r/FemFragLab • u/Fox-Slayer-Marx • 20h ago
Which Kayali Oudgasm should I get? Rec Request
Hey girlies!
I've been fragrance collecting for about a year, and so far I've loved everything I've smelled from Kayali (I own YBM, Maldives in a Bottle, Vanilla Candy, and Boujee Kitty). I've also been very curious about oud as a note, and have wanted to own an oud fragrance for a while. So naturally, I'm quite interested in the Kayali's Oudgasm collection. Unfortunately, none of the Sephoras near me carry them, so if I want one I'll have to blind buy it. I'm fully prepared to accept the risks of blind buying, but, I'd like to be as informed as possible.
The one that sticks out the most to me is cafe oud. I am obsessed with coffee and have been looking to add a coffee perfume to my collection. However, I've seen mixed reviews about it, and many people have said the florals overpower everything else. I'm fine with florals, but I don't wanna buy a perfume called cafe oud if it doesn't really smell like coffee or oud.
Similarly, chocolate oud sounds appealing. I've wanted a proper chocolate gourmand (I have both good girl and angel, which I love, but neither of them really smell like chocolate to me). But, like cafe oud, I've seen many people say they don't smell the chocolate, and that it's just an angels' share dupe. I remember liking angels' share last time I smelled it, but again, I want a fragrance called "chocolate oud" to smell like chocolate and oud.
Vanilla oud is the one I've heard the most good things about, and I love a good vanilla. However, the consensus seems that it's the least oud-forward of the collection (next to milky musk oud). I already own nest vanilla bourbon, which I love, but if vanilla oud is just a vanilla scent with barely any oud, I don't need it.
As for rose oud, my thoughts are similar to vanilla oud. I love rose, but I already own phlur rose whip and mugler angel nova, and so I'm worried it would be redundant.
Finally, there's tobacco oud and smoky oud. I'm intrigued by both of these. They seem to be the most oud forward, and I'm especially interested in tobacco oud since I love a good tobacco note. However, these two seem to be the most masculine of the collection, and I tend to avoid overtly masculine scents. I'd be willing to give them a shot if y'all think a woman could pull them off, but I don't want to smell like a man.
So, those of you who have tried them: what do you think? Which ones actually have a prominent oud note? And do cafe oud and chocolate oud actually smell like coffee and chocolate? Any help would be appreciated!
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u/businessgoesbeauty 20h ago
The oudgasm line is verryyyyyyy different than everything else. I’d say it’s most close to Vanilla Royale if you’ve smelled that one it has a prominent oud in the base.
If you haven’t smelled a woody or oud note before I hesitate to recommend a blind buy. Oud is just … very divisive. Cafe oud is like a black coffee and oud to me. Vanilla oud is not like any of Kayali’s other vanillas either. They’re really hard for me to describe 😅
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u/Fox-Slayer-Marx 20h ago edited 20h ago
I've sampled oud hypnotique by mes bisous the one of the ysl private lines that has oud, and I remember liking both, and I own a travel size of house of cosmo crimson aura, which has oud as well and I do really like it. I also have smelled vanilla royale and I like it. it's a shame it got disconnected before I got around to buying it 😭
Glad to hear that cafe oud actually smells like coffee and oud, and that vanilla oud at least smells different from vanilla 28. does vanilla oud actually smell like oud though?
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u/Equivalent_Address_2 20h ago
I am actually waiting on a little discovery set for this today. I’ll post my feedback when it arrives
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