Oud wood: a rare and ancient treasure

Today, designers use it to bring warmth and depth to niche perfumes. Its scent is very complex, even captivating, blending warm, sensual, and animalistic woody notes. Some of these nuances can be musky and very oriental, or diffuse notes of incense and pepper. In recent years, it has become very fashionable in the West.  Niche perfumers add a few drops to give their fragrances staying power. It is considered by the profession to be the pinnacle. 

When using it, it is very important to use it sparingly to create that balanced trail that will make you the most sensual being.

It is also known as aloeswood, derived from the tree called AQUILARIA, which grows in the mystical forests of Asia and is recognizable by its smooth trunk with light bark, marbled with brown, orange, yellow, and green patterns.

In a particular climate, when these trees are damaged, they produce a chemical reaction that, to our great delight, creates a fragrant resin that is cultivated for its unique aromatic properties. 

The different varieties of Oud-based perfumes

There are different types of perfumed OUD, each with its own distinctive notes and deep aromatic properties:

-  MALAYSIAN OUD, with notes of sandalwood, honey, and musk. It is considered one of the best and most expensive. 

- Indonesian Oud, very sweet and fruitier, with delicate notes of apple and pear. 

- Cambodian Oud is smokier and woodier, with notes of tobacco and leather.

Traditionally, these perfumes should be worn on the skin. Place a fragrant cloud on the inside of your wrist and discover the olfactory shock of dark wood mixed with animalistic warmth. This scent carries the spirit away and does not let go easily, rising to the head like opium.

The intensity of its presence will create unlikely bonds in your life, and you must wear it at least once in your lifetime.

PARIS PARFUMS has brought together the best OUD fragrances, from the most intense to the most delicate, for first-time buyers.

Browse and discover this sensory world:

- ADHARA OUD: Adhara Oud by CHERIGAN is a woody amber fragrance for men and women. Also available in a 15 ml size, Le Touch... A scented bottle to be applied delicately to the skin to bring the scent to life with its applicator cap.

- AMBER OUD: by NICOLAÏ, a woody oriental fragrance enriched with lavender, Oud, labdanum, and patchouli.

- STAR OUD: Star Oud by MONTBLANC is an eau de parfum that embodies the power and depth of oud wood, enhanced by amber and woody accords.

- DURO: The DURO perfume extract by NASOMATO is a quintessential masculine fragrance. It combines wood and leather with a spicy top note and a base note of white musk. 

- INCENSE OUD: Incense Oud by NICOLAÏ is a fragrance for women and men from the French perfume house Nicolai Parfumeur Créateur. The fragrance is a fascinating combination of incense and oud, creating a mysterious and deep atmosphere.

- OUD BAIE ROSE: Oud Baie Rose by LA CLOSERIE DES PARFUMS is a vibrant and sophisticated fragrance that combines the power of oud with the spicy and floral energy of pink pepper.

- OUD BLANC: from VAN CLEEF Jewelers. Oud wood in a more transparent and crystalline version... An oud accord enveloped in a composition combining white musks, tender rose, and a creamy base of vanilla and incense.

- OUD CANNELLE: from La CLOSERIE DES PARFUMS is ideal for lovers of oriental and spicy fragrances who are looking for a powerful yet refined scent.

- OUD CARDAMOME: from La Maison La CLOSERIE DES PARFUMS is a fragrance that combines the spicy freshness of cardamom with the woody and sensual depth of Oud, creating a perfume with intense and captivating contrasts.

- OUD DE CARTHAGE: from Joallier BOUCHERON, this is the magnificence of Oud, powerfully oriental thanks to the strength of the resins, captivating thanks to its gustatory notes, and imposing with its woody trail.

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