Actions Count
| Edp | Concentration | Edp |
| U | Gender | U |
| - | Year | 2013 |
| £ | Price Tier | ££££ |
Oud Cashmere Mood
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Which Should You Buy?
A budget-friendly Perfume Parlour interpretation of Xerjoff's More Than Words (2012), Actions Count leans into the original's smoky resinous opening of olibanum and labdanum, a warm ambergris heart, and an oud-amber drydown for wearers who want the niche-luxury mood at a fraction of the price.
The richest of MFK's 2013 Oud Mood trio: Laotian oud cocooned in Moroccan labdanum, Laotian benzoin and vanilla. Animalic, smoky and softly sweet - a warm-stole composition rather than a medicinal-oud blast.
Scent Profile
| Citrus | 1% | 0% |
| Floral | 5% | 7% |
| Fruity | 0% | 0% |
| Green | 0% | 0% |
| Sweet | 23% | 26% |
| Warm | 22% | 39% |
| Woody | 20% | 24% |
| Earthy | 17% | 16% |
| Animalic | 31% | 20% |
| Fresh | 6% | 1% |
Mood
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Performance
Season and Occasion Fit
Seasons
Smoky olibanum, labdanum, ambergris and a deep oud-amber base land squarely in cold-weather territory; winter is the strongest fit with fall close behind. The resinous density and warmth would feel oppressive in summer heat.
Occasions
An evening-coded oriental with a niche-luxury backbone reads best for date nights and formal dinners where presence is welcome. Office and casual wear are weaker fits because the smoke and oud are too assertive for daytime contexts; sport wear is a non-starter.
Seasons
Dense oud-labdanum-benzoin-vanilla with a smoky resinous core sits firmly in cold weather; community votes weight winter heavily with fall close behind. Summer is too hot for the density and the animalic facet amplifies in heat.
Occasions
An opulent evening oud cocoon reads strongest for date, formal and statement contexts. Office wear is plausible at conservative dosage given MFK's polish but the smoky resinous depth crowds daytime professional environments. Sport is a non-starter.
Similarity Breakdown
Both share Amber, Oud, Warm Spicy accords and Labdanum, Benzoin notes
Subtle differences in overall composition
Where to buy
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