Initio · 2024

Oud for Greatness Neo

VersionEau de Parfum

Initio says

You’ll smell oud, bergamot, Lavender Orpur®, saffron, Fir Balsam and musk.

The house’s page

Top notesthe first minutes

Heartthe first hours

Dry-downhours later

Oud for Greatness Neo’s scent picture, a draft: oud, bergamot, lavender, saffron, musk, patchouli drawn so far; dashed outlines where nothing is drawn yet

Top notesthe first minutes

Oud for Greatness Neo, top notes: Bergamot, Lavender, Fir balsam, Sweet orange

Heartthe first hours

Oud for Greatness Neo, heart: Musk, clove

Dry-downhours later

Oud for Greatness Neo, dry-down: Oud, saffron, Patchouli, Oakmoss, Iso E Super, Coumarin, Vanillin

On the label

What’s inside it

23 scent ingredients on the label, familiar names first.

4 citrus7 herbs & lavender3 florals2 woods2 sweet3 spices1 musks1 earth & moss

Citrus4

Bergamot oilLimoneneBitter orange oilCitral

Herbs & lavender7

Bay laurel leaf oilLavender oilSclareolCamphorLinalyl acetateLinaloolTerpineol

Florals3

Geranyl acetateGeraniolCitronellol

Woods2

Patchouli oilIso E Super (pencil shavings)

Sweet2

Vanillin (vanilla)Coumarin (tonka)

Spices3

Clove bud oilEugenolIsoeugenol

Musks1

Galaxolide (clean linen)

Earth & moss1

Oakmoss absolute

Not in Ingredients yet6

Pinene, not in Ingredients yetBetacaryophyllene, not in Ingredients yetTerpinolene, not in Ingredients yetBenzoic acid, not in Ingredients yetAlpha-terpinene, not in Ingredients yetEugenyl acetate, not in Ingredients yet

Not for the smell3

AlcoholWaterBenzyl benzoate

Named by Initio, never on a label

OudSaffronFir BalsamMusk, not in Ingredients yet

The label, as printed on the house’s page

Wearers say

How far it carries

Perfumers call it sillage.

Close to the skin

An arm’s length

Across a room

Not researched yet. We gather wearers’ reports for the most popular perfumes first.

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Counted from the printed lists: 23 scent ingredients on this label. A shared name, not a shared smell.