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Pour Homme Oud Noir vs Oud Wood

Pour Homme Oud Noir is its own take on Oud Wood. Community match: 65%, from 4 of 9 sources.

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Community-rated · 4 of 9 sources gave a %
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4 prefer Pour Homme Oud Noir · 0 prefer Oud Wood · 5 no preference

What changes with Pour Homme Oud Noir

Wearer points first, then what notes and accords show.

+ You gain

  • One reviewer says they may actually prefer it to Oud WoodWearers
  • Adds agarwood (oud) and leatherwoodFrom notes & accords
  • A touch more citrusFrom notes & accords

− You give up

  • Moderate longevity (~6h) and sillage in one Parfumo review, contradicting commenters who find it outlasts Oud WoodWearers
  • Much less amberFrom notes & accords
  • No amber or oudFrom notes & accords
  • Much less vanillaFrom notes & accords

What wearers say

Where Oud Wood wins

  • Moderate longevity (~6h) and sillage in one Parfumo review, contradicting commenters who find it outlasts Oud Wood

Where Pour Homme Oud Noir wins4 prefer it

  • One reviewer says they may actually prefer it to Oud Wood

Both sides noticed

  • Similar for roughly the first 30 minutes, then diverges to an incense-led drydown
  • Brighter and more acidic opening, less 'old' than Oud Wood
  • Judged further from Oud Wood than Dunhill Icon Absolute
  • Warmer and sweeter where Oud Wood is fresher

Accords

Predicted from notes. Highlighted rows differ, and a note one side lacks explains it.

  • OudOud: Oud Wood 100 of 100, Pour Homme Oud Noir 100 of 100
  • Warm SpicyWarm Spicy: Oud Wood 96 of 100, Pour Homme Oud Noir 51 of 100
  • AmberAmber: Oud Wood 94 of 100, Pour Homme Oud Noir 16 of 100, a clear difference
  • Vanillanot listedVanilla: Oud Wood 58 of 100, Pour Homme Oud Noir not listed, a clear difference
  • Patchoulinot listedPatchouli: Oud Wood 53 of 100, Pour Homme Oud Noir not listed
  • WoodyWoody: Oud Wood 47 of 100, Pour Homme Oud Noir 43 of 100
  • Fresh SpicyFresh Spicy: Oud Wood 22 of 100, Pour Homme Oud Noir 42 of 100
  • not listedCitrusCitrus: Oud Wood not listed, Pour Homme Oud Noir 34 of 100, a clear difference
  • Sweetnot listedSweet: Oud Wood 29 of 100, Pour Homme Oud Noir not listed, a clear difference

3 more accords with no clear difference

Notes

Only Oud Wood 4

  • Amber
  • Oud
  • Vanilla
  • Tonka Bean

Only Pour Homme Oud Noir 5

  • Agarwood (Oud)
  • Leatherwood
  • Olibanum (Frankincense)
  • Bitter Orange
  • Neroli

Matched after merging spelling and origin variants.

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