Review of rose oud by aad de gids

for quite some time Rose Oud from Alexandre J 'sits' in my collection of perfumes. it is a beautiful perfume. it certainly has reminiscences of the Montale 'Rose-Ouds'. which is a plus for me. the strange thing with this perfume is that it indeed started without Oud. the Saffron taking here the spikey Tang of a possible Oud for its share. combined with a truly ethereal Rose this gives a fullfledged, chic perfume. but then when I lately visited the website of Alexandre J, I discovered that there is now Oud listed with the ingredients and to top it off, there is also a 'Rose Oud II'. for a more expensive rendition. yet that the Oud is now mentioned as factual ingredient never changed my senses in casu this perfume. it has always clearly possessed a Rose-Oud radiation, and with the Saffron it definitely gives off a spicey character. first I understood that 'Oud' also means just ... 'wood'. so I guess all clientèle wasn't misinformed by the Les Alexandres J. and now all the puzzle pieces fall at their places. the concept is just slightly altered and nowhere to any deterimental level. it is a Smashing Perfume.