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Yves Saint Laurent · Est. 2011

M7 M7 Oud Absolu

M7 Oud Absolu opens with a sharp citrus brightness that quickly dissolves into something deeper and more resinous.

ConcentrationFragrance
Forunisex
Released2011
Statusenriched
2011 · Fragrance
oud·vet·inc·lab
Rating
8.0
0.9k reviews
Fig. 01

The scent fingerprint

Visualization — constellation
basehearttopcitrusfloralfruitygourmandpowderyamberywoodysmokychyprearomaticgreenaquaticspicy

Weighted by intensity across 10 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
    75
  • Vetiver
    60
  • Incense
    55
  • Labdanum
    55
  • Rosemary
    50

By the editors · 2 min readM7 Oud Absolu opens with a sharp citrus brightness that quickly dissolves into something deeper and more resinous. The bergamot and orange provide only a fleeting introduction before rosemary and oud take command, creating a woody-aromatic foundation that feels both contemporary and rooted in traditional Middle Eastern perfumery. The rosemary here is clean and herbal rather than culinary, cutting through the density of the oud.

As it settles, the composition grows darker and more enveloping. Myrrh and labdanum add incense-like depth, while vetiver and patchouli ground the blend in earthy darkness. The overall effect is smoky, almost austere—less sweet than many Western interpretations of oud.

This is a streamlined, masculine approach to the oud trend of the early 2010s. It works best in cooler weather and suits someone comfortable with perfumes that announce themselves without shouting.

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

Scent twins

Computed via accord overlap