The plate: agarwood / oud
Agarwood / oud

Ingredients · Woods · Made in a lab

Oud accord

Real oud oil is scarce and very expensive; most 'oud' is a smoky, leathery woody accord.

What it is
A classic blend perfumers build from several materials.
How perfumers build it
Cypriol, not in Ingredients yetNorlimbanolIsobutyl quinolineCastoreum, not in Ingredients yetPatchouli, not in Ingredients yetGuaiacwood oil, not in Ingredients yet
Known in
M7 (Yves Saint Laurent, 2002)
Worth knowing
Oud forms only when agarwood trees are infected by mold and flood their wood with dark, fragrant resin.

Named by the house in 2 of the 502 perfumes read so far