Fusing French heritage and tradition with a touch of modernity, it has been composed using the finest raw materials with a 25 per cent concentration to give it staying power and has a feel of luxury and prestige. Celebrating India’s flora and olfactory riches, expressed through the lens of French fine fragrance, the line has been created with the help of some of the industry’s most legendary perfumers. The fragrance is – unsurprisingly – described as warm and woody with a slight hint of damp rot, while some varieties are smoky and sweet. Opening with the aromatic notes of cypress, Guatemalan cardamom, pink pepper, and cypriol oil, the majestic scent then takes a journey through cedar wood, iris, guaiac and the all-important oud. Saffron notes and pelargonium have been used in its top, agarwood, rose and Atlas cedarwood at the heart and leather notes, incense and guaiac wood in its trailing base layer.

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David Benedek, founder of BDK, working with head perfumer Mathilde Bijaoui has paired the woody and spicy facets of agarwood (oud) – the anchor to this ship – with the more oriental sensuality of Turkish rose. Essentially, Malle operates like an editor, allowing the perfumers licence to explore and compose without any financial or creative limitations. An already heavy hitter reimagined in 2018 as a punchy extrait de parfum interpretation of the original Oud formulation, this is the one for true oud aficionados.

Formulated by Ormonde Jayne founder Linda Pilkington, the standout scent, in our opinion, is Ormonde Elixir, based on the original Ormonde Man with its forests of hemlock and cedar but obviously updated with the animalistic spice of the precious oud ingredient. The oud (agarwood) kicks in properly after an hour or two (although is present from the offset), flanked by patchouli and leatherwood. Unisex, but firmly positioned towards the more masculine side of the Vuitton portfolio, it is a vibrant tribute to the sacred incense ingredient, using it in its top (which is pretty rare) as an uplifting tonic. Instead of taking centre stage and enveloping the wearer in a dark cloak of leathery, earthy spices, it has an ‘easy-to-wear’ and more subtle effect. An independent perfume house launched in 2016, BDK works each of its exceptional fragrances around one particular raw material, giving it “life” by attaching it to an inspiration.

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Byredo’s innovative and emotive approach to fragrance gives this interpretation of oud an unparalleled sense of modernity, despite being inspired by the ancient past. This one, the most masculine in the line-up, explores the aphrodisiac qualities of oud, combining it with intense leather notes, saffron and patchouli. While all of the LV fragrances are genderless, it is the one that speaks loudest to the stereotypes of masculinity. An oud unlike any other; Oud Eclat, turns this mesmerising but often polarising perfumery ingredient on its head. Fusing Eastern opulence with Western refinement, Thameen’s Treasure Collection looks towards the world’s most iconic jewels for its inspiration.Opening with a burst of orange, bergamot, cardamom, green notes and aldehydes, it takes an olfactive journey through rose, pimento, cinnamon, magnolia, orchid, bay leaf and hedione, before finishing on a high of agarwood (oud), ambergris, vetiver, labdanum and musk. An olfactory encounter between East and West, which is a reoccurring theme for oud-infused scents, it would seem, was front and centre when Guerlain’s in-house perfumer, Thierry Wasser, started work on this epic woody, leather-based fragrance. Charismatic, seductive and full of mellow flavour, it is well-balanced and intense, but with a mellow flavour. Geranium essential oil adds a floral twang, as birch and amber in its base deliver a resinous aftertaste.

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It has bite (thanks to the citrus fruits) but dries down to a mellow spin on oud, achieved through the Earl Grey tea facets of the bergamot and cedarwood, which is dry, intensely woody and gives the brambly aspect in the base of the fragrance. The trees are grown throughout South-East Asia, India and Bangladesh and agarwood is said to be the most expensive timber in the world – indeed, one of the most expensive of all natural raw ingredients. A gender-neutral, power ballad of a scent, it blends the luminous and tender facets of rosa damascena essence with the potency of oud from Laos and the resinous, amber-tinged properties of labdanum absolute.

Created by Shadi Samra of the Real Oud Factory, it opens with a spicy head of cardamom, which is given some oomph from sparkling notes of pink pepper and orange. Its lingering base is a traditionally aromatic combo of patchouli, vetiver, musk, leather and natural agarwood (oud).

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Made in France and using natural origin ingredients (87, to be precise), Atelier Cologne’s non-gender-specific take on the majestic oud ingredient is both woody and invigorating. Created by Parfums de Marly’s artistic director, Julien Sprecher, Haltane is a bold, very masculine scent with ageless appeal which has been composed using a pyramid of exceptional materials. A constant bestseller within the range and a softer (more French) take on one of the rarest and oldest essences used in perfumery. The rose, with a fruity character of both lychee and Italian mandarin, is twisted around the dry heat of papyrus and sandalwood, while the intensity of oud is tempered with a spicy blend of cumin and cinnamon. Oud Abramad is part of its La Collection Matieres line, whose highly concentrated fragrances are made from top-quality absolutes of raw materials and inspired by legends.Intense and magnetic, the fragrance journey begins with saffron and uplifting ginger and then seasons the rose with a touch of cumin for spice.