This is not quite what I expected. It smells like maple syrup. With that being said, it is very very very sweet and syrupy smelling. I can’t detect any Oud in this at all. It definitely leans feminine. I could never wear this by itself because the sweetness is just way to much. HOWEVER… if you use this to mix with other perfumes, it actually seems to compliment any other perfume by brightening up the fragrance quite nicely! So it does have its place in the collection.