REALOUD
Phoenicia Perfumes (2013)

Real, unadulterated Hindi and Laotion oud course through this composition. Animalic, woody, spicy, and earthy. Connoisseurs will undoubtedly recognize the quality in this blend, but newcomers beware...


"You've got a real type of thing going down, getting down
There's a whole lot of rhythm going round
Oh, we want the funk
Give up the funk
Oh, we need the funk
We gotta have that funk"
- George Clinton

A good reference to real Indian/Hindi oud. Starts off a little bit of barnyard and cheese with good supporting casts of rose and vetiver (but neither dominates). After a good few hours the dry hay/straw aroma lingers forever, this hay/straw-like quality resembles the characteristic that the real Hindi oud oils I've tested. To me it isn't nearly as barnyardish as a lot of people claimed it to be, it actually smells absolutely gorgeous from top to bottom. I have the 07/15 batch, 2 thumbs up!!

The one point I wanted to make here is to not let the price point of the 5ml splash bottle scare you. I'm wearing a small dab on the back of each hand and the fragrance smells absolutely wonderful. Anyone looking for something with a kick of real oud, earthy vetiver and rose undertones should really try this out. Such a relief to find a rose and oud combination that isn't the standard overtly sweet and synthetic combination of the two.