Oud Perfume

Oud, also spelled oudh, is the resin formed inside agarwood trees when they respond to infection. It is one of the most expensive raw materials in the world, and it smells like nothing else: woody and resinous at the base, smoky and leathery through the middle, with a warm animalic depth that most people either love immediately or need a few wears to understand.

Because real agarwood is so costly, most oud fragrances at any accessible price point use a carefully built oud accord rather than pure oud oil. That is normal and it is not a compromise. A well constructed accord holds its shape over ten hours where a poorly used natural oil can turn flat.

These three get used interchangeably in India and they are not the same. Attar is the traditional oil-based perfume, applied in small quantities and worn close to the skin. Arabic perfume usually describes the Middle Eastern style, oud and rose and amber, in a spray format. An oud perfume is any composition where oud is the defining note, in whatever format.

Eze's oud fragrances are eau de parfum, which means alcohol-based spray rather than oil. They carry the attar tradition's structure, oud with rose, saffron, amber and sandalwood, in a format built for daily wear.

Better than almost anything else. Oud is a heavy base material, so heat opens it up rather than evaporating it away, and humidity holds it against the skin. Two sprays is enough in summer. Three in winter. Apply to covered skin, because oud projects further than people expect.