Les Absolus d'Orient Oud Essentiel

I bought it blindly because it's Guerlain, but this perfume is the biggest disappointment. it just stinks. I can't imagine it on either a man or a woman. it does not develop even after rough opening, it remains linear. however, it is unwashably strong, which in this case is not positive. it is incomprehensible to me why this was launched on the market because Guerlain has great perfumes anyway.

Tried a manufacturer's sample. I liked it but it was not what I expected. Very spicy peppery notes dominate the opening. Maybe too much for my tastes. Dries down to leather/saffron which is quite pleasant. I got very little oud from this even after several hours.

To me this is a fragrance for a man. Deep and dark. The oud opening is definitely there, but not overly pronounced. As it mellows to a woody leather, I feel as though I am sitting in a fine old automobile. This is one I could wear, in moderation, though I prefer middle eastern fragrances with a little more development.

So here we have a Guerlain Oud ! No Guerlinade, no Gourmandise, no Compromise, kind of a revolution for this house ... I was surprised by this new frag, though Amber Eternel & Santal Royal suggested that something like this could come someday. Other surprise: this one is already available abroad whereas it's not yet available in France, even on the website ... i needed to know well enough an AS at Guerlain's flagship boutique in Paris to get my hands on the ordinary 125 ml EdP bottle.. HackerX's comments are quite accurate but IMHO saffron takes a bit more time to come than half an hour. Is it natural Oud or not? I don't know, but it doesn't leave the typical oily film on the skin like Montale's ouds do, though it does have the power of Montale/Mancera's, Ford's and ADP's ouds, so maybe or not ... I'd be surprised that Wasser, who spends 100s of k$ to get a fantastic natural Ambre Gris, would play that kind of game. Anyway, for those like me who like Oud, this is a must: not aggressive but still not light, soflty enveloped in roses, leather, saffron, olibanum & cedar, oud at it's best ! Longevity is more than 12 hours: not sure that girls will like this as once sprayed in the morning, they can't wear flowers until late at night. Nice twice a month for me, like Ambre Eternel, maybe I'll go for a bee bottle once it'll be available in that form, but the ordinary flacon will last more than a year. BTW it's not a Harrod's exclusive as suggested by Q80, but at Guerlain they take their time to make it available everywhere ... a new strategy or a lack of ingredients to start full production ?

too soft smell like ambraxan it doesn't deserve 150euros