Midnight Oud by Juliette Has A Gun

sofiii

After the initial sharpness, Midnight Oud smells like some soothing tart/burnt woods.
Nothing really distinct floral sweet here, it is like a space covered with wood and old books and paper. It triggers something really emotional, in a good, quite, a little bit sensual way which says about solitude.

Later on when Juliette Has A Gun style patchouli + rose combo comes, it feels like a subtle rose veil. Maybe it's the freshness of rose with the woodys background, it reminds me of wind, soothing wind of summer midnight.

The dry down is more subtle and much less woodsy. It reminds me a lot of the dirty rose aspect of Cabaret. However, it has a touch of reserved elegance rather than purely sexy seduction.

Rita @leftcoastnose

What Thelma would buy for her sweet Louise:

Scent notes say Moroccan rose, geranium, saffron, oud note, patchouli, sandalwood, amber, and animalic musks.

I say it smells like the leather car seats of a teal ’66 Thunderbird convertible, writing your own rules, and the thrill of the open road. Pistol-packing lipstick-lesbian femme power.

dianafrances

just arrived it in the mail today and have had it on for almost 2 hrs. i did have to spray a lot. at first i wasnt too excited about the way it smelled. the oud is prominent and makes it smell a little masculine. however, after about 25 min, rose takes the spotlight. saffron, amber, and musk creep up after. now it is blended well and smells so regal, warm, comforting, sexy, and unique.

Kterhark

I've been impatiently waiting for this one to hit Lucky Scent, and finally got my sample today. So here are my thoughts:

Some may have noticed that M Oud ($135/100 ML) is almost an exact replica of Czech and Speake's Dark Rose ($185 for 100 ML)DR has Sandalwood, whereas M Oud has Geranium. There is the difference. The edge, imo, goes to M Oud, which is a smoother fragrance. Now I love sandalwood, more than I like Geranium, but DR (which is on my right hand) when compared to MO (on my left hand) is like high heels to a pair of walking shoes.

Overall, a standing ovation for Midnight Oud. Very wearable. Does not have the longevity of the perfumes currently in my collection, but I have not found an Oud (outside of Montale) that is long lasting. Oud, imo, is an acquired 'taste', and for anyone interested in this scent this is a good fragrance to nibble.

SandraS

Its indeed a lovely fragrance, distinctive oriental without being overthetop strong.

Its a well blended scent where no individual note takes the stages...

I am an aoud fan and this is one of the best. Perfect syllage and lasting power.

SandraS

Its indeed a lovely fragrance, distinctive oriental without being overthetop strong.

Its a well blended scent where no individual note takes the stages...

I am an aoud fan and this is one of the best. Perfect syllage and lasting power.

Trvevil

Speachless ^^. Midnight Oud is just beautiful, enchanting and.. you know, serious. It smells like I expected- distinctive thanks to precious ingredient Agarwood. There's still feeling to it that it's Juliette Has a Gun brand later when top notes settled a bit (I tried Citizen Queen). And later it becomes very sexy, I also love geranium note that perfectly fits here. Something also sweetens a little bit the woods and makes scent a lot deeper.
But let's talk about the very top. Top lasts a long time and provokes not only memories but it made me think a lot about my grandparents with 2 more 'grand' at the beginning.
My grandparents from dad's side come from village. They had a wooden house and heat it with firewood. They also had a garden and few cows I think, also bees ^^
When my dad grew up he loved to spend time in village house of his grandmother. When I grew up I loved to visit remnants of this house too (it was deserted ten years before USSR fell). You could find some stuff there (such as color pencils, fork, a white cloak to be able to deal with bees, also bee houses ). Imagine the smell inside the house- humidity touched wood that absorbed various smells from a stove and finally dried in many hot sunny days in a row. That's what I love about this perfume. I evokes these memories. I think now that house isn't standing there and it's a pity, because this place has it's charm and that's the place you'd return to think about life again and again.
Whew.. to my wish list.
Packaging is very gorgeous, especially velvet box and it's color.

The scent of Lebanon

makes me think of hot summer nights. It smells very expensive just like precious Arabian ouda. I think it's a good fragrance for both men & women alike.

Nell

Just love it. You will fall in love with it, makes me think of hot summer nights in Dubai.