Opening was mild a very minimal Oud being taken over by the rose. Dry down brought the oud to the forefront blending beautifully with the rose. Smell might get tiring overtime
MAISON FRANCIS KURDJIAN Oud Satin Mood (2015) I don’t know if there is anything left which is not already mentioned but some words about it. Definitely one of the best and memorable combinations of Vanilla and Roses. It’s so perfect in every kind of way. It’s beautifully powdery, vanilla is not sugary sweet, roses are like fragile baby pink petals and Oud in the background brings the final luxurious touch to this blend. The scent feels like some thick fog or mist descending from the sky over you. After that you are inside the most beautiful cloud - it moves with you wherever you go. It’s classy and elegant yet cozy, opulent and long lasting. I love to wear this mostly during summertime but I know it’s a scent for colder months for many of us. I think I will never get bored with this one. My first bottle was finished one year ago and I was thinking not to buy a second one but I can’t be without it. Thank you for reading and if you want to follow me on IG: @ninamariah_perfumes
So popular, so hyper, so sweet and so addictive MAISON FRANCIS KURDJIAN Oud Satin Mood (2015) I don’t know if there is anything left which is not already mentioned but some words about it. Definitely one of the best and memorable combinations of Vanilla and Roses. It’s so perfect in every kind of way. It’s beautifully powdery, vanilla is not sugary sweet, roses are like fragile baby pink petals and the western Oud in the background brings the final luxurious touch to this blend. The scent feels like some thick fog or mist descending from the sky over you. After that you are inside the most beautiful cloud - it moves with you wherever you go. It’s classy and elegant yet cozy, opulent and long lasting. It's like a dream. It's pampering and cocooning. I love to wear this mostly during summertime but I know it’s a scent for colder months for many of us. I think I will never get bored with this one. My first bottle was finished one year ago and I was thinking not to buy a second one but I can’t be without it. Thank you for reading and I would appreciate a lot if you want to follow me on IG: @ninamariah_perfumes
Stunningly beautiful, powerful yet restrained and elegant, simple notes create an air (pun intended) of intrigue. It's more oudy than Silk Mood, although I suspect it's more benzoin than oud, which is fine by me. I ordered this because the Silk Mood Extrait was unavailable in the smaller formats, but I'm gobsmacked by how much I love this, I'm addicted already!
An obnoxiously strong perfume which screams at everyone "smell how opulent I am, I need you to smell how opulent I am". I've owned it for a while, and although initially I was bowled over by its beauty, I have come to find it unwearable and quite repellant. I'm all for strong, challenging fragrances, but I think what bothers me so much about this is precisely that the scent isn't challenging at all, it's just so frigging strong it's impossible to manage it, and it's not pleasant at all. It's OK like 24 hours later but what good is that? Needless to say there's no oud here, just some vague woody, sweet, slightly resinous base notes. At best it's a saffron rose combo and at worst a cloying, sickly spicy rose vanilla fug. The more perfumes I experience, the more I can't help seeing MFK as an expensive brand for show-offs who know nothing about perfumery, although I feel it remiss not to say that Kurkdjian himself is a great perfumer, but within the umbrella of his own brand there's not a lot to love. The best offerings in my opinion are 724 and Grand Soir, but that's at a push, and they're certainly not worth the extortionate price with so many alternatives available for less.
