SOTD - Acqua Di Parma Colonia Intensa Oud
Man, it is a stunning beauty... got it at Parkson Pavilion with my RM100 voucher discount... did alot of comparison with Royal Oud and other fresh oud scent available... MFK Oud is a masterpiece for sure.. RM880, way out budget...
Bond no 9 New York Oud i get plenty of rose opening and oud come out later, quite nice actually and smooth, not as synthetic like some reviewers said in Basenotes. however RM1099 for a 100ml retail bottle is crazy...
Silver factory really smell like Amouage Epic man... which surprises me... Chinatown's peach blossom opening is way over my feminine tolerance level... And New Haarlem is basically MJ's Legend on steriod... it is way smoother, way stronger, way longer lasting.. not really tat sweet compare to pure malt... the maple syrup make it syrupy sweet.. very nice gourmand scent indeed..
Ok, back to ADP oud, how is it like? Overall it is a citrus oud combo frag... not as velvety smooth as MFK's but it put Royal Oud to shame... It is EDC concentre... and it projects and lasts for 1 whole day on me with just 2 sprays lol
The opening is the trademark citrus from ADP, it does resemble colonia intensa opening of fresh burst of citrus... then slowly let the woody oud to come out... it does smell medicinal for a while and very woody.. lil bit of middle east vibe but the citrus undertone keep it away from being Amouage vibe...
It is similar to Royal Oud which also from citrus drydown to woody oud.. but ADP is less sweeter and the oud is lightweight but really blend well with the leather to make it is so power, masculine and serious scent... most importantly smell very expensive...
do bear in mind this is an edc concentre... but performance put alot edp to shame... and another thing the bottle presentation - second to by Kilian
Nice haul there. I always pass by Acqua di Parrma counter but never have the chance to sample some of its creation.
I was at Parkson too yesterday with vouchers worth RM350 in my hand but getting these instead:
Yes, my 3-year old daughter won.