Woody Oud | Eau De Parfum 80ml | By Maison Alhambra

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Either way, there's no denying the sultry appeal of a scent that's laced with notes like cedar, amber, bergamot, or sandalwood. Its intoxicating muskiness can be quite potent, and it’s been used for centuries in India, the Middle East, and Southeast Asia. It’s a nice one for everyday wear and great for fragrance layering, too—consider it your woody skin scent. Type: Eau de toilette | Top Notes: Pink pepper, juniper berry, red berries, cardamom, bergamot, grapefruit, fig leaf | Size: 3. The trees are grown throughout South-East Asia, India and Bangladesh and agarwood is said to be the most expensive timber in the world – indeed, one of the most expensive of all natural raw ingredients.

An oud unlike any other; Oud Eclat, turns this mesmerising but often polarising perfumery ingredient on its head. Spraying perfume on your clothes may make the scent last longer, but you might not be able to smell all of it—and first, you'll want to be positive that the fabric won't be stained by it. For example, in the Middle East, people actually sell pure oud bark, which is then burned, and people fragrance themselves through the fumes from the oud smoke and then layer with different fragrances. It was love at first whiff, and after sussing out the notes (first came black tea and fig, then a delicious blend of woody vetiver and cedar), I noticed that a lot of the scents I liked had a recurring theme.You can always go for the classic application on the pulse points for that magical alchemy with your skin and body temperature. Nuit de Feu (Fiery Night), follows suit, conjuring up the scent of incense rising from the dunes and a crackling camp fire under a starlit Middle Eastern sky. I wanted something woody, because not only do I love quite a heavy scent with earthy and musky qualities, but because this fragrance was a surprise, and you usually can't go wrong with gifting men fragrances on the woody side," she says. Elegantly blended, Versace Oud Noir is a good intro to the beauty of agarwood as it is a mellower and less aggressive version of oud that you often find.

Opening with citrus burst of ripe bergamot fruit and ginger (an exhilarating aphrodisiac) the all-natural scent melds with Virginia cedar which has toning properties and Indian oud. To save up on oud costs, you can get inexpensive 6 mil oud fragrances (about the size of a lipstick) that feature a unisex scent. In other parts of the world, it’s been used for millennia, always linked to spiritual ceremonies like the Jinko incense in Japan. Enter Creed’s Royal Princess Oud which mixes a base of woody notes with lighter florals and complex Orientals to offer something less heady but just as unforgettable. As we come to the end of this fragrant journey, let’s wrap up the essence of what we’ve explored together.

A constant bestseller within the range and a softer (more French) take on one of the rarest and oldest essences used in perfumery. While many oud-based fragrances can be overwhelming, this one has a softer side and is therefore as appropriate for day as it is for night.