* Very potent leather/floral hybrid with strong oud
* Unique and distinct fragrance
* Strong blend of sweet, fruit, oud, powder, leather, wood, spice and rose notes
* Great for cooler weather
* Very masculine
* Strong performer
* Leather and oud notes will be polarizing to some noses
* Might lean way too masculine for some female users
* Definite love it or leave it proposition
* Requires confidence to wear
Emir's Identity Oud Crescent is a clone of Frederic Malle's The Moon. Judging solely on its own merits, this is a ridiculously potent leather and floral hybrid fragrance with a very strong oud note on the drydown. It opens with sweet tropical fruit and then the leather and rose come on strong in the mid. The black pepper spice and oud come on the drydown. None of the notes fade, they all blend into each other to make for a strong and cohesive whole. And I do mean strong.
This is quite a strong blend of sweet, fruit, oud, powdery, leather, woody, spicy and floral rose notes. Its very masculine, might lean far too much that way for some female users despite the powder and rose notes. The leather and oud are quite strong and are polarizing notes for some on their own. Put them together and add some strong rose and you've got a beautiful but challenging fragrance to wear. This is a definite love it or leave it proposition, and requires a ton of confidence to wear. There's no denying, however, that this is a very unique and potent fragrance overall. Highly recommended.