Opus XIII – Silver Oud by Amouage

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Huh, just wrote up how things are with Bro, and it's so depressing I nixed it. Maybe I'll put it in a private post later. But for now... diverting myself, on to Silver Oud by Amouage. Some of the reviews of this are memorable: I've quoted exactly but edited and combined them for brevity.

You have to appriciate the balls it takes to put this out. And at what price, the ingredients are [...] arranged in a way that just screams F*ck You in a rich and audacious way....It smells like an old aristocratic home filled with stuffed animals, or a museum almost, with old woods, old stuffed beavers and deers[...] like a dirty homeless person, or unwashed hair...vibe of super old money...Smells like fresh cow dung that is full of depth...The musky, pungent scent of leather and chaps, horse stables and cowboys...absolutely disgusting in my opinion... dirty zoo smell... completely undesirable...anyone around you while wearing this would assume you shat yourself by a campfire... Absolutely horrendous.
And perhaps my stand alone favourite;
Like a landfill of disembodied human feet floating in an ocean of body odour. It's disgusting... pungent and repulsive... no redeeming qualities ... I reserve the right to instigate conflict with anyone wears it.

Fabulous. I feel very daring in my decision to like this scent; however, I do think it's one to be careful of wearing, because this is no delicate touch that leaves a lingering impression on the air. Silver Oud honks with a mighty brutal honking, and if they love it they love it, but if they don't, their responses are likely to be vehement. The transformations on one's skin as entertainment for the wearer are more the perfume's point than smelling nice for others. It's a bucket of indolic notes at first, complete with a touch of mothballs and dark chocolate. Sure, it's a bit animalic depending on the turn of your skin, a couple of whiffs of barnyard can be detected now and then, but the grand fecal blast castigated by so many missed me completely. It calms down to a pleasant smokey oudh with patchouli and vanilla. It lasts about 5 hours, and it's generally upwards of £325 for 100 ml, though you can get discounts with codes and special offers etc. Cheapest I've seen is £295. Issues? I don't like the bottle design, and for that kind of money, you bet I expect a thing to look pretty on my dresser. Also, judging by these remarks, people might attack me in the street for wearing it. Unless I can persuade them I'm a cowboy or zookeeper.