Royal Oud Creed for women and men

This to me smells like danger. It's extremely woody. For the mature man definitively. Initial spray I catch the oud, some woods, and a bit of powder. It lasts a long time. Stays close to the skin. It transforms on your skin, the dry down is sweet and not as powerful as the initial spray. Not my favorite Creed. Try it.

Sexy.

Perfection.

This is to die for. Perfect for a man or woman. It is spicy, sensual, invigorating and aphrodisiacal. It transports me to a Arabian tent in the desert with a plush carpet over the sands, pillows strewn about and the air filled with this scent. It is so perfectly delicious it almost convinces me that it is edible. Is it like oud? Maybe in some ways although I have never smelled an oud like this. Perhaps it has the sensuousness of an oud, intertwined with other exotic fragrances to heighten the experience. Nevertheless, it is a dream fragrance in every sense of the word.

هذا العطر له ذكريات جميلة
وينفع ويتألق بفصل الشتاء ليلآ
اشتريت العطر حين نزوله في دبي مول اول مره
وثاني مره في سوق الحره بدبي وكنت ذاهب الى المملكة العربية السعوديه الشقيقه
لأداء مناسك العمره واتذكر حتى الان رائحته وفوحانه
رائحة مميزة

العطر يبقى على الثياب وعلى البشره مدة طويلة
وفيه من رائحة البهارات اكثر من العود
لا احبذ استخدامه في فصل الصيف ابدا

Something entirely new for me, there's nothing that quite resemble Royal Oud - not even another oud fragrance, its an entirely different fragrance that nothing comes close; it's odd and unique - reminds me when I first encounter Green Valley - one of a kind. Eventhough I don't like Royal Oud for much, it's still unique nonetheless. It's similar to Green Valley in several aspects, both are unique, a bit gritty - in Royal Oud its almost dusty and featuring transition and blooms beautifully.

Royal Oud itself is a birch fragrance, combined with cedar and sandalwood - and an oud as a flavour added, almost only as a side notes that leaves me with thought, 'The oud is only secondary, and they named it as such?' to make the matter worse, Cambodian oud do smell like this, soft and sweet but doesn't really stand out - actually rather clean; you can have the similar kind of oud in Lalique Hommage a l'Homme and Maison Francis Kurkdjian Oud. The problem is, combined with Creed's formula, this oud seemed to overshadowed by the spiciness of pepper and woods, left it stranded while the spices and woods reign.

Royal Oud is undoubtly elegant fragrance that speaks about high quality materials and a unique composition, very versatile and makes a clear statement of a elegance and an acquired taste. Worth a try? surely Yes. worth a full bottle? Yes

Just to add something, recently I bought a bottle of Le Labo Vetiver, and they share some similarities

I am an oud lover, but this isn't really an oud fragrance. It contains the variety of oud that smells like dry saw-dust. I love that note, and it is present in other frags like Kilian Pure Oud, and Ramon Monegal Dry Wood. That is why many people say this contains no oud...they are thinking of the more earthy oud. Anyway, it opens with a very sharp green note that I don't like much, but that quickly disappears and a musky dry oud replaces it. The longevity is great...BUT the projection is fair-to-poor so it doesn't seem to last. If I put my nose on my chest 12 hours later it is still there, but I can't smell it wafting up from my chest even 2hrs later.

با سلام
عطر بسیار خوشبو و جذابی است
خصوصا برای کسانی که از روایح گرم و وودی لذت میبرند و یا به طور کل از روایح وودی اسپایسی خوششان می آید کار مناسبی است
دارندگان ادکلنهای :
m7 ysl
spicebomb viktor@rolf
m7 oud ysl
از این ادکلن خوششان خواهد آمد
با تقدیم احترام
مهرداد

A dream perfume from the pages of the Arabian Nights, Royal Oud is a scent which dazzles all the senses with its evocation of the rosy Persian dawn. Creed’s new masterpiece is ambiguous and mysterious; earthy, exotic and sensual in turn, enhanced by base notes of legendary, costly oil of oud.

Using ingredients which have been prized in the East for thousands of years, Royal Oud celebrates the glamour, spirituality and eroticism of oriental perfumery: spicy fresh top notes of lemon, pink pepper and bergamot entice into a dark deep heart of angelica, bitter green galbanum and Lebanese cedar.

At the base, revel in the beguiling warmth of sandalwood and musk. Finally, surrender to the bewitching, sultry enigma of oud which complements the galbanum, and graces this unique fragrance with Creed’s legendary tenacity.

Scent: Fresh

Family: Fougère modern perfume

Top Notes: Lemon, Pink Pepper, Bergamot (adds sharpeness to top notes)

Heart Notes: Angelica, Bitter Green Galbanum, Lebanese Cedar

Base Notes: Oud, Sandalwood, Musk

Unique, expensive smelling eau de parfum.
Definitely yes! x

Mmmmm. The first Creed I've smelled where I've thought *YES.* I can see why oud gets so much praise and attention in the perfume world. This is a lovely, wonderful smell.

$325/bottle at Nordstrom. Ouch. I'm not going to maintain that it's worth that - but it certainly smells rich and luxurious.

Upon a first spray my wife was reminded strongly of the ashtrays in her grandmother's house and recoiled dramatically. But she likes the base note. I note no ashtray top notes.

I'm really enjoying this one. I've tried several other ouds but I don't consider myself an expert. My nose tells me that there's not a lot of oud here, but it smells terrific nonetheless. A great blend of woods and spices. Although listed as unisex, this is definately more on the masculine side. Sillage and longetivity are typical to other Creed's - good but not great.

Due to the steep price, I'm going to have to sample some of the scents that other reviewers have compared this to.

This has been my favorite for a long time, Its something that I just can't get enough of. Its so sophisticated and smoky. There's a lot going on with this fragrance, very luxurious and strong. I mostly see a man wearing this but it can be worn by women too. To me this is the perfect scent...so far

What a marvelous little manly perfume here: Creed Royal Oud. Having read many pages of reviews, I finally got the opportunity to sample some of this stuff from the Creed counter.

Being more of a Bond guy, I haven't so much jumped on the Creed bandwagon. Perhaps that Creed's men's line is just that... men's - and not unisex, has had me cautiously veer clear of this line. I've just never been a big fan of the men's-specific scent. That smells like scents for the more, ahem, mature men out there (euphemism alert: code for old man) in terms of the soapy/chypre and peppery aquatics can be boring to me. Its rare that my perfume is gender-specific.

Silliness and ranting aside, I have had bad experiences and wonderful experiences with Oud. It is very love it or hate, hate, hate it! for me. For instance, my first trial with Oud was a very inexpensive, great-smelling cheap cologne that I kept in my gym bag through college - Barber Cologne Elixir Black C.O.Bigelow for men. Simple, woody, vanilla-y, and had some sort of mature angle going for it. I liked it. I guess that was the Oud.

Enter Bond No. 9, it's Signature Scent. OUD LIKE A SCREAMING BANSHEE!!!!!!!! Oh my. My, my, my. Disgusting to my nose.

Then, to keep the roller-coaster ride exciting, I found Manhattan, the love of my (winter) life. I can't even begin to explain my love for that - go look at my multiple reviews.

Then came New York Oud. Oh. My. God. Not again. So unapologetically awful. To my nose.

So needless to say, when the sales clerk suggested this, I did have a bit of trepidation. One spray only, please. And on the tester first.

Wow! Okay, ever enter a high-quality tobacco shop? One that people aren't allowed to smoke in? That's the key here, it is finely layered, smoky, rich, fabulous fresh tobacco. So much love. I smell honeyed-vanilla too, with some sort of citrus that doesn't smell like lemon but can't be orange or lime either...

Definitely ceder/pine/peppery...though really nothing is as distinct as the tobacco scent. For me, it's like "Oh wow, this smells just like my paw-paw's old tobacco stash." Memories! The oud is very much in the background, very light, hardly there, just a feather touch gently on your shoulder saying 'Hey, remember me? Why you gotta hate?'

So Royal Oud, I embrace you, and probably am going to have to buy. Just smells so damn good on a man. Plus it's unisex, so it goes both ways. I own GH II and I see the similarity. It's a bit different, but the tobacco note makes them close.

Creed's Royal Oud is a masterpiece - subtle and sophisticated; enticing, yet aloof; urbane, but simultaneously accessible. This is a marvelous fragrance worth every penny of its cost. Simply gorgeous stuff!

@Roge oh lol, thanks so much for the balloon, I love balloons who doesnt?!

but that was not my point when your comment seems to be gravitating towards, maybe a little OCD about balloons on your behalf!

My point was to show that lots of people were supporting my comment during my gucci/creed resemblance for Royal oud I did not know that I was going to be attacked by 2 reviews so far.

Anyways, my place aint in New Mexico, I would prefer Paris more since I am full of myself, in which I'm not, I just did not like your sarcasm so that's why I attacked back.

But anyways, I am over it and I don't care what you say anymore, this is childish that we are fighting over a fragrance. Best of Luck to you my good sir.

Ta ta!!!

UPDATE: Oh ROGE!!!! I left you a thumbs up as well, I kind of....KIND OF like your comeback! :)

This is some fine smelling juice IMO. I agree that the oud is a stretch but who cares...its smells wonderful to me...classy and rich! 4/5

@Roge, it does have some the DNA, that is why it turns my stomach just cuz it is a niche brand, then it is a TOTAL BLASPHEMY to compare it to a mainstream. I am not stating that this fragrance is not 5 stars, I owned both for God's sake.

So I do get some of the vibe, but Royal oud has another style on its own just an echo of Gucci Pour Homme II I thought the reviews ere supposed to express your FREE opinion regarding a scent and not some sort of fascist chain style comments.

Especially due to the fact there were a couple of more comments on top of mines and the other reviewer so not sure why my comment ticks you off so much?!!!, why don't you maybe give us your own review on it instead of being sarcastic on my own comments.

I got 2 balloons on my original comment (lol) how much do YOU have?

What is your take on it? that's what the main request in fragrantica is. You dont like what I am saying, then put the thumbs down button.

Reminds me of the smell of brewing coffee mixed with woods and spice.
Very well crafted fragrance.

Very nice, gentlemanly, classy oud scent. Not near the smoke or dark wood you'd get from M7, but a little more subtle. The citrus - the notes say lemon, I picked up some lime - cuts through and keeps the oud fresh, green and clean and not overwhelming. I enjoy the sandalwood hanging out down there and keeping the oud company. Definitely a wonderful our scent.

Beautifully done, an amazing oud fragrance. I have never seen oud so well blended.

On application I smell patchouli, oud and a wood resin. Is it cedar? Pine? I'm not sure. There is a definite incense note here, too. The elements fuse seamlessly to create a warm, rounded fragrance that's not sweet but nowhere near bitter. This is not a woodsmoke smell. It does possess a slightly antispetic quality. It's a deep, sophisticated bouquet where the individual elements create something more substantial than the sum of them alone.

I have tried out a lot of oud-oriented fragrance but all in vain cause the note of oud always obtrusive and cloying however, this one really amazes me and i grow liking it very much.

what i can smell is so deep and burned smell of all notes to gather and deep incense smell and highly elegant one, dry down is something heavenly really i can sense deeply the highness of such fragrance and also there is hints of elegant honey lingering in the back ground, which really adds up to its elegance.

one of my favs.

Thumbs up

Absolutely delicious scent. It's a unisex scent and truly I can understand why:D I truly like this scent!

A hit of refreshing citrus at the top, then instantly I'm in a humidor in a cigar shop!! I don't get the Oud here at all, but what I do get is a perfect evocation of the tobacco-infused cedarwood of a humidor with a bit of sandalwood to soften the edges.

I am quite fond of the smell of cigar shops, so I love this fragrance and its ability to transport me there.

It is very unisex in my opinion. I wear it myself, but men that smell it out of the bottle sing its praises, as well. My brother even said he would have a trail of women following him if he wore it out (I gave him a sample so he could test it ;).

The cost of this bottle is insane, but so many fragrances are nowadays. I was given a generous sample of this at my local Sak's Fifth Avenue, but when that runs out, I will probably stick to decants.

@ sotiriosc who said it was peppery? "First of all"
I said it was much like Gucci P/H II, due to the very piney note I detect with a smokey kind of burned "hashish" "weedy" smell to it, with a subtle resinous oud.

I call'em when I smell'em. Basically.

First of all there is no pepper in this fragrance. Its pink berry.

Royal oud starts off with bright citrus notes masking the powerful, mysterious woods layered beneath. As it begins to dry down it reveals a dry cedar wood scent which is very natural and well supported by the sweet angelic root and mellowed out with galbanum. Followed by its final accord which is a heavy oud whisked with high quality musk, and to create more depth a little sandalwood. With the lingering sweetness of the oud enhanced from the sweeter top notes since it is a millesime blend.

10/10 can't go wrong. Excellent for intimate encounters as its eternal and mysterious scent can amplify emotional moments.

This is very identical to Gucci Pour Homme II but much well blended and higher quality with a note of oud peeping here and there. The reason the oud is not so prominent in this scent is due to the fact that natural oud does not smell as monsterous as your typical resinous ouds that you smell in other fragrances due to the fact that it is natural. I am not a fan of Creed, but this is my only favorite. Wonderful packaging too.

looooooove!

this is my favorite fragrance at the moment. I begun last year knowing creed with aventus, a really great fragrance too. but this is richer and deeper. the top notes remind me l'instant de guerlain (spicy and tea flavour), another supreme perfum. but the base notes open to the mistic depth of oud. pure love!

سبک طراحیش اگر چه از نت عود برخوردار هست اما به شکل سنتی و عرب پسند نیست،شکلی زیبا و اروپایی....این و "مونا دی اوریو-عود" هستن که طراحیشون خَز و عربی نیست....بیشتر از بلک افگانو و کیلیان میخوامش.،پخش بوی بیش از 12 ساعت،خوصوصا وقتی باد سردی در حال وزیدن باشه.... !!...

There's some great news, a downside, and an upside on this fragrance.

First, the great news. This is the BEST Creed, ever. I've been wearing Creed for over 15 years (mostly Green Irish Tweed, plus others), and this is one absolutely mesmerizing and addictive fragrance! Bottom line: BLISS! Technically, it's frest citrus blast at the top, quickly turning into spice (in a chai tea sort of way) and fresh wood-leaves in the middle, and sandalwood-oud mellow (very calming) at the base, and all perfectly blended. Plus, the sum is far, far greater than the parts and cannot really be accurately described. I cannot not grab this and spray it on me. Good for me, a little goes a long way. This is powerful stuff, and it lasts and lasts and lasts and stays on my skin and clothes. T-H-E best cologne I have EVER used! And, it gets over-the-top compliments and cudos wherever I go.

Downside in one word: Price. Creed frags are expensive, BUT . . . the retail on this will keep many from giving it a go. It's waaay too over the top, despite its absolutely amazing quality.

Upside in two words: Online buying. I got mine in the $130-$150 range. That's doable. and well well worth it. Shop around. Just make sure the seller says it's 100% authentic, guaranteed. Fortunately, this frag has not been around long enough to be ripped off and passed off by cheap copies of the real thing. You'll be safe if you double check on authenticity. One tip: You get a sample, but it should come w/a warning. Like a famous potato chip, "Betcha can't eat (spray) just one (time)." Enjoy!

Lemon-laced pink pepper, gently blended with birch (Creed's latest note du jour), marks the opening of Royal Oud. The dryness of the birch balances the fruitiness of the pepper, with black pepper stepping in to compliment this woody spice accord about five minutes after application. Ten minutes after application, and hello oud. But it's faintly integrated, sandwiched between the birch and the same rich sandalwood found in Bois du Portugal. Could be an olfactory illusion, but I swear there's a tiny drop of lavender in there as well. Eventually the drydown reveals cedar, which was always there but gets a touch starker with time, and also clean musk. I don't get any ambergris out of this, but it may have been dosed down from the usual helping to compliment the musk.

This fragrance is spicy, woody, a little medicinal thanks to that dwarf oud note, and just a hair sweeter than I'd like it to be. Still, it's a nice unisex perfume for people who admire BdP but prefer a little less lavender and a lot more pepper. Worth the premium? It's Creed, it's quality, but when it comes to their oriental fragrances, I'm a little short on words for describing where and when they'd really work. I guess going to a formal dinner somewhere in Tangiers might call for Royal Oud. Then again, maybe just a day at the office. Give it a try, don't blind-buy.

I get a smokey tart cherry vibe from this. Really like it. Strongly considering a bottle.

It is absolutely not worth the price at all. I would consider buying it if it was priced at a $100 or so.

Slightly off-putting/abrasive opening in the top notes, however, upon its descent into the dry-down phase it becomes much softer and thus pleasurable to those of a sensitive olfactory disposition. in my humble opinion the flacon design is superior to the fragrance contained therein!

This is the most elegant of male fragrances. I am completely in love with it despite its flaws, i.e. price (£187 for 75ml), one-size-only bottle, and moderate longevity (albeit compared with Aventus, GIT, etc).

It has a tart, astringent opening that very quickly dries down into a glorious, powerful incense. Very Roman Catholic; smells like Notre Dame after mass. But there is a super-sweet citrus that pervades the entire creation and turns a potentially stuffy perfume into a magnificent regal scent. It reminds me of strolling around Amalfi on a hot summer's evening, the air pungent with baskets of lemons the size of melons. Words fail.

This has the merest hint of those rather heavy middle eastern ouds, and is all the better for it. This is what Rudolph Valentino's bedroom probably smelt like. Sexy, classy, manly, heavenly. Part European, part exotic sheikh.

When the citrus incense eventually fades, you are left with wafts of musky, woody vanilla not entirely dissimilar to Egoiste. Though unlike that classic, I detect nothing floral in this at all, which makes it a supremely masculine creation. I do not think it would work well on women irrespective of what the marketing men might say.

Sublime and sophisticated. So make sure you deserve it.

A member asked me to do A review on this so here it is. Opens with A blast of TEA mixed with very strong spice. TEA, TEA, TEA, Woody spice. Royal-NO. OUD-NO. What ever you say Mr. Creed, not OUD to me. Oud in name only, this reminds me of Tom Ford 's, Tobacco Vanille.

I really think that Creed is going after Tobacco Vanille with this, and they are very close in my opinion. However, Tobacco Vanille is much better. NOT one of Creeds better scents, disappointment for me. Dry"s down to A mosey earthy TEA scent, very bland and simple.... CREED???

Scent 6/10

Value 1/10

The one thing that hit me right off the bat with this fragrance is that it is very heavy. Being summer in south Florida this fragrance didn't work out too well on me. With that being said however, Royal Oud is a great fragrance. In the fall/winter months this fragrance would be great by itself. The out/woodsyness of this fragrance is very heavy.

I tried layering this with aventus and it completely changes the complexity of both. Aventus itself is wonderful but adding this makes it heavier amd more woodsy.

Overall 8.5/10

I need to revise my earlier review.

The biggest turn-off for this scent is the price. I know Oud very well and this does not have enough of it to warrant Creed charging this much.

Having said that, this is an amazing scent.

Royal Oud has a beautiful fresh spicy and woody opening with the freshness lingering for quite a while. This 'freshness' is a Creed trademark in my opinion.

As this dries down more, the spice is accentuated more by an oud dominated woodsy note that adds depth and character to this scent. It smells like quality and absolute elegance.

Given the nature of this scent, one would think this can only be worn on colder days but this is untrue. I was in Ethiopia for 3 weeks not long ago and I wore my sample during a hot day. The compliments were coming in from everywhere. Wow this is stunning when it gets warm.

Final Thoughts:

Price aside, this is a great fragrance for those who cannot tolerate the heaviest of oud dominated fragrances. If you enjoy a bit of spice and something containing oud yet tamed down by freshness and want to smell elegant and dominant ... give this a try.

New score, 4/5.

is pretty good, smells fresh oud , is kinda similar to oud wood by tom ford but more fresh , love it

It is a unique scent..... I think that my senses are having a love hate relationship with it. The initial spray is overpowering and not really pleasant, that will last about 10 minutes. Once it sets in you want to keep sniffing yourself, you will want to keep smelling deeper because you just can't get enough of this. At the same time your nose wants more, almost like something is missing but yet your are catching that missing something in every third sniff. All in all I like the scent, it is nice, but it doesn't do the same thing for me that GIT or Aventus seem to do. I give it a 7 of 10 .

When I first tried this, all I got was a huge hit of cardamom, which was very overpowering and unpleasant. However, after waiting a few hours, it did smell amazing on my (female) skin (maybe it's just my skin chemistry). It also smells amazing on my boyfriend (who is stopped several times EVERY time he has gone out with it on). However, if you are looking for a good oud, this isn't it. It's a nice smell, but nothing like oud, which is a bit embarrassing for Creed (given that they pride themselves on high quality ingredients). As a spicy, woody smell it's great. As an oud: what oud?

good but so strong so woody you should be carefull when you spary it 7.8 out of 10

This is the only perfume that I dislike from Creed house!
I think Creed wanted to follow the “Oud” crowd, but with no experience or proper consecration to Oud lovers taste. Royal Oud does not communicate with me at any level at all. Not Royal nor expensive, just dull, cheep and unpleasant Oud odor. If you want a real Oud deal you should try Armani Privé Oud Royal instead.

not at all for women...
incensy and a little oldmanish

Nice fragrance as their majority but real 'oud' is another matter. I think that what they called oud is just a name. Not easy to find, real oud can be anofferdable!

It's a strange fragrance!
There are a few notes in this fragrance and you can smell all of them. all the notes balanced well in this fragrance.
Start with woodsy notes, some spice and some oud at the same time.
Imagine this:
throw a piece of wood in the water and after several hours take it out!
Now add some curry, some pepper and some agarwood powder on that piece of wood and smell it! lol
It's something like that.
After about 15 minutes, the oud become stronger with all the notes in the background.
The oud here isn't very strong and medicinal like M7, epic man our montale black aoud. it's very smooth.
Good projection but averge longevity with this guy.
It's a good fragrance with great quality, but it's not unique to deserve this price!
يه عطر نسبتا خوب با كيفيت ساخت بسيار خوب از كريد
رايحه اوليه اين عطر يه جورايي عجيبه
تصوركنين كه شما يه تيكه چوب رو برميدارين ميندازين توي آب، بعد از چند ساعت اونو درميارين، روي چوب كمي ادويه كاري و كمي فلفل سياه بريزين و كمي هم پودر عود روش بپاشين. حالا چوبُ بو كنين! همچين بويي ميده
بوي نمناك چوب، ادويه و فلفل و كمي هم عود
بعد از گذشت حدود 15 دقيقه بوي عود قويتر ميشه به همراه رايحه هاي ديگه كه هنوزم وجود دارن
رايحه عود تو اين عطر به هيچ وجه تلخ و تند و قوي و دارو مانند مثل ام 7 يا كارهاي آمواژ نيست. رايحه اود خيلي ملايم و سبك هست
پخش بوش خوبه اما ماندگاري متوسطي داره
به نظر من اين چند سال اخير كريد زياد خوب كار نميكنه
بوش اينقدرها خاص نيست كه بخواي بابتش همچين قيمت بالايي بدي

I was given a sample of this and I find this fragrance quite fascinating. You would think this is just for males. But it isn't. The spices are very nice and the woods are smooth. I would like to consider this a TAME version of Spellbound from Estee Lauder. I say TAME, because Spellbound is rather complex. There are only three notes listed here. I compare this to Spellbound also, because the spices seem to be the same blend used in Spellbound but not as strong. Less Christmasy. The woods die down rather rapidly. This is a nice fragrance, that my husband and I agree on. WE think it is very nice! But too expensive.Also, much less overbearing than Spellbound.

it smells exactly like l'artisan parfumeur tea for two. and there is no oud. not one molecule. too expensive to justify its price, it's very nicely done but i'll stick with tea for two, thank you very much.

Quick disclaimer: I've had this since the day it was released in the US, and it appears high on my list of fragrance favorites for a reason. It's just that good.

It isn't that it's a perfect Oud or that it's groundbreaking in any way. Rather, it's the execution of this fragrance and the quality that makes this such a delight. It is so well composed, luxurious and refined that it becomes a standout. It's elegant and merits consideration for simply being one extraordinary fragrance.

Are there 'Ouds' that I prefer to this? Certainly, some of the Montales, Bond's rendition, and Byredo creations among them. I'm certain others have their own preference. None of those are 'pure Ouds' either, as each has its own rendition of notes to accompany the agarwood element. Are there other fragrances that I like for different reasons? Certainly - Clive Christian's C and X are among those (anyone complaining about cost should consider their cost and compare).

For me, simply put, this is exquisite. A fragrance that is so well executed that it exudes the right sophistication. It's not a 'cheap' product, quality generally isn't, and they've made this to be truly Creed-worthy. I'd agree that it's a phenomenal addition to their line-up and truly a classic. I love it for what it is, rather than simply trying to compare it to other Ouds.

My somewhat more than $0.02. :)

I just wanted to post that I am in love. I will do a full review shortly. I will say this, spray it, let it sit for 15-20 minutes then give it a whiff. Secondly this thing works different in different temperatures, it has a nice spicy/sweet Jekel and Hyde thing going. Finally I wear a lot of fragrances many I own others I have sampled or purchased 10-20ml decants. I have no angle here, but I get some good compliments, and NOTHING compares to Royal Oud, sexy without being obtrusive, classy without being pompous, elegant without being conceited. This is the mature men/women's fragrance, when you want to stand out without make a bunch of noise. I will give my composition review in a few weeks, but needless to say this is a MUST TRY! You owe it to yourself to get a sample or go to your local retailer and put 3 sprays on and go about your day.

I disagree with Detroit on his Aventus but he is 100% correct on this one.

@texas_forest

I thought that at first... actually, i thought ash at first. You were not fair to yourself. PLEASE wear it and let it dry down on you. This is a Luxe fragrance if there ever was one.

After reading all of the positive reviews about colognes with oudh - particularly Creed, I headed to Nieman's expecting to be entranced. I particularly wanted to try this scent. I was so disappointed - my expectations were probably too high. I was much more pleased with Van Cleef & Arpels Oud. Bottom line: Creed Royal Oud smelled like dirty saw dust.

Bergamote, citruses, crisp sandalwood and cedarwood, juniper, hint of absinthe... And no oud. Uh, what?
Well yes, no oud.

Which was, imho, predictable. Creed is rather a conservative perfumery house, they hold on to traditions and classical woody colognes - without exceptions, even for a most popular and "hot" ingredient from recent years ;]

So yesterday i was out on a lunch meeting with a business partner. This guy walked by me and smelled great. I am not one to walk up to another man and say you smell good but he passed me again and i said to myself, the only other time i smelled cologne on another man and said something was the first time I smelled Creed (It was MI). Well guess what he was wearing? I walked up to his table and said, "excuse me... I apologize for the interruption but whats that cologne?" The other guys at the table, they were all in their late 30's and early 40's chuckled as they had apparently just asked him as well. He said " Royal..." and i cut him off and completed the sentnce with ROYAL OUD BY CREED?????????? He was like...howd you know about it? LOLOLOL.It was like when 2 nerds realize that they both like Star Wars or something. We talked briefly about fragrances while the other guys looked at us as if to ask if it was that serious.

So yeah, i own a small size i got from a guy online as #300.00 is steep to pay for a cologne. I think i might pay for the whole bottle. This is further proof that Creed smells so amazing and is so refined that its worth the price. I mean i rarely EVER smell a guy and ask him. Not because i'm worried about him thinking that i am gay cause its like... whatever...i'll never see you again but because i am never that impressed. Yesterday, i had to ask and come to find out...

ps. I'm not feeling this one for a woman but then again, i have not smelled it on one. It smells pretty masculine to me though

Royal Oud is a masculine woody. It opens with gaiac wood and spice with oud in the background.
While it has a promising start, it also quickly falls apart into sour medicinal wood scent. I think this recent Creed's experiment with oud tuned out to be a flap. One more try?

Spicy, woody, and dry. A very refined take on oud. It is expensive, but smells very good.

I am out of town this weekend. Was out last night and this couple said... THATS YOU!!!! I was like huh? They said, "that smell". They asked the fragrance. What a complement. I love this stuff.

citrus, spicey, oud-y, incensey. I love this one. I loved it so much, I maxed out my Saks card on the purchase of this not too long ago. Probably not a good idea in the long run, but everytime I put this on..I truly have no regrets. I own 3 Creeds and I love them all, but oh that dreaded Saks card statement every month... Intervention?

im not going to beat a dead horse on this "oud" subject as it has been the new trend as of late, but i will talk about the fragrance itself. smells great simple as that.

Soft and lovely, yet definately oud. While I own and adore Pure Oud By Kilian this is discreetly oud as only Creed could conjure- I failed to ask the price before plopping down my card at Saks last month...and YES it DID hurt when I later looked at the AMEX bill! still wondering if I love it as much as vintage Tabarome and Windsor?!

It's ok. The scent is spicy and DOES have oudh in it.

I didn't want to talk about the price but when I feel that someone may be getting ripped off, I have second thoughts.

I feel there are other houses that, to a much more successful degree, work with oudh much better. To call it "Royal Oud" is a big statement but unfortunately it's not perfect.

Having said that, it is still a warm and interesting fragrance.

3/5

So it's 'royal' is it?

I can't smell anything particularly royal or oud here... (I'm pretty sure I know what oud smells like and own Le Labo's Oud 27 and have samples of real oud oil).

Instead there's an ever-so-slightly spicy, inoffensive, nondescript aroma that might appeal to Creed fans because of it's inherent modesty - although the price is hardly modest.

I see many are dishing on this already. I have to say that I like it...a lot. It's nice and dry and very spicy, just like Natt describes it. It's not nearly as animalic as Bond's Harrod's Swarovski LE Oud, but noteworthy all the same. I really love the way it dries down on my skin, with its super dry woody and spicy scent. I would gladly buy a bottle and will surely jump in on a split! :)
When I first smelled this on paper, I thought it was awful...harsh and just really terrible. Then I tried on my skin and it was completely different. It lasted more than 24 hours, though after 4-5 I couldn't smell it that much, save for wafts of it here and there, but people were commenting on it each time I wore it all evening to the wee hours. Too bad it doesn't seem to be having this effect on some of you. I hope more of you hate it and write how horrible it is, so the price will come down.

nothing related to real oud not royal either.

this is a spicy incense fragrance.

lasting power 4 hours.
projection sooo close to the skin.

at this price this fragrance is a big pass for me!!

this fragrance lacks the high quality that i expect from creed fragrances.

sorry creed . next!!!.

So far I'm disappointed with this one. The opening seems harsh and the dry down weak. I will give it one more try before giving up, but I'm not hopeful. Creed's website currently has no description of the scent, just a note about gifting it to Will and Kate during their visit to North America. No list of notes, nothing. Just a link to their online boutique for purchasing. So cheesy.

Speaking of Oud, I enjoy sweeter kind of oud scent such as Bond No.9 Signature or Byredo Oud Immortel. For Creed Royal Oud, I don't mind it. It is a very spicy and dry oud. It's very strong and sharp at first but it will settle down to a smoother oud. I find it too manly and potent for my personal taste. $300 price tag for 2.5oz is absolutely not for everyone unless you are out of your mind. Try before you buy anyway. For me, I'll just hold on to this decant and no need for a bottle.

Royal Oud seems like its trying too hard to be Ormonde Man by Ormonde Jayne. Ormonde Man is much better. Pass on Royal Oud.

A smooth, spicy and sweet oud fragrance from Creed. Not as strong and brutal as a typical oud fragrance can be. This is a unique and delicious scent from Creed that reeks of class and elegance. I think it`s more on the masculine side of the unisex scale. Very expensive, but you can smell it with certainty!

I ordered a sample of this. It smelled nice, but I also got a very strong "deja smell". Chanel Allure (men) anyone?
I don't smell a strong oud in this, a bit disappointing really.

This is the best oud fragance ever + kilian's pure oud. Those make you feel... Amazing.

Yeah so I am just getting back from the mall. The sales rep who was quite beautiful BTW sprayed me with 5 scents. We wrote in ink on my skin codes so only we would know what they were. Here were the choices.
1-Himilaya-creed
2-Dolce &Gabbana- original
3-Aventus- Creed
4-Black Orchid- Tom Ford
5-Royal Oud- Creed

Every single woman picked the Royal Oud as being "striking, amazing, gets my wheels turning'so sexy on you" . The Tom Ford and Himilaya were kinda toss up's with the Dolce coming in as "too common" and nobody including me liking that stinking Aventus.

I am covered in the most opposite fragrances ever so i will have to wait. I think that due to the price, I will wait until a milestone happens before i buy it. Like when i graduate next year or if i hit a certain mark in gross margin on the deals i write for work or as a house warming gift to myself once i buy. The Tom Ford will be purchased tomorrow with the rest of them probably being bought before the year end (minus that Aventus) depending on cheapest prices i can get.

So, I thought that the fragrance was mezmerizing and perfect but i am going to wait until i have less juice on my body. Its worth noting that the survey was done after a 30 minute dry down. The Tom Ford is banging with the silage of 1 million but with a warm refinement that makes me feel so rich. The Royal Oud though is just the Olympic Champ. Perfect Perfect Perfect. Love it!!!

I sure love this scent. It is intoxicating, really.

A strong incense scent with added white pepper...

0- 2 hours - A scent which evokes memories.. I was brought up as a Roman Catholic and the smell is identical to incense which smoked out of the Thurible swung by the Priest on the procession to the altar. I then thought of the time I went to Borobodur, Java and the sun down and onset of dusk after a baking day, surrounded by dark statues and incense being burnt to signify something special. Projection ok

2 - 7 hours - Same scent as above but spicy white pepper comes through and rivals the incense. Intense smell on skin, projects enough for the user, but noonelse

Not for me, but an experience

A spicy masculine oriental along the lines of Jubilation XXV or Memoir Man by Amouage, but nowhere near as good as either.

There's oud here, but it's really not groundbreaking. Save your money and get an Amouage, or just get M7 instead.

After smelling a few of the Creeds which made my nose curl up (It's generally love or hate with Creed scents for me) I found this one intoxicating :) I love oud so much and yes this is made for a Western audience, but I don't think there's anything wrong with that. Creed is a Western brand after all. Royal Oud is an elegant scent that reminds me a bit of 'Kisu' by Tann Rokka. I am getting some rose, though this isn't listed in the notes. A man could wear this well too, but on a woman it is definitely 'feminine'. Worthy to be called 'niche quality' and my favourite Creed so far :) Sometime I will compare it to the wonderful 'Midnight Oud' (JHAG) when my wrists are not covered in other scents.

Approaching to aoud, Creed will threaten many companies like Tom Ford's private blend collection or some Arabian industries like Amouage!
Although Creed perfumes became so familiar, no one can neglect and can dig it. It's something labeled as royal and everyone tends to smell in high range!
Creed is among those industries which concept is producing high level perfume and providing in simple package. Although its bottles are simple but fairly smell it and compare it to its mates.
But why Creed became familiar: because it's established about 250 years ago and since it was kings' and queens' perfumer it's stuff became so famous, many companies even some cheap ones tried to copy it, although that quality has never been approached.

Update:
Well, I knew that. I was sure Creed enters oud perfumery prosperous at the initiation. This is what an Arabian perfume must be. A pure, and brilliant release on oud tone. But I wish Creed could work on smoky tones too. All of Creed things I smelt are so pure and transparent.
This one is the same although the opening is wildly smoky, the heart and base are pure. and actually it's not a drawback, it's only my style.
It's sweet, woody, velvety and powdery that reminds you something delicious. The opening is too smoky with bold cognac'ish smell which evokes all the luxurious spirits out.
The presentation is exemplary; so strong, so much strong.

Looks like Creed's jumping on the Oud bangwagon