fume: yves saint laurent's m7
infamous m7 ad campaign, you alright!
definitely an "only late at night privately before bedtime in the middle of a cold dark winter" deal, so no full bottle status for me...but i think it gets at the kind of oud i like. it's not the kind that smells dirty to me but dry and smoky. it's surprisingly sweet, tobacco-y, woody, heavy, and resinous, not unlike tobacco vanille in heft and longevity and "everybody around you better be on board with this!" presence. it's not that it projects that far so much as IF you're close enough to smell it, you will REALLY smell it...once sniffed, it's strong. it's like a masculine dessert perfume, dark and heavy but sweet with hints of my favorite herbs (rosemary, a little oregano, yep). it's going on my list of "buy samples of these again come winter for evening-at-home enrichment", of the "sipping brandy for pleasure after dinner" kind. little experiences.
definitely an "only late at night privately before bedtime in the middle of a cold dark winter" deal, so no full bottle status for me...but i think it gets at the kind of oud i like. it's not the kind that smells dirty to me but dry and smoky. it's surprisingly sweet, tobacco-y, woody, heavy, and resinous, not unlike tobacco vanille in heft and longevity and "everybody around you better be on board with this!" presence. it's not that it projects that far so much as IF you're close enough to smell it, you will REALLY smell it...once sniffed, it's strong. it's like a masculine dessert perfume, dark and heavy but sweet with hints of my favorite herbs (rosemary, a little oregano, yep). it's going on my list of "buy samples of these again come winter for evening-at-home enrichment", of the "sipping brandy for pleasure after dinner" kind. little experiences.