Oud Aquilaria Omanluxury for women and men

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عطر جميل عود تفاحي لذيذ

Most close to Frederic Malle Promise
An intense mesmerising fruity oud 💝
Longevity and sillage are excellent 👌

It’s nice but it has that cheap musky smell that Xerjoff uses in Erba Pura to my nose which I am not a fan of. I need more time to wear it but that’s something I picked up right away.

This opens with the typical oud scent that immediately hits my nose (and not in a good way), but after that dried down fairly quickly, this incredibly beautiful floral with a bit of spiciness came to the fore. It’s really quite stunning. However, I wish it had more longevity. It faded into a skin scent 2 hours after initial spritz, and was completely gone within 6 hours. I would recommend this to anyone who usually shies away from oud or is looking for a feminine oud because this absolutely blooms with time, albeit short-lived.

In my opinion this is the better and more wearable FM Promise. Promise was very suffocating for me and this one is probably 90% the same smell, but more fruity and pleasant

this is just wow 10/10

من مفضلاتي. فخم و راقي . اخف من الوعد من ناحية الفوحان و انعدام النوتات الثقيلة المزعجة، اسهل في الارتداء بالتأكيد ، لكن يبقى مائل للرسمي بسبب الورد و العود ،
ثباته و فوحانه اقل من بعض عطور الدار نفسها.

When it hit the discounters I immediately bought it; still wasn't that much cheaper than retail, but I always wanted something in the realm of FM Promise. It sure has a middle eastern vibe, but it does not scream out on my skin. After two sprays it became a skin scent within two hours. It still is a decent fragrance, but my expectations fell flat.

After 15 minutes this becomes very good, lasts whole day giving wafts of well crafted oud with spices.

Aromatic, Rose, Oud with a dirty Patchouli.
Very similar to FM Promise.
Loud, yet Sophisticated.
Beast mode.
Not a blind buy.
Though highly recommended.
Shukran Habibi!

tldr: beautiful and elegant boozy, rose-oud-apple scent. quality (to my nose) on par with Promise but if you're looking for a cheaper alternative to Promise with this one, just buy a 50ml of Promise. You won't even finish a bottle in your lifetime either way due to absurd potency.


I initially got this fragrance as cheaper alternative to promise. At the time, smelling these side by side I found nothing lacking in OA that would prompt me to opt for the more expensive Promise. Especially since this was perfumed by the same master perfumer Dominique Ropion, I didn't have that facepalm moment of spending £158 on a clone. This was about 7 months ago. This fragrance has now gone from a love to a like. I still think this is a beautiful, stunning scent, but let me explain why I don't love it as much.

Upon smelling Promise for the first time in 7 months yesterday, and also having a full bottle of OA in my possession for 7 months I realised what made Promise blow me away when the first smelled it. The cypriol, castoreum and the sharper apple definitely adds more character and more mystery to this scent. I feel if I smelled OA first instead of Promise it wouldn't have given me that surprise that Promise did. Also after letting OA sit for a good while I feel the oud has definitely come out more.

Basically, if you're out there considering OA as a cheaper alternative to Promise, just buy a 50ml of promise. It's so absurdly potent (both of them, 24hr+) that whether you get a 50ml or 100ml bottle, you're practically getting a lifetime supply. I know there are people out there who like to spray a bit or alot more than others, and honestly more power to you, but you're bastardising both scents if you do more than 2 sprays, in my opinion.

No idea why people say this is like promise there are major differences
This one for me for the first 5 to 10 minutes smells like sweaty balls mixed with baby powder and a sour flower smell but let it sit for 10 minutes then judge it as it really is nice not top tier stuff but very beautiful sweet smoky powdery Rose with spicy touch

I like this one. Not super impressed though. To me it smells crisp and fruity with a hint of smoke. But with Promise and so many versions of Promise available on the market I don't think this one impacts me enough to get it in my rotation. Approachable, unchallenging western oud. It's pleasant. Don't expect to be amazed.

@Abdoul92 in the UK you can get it a Jovoy for £180, they used to sell it at beautytheshop for £158 but it's out of stock at the moment, I'm not sure if there will be new stock soon.

Where can I find this perfume? I’ve looked in Dubai and the UK and couldn’t get it…

Elegant and more wearable version of FMP, certainly not a watered down version. Lack of castoreum and Cypriol with rose turned up and oud make this a phenomenal classy take on the original FMP. OA even smells a bit boozy to me personally. FMP is earthy and screechy, and projects into the next street. OA leaves a nice cloud. Both are absolute masterpieces. One of the few instances I'm blown away by a scent. Props to Ropion. One thing I will say though is if you love the earthy ruggedness of FMP you won't get that here, opt for FMP instead! Also I have to mention the bottle, it's fantastic. Nice magnetic cap, and the sprayer is so satisfying. It doesn't even feel like you've sprayed anything on you

It smells like crispy sweet and spicy oud. Great one.
Performance and projection are very strong.

Agree overall it feels like watered down promise. Top note is exactly same, with secondary notes less sharp, more smoothed out and oilier. Dry down is very much same. Promise is more strong though. Even though this one is still pretty strong. I own both, got the promise from outlets for $150, which was a steal, with the price tag of $200 for Oud aquilaria (as it is more of a clone) feels little too expensive. Even though both scents (actually same scent in both) is a masterpiece

يخيل لك إذا قرأت اسم العطر بدون أن يمر أنفك عليه، أنه عطر عود بالمقام الأول، والحقيقة عكس هذا، العود نعم موجود ولكن العطر يغلب عليه نوتة التفاح الأخضر والورد وبصورة أقل العود، تخيل الحبكة العطرية للمكونات الثلاثة هذه، وسوف تتخيل العطر، الافتتاحية فاكهية وتغلب عليها رائحة التفاح بشكل رئيسي، عطر جميل يشدك ويلفت انتباهك..

دومنيك روبيون هو نفسه مصمم عطر الوعد من فريدريك مال، والحقيقة العطرين فيها تشابه بنسبة كبيرة، وأقرب للتطابق مع فروقات بسيطة..

الأداء جميل ممتاز جداً، فوحان وثبات، تشعر بنقاء العطر وجودته، اللي اعجبني العلبة او القزازة أو الغرشة أياً كان ما تسميها، فاخرة ورهيبة رغم البساطة، ولكن تشعرك بنوع من الفخامة فعلاً..

العطر سعره في المتجر الرسمي للفخامة العمانية 65 ريال عماني، 650 ريال سعودي، اذا كان حول هذا السعر أو اكثر بقليل إلى حدود 800 مقبول جداً وعطر يستحق وبجدارة..

In this fragrance, oud has been complemented by a generous dose of rose which makes it more wearable and fresh than most oud based fragrances tend to be. Personally I am not a rose fan, but it does a good job here, as also in other similar profile fragrances. It seems the oud-rose combo works well in general.
Good one.

7/10

Originality is so scarce nowadays this is why iam very cautious with blind buying from relatively new niche houses
This one is a watered down version of promise
It’s subtle and more wearable and for my nose missing the best note from the original it’s the “green apples” they are almost nonexistent here and it’s the note that made me love promise in the first place so you can understand when i state that I don’t like it
What makes promise special is how wild it is and this one seems a lot weaker

Oud Aquilaria, from it's name you will probably think of a hard-to-waer type of oud, therefore it's not the case!

This is an elegant and safe oud blend, I think maybe of a combo between the "Thai with a "non animalic fruity oud as the Indian style. (Personally I would love if the Hainan sweetness been added to push up the sweetness naturally)

This oud combo starts by a sweet/fruity symphonic wood, riched slightly by a metalic vibe. This here comes from the oud but also from the Patchouli. The notes created an aromatic leathery back-end thanks to the spicy-clairy sage mid-crash with the Labdanum and soft rosemary. Well blended!

The technical mastership showed in this blend by a non offensive Musky-Amber accord assisted by the rose and patchouli to wrap up all the formula and give it a soft and creamy feeling. This making it to be wearable in almost all seasons.

The name is so attractive to every one cause it's trendy. The jus is definitely for everyone, a part from the Leather and Agarwood lover who will jump on it with no mercy despite the gender ;)

The performance aspect is above the average, the rest is leather accord.

★★★☆☆

"Oud Aquilaria" is basically "Promise". It's the same guy even. They smell very similar and they have the same performance, but with three main differences:

1: The top note is not yelling and screaming from the top of its lungs at everyone in a 50 yard radius like "Promise" does. OA is just as potent, but it's not as massively stingy and sharp in the beginning.

2: The base of OA is nuttier, oudier and darker than "Promise". At least on my skin.

3: "Promise" costs twice as much.

Other than that, I find them very similar. Both are super potent and needs to be used with caution. They both smell fantastic.

This is the more wearable version of Promise. Just as good and not redundant to own both. Fresh apples, lots of spices. Beautiful. I will also get Promise for colder months and for those animalic notes. My 2nd best blind buy of the year

I don't care what Ropion has done in the past or if this is a copy of something else, it smells very sophisticated and I like it.

I haven't tried the Promise, and I am not an oud lover. Nevertheless, I really liked this take on oud with green apple. It's not barnyardy but not a 'French' composition either. It smells expensive. Not a surprise as Omanluxury offers outstanding quality and I love Ropion.

I liked it a lot when it dried down.
The longevity is really good, it stayed for more than 8 hours on my skin.

Don't get fooled by the name, if you are looking for an oud fragrance, Oud Aquilaria isn't your parfume.
It's mainly a spicy, aromatic fragrance with a wet and dark rose in the background.

Smells SO similar to the promise. I smelled it and immediately thought of promise so when I checked this page I was glad to see someone else marked it as similar! If you want the promise, buy this. No one will know the difference...it's a 98% copy. This is also stronger, omanluxury has insane longevity / sillage on their perfumes. I don't like the promise so this isn't for me.

Oud Aquilaria is a good fragrance that is setting itself for disappointment, hate, & failure with that name.

Aquilaria is the oud (agarwood) tree. If you call your fragrance "Oud Aquilaria" what do people expect? Oud!

Well, there is none in this fragrance, literally. This fragrance is an oriental fresh spicy-fruity scent, with a hint of rose.

There is fruity-sweet apple, with a lot of spices (pink pepper & cloves), a spoonful of herbal tingly juniper, and a touch of rose to soften the smell. There is no oud here!

It kind of reminds me of Hugo Boss's Boss The Scent line for men. Not identical smell but somewhat similar, if my memory serves me right.

Personally, I was left utterly disappointment as I expected a proper oriental oud but was met with fruits & spices.

The performance, projection & longevity, is immense, like the rest of OmanLuxury's fragrances.

Oud Aquilaria is a mature, winter night wear.

This misnomer of a fragrance gets a "Like" and pass from me.

I'll stick to Serenity & Samahram.

Edit:
1. It does smell like FM The Promise.
2. Samahram is now called "Royal Incense".

Just like what @oudirose explained below, this is a copy of Frederic Malle's Promise. The only upside is that it is a cheaper alternative, and maintains an incredible resemblance to the Malle release.

Oud Aquilaria is strong, is powerful and long lasting. It opens with the smell of good quality oud, and on top of it, the smell of apple. Crazy, right? I know, but I like it !

Oh God, this is a copy of “The Promise” from Frédéric Malle, Dominique Ropion is repeating himself, how shameful.

I had high hopes with this one being a Dominique Ropion creation, but very disappointed. I have no idea why this is named Oud Aquilaria it does not resemble oud, rather, it is a harsh mix of spices that comes of fairly offensive to me. I get a lot of cloves and pink pepper combined with an apple note and some patchouli. It has strong projection and decent longevity

Basically, it's a clone of Promise (also created by Dominique Ropion) but the quality is less.

2/10