La Collection M7 Oud Absolu FOR MEN by Yves Saint Laurent - 81 ml EDT Spray

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I guess Ciste means Labdanum. Creating such transparency here and explaining the perfume process to the buyer gives me great advantages. On the front is big: Now to the eponymous oud. It is and remains something very personal. Whether you like it or not is up to you. Due to the enormous fruits, the oud is well controlled, but nevertheless it is the determining part in this fragrance. For me personally two completely different impressions remained behind. I can't deny it, there is a certain melancholy in M7 Oud Absolu. It is not a fragrance that is sad, oh no. But due to the interplay of dry citrus fruits with the serious resins and spices, the cheerfulness is a bit cloudy and cloudy. The bold and brash original M7 was a resounding market failure, and perhaps it was a deliberate choice to tone it down. If M7 growls, M7 Oud Absolu meows. The woods are splashed with the licorice sweetness of myrrh and creamy musks provide a hazy glow to the whole composition. The dark, smoky woods of the original M7 are rendered in violet tones, similar to Serge Lutens Féminité du Bois. The medicinal richness of oud swirls in and out of the composition, always remaining mild. The semblance to the original is clear in its woody and ambery notes, but the overall character is subdued and mellow.

Oud Absolu still kept the original scent DNA. You can still smell the scent of M7 in all of it's versions, just lighter nowadays. The 3rd is closer to the 2nd than the 1st version. Nah, I thought at first, this is supposed to be the fabric of the fabrics now, which is supposed to give modern fragrances a certain something, a woody note, even an animal touch? *sniff* When I entered a barber shop in Caracas in the mid-90s, I was immediately hit by a scent when I opened the door. A scent that made me think about whether I had possibly opened the wrong door, the door to another service perhaps. The current version appears fuller and a little richer in features. Towards the base, however, they are then very similar. For the rehearsal I would like to thank Terra! These fruits determine the enormous sweet portion of the perfume. These remain present even beyond the top note and have a decisive influence on the course of the fragrance. I personally am a tangerine fan and this first impression was positive for me. It is rounded off with a good pinch of salt (I perceive it at least subtly).

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The shelf life is very good at about 8 hours, after about 2 hours the fragrance recedes, but remains present when approaching the wearer. I discovered this scent about half a year ago in a perfumery and knew of its existence, but I had put off testing it for a long time, as I was still a beginner at that time (I would still call myself a beginner) and therefore preferred other scents. Later on, a little vetiver, myrrh and labdanum round off the tart character. The citrus fruits, however, remain present the whole time and bring a certain sweetness with some amber, which does not let the austerity slide into the all too gloomy.

M7 cuts a good figure in the office, as the scent is easy to notice, but does not spread immense scent clouds and is so pleasantly worked that colleagues do not feel bothered.

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M7 Oud Absolu fell into my hands after another test and is now an integral part of my collection and I really appreciate this fragrance. I would still call the first two my "bosses". Again and again and again I have tested scents that included these two, but I just (mostly) never could really get used to them, which hasn't changed until today. With the Santal Royal by Guerlain and Intense Oud by Gucci I owned two other oud-heavy treasures besides the M7 for a long time, but in the end I passed them on, because the Santal Royal was simply too leathery and the Intense Oud was too sour because of the saffron (I also wanted to reduce my collection, which fortunately went well for me recently).

But today the chef is trying something new. He exchanges the starter and the dessert and remains behind a new experience.

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Yves Saint Laurent M7 Oud Absolu contains notes of bergamot, mandarin, orange, rosemary, vetiver, oud, musk, and amber. Available from major retailers.

I have to say a big word of praise. The main components of the perfume are listed on the bottle. Here called chords: To beautiful evening occasions, I can also recommend the fragrance without further ado, because it comes along very elegantly and fits a good suit as well as jeans. But this M7 is still with me and will also have its place in my collection in the future. I would like to have at least one oud fragrance and this one is completely sufficient for me. Because from the first smell on it convinced me very much and therefore it has earned its place. The certain sensuality that it brings with it, I like it very much. In spite of his seductive character I find him at the same time reserved and polite in his whole appearance. woody57: in side by side wearing, my 2002 sample could barely be distinguished from the 2016 bottle. Only the the first 10min from the top are different, afterwards it's nearly identical.

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The salt is used as a transition, trying to unite the sweetness of the fruit and the oud. This idea is brilliant and one of the reasons why the top note mixes so much with the heart note and remains present for so long. I can imagine salt here as a natural flavour enhancer, just as it really is in the kitchen. I persöhnlich am very satisfied with the fragrance, he stands out but something from the crowd without being extravagant. M7 pushed all imaginable boundaries —the composition was a woody oriental blend of such boldness that it seemed fit for superheroes; the tenacity was legendary and the marketing campaign was one of the most controversial. Creators Alberto Morillas and Jacques Cavallier, perfumery superheroes in their own right, emphasized the richness of woody notes—oud, vetiver, sandalwood—by layering them with incense and citrus. M7 was dark as night and radiant as moonlight; in other words, mesmerizing.