As with other perfume oils, it seems to be very light and sit very close to the skin for the opening, but when the oil warms up it slowly starts to project. This is very close to the EDP, but there's more depth and richness to the oud. Indeed, the oud comes forward more than the amber, unlike the EDP which is amber first with background oud. The oud recalls Dead of Night (moreso than in the EDP) and the rich, almost unctuous base recalls Melt My Heart with its semi-gourmand bitter chocolate note. You can't go wrong with Strangelove, and I highly recommend this oil to anyone who's a fan.
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FallintoStars has always been my favourite from Strangelove, I find it simply magical. In oil form, it is equally as beautiful, somewhat softened around the edges and smoothed out as a whole, which I find to be a similar case with all of these oils, but overall is absolutely gorgeous and daring. It conveys the same feeling with a familiar backbone of notes which dominate in the EDP - the thick, indian oud alongside intense balsams creates this powerful oily accord which is redolescent of black olives to my nose. Alongside this you've got the characteristic dense waxiness which blankets the other notes enough to smother them, but not suffocate them. This comes from the slightly honeyed feel of jonquil nectar, a derivative of narcissus. However, from here it's where things start to change; for one I feel like the gentle warmth of saffron and rose is suddenly more noticeable, alongside the creamy allure of rosewood - notes I cannot really pick up from the EDP. Also benzoin and labdanum, beginning to shine through the cracks like a subtle leathery sweetness behind the shadowy veil of oud. I absolutely love it, as always it's noticeably smoother than the EDP and while it smells absolutely beautiful, I find the punchy brutishness of the EDP part of the FallintoStars charm if you will - it's my go to when I'm craving a powerful oud fragrance to blast the environment around me.