Archive Agarwood (Oud)
Base note · Woody
Agarwood (Oud).
Dense, resinous wood with a smoky, slightly medicinal depth.
Our read on the material, not a measurement.
What it smells like.
Oud is resinous wood at full strength: dark, dense, smoky, with a sharp medicinal edge at the top and a warm leathery depth underneath. It is the most polarising material in perfumery and the one people either love immediately or want nothing to do with.
It is a foundation, not an accent. Rose over oud is one of the great pairings and it is worth building a blend around. Understand what you are committing to, though: oud is long-lasting and unmistakable, it fills a room, and in a small office it will make the decision for everyone else too. Sample before you commit to a full bottle.
Oud forms when an agarwood tree responds to infection by soaking its heartwood in dark, fragrant resin. Only a fraction of wild trees ever produce it, which made the resinous wood more valuable by weight than almost any other natural material, and it is why nearly all modern oud notes, ours included, are recreations of the real thing.
Further reading: Agarwood, Wikipedia
In a blend.
The heaviest note here. Oud gives a blend serious weight and will define it. If you want something easy to wear to work, this is not it.
Woody. Warm, grounded scents built around woods, resins and depth. Shop the woody scents.
Pairs beautifully with.
The 4 scents built with it.
Questions about agarwood (oud).
What does agarwood (oud) smell like?
Dense, resinous wood with a smoky, slightly medicinal depth. Oud is resinous wood at full strength: dark, dense, smoky, with a sharp medicinal edge at the top and a warm leathery depth underneath. It is the most polarising material in perfumery and the one people either love immediately or want nothing to do with.
Is agarwood (oud) a top, heart or base note?
It is a base note, so it appears last and stays longest. The heaviest note here. Oud gives a blend serious weight and will define it. If you want something easy to wear to work, this is not it.
What does agarwood (oud) pair well with?
The studio would start with bulgarian rose, sandlewood, saffron and patchouli. It is a foundation, not an accent. Rose over oud is one of the great pairings and it is worth building a blend around. Understand what you are committing to, though: oud is long-lasting and unmistakable, it fills a room, and in a small office it will make the decision for everyone else too. Sample before you commit to a full bottle.
What fragrance family is agarwood (oud) in?
Woody. Warm, grounded scents built around woods, resins and depth.
Which Next Fragrance scents contain agarwood (oud)?
4, including Next Gold - Eau De Parfum, Next Gold - Perfume Oil and Next Dune - Essential Oil. Every note listed on a product page is the real pyramid for that fragrance.
Can I use agarwood (oud) in a custom blend?
Yes. It is one of the 42 notes you can choose at the Bench, where you build across the three tiers and we blend it by hand in Adelaide.
Blend with agarwood (oud).
Pick it at the bench, choose up to four notes per tier, and we blend it by hand in Adelaide.
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