Note · woody
Oud
2,493 perfumes feature this note.
Le Labo
Santal 33
2011Santal 33 announces itself with the sharp, almost medicinal bite of cardamom and iris before settling into a creamy sandalwood accord that feels both lived-in and polished.
WoodyWarm SpicyIrisPowdery3.8 / 5· 8,141Tom Ford
Noir de Noir
2007Noir de Noir opens with saffron's metallic-sweet bite, almost medicinal before it softens into something darker and more floral.
RosePatchouliMossyVanilla4.3 / 5· 7,481Amouage
Interlude Man
2012Interlude Man opens with a brief flicker of bergamot before plunging into a dense wall of resinous incense and labdanum.
SmokyBalsamicAmberLeather4.2 / 5· 6,944Agent Provocateur
Agent Provocateur
2000The opening is a cool magnolia bloom—clean petals with a slight metallic edge, like white flowers pressed against chrome.
MuskyEarthyAmberWoody3.6 / 5· 6,357Amouage
Jubilation XXV Man
2007Jubilation XXV Man opens with a ceremonial density—frankincense and labdanum meet blackberry's dark sweetness, creating an atmosphere that feels both religious and indulgent.
SmokyAmberBalsamicMossy4.4 / 5· 5,703Amouage
Epic Woman
2009Epic Woman opens with a dry cinnamon that feels resinous rather than sweet, setting an austere, almost ceremonial tone.
SmokyCinnamonAmberPatchouli4.1 / 5· 4,137Yves Saint Laurent
Rive Gauche
1971A metallic gardenia unfolds against birch-darkened woods, catching you off guard with its cool, almost surgical precision.
MossyFloralIrisAldehydic3.9 / 5· 4,114Amouage
Interlude Woman
2012Interlude Woman opens with a brief flash of citrus and ginger before plunging into dense, resinous darkness.
SmokyWoodyAmberMossy4.0 / 5· 3,922Yves Saint Laurent
m7
2002M7 opens with a flash of bergamot and rosemary that feels medicinal rather than fresh, like the air in a cedar-lined apothecary.
EarthyAmberOudAromatic4.4 / 5· 3,491Amouage
Epic Man
2009The opening is a plume of altar smoke—olibanum sharp and resinous, saffron lending a medicinal tang, cardamom and pink pepper crackling at the edges.
SmokyLeatherPatchouliMusky4.2 / 5· 3,194Comme Des Garçons
Wonderwood
2010Wonderwood opens with a crackle of dry spices—nutmeg and cinnamon—over cedar shavings, as if someone struck a match in a lumber yard.
WoodyEarthyCinnamonFresh Spicy4.2 / 5· 3,138Versace
Versace Pour Homme Oud Noir
2013The opening bristles with black pepper and neroli—a spiced citrus clarity that feels almost austere before the resinous heart unfolds.
Fresh SpicyAmberAromaticSoft Spicy4.2 / 5· 3,034Mancera
Aoud Lemon Mint
2016The opening is all brightness and friction: tart lemon collides with black pepper and a wisp of almond sweetness, setting up an unexpected tension.
CitrusOudLeatherMusky4.1 / 5· 2,958Swiss Arabian
Shaghaf Oud
Shaghaf Oud opens with the metallic brightness of saffron, pitched high and medicinal before it softens into the warmer territory of sweet spice.
CaramelVanillaRoseSweet4.1 / 5· 2,945Penhaligon'S
Halfeti
2015Halfeti opens with a jarring contrast: bright citrus sparks colliding with the dusty heat of saffron and cardamom.
RoseLeatherOudCinnamon4.2 / 5· 2,798Parfums De Marly
Layton Exclusif
2017The original Layton's bright apple-lavender opening is darkened here with almond and grapefruit that quickly give way to something muskier and more animalic.
WoodyAmberChocolateVanilla4.3 / 5· 2,687Tiziana Terenzi
Laudano Nero
2014Laudano Nero opens with a resinous jolt—rosemary cut through amber and tobacco leaf, herbal and slightly medicinal, like stepping into an old apothecary where incense has been burning for decades.
SmokyWoodyBalsamicAmber4.1 / 5· 2,660John Varvatos
John Varvatos
2004The opening announces itself with a leathery dryness and a thyme-like herbaceousness—not green or fresh, but dusty and slightly medicinal, like the inside of an old apothecary cabinet.
LeatherAmberAnimalicSmoky4.2 / 5· 2,500Naomi Campbell
Naomi Campbell
1999The opening arrives with unexpected sharpness—star anise cutting through a haze of coconut and soft white florals, bergamot lending brightness without sweetness.
WoodyTuberoseAmberChocolate3.9 / 5· 2,303Amouage
Interlude Black Iris
2020The original Interlude's resinous thunder meets the powdered elegance of orris in this flanker, creating something darker and more introspective.
IrisWoodyPowderyLeather4.2 / 5· 2,233Juicy Couture
Dirty English for Men
2008The opening arrives with cardamom-laced bergamot cutting through a veil of raw cedar—less polished gentleman, more workshop at dawn.
AromaticPowderyAnimalicFresh Spicy4.0 / 5· 2,188Dior
Fahrenheit Absolute
2009Fahrenheit Absolute opens with a resinous haze—myrrh's balsamic sweetness softened by violet's cool, metallic powderiness.
VioletWarm SpicySmokySoft Spicy4.3 / 5· 2,172Tom Ford
Sahara Noir
2013Sahara Noir opens with a blast of raw labdanum—sticky, leathery, almost medicinal in its intensity.
BalsamicOudAmberSmoky4.1 / 5· 2,120Dior
Oud Ispahan
2012Oud Ispahan opens with a warmth that feels immediate and enveloping—labdanum's resinous depth meeting saffron's red-gold threads.
WoodyRoseOudBalsamic4.1 / 5· 2,113Parfums De Marly
Haltane
2021Haltane opens with an herbal clarity—lavender and clary sage lifted by bergamot—that quickly gives way to an unexpected sweetness.
AromaticWarm SpicyFresh SpicyLactonic4.4 / 5· 2,089L'Artisan Parfumeur
Passage d'Enfer
1999Passage d'Enfer opens with white incense, cool and papery, like walking into a stone chapel at dawn.
SmokyAmberWhite FloralBalsamic4.0 / 5· 2,001Calvin Klein
Euphoria Men Intense
2008The original Euphoria Men's spiced warmth gets amplified here with a gingered opening that feels less polite, more saturated.
AmberPatchouliBalsamicFresh Spicy4.1 / 5· 1,883Byredo
Oud Immortel
2010Oud Immortel opens with incense and cardamom — a combination that reads as temple smoke at altitude, resinous and spiced.
SmokyTobaccoPatchouliOud4.0 / 5· 1,818Xerjoff
La Capitale
2018The name suggests a city of consequence, and the composition follows through.
AmberCaramelLeatherFruity4.1 / 5· 1,716Tesori D’Oriente
Byzantium
2016Byzantium earns its name by reaching for an opulence that doesn't quite exist in mainstream fragrance anymore.
AmberVanillaCinnamonHoney3.9 / 5· 1,693Rasasi
Shuhrah Pour Homme
Tomato leaf opens Shuhrah Pour Homme with that peculiar green-metallic sharpness — cold, slightly vegetal — quickly softened by freesia and rose, which together pull the opening toward a fresh aromatic register.
RoseMossyWoodyLeather4.1 / 5· 1,642Juliette Has A Gun
Midnight Oud
2009Saffron, bergamot, and rose in the opening establish a rich spiced-floral character — the roses at two registers, saffron metallic and warm, papyrus adding a dry papery quality.
OudRoseAmberBalsamic3.7 / 5· 1,621Penhaligon'S
The Bewitching Yasmine
2017Cardamom and coffee open with intensity — the cardamom green and aromatic, the coffee roasted and slightly bitter, the pairing immediately spiced and dark.
SmokyOudWhite FloralWarm Spicy4.1 / 5· 1,495Byredo
Accord Oud
2010Accord Oud opens with an unusual fruit-and-spice combination—blackberry syrup spiked with saffron and a dark rum note that feels more molasses than booze.
LeatherPatchouliMuskyFruity4.0 / 5· 1,345Tiziana Terenzi
Orion
2015Orion opens with a sharp tropical sweetness—pineapple and apple given an aquatic edge that keeps the fruit from feeling thick or gourmand.
SweetAromaticFreshFresh Spicy4.1 / 5· 1,333Tiziana Terenzi
Maremma
2013Maremma opens with a deceptive sweetness—bergamot and blackcurrant mingling with heady white florals that feel almost tropical in their lushness.
FloralAmberBalsamicHoney4.0 / 5· 1,330Bath & Body Works
Twilight Woods
2009Twilight Woods opens with a fleeting sweetness—coconut brushed with apricot—that immediately softens into something warmer and less literal.
Vanilla4.1 / 5· 1,317Chopard
Oud Malaki
2012Oud Malaki opens with a surprisingly bright contrast—lavender's herbal clarity set against the tart snap of grapefruit.
LeatherOudAmberLavender4.3 / 5· 1,313Maison Francis Kurkdjian
Oud Silk Mood
2018The name promises opulence, and the opening delivers—Bulgarian rose arrives immediately, full-petaled and slightly metallic, softened by a citrus flicker that fades almost as quickly as it appears.
FloralFresh SpicyHerbalAromatic3.9 / 5· 1,266Parfums De Marly
Pegasus Exclusif
2020The opening carries a soft almond-tinged heliotrope wrapped in warm spices—cardamom and pink pepper that prickle gently rather than bite.
WoodyLavenderVanillaAmber4.3 / 5· 1,259Atelier Cologne
Cédrat Enivrant
2013Cédrat Enivrant opens on lime and bergamot — a sharp, slightly bitter citrus combination that's immediately more present than a typical cologne owing to the parfum concentration.
CitrusAromaticFresh SpicyWoody4.1 / 5· 1,227Mancera
Aoud Café
2013The opening is a fleeting brightness—bergamot and fruit—that dissolves within minutes into roasted coffee and warm amber.
AmberWoodyOudMusky3.7 / 5· 1,187Tiziana Terenzi
Ursa
2015The opening is immediate and tactile: rum-soaked leather warmed by a dusty sprinkle of nutmeg.
LeatherSmokyRumPatchouli4.0 / 5· 1,179Parfums De Marly
Habdan
2013Habdan announces itself with saffron-tinged frankincense, a resinous haze that feels both ceremonial and surprisingly approachable.
SmokyAmberFruityWarm Spicy4.3 / 5· 1,170Amouage
Material
2021Material opens with a deep, earth-dark patchouli that feels almost meditative in its intensity.
PatchouliSmokyVanillaBalsamic3.9 / 5· 1,165Van Cleef & Arpels
Precious Oud
2011Precious Oud opens with a bright, resinous shimmer—pink pepper sparks over bergamot, quickly giving way to a smoky incense backbone that anchors the entire composition.
OudTuberosePatchouliAmber4.1 / 5· 1,156Atelier Cologne
Silver Iris
2013Silver Iris opens with a bright snap of pink pepper and a tart berry brightness that fades quickly into something cooler and more vegetal.
IrisPowderyWoodyEarthy3.9 / 5· 1,145Estée Lauder
Amber Mystique
2013Amber Mystique opens with a bright burst of pink pepper that quickly softens into a warm, resinous embrace.
AmberRoseFruityOud4.1 / 5· 1,010Calvin Klein
Encounter
2012The opening is a soft jolt of cardamom and rum—not boozy so much as spiced and vaguely sweet, like burnt sugar cut with citrus peel.
SweetOudFresh SpicyAromatic3.5 / 5· 1,008Guerlain
Santal Royal Guerlain 2014 Eau de Parfum
2014The first spray reveals an unexpected softness: neroli and jasmine drift above warm spices rather than announcing themselves with typical citrus brightness.
WoodySoft SpicyRoseCinnamon4.0 / 5· 994Swiss Arabian
Shaghaf Oud Abyad
Shaghaf Oud Abyad opens with a brief flash of bergamot before plunging into dense, resinous darkness.
SmokyWoodyBalsamicLeather4.1 / 5· 989Nishane
Nefs
2019The opening is a strange, heady collision—honey thickened with saffron and violet, then sharpened by sage and warmed by fig.
OudAmberWarm SpicySweet4.4 / 5· 970Mugler
Alien Oud Majestueux
2015Alien Oud Majestueux opens with a bolt of saffron—metallic, almost medicinal—cut through with cardamom's green warmth.
AmberWhite FloralWoodyPowdery4.1 / 5· 939Juliette Has A Gun
Another Oud
2015Another Oud opens with a bright jolt of raspberry and bergamot that feels almost confrontational against the weight of oud.
OudAmberCitrusMusky3.6 / 5· 928Yves Saint Laurent
M7 M7 Oud Absolu
2011M7 Oud Absolu opens with a sharp citrus brightness that quickly dissolves into something deeper and more resinous.
OudEarthySmokyBalsamic4.0 / 5· 925L'Artisan Parfumeur
Al Oudh
2009Al-Oudh opens with a distinctive cardamom-dusted orange blossom, the pink pepper adding a glittering sharpness that cuts through the sweetness.
OudLeatherAmberRose3.9 / 5· 925Lubin
Korrigan
2012A dark, folkloric leather anchored by lavender's aromatic bitterness rather than its soapy side.
AromaticSmokyFloralAnimalic4.1 / 5· 882Rasasi
Al Wisam Day
Al Wisam Day is a clean aromatic fougère in the classic tradition.
LavenderMossyAromaticFresh Spicy4.2 / 5· 876Bvlgari
Bvlgari Man Black Orient
2016**Bvlgari Man Black Orient** opens with a jolt of dark rum splashed over freshly cracked cardamom, an intentionally boozy introduction that smells more like a gentleman's smoking jacket than a standard oriental fragrance.
SweetAnimalicRoseAromatic4.5 / 5· 873Dunhill
Icon
2015The opening is a sharp, peppery citrus that's more bitter than bright—petitgrain's green edge cutting through any sweetness, black pepper adding a dry heat.
Soft SpicyFreshCitrusWoody4.0 / 5· 845Dolce & Gabbana
The One Mysterious Night 2018
2018The One Mysterious Night opens with saffron's leathery warmth cut by a flash of grapefruit—an unexpected pairing that feels more spiced citrus than conventional freshness.
AmberRoseOudVanilla4.3 / 5· 841Nishane
Karagoz
2017The opening swings between sweet pineapple and a leathery oud, creating an immediate tension that never quite resolves.
OudPatchouliEarthyAmber3.8 / 5· 834Tiziana Terenzi
Chimaera
2014Chimaera opens with a sharp collision of peppered saffron and raw leather, softened slightly by thyme's herbal bite and a thread of lemon that quickly fades.
LeatherAmberSweetAromatic4.1 / 5· 828Costume National
Soul
2015The opening strikes with bright cardamom heat tempered by pink pepper's rosy bite, a fleeting spice-lit prelude before the fragrance settles into its true character.
AmberAnimalicAromaticBalsamic4.3 / 5· 802Yves Saint Laurent
Y Elixir
2024Y Elixir opens with a burst of bright lavender, aromatic and medicinal in the best sense—clean without being detergent, herbal without being green.
SmokyLavenderOudFresh Spicy3.5 / 5· 788Tom Ford
London
2013London opens with a jolt of spice—black pepper and cumin threading through saffron and cardamom, their heat tempered by a dark coffee note that keeps the opening from feeling purely savory.
SmokyWarm SpicyBalsamicLeather4.0 / 5· 783Estée Lauder
Wood Mystique
2011Wood Mystique opens with a pink pepper bite softened by dewy rose and peony—spice tempered by petals.
WoodyRoseOudLeather4.0 / 5· 749Electimuss
Imperium
2020Imperium opens with bergamot's bright citrus edge quickly overtaken by tuberose—not the creamy, indolic variety, but something sharper and greener, tempered by neroli's bitter-orange coolness.
White FloralWoodyPowderyAromatic4.3 / 5· 745Boadicea The Victorious
Ardent
2012Saffron opens with a metallic, leathery brightness that feels more austere than sweet, threading through jasmine and rose that bloom without turning soapy.
HoneyWoodyOudFloral4.3 / 5· 735Guerlain
Rose Nacree du Desert
2012Rose Nacrée du Désert opens with saffron's metallic gleam cutting through dark, earthy patchouli—a surprising introduction that feels more mineral than floral.
OudPatchouliSmokyRose4.2 / 5· 722Ferrari
Essence Oud
2012The opening surges with rose and saffron, not delicate but forceful, almost metallic in their intensity.
LeatherSmokyRoseBalsamic4.0 / 5· 720Initio
Paragon
2022Lavender opens with unusual depth here, less herbal spa and more purple-gray dusk, sharpened by bergamot that feels more peel than juice.
LavenderWoodyOudWarm Spicy4.0 / 5· 712Miller Harris
Scherzo
2018Scherzo opens with a gentle sweetness that feels less confectionary than its praline note might suggest.
OudFresh SpicyAmberCitrus4.1 / 5· 711Creed
Royal Princess Oud
2015Royal Princess Oud opens with a surprisingly soft bouquet—bergamot brightens violet and rose into something pillowy rather than sharp.
WoodyOudFloralRose4.0 / 5· 711Byredo
Mumbai Noise
2021Mumbai Noise opens with the jolt of dark-roasted coffee, bitter and immediate, like stepping into a crowded café at rush hour.
SweetBalsamicWoodyOud3.4 / 5· 698Gucci
Gucci Oud
2014The opening is jammy and bright—raspberry and pear meet saffron's leathery warmth, sweet but not cloying, tinged with something savory that keeps it from veering into fruit cocktail territory.
OudAmberPatchouliSweet4.0 / 5· 697Xerjoff
Zefiro
2015Zefiro opens bright and fleeting—bergamot dissolves almost instantly into a rush of cinnamon and cardamom, their heat tempered by the coolness of iris.
CinnamonOudCitrusWarm Spicy4.0 / 5· 695Outremer / L'Aromarine
Lavande
2012Outremer's Lavande opens with a bright bergamot flash that quickly gives way to something far more complex than its name suggests.
Soft SpicyBalsamicWoodyOud4.0 / 5· 694Atkinsons
Oud Save The Queen
2013The opening speaks with Victorian authority: bergamot cut through with peppery clove that borders on medicinal, like a pomander ball in a stately library.
CitrusWarm SpicyFloralSweet4.1 / 5· 690Bvlgari
Eau Parfumee au The Noir
2015The opening is bright and fleeting—a whisper of bergamot that fades almost immediately into something darker and more resinous.
OudLeatherTobaccoRose4.2 / 5· 685Floris
Honey Oud
2014The opening declares itself immediately: dark, resinous honey laced with bright bergamot, creating an almost medicinal sweetness that feels both ancient and refined.
HoneyOudWoodyAmber4.2 / 5· 680Tiziana Terenzi
Gold Rose Oudh
2012Gold Rose Oudh opens with a brief flash of bergamot before the heart asserts itself—black pepper crackling over a dark, resinous rose that leans more leather than petal.
WoodyRoseAmberPatchouli3.8 / 5· 647Dolce & Gabbana
Velvet Desert Oud
2013Velvet Desert Oud opens with a saffron-tinged brightness that quickly darkens into resinous territory.
OudWoodySmokyPowdery4.4 / 5· 646Valentino
Valentina Oud Assoluto
2013Valentina Oud Assoluto opens with cardamom's green warmth cutting through orange blossom, a spiced floral introduction that quickly gives way to the perfume's leathery heart.
OudLeatherRoseVanilla3.9 / 5· 607Dsquared2
Potion Royal Black
2013The opening arrives ceremonial and resinous, frankincense billowing through citrus brightness like church smoke caught in morning light.
SmokyLeatherSoft SpicyOud4.2 / 5· 597Jovan
Ambergris Oil
1998Jovan's Ambergris Oil opens with a saline, almost medicinal sweetness that suggests the marine origins of its namesake material.
WoodyMuskyOudSoft Spicy3.9 / 5· 577Swiss Arabian
Shaghaf Oud Aswad
2018Shaghaf Oud Aswad opens with saffron's metallic warmth and thyme's herbal bite, tempered by rose petals that feel plush rather than sweet.
LeatherWoodyAmberFloral4.0 / 5· 562Banana Republic
Wildbloom
2011Wildbloom opens with a bright collision of grapefruit and pear that feels less fruity than translucent—a sheer, dewy sweetness that dissipates quickly.
SweetFruityCitrusPowdery3.5 / 5· 557Perris Monte Carlo
Oud Imperial
2012Oud Imperial opens with a brief flourish of jasmine that quickly yields to a resinous heart of incense and saffron, the spice adding a leathery, almost medicinal edge to the smoke.
SmokyWoodyPatchouliEarthy4.1 / 5· 554Mancera
Sand Aoud
2011Sand Aoud opens with a dusty sweetness — black currant softened by saffron's golden warmth, like sun-bleached wood and dried fruit found in a spice merchant's stall.
OudSmokyWarm SpicyFruity4.0 / 5· 552Clive Christian
C for Men
2010C for Men opens with a saffron-dominated citrus — warm, slightly metallic, with lemon providing brightness and thyme adding an herbal edge that gives the opening a certain seriousness.
AmberLeatherSmokySweet4.3 / 5· 540Yves Saint Laurent
M7 Fresh
2004M7 Fresh arrived as a lighter answer to the polarizing original M7, retaining the unusual oud-in-the-heart structure while opening it up for a broader audience.
OudMuskyCitrusEarthy4.3 / 5· 537Guerlain
Habit Rouge Guerlain 2003 Eau de Parfum
2003Habit Rouge's 2003 EDP deepens the 1965 original's citrus-oriental structure with a heavier base: leather and oud join vanilla and patchouli, giving the familiar citrus opening a darker foundation to land on.
VanillaLeatherOudCitrus4.0 / 5· 536Versace
Versace Pour Femme Oud Oriental
2014Saffron, freesia, and rose open Oud Oriental with an unusual balance — saffron's warm metallic spice, freesia's clean white-floral brightness, and rose's familiar warmth together create an opening that's simultaneously spiced and airy.
OudFloralVioletSoft Spicy4.0 / 5· 527Penhaligon'S
Halfeti Leather
2020Halfeti Leather takes its name from a small Turkish village on the Euphrates where near-black roses bloom, and the fragrance leans into that mythology.
LeatherCinnamonLavenderOud4.2 / 5· 526Oriflame
Midnight Pearl
2010Midnight Pearl opens with a crisp pear sweetness softened by orange blossom's waxy whiteness and freesia's soapy transparency.
White FloralFreshWarm SpicySweet3.6 / 5· 524Mancera
Black to Black
2015The opening arrives with a saffron-streaked brightness, bergamot lending citrus clarity before the spice settles into something warmer and faintly metallic.
WoodyMuskyAmberCitrus4.0 / 5· 523Editions de Parfums Frédéric Malle
The Moon
2019The fourth Middle Eastern-themed release in the Frédéric Malle Desert Gems series, The Moon by Julien Rasquinet operates in the register of nocturnal excess.
SmokyCherryOudAmber4.2 / 5· 517O Boticário
Malbec Gold
2016Named after the dark Argentine grape, Malbec Gold from O Boticário deepens the house's popular Malbec line with an oud-and-resin-heavy oriental statement.
AmberOudLeatherPatchouli4.0 / 5· 516Dark Tales
Dame Gothel
2015Dame Gothel names itself after the witch of the Rapunzel story, and the fragrance leans into that archetype.
VanillaLactonicOudHoney3.8 / 5· 508Asdaaf
Ameerat Al Arab
2022Ameerat Al Arab opens with a single bright brushstroke of bergamot before the composition settles into its true character: a smooth arrangement of white musk that feels almost translucent.
MuskyWhite FloralWoodyFresh4.2 / 5· 506Rasasi
Faqat Lil Rijal
The name translates as "For Men Only," and the fragrance delivers on its brief without ambiguity.
OudLeatherWoodyMusky4.2 / 5· 505Mauboussin
Mauboussin Elixir Pour Elle
2015Elixir Pour Elle follows a reliable arc — bright fruity-spice opener, classic trifecta floral heart, richly gourmand base — but executes each phase with more precision than the typical accessible-luxury formula allows.
VanillaCaramelFloralRose4.1 / 5· 503Akro
Night
2018Night by Akro is a three-ingredient argument: Bulgarian rose, cumin and saffron, oud.
OudRoseFresh SpicyAnimalic3.1 / 5· 500Lancôme
La Vie Est Belle l'Extrait
2023Frankincense dominates the opening — smoky, resinous, cut by bergamot for brightness and softened by red fruits' berry sweetness.
OudIrisRoseAmber3.7 / 5· 499Comme Des Garçons
Daphne
2009A collaboration with style icon Daphne Guinness, and it reads accordingly: theatrical, intensely personal, and far more daring than anything commercially motivated.
TuberoseWarm SpicyWhite FloralWoody4.3 / 5· 498Fendi
Fan di Fendi Pour Homme Assoluto
2014Pink pepper opens cleanly, its dry-spice prickle announcing the composition before yielding to the heart.
OudPatchouliAromaticSoft Spicy4.4 / 5· 497Miller Harris
La Fumee
2011Incense opens with a direct, resinous declaration — lavender alongside it providing the only aromatic gentleness before the composition dives deep.
WoodySmokyOudAromatic4.3 / 5· 497Armaf
Shades Wood
Rose, geranium, and citrus open with a dry floral-herbal freshness — the geranium medicinal and green, rose providing warmth, citrus adding lift before the transition to the heart makes its intentions clear.
OudFresh SpicyAromaticPowdery3.9 / 5· 492Mancera
Black Intensitive Aoud
2008Black Intensitive Aoud opens with a pairing that gives away its ambition: sun-warmed peach skin and clove, which together read as sweet-spiced fruit rather than something either purely fruity or purely oriental.
OudWoodyRoseFresh Spicy3.8 / 5· 491Abdul Samad Al Qurashi / عبدالصمد القرشي
Safari Extreme
A thunderous opulence from one of the Gulf's most revered houses, Safari Extreme throws open a rose garden in full bloom: Bulgarian rose and jasmine at the core, ringed by tuberose, ylang-ylang, and violet, all lifted on saffron and raspberry-tinged bergamot before landing on a cathedral of dark oud, creamy sandalwood, leather, and clove.
RoseOudFloralWoody4.5 / 5· 487Mancera
Aoud Black Candy
2012Dark confectionery meets the oud tradition in one of Mancera's most playful and confrontational dualities.
OudAmberRoseSweet3.9 / 5· 487Fragrance Du Bois
Oud Orange Intense
2013Fragrance Du Bois builds their compositions around sustainably harvested wood oils, and Oud Orange Intense delivers exactly what its name proposes.
OudVanillaSweetCoconut4.2 / 5· 484Widian
Liwa
2017Liwa — named for the vast oasis at the edge of Abu Dhabi's Empty Quarter — is one of Widian's most architecturally complex compositions.
SmokyOudWoodyRose4.0 / 5· 484Montale
Nepal Aoud
2014Nepal Aoud opens with Pierre Montale's signature materials — Nepalese agarwood alongside saffron and nutmeg, the spices amplifying the wood's natural warmth and depth.
OudRoseFresh SpicyAnimalic4.0 / 5· 482Acqua Di Parma
Oud & Spice
2021Acqua di Parma grounds Oud & Spice in the Laotian forest — the agarwood used here comes from Aquilaria trees in Laos, and the composition is built to honor that provenance.
OudSweetSoft SpicyWoody3.9 / 5· 478Dior
Oud Rosewood
2020François Demachy weaves Oud Rosewood around a central pairing: the dark, resinous depth of agarwood against the lighter, fruitier character of palisander rosewood — a jacquard, as Dior's own description has it.
OudSweetAnimalicWarm Spicy4.1 / 5· 477Goldfield Banks Australia
Wood Infusion
2016Goldfield & Banks' debut positions the Australian house's identity from the outset: a dry, resinous, uncompromisingly woody structure that reads simultaneously modern and ancient.
Fresh SpicyOudAmberPatchouli3.6 / 5· 477Memo Paris
Luxor Oud
2012Luxor Oud opens with orange, mandarin, and raspberry — a bright, juicy citrus-fruit accord that reads distinctly Mediterranean before the composition's deeper character emerges.
OudRoseBalsamicCitrus4.0 / 5· 473Montale
Deep Roses
2009Deep Roses earns its name through paradox: the rose here is both exposed and buried, rising through Montale's characteristic oud accord like a hothouse flower pushing through dark soil.
RoseOudMuskyFloral3.9 / 5· 472