3 yrs. Ago I brought oud wood home on a tester strip and it filled my home office with the classic scent. That lasted 24 hrs.! But last winter I sprayed myself with a tester of oud wood 4-5 times on the same shop and it was barely noticeable 😢. How sad it is when companies do this to their loyal customers. You speak the truth brother.

People who buy new versions of these fragrances can’t understand why they have so much hype, as they are nothing like they used to be. They don’t realise just how good they used to be - its sad when companies destroy their own legacy products. 😢

The best review i ever heard ! Thank you 🙏🏿🤞🏿

You’re spot on! Oud Wood is Dead Wood for a few years already my friend.

Oud Woodn't more like!

I purchased one 2 years ago and it just ran out. Went to the store and tried it again on my wrists... not only did it smell different, it was skin-scent within an hour... my old TF oud wood used to be smelly the entire day! I asked the employee if it the smell can differ per batch and she said it shouldn't. And I just came across this video the same evening! Amazing timing. I'm very disappointed because it was literally THE best perfume I have ever had.

He may have purchased a fake. I got a tiny sample bottle two weeks ago. A few hours after I sprayed it on, my daughter walked into my mancave and immediately upon entering the room says "You smell good"... She wasn't even close to me yet. A few minutes later my wife walks in with the exact same reaction. I was wondering how they smelled me from the door!

Not to say this is the cause, but the original was 2% Lyral, which has been massively restricted by IFRA this year.

I kind of expected this to happen when TF was sold. I know it’s nothing new in the industry but it still makes my heart hurt when this happens to a great fragrance.

Hats off for being the first reviewer truthfull enough to say that the emperor has no clothes.

Also I want to shout out to Peter as being one of the most amazing people on the planet. I don’t know him personally, though I wish I had, but after seeing him for years on KZfaq and hearing much from his colleagues I am grateful and thankful to be a supporter of his Channel and Brand.

I just received mine in today, reason why I’m on here looking at reviews because I thought something was up with it. You’re absolutely 100% speaking the truth here to the T. I was in shock and I’m highly disappointed with the brand. I bought the 3.4 oz 100ml bottle and I’m just going to just use it for everything now until it’s totally gone. I will not be buying it again as well. The you for this review. It confirms my suspicions about it. Unfortunately.

I know you might be hated by the manufacturers by doing it, but it'd be great if you could become the whistleblower for fragrances that have been recently watered down like this one on a regular basis because you might be one of the very few who would actually tell the naked truths about them.

I've bought several Tom Ford fragrances and I have never been dissapointed. Private blend and signature series... until I got Oud wood back in 2021. I cannot smell it. Period

i can't think of another case where one of the clones is better than the original, but i own both and always opt for "Carved Oud” by Thameen over "Oud Wood” by TF - thank you for the cautionary video, Peter.

Dood! I got ripped off buying this before seeing this. I was suspicious when I couldnt notice it after 5 mins and could not return. I can't believe I see this stuff for like 350.00! I would be insanely mad if I spent that much...

I tested it at the airport and it was amazing. Just went to John Lewis to test again and could hardly smell it. Hence why I’m on here

As always, very well done, informative and useful video, thanks! 😊 Tom Ford has recently introduced a new ‘Parfum’ version of Oud Wood, which, according to many, is supposed to address exactly the issues you mention in the video, although others say it doesn’t really mange to do that. If you’ll have the chance to test it some time in the future, it would be super interesting to hear your opinion about it!

I bought Oud Wood back in 2015 and returned it the following week because it was skin scent within an hour. I can't image it being any more watered-down, but c'est la vie. Conversely, my 2014 bottle of Tobacco Vanille kicks like a mule and fill a music hall for for the first 2-hours. That's the kind of performance I expect for the money. Cheers!

I use this for my sleep it’s weak and subtle, that good. But I don’t wear to go out. It doesn’t smell after less than an hour. I got this bottle from my best friend few days ago.

Thank you for letting us know. TF is very expensive. It is so sad when companies do that to customers. I find it disrespectful, actually.

thanks Peter for saying it out loud! that´s it! agree

Well said. I remember when they reformulated and ruined it. I couldnt believe it

He’s Exactly right i just compared my order version vs versions i tried today

I’ve used Oud Wood for the past 4 years & recently bought a 100ml bottle from John Lewis (uk) only to find that after 2 hours there was no smell I knew straight away the formula has changed. It has no longevity projection nor sillage..Luckily I got a refund the following day..I went into Harrods asked there if they had an issue with Oud Wood and their answer was yes they are aware of this….Very disappointing from TF I’m gutted…....

i got my new 100ml bottle oud wood this your cause the old one is empty, i bought it from the same dealer and i can smell the perfum only in the first hour. i seach in the internet for fake vs real, but it shows mine is real. until i saw your video, i realize what was happened. great video, really sad that i have to switch to a new perfum, tf ebene fume. hope this will not heppened to the new one😥

He's not lying ya'll. I bought a bottle from Neiman Marcus and I basically have to "take a shower" in it. On the flipside, I heard that Fragrance Du Bois Oud Noir Intense smells similar, but, it lasts way longer than Oud Wood.

They did what all houses do... they gradually watered it down over the last few years in preperation for something else, and in this case it's the new Parfum version which is just basically how it used to be when it first was released... i have a 50ml 2008 bottle and it's nuclear.

10-12 sprays sat in a closed car should put anyone on oxygen therapy especially when your handing over all that currency

I'm sad i sold my 100 ml 2009 bottle about a month ago to a friend for only $240. It was about 98% full. That one lasted on my clothes easily 24 hours. On my skin i got 8 hours with no problem. Will never purchase the new crap out these days.

The one I bought years ago is like that, so I think it predated the sale to EL. It's never really projected for me, unfortunately. 😞

Give the newer parfum version a try if you ever have the opportunity, it’s hilariously overpriced, but it lasts at least 10 hours

yep! very disappointing! 100% agree. waste of money. Versace Oud Noir = 20% the cost, smell the same but lasts and projects much better. though synthetic.

Thameen Carved Oud does the job perfectly

I got oud wood from a professional cloner. I love it. I know cloners who offer accurate customised clones. So lucky i don't have to pay huge for these. 3 sprays is good for 2 hour strong. And sillage from clothes for 4 days.

Same issue with TF Oud Wood. It is a ghost cologne, as it doesn't exist.

just to share my experience, I have a lot of perfumes that were produced in the 90s to early 2000s and until now the fragrance has not changed, for example Green Polo lasts all day with Chanel Blu EDT produced in 2000 and when I bought Chanel Blue EDP in 2020 the aroma was not as strong as EDT and quickly disappeared even though I had sprayed it 15 times. If you look at old perfumes, they don't have an expiry date and the aroma is strong and lasts a long time. Currently, designer and niche perfumes have an expiry date, this is very doubtful.

Lucky I got the old formulation (50ml). I should've bought the 100ml but I never liked TF 100ml bottle design. I would only need 2 sprays and it's great. With the watered down quality and the increase in price is just not making sense. I'm staying away from TF altogether.

I got oud wood A62 bach and A41 batch. They are quite beast performance. Longevity is a whole day with 4 sprays. My 2023 batch, a juice is clear compared a little yellow in old batch but they are 4-6hrs longevity. Is it buy from retail store for fake grey market??

I’ve found the same. I was questioning its authenticity. When I first tried a the tester I whole ago it packed a real punch.

I bought the 100ml and i too am disappointed on how long the scent lasts. What a waste of $400! Polo has a Supreme Oud and it smells much better, lasts longer and at a quarter the price!

Tom ford was sold so it doesn't surprise me I think tom ford as a brand has become mainstream average designer fragrance brand at best. If you want powerful niche fragrance then buy from a fragrance house that focus only on fragrance. Parfims de marly for example or amouage initio penhaligon's

I am waiting for something BRAND NEW to my entirety of senses; something that actually brings NEW senses to life.

i bought a bottle a few weeks ago but haven't worn it yet, i'm gonna spray it on my clothes and see how long it last

I bought a bottle about 4 years ago and even then it was 3 hours max with dismal projection, so Estée Lauder who purchased his brand for 800 million has basically butchered it even more. Maison Alhambra woody oud is a very good clone of it even the bottle looks the same or Versace Oud Noir is also very good.

you should try THAMEEN CARVED OUD!!! extremely similiar, hope you will review it

Love it as it is today. So, to each their own!!

I have never liked oud wood, maybe that’s the reason why as the first time I ever tried it, it was in 2021

You confirmed my experience exactly. Tom Ford screwed me for $150 for 50 ml of this oud water. I'm pissed!

Someone wrote already, Thameen Carved Oud is close enough,extrait with good performance. I don't know what's with those companies! Is it greed? Will continue to buy it just for a sentiment? We're idio**? Everytime this happens I'm done with it and will try to influence as much people I can to do the same.

I’m kinda getting down on Marley’s. I like the godolphin. Yeah I have a bottle of Oud wood from 2015 and it projects still for the whole day 8 hours. And my bed sheets smell like it the next day.

The new parfum is coming out. Let’s hope it will be worth it

It has nothing to do with version or batch, Oud Wood was always skin scent

Very disappointed in Tom Ford Oud Wood. I wanna say I remember that Tom Ford sold the brand a while back. I wonder if this is just corporate greed?!?

Where did you purchase this one? Check the box, if it has a box around the fire on the back of the lower package casing it’s fake, and the ingredients do not include METHYLPROPIONAL in the legitimate fragrance so be sure to check that! Also TF used white plastic under the atomiser. Fakes are getting too good these days that people often miss the small details! My TF oud wood projects for a good 3-4 hours before settling down but it lasts around 12 hours average on me

That’s sad, I don’t like the fact that he’s bottles are so small and the high prices suck.

Someone that works for TF and happens that I know ,claimed that EU restrictions on specific substances is the cause of this

I agree. Just got it. And returning it. Can't even smell it. Horrible.

This is Tom Ford. Had Oud Wood and its extremly weak. Sold... Now I have Versace Oud Noir and I do like it much more. Also have Noir and Noir Extreme both are skin scents at best. Sprayed 5 of NE 5 minutes later the person who was sitting exactly next to me said that he smells nothing. Sprayed 5 of NE went to local Douglas and spoke 40 mins with the sales associate and she said that one of her favourite is NE. Not noticed I am wearing that one. xd

Why would a company do this?.........is it to lower cost?.....do they think people wouldn't notice?.....

Thaameen Carved Oud is what Oud Wood should be

OUD WOOD - Loves this fragrance... but everything you said is spot on- I am going to invest into one of the clones-- same smell, better projection and longevity .

I could spray this 25 times in a row and it will still wear off and smell weak within an hour

I returned a bottle a few years ago it’s performance was so terrible. They told me it’s because the old bottle had obviously evaporated the alcohol and the base was left stronger in the end. BS. So I went and found and bought the old gold label bottles. Amazing. It’s actually perfume. Black Wood by Rirana will get you what you need.

i got roughly 150ml Oud Wood from 2018-2019 so compared to 2023 batches they are different scents by any means , nothing more than diluted scented water ngl

Listen man, i get it. But i still like it. Whats worse is givenchy gentlemen... I literally cannot smell it unless i spray it tiwce in the same area. And in talking Immediately after spraying

Thanks Peter. That's really good to know, as I was in two minds as to whether to repurchase this or not. Never was a good performer, but if it has gotten that bad I'll give it a miss.

Thanks for reviewing this! I smelled it recently and thought my nose was broken because I couldn’t get what the hype was about!

I dunno. I got Oud wood last year and mine is pretty strong. I'm wondering where you got yours from?

When I find a reformulation like this not only will I not buy that fragrance ever again, I will not buy anything at all from that manufacturer ever again. It would be like going to buy a Porsche and opening the hood to find a 98 honda civic

It’s probably going to cost 450 bucks for 50ml supposedly coming out 3.1.24

I have no problem with this. 1)You probably not wearing it correctly. Or 2)you might have got scammed if you didn't purchase it from the actual Tom Ford website. A lot of sellers online taking empty bottles & filling them up themselves. But anyway. 1) Shower, of course 2) Apply african raw shea butter to your pulse points. And let it absorb. 3)Then add the oud wood perfume oil all over your pulse points. And wait for that to absorb. 4)And finally spray the fragrance on your pulse points. You should be able to get 8-12 hours of longevity.

Agree but Try perfume

It is like music; like, certain classic scents. Like, for instance, the FIRST "DUNE" fragrance. Or...certain Liz Claiborne fragrances from back in the day (for me.) Like, particular original Esteé Lauder fragrances.

Christ's sake, I've just bought this😕 and the bint on the till had the gall to say that only 2 sprays were needed.

Ill have to hold onto my old batch for a little while longer now

In my humble opinion, fragcomm should be moving on and forgetting about all those reformulated junks, especially from the big names. There are excellent fragrances out there made by lesser known indie and niche houses. And worst of all, they are even increasing their prices. Recently, Neeb of the channel AROMATIXX said the same thing about Creed Aventus. People have said the same thing about YSL La Nuit De L'Homme. The same thing said about Creed Silver Mountain Water,, Armani Aqua Di Gio, even Amouage Interlude Man (which I had to sell out because I was so disappointed it is no longer a beast!).... So also Millesime Imperial. The stories go on and on and on... So, let's move on. Thank you so much for the update.

I tried it for few weeks ago. It smells terrible. Even my friends didn't liked it. 1/10 from me.

Companies do this to sell new products. I’d bet they’re coming out with a parfum, exlixer, or relaunch the intense version.

Happy I didn't purchase it. Went the cheap route and purchased woody oud if its rubbish I'm only 22 pound down not 264

Hi Peter, Im pretty sure i got a legit bottle and it is from 2021. good lord it is literally evaporating after 5minutes from my skin..like gone 😮 Can you or anybody else help sharing the worst reformlation year it got started?

Do you have a suggestion for a cologne that is similar? I don’t feel like spending $300 for only 1.7 oz. This is sad!

I love mix this fregrance with dior sauavge edt first one sauvage then put oud wood and my batch is AA1 and it amaazing to me 8h with 2-3h of projection

Dont tell me cost cutting has now impacted the fragrance world?

when my oud wood " brown bottle" runs out I'm goin to be using high and low end clones instead of buying the grey bottle

Screw TF.. he’s laughing all the way to bank. Straight up highway robbery what those luxury designers charge for clothing and fragrances. I am part of the problem, as I love to indulge myself with nice clothes and great fragrances lol

Interesting. THAT, somehow, totally makes sense.

i bought this junk today, its horrible, he is right. There is no smell. its synthetic junk.

Once they changed the bottles it was over.

Yeah, unfortunately oud wood is now very bad, it was already bad a few years ago... Took me quite some years to find a very good alternative, zaurac from spirits of kings, a crappy dupe brand disguised as "luxury" although all their compositions are clones, nonetheless that one is a very "good old" oud wood, projects nicely and last around 6 to 8h, is a very good one actually

The Noted Aromas Clone of this is pretty good - Especially for the price !!

Actually fk oud wood I’m just gonna buy carved oud by thameen after I finish my bottle

I agree it's not worth the money longevity sucks tom ford ombre leather is better

Try Maison Alhambra "Woody Oud" a fraction of the price and an absolute performance monster

Interesting, so going to the batch code this was reformulated long before the brand was sold to EL.

Where did you buy it? I had a different experience when i tested it the last time some month ago.

I never understood why fragrance houses neuter their creations, especially expensive niche houses. How much money are they actually saving buy watering down their frag? It cant be more than a couple bucks per bottle, which isn't worth their integrity imo.

this is how i feel with coromandel edp

Well it has like 1/2 the price it used to be. I saw it for about 175 £ 100ml the other day

Big Suprise! Tom Ford sells his brand and it’s immediately trashed. No one would ever guess.