* Stoic citrus are at the top. The fruits stand out, but they aren’t sweet and juicy, they are more sharpened and direct. Grapefruit and strawberry with earl grey tea and some cedar behind it.
* The opening feels very distinguished – in a gentlemanly kind of way.
* What comes next is a bit strange – a mix of motor oil, pine, and dirty jasmine.
* It smells a bit strange but softens a bit and gets a bit sweeter and woodier.
* A bit of oud seeps in as a supporting note behind a musky amber in the base.
Summary: There is a lot to like about this scent – it is interesting and a bit strange without being so weird that it is scary. Oud Prestige is an Oud 2.0 fragrance, so it isn’t an ‘oud in your face’ bomb, but rather the oud acts as a supporting player and blends well into the composition. The label on the scent says for women, but I completely disagree. While a woman could wear this, on me it reads very rich gentleman. The strangeness I describe in the middle sounds kind of leftfield and it does remind me of Smellbent Accident – but a much more refined and dignified version. Longevity is excellent, at more than 10 hours, and after the first hour, the projection is light enough to make it an office-friendly scent. I would recommend this scent to anyone looking for a nonaggressive oud scent that has a bit of personality and is a bit out of the ordinary.
Jacoglu Oud Prestige is available from LuckyScent.
Disclaimer: Sample received from publicist. Image courtesy of Luckyscent.