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oud, saffron, rose.
  • oud, saffron, rose.
oud, saffron, rose.

Eau de parfum 50 ml

oud, saffron, rose.

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This hot night you ascend the stairs before the palace of oud. Top flight, as you so proudly parade your saffron gown, the sudden urge to pull on a loose thread enters your mind. Has the unruly rose gone straight to your head? Pull it! And let reality's sheer fabric unravel. There is simply nowhere to hide. And why would you?
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oud, saffron, rose

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oud

A handful of perfumery materials possess the gravitas to stand entirely on their own. Agarwood — known as oud (from the Arabic word simply meaning “wood”) — is one such treasure. This prized oil has travelled through the centuries and across continents, worn by nobility — sultans and maharajas alike.

Oud falls within the wood family but has this marvelous, ambery depth, with just a hint of smokiness and animalic qualities that develop into a sweet benzoin. This very depth makes oud not only interesting in and of itself, but also a remarkable fixative for fleeting notes.

• Woody
• Amber
• Sweet

saffron

Upon blind smelling saffron, most wouldn’t immediately think in terms of spice. Saffron lacks the peakedness and aromatic freshness of other spices (cinnamon, sage, or rosemary, for example). Instead, saffron brings with it a soft, velvety suede.

Since saffron is made from the stigmas of the saffron crocus and not from a herb, it has a floral nuance as well. Those stigmas are picked by hand, one at a time. To yield just one kilogram, harvesters must pick upwards of two hundred thousand saffron crocuses. Needless to say, dried saffron is expensive. And it smells of money as well.

• Floral
• Suede
• Spicy

rose

Early morning hours, when petals quiver under the weight of dewdrops, that is when to smell the roses. In nature, the rose fragrance presents itself with a light freshness, as opposed to steam-distilled oil, which is quite intense.

Imagine all those emblematic molecules captured and forced in a single vial: beta damascenone (rose with boozy plum), geraniol (freshly printed books), linalool (waxy citrus), farnesol (linden blossom into sweet anise), myrcene (forest floor), and finally, rose oxide (bitter greenery) which ties everything together. One must simply resist the megadose.

The rose oil we use is Bulgarian, widely considered the finest there is. Fresh and green, but has this dirty little twist to it — making it the perfect companion to the mild-mannered oud.

• Floral
• Green
• Herbal citrus