even be writing this review. Maybe I should say it sucks really bad so they won't sell out. But maybe if they do start selling out they'll keep getting more, and ultimately that's what I want. I want this fragrance right here to be around for the rest of my life. And listen, if you didn't buy this fragrance because you appreciate the original, then make sure you include that in your review. Just buying some fragrance blind that you don't know anything about and then bashing it because it's not your style is... I don't know. It's foolish. But if you love the original, then buy this because it is the original, at 1/10 of the price. What a fascinating modern world we live in where something like this is even possible.

Like the title says. Today I just got the travel size Oud wood, and wow. I was surprised at first because the “Peppermint” like smell in the beginning was similar. But it was only after smelling them side by side I was like woah, it’s complete different. I really don’t like the opening note. But comparing it to this one this one is worst it smells bad in comparison to Oud wood when it smells spicy but not in a bad way. It’s held back. But as it dries forget about it, Oud wood is ADDICTING! It literally makes you want to smell it more and more. It’s more of an experience. And ambience than just a fragrance. I never smelled Oud before so I was like WTH is this? Does it smell bad? No. Hmmm let me take another whif. And I’m consult like that then as it fried down it gets creamy, you can smell the tonka beans better, and every time you smell it it’s slightly different. I would say it’s. A perfect blend. If any of the scented in it were slightly more potent it would not be as good. But it’s so perfectly balanced. Don’t waste your money on this. For the same price in fragrance.net you can get the real Oud wood and try it out. I got a bunch of other small samples to try and I’ll have to say worth it. Because now I know I really do like Oud wood and this doupe does not live to the expectation at all. I won’t even suggest getting this if you have less money. No. Get Oud wood.