“First off, Swiss Arabian is a wonderful maker of ORIGINAL oud-based and other Middle Eastern perfumes. If I knew nothing about Interlude Man, or did not already own Ard al Zaafran's Midnight Oud which is the clone for Interlude Man, I'd love Shaghaf Oud Abyad just on its own merit as a stand-alone fragrance, wonderful in its own right. Since I DO already own Midnight Oud and thus have the opportunity to compare, that and Oud Abyad smell identical- and I mean I. Dent. Ical. Maaaybe Midnight Oud has a bit more of the vanilla coming through. Both have that heady herbaceous opening with the oregano top note, which can be challenging for anyone not into niche fragrances. Oud Abyad might have a tad more projection and longevity. Midnight Oud has the beautiful blue bottle, however, with the gold crown on top. It's up to you. If you're into Interlude but don't want to pay $400, you could get either fragrance and no one would be the wiser. If you just like the description of this fragrance, you could do far worse than buying this one.However, if you are looking for one of Swiss Arabian's originals, I absolutely love the other two in this collection- Shaghaf Oud and Shadhaf Oud Aswad. They are standalone knockout fragrances, both different and equally beautiful. Had I known this one was more or less a match for Interlude, I'd have passed on it, but only because I own one of those already.”
“Recieved the package took shower shaved my face and head. It is very masculine scent; very smokey in my opinion. I'm very curious "how" long it lasts throughout the day or will it fizzle out.”
“Recieved the package took shower shaved my face and head. It is very masculine scent; very smokey in my opinion. I'm very curious "how" long it lasts throughout the day or will it fizzle out.”
