By Kilian Love, Don't Be Shy Rose & Oud Special Blend 2022 - LAST CALL 8 ML

Each year, Kilian Paris revisits one of its most popular and iconic perfumes, Love, don't be shy, to draw a new dimension to its complex perfume personality towards the richness of Oud. The gourmand and floral Love, don't be shy perfume receives a new limited-edition interpretation with Love, Don't Be Shy ROSE & Oud 'Special Blend 2022', highlighting the incredibly rich and diverse facets of Oud oil.  with the use of real (not synthetic) quality oud, this special blend is truly animalic and for lovers of oud. it has all the stinky oud qualities upon first spray that transform as it dries down.

Love by Kilian Rose and Oud Special Blend 2022 by By Kilian is a unisex Floral Woody Musk fragrance launched in 2022. The nose behind this fragrance is Calice Becker.

Perfume notes: Oud accord, Rose Essence, and Neroli Essence are added to the original Love Don't Be Shy notes.

REVIEWS

Fragrantica - "Love's Special Blend is easily misunderstood, outspoken; yet gratifying. An eccentric personality like this is very much acquired taste. There is a raw, animalic opening compared to the essence of a barn or barnyard. This is due to the use of real oud, but understanding its nature can make this admissible. Synthetic or westernized ouds are often immediately likeable and skips the harsh stages. It's the ugly duckling of perfumery, but evolves beautifully when intermixed with specific notes. In this case, the vanilla, rose and white floral accord compliment the dark and murky oud. How is this different from the original blend? It is simply Love Don't Be Shy surrounded by a dense cloud of oud that eventually settles. Through the darkness the Love Don't Be Shy you know and love is still there, but bitter sweet. This is where perfume becomes art and the appreciation is found in the innovation and inspiration."

Fragrantica - "This is a full fragrance, with genuine oriental ingredients and facets. Nothing generic or boring here....With Love Rose & Oud you get genuine oud smothering the original DNA, allowing it to peak out now and then. Ultimately I get a marshmallow/grape soda/mulch/cigarette/sugary cereal/pastel chalk vibe. Very strong and bold. One or two sprays tops. I wear this specifically with a white button down shirt that has a slight pastel-colored check pattern. You're smoking some kind of fruity thing while you do some art with pastel chalk next to a mulch bed that is full of brand new mulch. Of course it's confusing, that's why I love it. In these times of mass market boredom, this fragrance wakes me up and also shows everyone around me that I will wear whatever fragrance I feel like wearing. I wear whatever I enjoy, I am not seeking compliments from anyone."

Fragrantica - "This fragrance is excellent, very well crafted and original, I have nothing else like this in my collection. I tested it a while ago and I knew I had to get my hands on a bottle ! Just don't be mistaken, the very well achieved oud accord here is strong and dirty, but slowly sweetened by the rose and Neroli essence that's present in the original Love (which I also own).  This fragrance lasts for hours on end on my skin, and evolves quite a bit throughout the first 2 hours of wear, so I do not get bored of it! At first I get mainly a blast of dirty oud, that quickly settles and begins mixing with the sweetness of the rose and the neroli; as time passes, the mix finds a beautiful balance that lasts for 8+ hours on me; projection subsides after the 4 hour mark.  Calice Becker has done an amazing job with this release, I'm so happy that it's joined in my collection!  I dare to say that this is for the oud lovers only (otherwise you might dislike it)" 

Fragrantica - "I enjoyed this perfume a lot. It's mostly rose and oud, and it's quite similar to other popular rose and oud combos, like the MFK Satin Mood. I agree that this perfume feels slightly "dirty" and animalic, due to the nature of oud being used. Due to that particular indolic, animalic oud, the perfume comes out as a little overpowering to some reviewers.... The base of this perfume is beautiful, however. It's a delicate Eastern sugary base with some smoky undertones. The projection is incredibly strong for me too."