* Smooth and pleasant fragrance
* Oud/aromatic fougere hybrid blend works beautifully
* Good combination of herbal, floral, woody, floral, soapy and oud notes
* Great modern take on an aromatic fougere
* Oud note is pleasantly softened by lavender and aldehydes
* Versatile; works in serious and social occasions
* Strong performer
* Designer quality for discounter price

* Not as complex as Detour Noir Intense or Exclusif
* Soapy notes may remind users of outdated fragrances rather than invoking nostalgic feelings
* Not unisex despite the marketing

Al Haramain's Detour Eco is a clone of Parfum de Marley's Haltane and a flanker to their popular Detour Noir. This is very smooth to the nose, bested only by Detour Noir's original sweet and creamy vanilla. Detour Eco takes a completely different approach, blending a modern aromatic fougere DNA with oud wood. This is a good combination of herbal, floral, woody, floral, soapy and oud notes. Lavender is a very prominent note here instead of traditional oakmoss, though you will notice a classical soapy aldehyde note in here.

The oud, a note which normally would be polarizing at its best, is softened by the lavender and aldehydes quite nicely, smoothing it out and making it pleasant to the nose. This is a great modern take on the classical aromatic fougere fragrance DNA, but the soapy aldehydes may still remind users of outdated fragrances their father or grandfather used in times past rather than bring up nostalgic feelings.

This is quite versatile, able to work in both serious and social occasions. Performance is strong, especially the drydown. This is designer quality at a discount price. The entire Al Haramain line isn't shy about using Parfums de Marley as its inspiration and this one nails it as well. The oud and soapy notes make it lean a bit too masculine for female users. Top notch quality here. Highly recommended.

Smells really good and high end, similar style lile Oud for Glory by lattafa and afnan supremacy in Oud. This one is more fresh and different.