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Yves Saint Laurent · Est. 2011

La Collection M7 Oud Absolu

M7 Oud Absolu opens with a raw, almost medicinal oud that feels more functional than opulent—sharp and slightly astringent, like aged wood in a cedar chest left too long unopened.

ConcentrationFragrance
Formasculine
Released2011
Perfumerunknown
Statusenriched
2011 · Fragrance
oud·pat·ced·inc
Rating
4.3
2.6k reviews
Fig. 01

The scent fingerprint

Visualization — constellation
basehearttopcitrusfloralfruitygourmandpowderyamberywoodysmokychyprearomaticgreenaquaticspicy

Weighted by intensity across 5 accords.

Every perfume in Sillage is represented as a distribution across canonical accord slugs — a lingua franca for scent. Two fragrances with overlapping fingerprints are scent-twins, even if they share no literal note.

  • Oud
    95
  • Patchouli
    75
  • Cedar
    30
  • Incense
    20
  • Leather
    15

By the editors · 2 min readM7 Oud Absolu opens with a raw, almost medicinal oud that feels more functional than opulent—sharp and slightly astringent, like aged wood in a cedar chest left too long unopened. There's none of the sweetness often used to soften oud in Western fragrances; instead, it stands alone, uncompromising and austere.

As it settles, patchouli emerges to add earthy depth, anchoring the composition with a damp, forest-floor quality that prevents the oud from floating away into pure abstraction. The drydown remains linear and unapologetic, never sweetening or warming substantially.

This is oud as statement rather than seduction—direct, masculine, and best suited to someone who wants the note's character without the accompanying amber or rose that often accompany it. A fragrance more interested in materials than mood.

Filed: Yves Saint LaurentSillage · vol. I
Fig. 02

Scent twins

Computed via accord overlap