On this one and only 4th decade anniversary of my birth, I decided on an easy reach not needing to give too much thought into it. A real cult classic, versatile dna, compliment receiving gem that is a staple in many a collection. Enjoy the day frag fam. Smell great.

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Remember a bit of hype surrounding this one when it came out earlier this year. To be honest it never really garnered much attention from me. Created by Marie Salamagne, Bruno Jovanovic and Nicolas Bonneville, it's a woody amber number, although nice, it does nothing to wow me or justify the price tag. Even now, it still sells for €135 for a 100ml. The opening is a unique clash of deep, warm ambery woods and a powerful clean, citrusy freshness. It's somewhat familiar, like I have something in my collection that has a similar profile. They seem to be pushing the, everything back to front vibe with a quote, inverted olfactive architecture, meaning the heavy, warm base notes are designed to be immediately present, tracing a path from depth to light. Base notes include Ambery Woods Accord, Peru Balsam, Benzoin Resin & Guaiac Wood. What you get is depth with a resinous, balsamic warmt. At its heart, Bourbon Geranium & Floral Rosy Facets which lead to a clean, bright, and slightly aromatic green floral core. The top notes are Calabrian Bergamot and airy musks.sharp and clean, with a fusing burst of citrus freshness. I'm going out on a limb here, but I'm getting YSL Myslf or Polo 67 vibes here? Performance is not so bad, I'm getting 5hrs before it starts drifting away and it projects strongly forthe first hour, creating a noticeablescent bubble. Yes it's good, but it ain't nothing new, a lot of unwarranted hype IMO, wrapped in a fancy nonsensical story. A hard pass for me I'm afraid. There is a lot better out there. My Rating: 5/10 Scent: 2 Longevity: 2 Sillage: 1 Y/N: 0

Well this will start some conversation. 😂 Good morning brethren and today I bring my OG 2011 75ml bottle. Still have a fair bit of this yet. The scent profile is excellent. The sillage and projection are good. Where this frag fails is the price and longevity. Well and the fact it’s still the house of Greed. Ok. So it’s called Royal Oud, yes? PSA, there is no Oud in this. But it is an excellent spicy mildly sweet woody frag that is a large fave by many people. I miss the days of the 120ml and 75ml bottles, batch consistency and Pride in the House. Would I advocate buying this today at $415/100ml on Maxaroma? Nope. But it is a nice scent, all things considered I give it a 7.0/10

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