Oud Save The Queen Eau de Parfum vs Stellar Bloom Eau de Parfum
Oud Save The Queen EDP
| EDP | Concentration | EDP |
| F | Gender | U |
| 2013 | Year | 2025 |
| ££ | Price Tier | £ |
Stellar Bloom EDP
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Which Should You Buy?
This ain't your average oud, love. Some call it a creamy, seductive enigma; others find it a bit basic or 'grape-y'. Expect beast-mode performance if it clicks with your skin, otherwise, it might just vanish. It's a proper marmite scent - you'll either adore it or completely miss the point.
A budget take on Marc-Antoine Barrois Aldebaran. Stellar Bloom captures the creamy tuberose-and-tonka spine, but the dupe smooths it into a more conventional white floral - the cool, metallic, rubbery abstraction that made Aldebaran so polarising and avant-garde reads softer and tamer here, with shorter staying power.
Scent Profile
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Season and Occasion Fit
Seasons
A cold-weather scent - best worn in autumn and winter.
Occasions
Its potent projection and luxurious, warm spicy-floral profile make it less suitable for the office but perfect for dates and evening events. The 'beast mode' performance reported by many reviewers suggests it would be overpowering in casual or sporty settings.
Seasons
The creamy tuberose blooms across spring and summer, with enough warmth from tonka to carry into autumn.
Occasions
A bold, statement-making floral suited to evenings, dates and dressed-up occasions; a touch loud for the office.
Similarity Breakdown
How alike these two fragrances smell, scored from their full scent profiles.
Both lean warm spicy, sweet, green
Adds mate and paprika, drops bergamot and clove
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