This Intense Perfume Note Is Sure to Turn Heads—If You're Into That
If bold, sensual fragrances are your bread and butter, it's high time you reached for a fragrance containing oud. In the Middle East, oud is also known as "black gold," and for good reason—it's an absolutely magnetic scent.
Oud is made from agarwood, which is the dark and resinous heartwood of aquaria trees when they're infected with a certain type of mold. Intrigued yet? So are many perfumers, as the ingredient has cropped up in fragrance houses such as Dior, Tom Ford, Kilian, and more.
What Kind of Scent Is Oud?
Oud is an incredibly luxurious scent that fits into the woody fragrance family. It's sweet and woodsy, but it also has spicy and leathery notes. It has tons of complexity, making it perfect for fragrances. An oud fragrance is right for you if you typically like woodsy, warm scents. Below, find our favorite oud-forward fragrances.
Key notes: saffron, camphor, white galbanum, Indonesian oud, bulgar rose, lavender absolute, civet, Cetalox, papyrus
Oud is the star of the show in this fragrance, but it's supplemented by unexpected notes like saffron and papyrus. The overall effect is warm and inviting.
Key notes: bergamot, raspberry, rose, cinnamon, pink pepper, cloves, agarwood oil, patchouli, cisto labdanum
Oud gets a spicy treatment in this fragrance, which is filled with cinnamon, pink pepper, and cloves to give it a kick. Bergamot adds some brightness while raspberry mellows it all out with a hint of sweetness.
Key notes: bergamot, mandarin, water accord, grapefruit, rose, geranium, water lily, gardenia, agarwood, cardamom, sandalwood, guaiac wood, amber, pink pepper, vanilla, coffee, musk
There are so many competing notes in this perfume that at first, it seems like they wouldn't all work together. The finished product, however, is intense, unique, and mysterious—guaranteed it'll get a heap of compliments.
Key notes: bergamot, thyme, rosemary, hyssop, geranium, ylang-ylang, cedar, patchouli, cyste, olibanum, leather, agarwood smoke, sandalwood
Chantecaille normally sticks to skincare and makeup, but one whiff of this will make you wish the brand did more fragrances. It's woody and spicy with just the right amount of brightness.
Other Woody Perfumes We Love
This article was originally published at an earlier date and has since been updated.
Prior to her time atBest Knockoff Luxury Clothing , Katie Berohn worked as the beauty assistant for Good Housekeeping, Woman's Day, and Prevention magazines, all part of the Hearst Lifestyle Group. She graduated from the University of Colorado, Boulder, with a major in journalism and minor in technology, arts, and media, and earned her master's degree at NYU's graduate program for magazine journalism. In addition, Katie has held editorial internships at Denver Life magazine, Yoga Journal, and Cosmopolitan; a digital editorial internship at New York magazine's The Cut; a social good fellowship at Mashable; and a freelance role at HelloGiggles.
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