This is way better than people credit it for. Sadly though, it's like a slightly less magical Dead of Night (with no real oud unlike the strangelove), and as I own the latter, I don't need this. But if you want DON but would prefer to spend 500 euros instead of 1000 (LOL!) this could be the one. As another reviewer said, don't judge it by shoving your nose into it, as it doesn't do it justice.
这款香水绝对很臭，但臭得很好。香水的表现非常出色，第二天我还能在衣服上闻到它的味道。开瓶后闻起来非常接近欢庆的味道，随着时间的推移，你能闻到一些木质和果香的味道，琥珀的味道也扑面而来。8.3/10
King Blue 被形容为大众市场上最臭最野性的瓯柑之一，但我不太同意这种说法。它绝对有一种刺鼻的野性，对于一个正在成为主流的品牌来说，这种野性是异乎寻常的大胆--我认为它很棒。在市场上充斥着气味千篇一律的乏味玫瑰香水时，这款香水令人耳目一新。这款香水中的熏衣草香调（我猜测只是一种香调）闻起来令人惊叹。它集干燥、泥土味和烟熏味于一身，并加入了皮革和广藿香的味道，延续了黑暗的气息。乳香赋予了这款香水干燥、烟熏、近乎搔痒的特质，而黑加仑和柑橘的微妙多汁又将这种特质调和得恰到好处。虽然我觉得这款香水很棒，但我并不绝对喜欢它，这意味着我不太可能给自己买一瓶。我喜欢它的香味，但感觉它不像我，不符合我的一贯风格。不过，在果味熏衣草香水的世界里，这款香水还是很出众的。
I loved Silver Oud but I fell in love with King Blue more because it’s more wearable and easy reach, it doesn’t need a certain kind of mood. It needs certain kind of clothes though or no clothes at all. Assam Oud in King Blue is not as brash as it is in its predecessor Silver Oud and the leather which is quite strong in it is utterly tame in King Blue. I adore this scent. It’s so addictive with its fruity notes especially from Blackcurrant but Mandarin as well - those are so perfect with slightly dirty Oud and warm resinous Amber. Fruits bring sweet aromas which play hide and seek from the opening until the dry down. It’s like Blackcurrant jam covered with hefty Oud, not vice versa. Sweetness from fruits together with sweetness from resinous Amber works great. I love fruits and Oud together so much but here the combination is astonishingly beautiful because of other notes and a complex blend. Just right around of smokiness from Frankincense is not T*bacco like but smooth and hazy adding vibrance into this blend which is actually astonishingly calming like the deep blue sea. That is the only connection which I find here to the colour blue in the name. At the latest, somewhat cozy, creamy texture of Sandalwood blended with all these notes makes this one of my favourite perfumes to wear in the bedtime. These kind of scents are erotic as well imo (I know, sounds maybe strange). The most erotic scents from Amouage are "Gold Man | Amouage" and this one. I can’t get enough of King Blue. I want to enjoy of it as much as I can now when it’s warm since it performs so beautifully now on my skin. During wintertime my skin is too cold for this scent. This needs warm to shine and it doesn't feel too heavy in Finnish summer since it's not so hot, mostly 20-25c. Is this easy Oud? Yes if you love real Oud, this is gentle. If you don’t - you can forget King Blue. But I highly recommend to give it a chance. It’s ravishing. Yes, a little bit dirty Oud can be ravishing. Thank you for reading and if you want to follow me on IG: @ninamariah_perfumes
Incensey and resiney. Strong and beautifu, but not for everyone.