are you guys into dark daring powerful and mysterious fragrances?
is this the best niche perfume release of 2021? let's find out
welcome back to another video i'm Max Forti you guys know this is the place to smell great and make
a great first impression. Today we're talking about a fragrance that i've received a lot of requests
dm messages to talk about and review for you guys so today it's going to be
this particular fragrance here new 2021 from Amouage the Omani house, this is
the new SILVER OUD which was composed by Cecile Zarokian and this is actually her third release
with Amouage her first was actually Epic Woman which is a fantastic fragrance and then of
course Material which was released earlier this year and now the 2021 release brand new called
Silver Oud which we're going to talk about exactly what it smells like what i get from it
and if you guys should definitely check this one out. Forst things first let's
talk about the presentation this is pretty cool it's got an hourglass here with a key
on it i don't know if you can see here hopefully you can make out the key here in the hourglass
you have a whole bunch of smoke coming through over here it says it's all about the smoke i guess
the Amouage symbol here. Silver Oud opens up like a little book kind of like what you see
with the library collection the fragrance sits perfectly in here this is not part of
the library collection however just like Rose Incense this is actually a standalone release
and the bottle itself very similar to the library collection, it says Amouage here and on the front
it says Silver Oud it's like a matte finish really cool nice thick cap, the sprayers
are very good on these, Amouage fragrances are one of the best niche fragrance houses out there
if you like daring fragrances, mysterious, the best possible ingredients,
it's my favorite Middle Eastern brand period and definitely in my top
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virtual international event, be sure to participate. The introduction here when you
first spray this fragrance on this is a beast, much like the "blue beast" that we talk about which is
Interlude Man, we have Interlude, we have Interlude Black Iris which happens to be my favorite now and
interlude 53 which is highly concentrated and then give you different nuances from that particular
fragrance which i'm also hugely fond of. Silver Oud from the get-go it's going to have
elements from Interlude, meaning if you like smoky oud, if you like oud that's very powerful minus
the oregano note and the vanilla that you get with Interlude that's pretty much what's going to sum
up the the smell profiling characteristics of this fragrance, however there's a lot more nuances that
i'm going to describe for you right here, it opens up smoky, bold, dark, and a little bit animalistic,
when i say a little bit for some people might be a lot animalistic but
it's this kind of animalistic that's a little bit , I wouldn't say fecal but it's not medicinal
and it's not barnyardy but it's definitely animalistic it's definitely animalistic but
it's very controlled in the sense that it's daring to the point that for some people that
they're not going to be able to get the nose around or their head around they're not
going to really like it but it's one of those animalistic nuances that's actually tolerable
moderate and definitely not for everyone but i think you can definitely get around to it because
of the notes that support this animalistic undertone so let's talk about what we get
here from the opening guys, it opens up bold, dark, mysterious and smoky, this is considered a woody
ambery kind of a fragrance, so it's definitely powerfu,l definitely in the woody ambery genre and
by the way guys don't spray your clothes because i know i like to spray my clothes to get longer
lasting power from fragrances but this one here will definitely stain because it's heavily
concentrated with the oud if you spray the white strip you could see that it gets a little bit of
a yellowish tinge so i'm thinking if you spray your clothes it's going to stain your garments
so i haven't sprayed this on clothes i have it on my skin today it's actually my scent of the day it's
late afternoon now so i've worn this the whole day and i'll tell you what i get about it
when we get to the dry down here in the heart but continuing here with the opening it's definitely
going to carry on that smokiness to it the cypriol here is definitely the star player along with
the oud and the patchouli i think those three here play a very important trifecta
it's not a linear scent it'll transition will develop on skin but it's definitely that trifecta
of the patchouli the cipriol, the patchouli and the oud that will definitely play a key role
in the development of this particular fragrance the cypriol here for those of you that want
to know the description of that particular note it adds this nice earthiness to the fragrance
that's a little bit spicy as well almost like vetiver-like kind of a vibe but it's definitely
spicy and definitely earthy definitely tons of earthiness in this fragrance that mineral kind
of a feel not metallic which you'd probably think when you have it named Silver
you'd think of metallic but no, it's more of an earthy smoky than anything else. Also similar to black
pepper to give you more of a descriptive element here if you like black pepper
spicy black pepper nuance that cipriol has that kind of a vibe a spicy peppery vetiver
with the earthy nuances, i do like it, the one thing that might turn some
people away is that animalistic undertone that's definitely present here and it will stay
all the way until maybe like an hour or an hour and a half when things tone down a little bit when
that vanilla starts to pop and give the fragrance the creaminess and sweetness that i tend
to enjoy that animalistic will definitely go away but for the first hour or so it is very
predominant and some people might be turned away. If you like heavy oud fragrances that are
powerful that are dark mysterious and definitely animalistic you're going to love this fragrance,
this 35 to 40 minute mark is when the vanilla starts to really come through and really kind of
mediate the composition, taking the animalistic and toning it down a
little bit and definitely adding some creaminess and sweetness to the fragrance which this is the
turning point when i really like the fragrance. The introduction can be a little off-putting i'll be
honest with you it's not going to be for everyone it's not going to have the universal appeal but
that's okay too because you don't want to smell like everybody else so if you're looking for
uniqueness and mysteriousness you're definitely going to get here with this composition
castorium is actually the note that was used in this fragrance to give the animalistic undertone
together with the oud it makes a very bold and powerful type, an attention
commanding type of a fragrance that i would say wear it with caution the way you wear this do
not over spray because this has that, forget about "beast mode", this is nuclear mode, it's going to take
over room if you over spray on this one. Right now we're transitioning from summer to fall
and i wore actually four sprays of this fragrance and actually i regret it perhaps
i should have done two it is extremely powerful i spray the crevices of my arm and i spray this
region here i went two and two, it's very powerful, with an extremely powerful sillage just performance here is
is definitely beyond beast , this stuff will follow you throughout the day
and people will definitely smell you, along with the castorium, the oud and the cypriol which has a
lot of earthiness and smokiness to the fragrance we also have a note of birch wood that comes to
play here from the heart into the dry down here it's very predominant in the base which adds this
leathery facet that's very smoky if you guys are a fan of smoky dark fragrances you're in for a
treat. So what does Silver Oud reminds me of? to be honest with you the fragrance is its own thing
it's very unique however it does has facets of this fragrance that are very similar to Interlude
Man, taking away the oregano note that you have with interlude Man and the heavy vanilla base
which makes it very creamy in the dry down this one here is a little drier a little smokier
a little earthier than interlude man but extremely smoky so this is the new "Black Beast" on the market
if you wanted something even heavier smokier and darker and more animalistic than interlude man
this will definitely take it up a few notches and give you that same profile that you were craving
however if you wanted something a little bit more toned down maybe a little nuttier
a little creamier than you go with Interlude Black Iris which gives you that nutty effect
without being so brash like Silver Oud, but again, it's like different ends of the spectrum, all these
fragrances are going to be ambery ,woody, and definitely powerful, smoky, dark and with a mysterious
facet, if you like them mysterious if you like them dark if you like them smoky then definitely
seek this one out guys you're going to be very very pleasantly surprised. Performance is absolutely
beast on Amouage Silver Oud, we're talking three to four hours projection, we're talking 12 plus
hours of longevity, and we're talking incredible sillage and scent bubble, one of those that
i'm cautioning you, don't go more than two to three sprays and do not spray your clothes, it's
that simple, this is gonna follow you, it's gonna stick and again
you must appreciate heavy smoky dark fragrances to like this one animalistic as it were otherwise
you're not going to appreciate this is not going to be for everyone this is for the connoisseur
this is for the guy that really loves their very predominant dark oud fragrances.
It's that simple, if you guys want to try Silver Oud from Amouage i'm gonna have a link below of
where you can find it, it's brand new, so you can't really find this everywhere, i think it's exclusive
to Harrods of London for now, and then within a month's time if you're watching this video i
think it's going to start distribution worldwide, so it's very scarce to where you can find this,
so if you want to find it, link is below, I'm making your life easier as always, that's what we do here
and I'll give you guys a chance to try Silver Oud from Amlouage, all you have to do is follow details in
the description of this video for this giveaway, i'm gonna actually give you guys two
giveaways on this particular fragrance, two 5ml decants of
Silver Oud from Amouage, details below guys go through the description of this video to make
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