Oud Palao
| Edp | Concentration | Edp |
| U | Gender | U |
| 2015 | Year | 2006 |
| ££ | Price Tier | ££ |
White Aoud
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Which Should You Buy?
Diptyque's Oud Palao is a brutally polarising, beast-mode oud-rose that you'll either adore for its rich, dirty elegance or recoil from its perceived barnyard skank. This is not for the faint-hearted; a true love-it-or-hate-it scent.
Pierre Montale's medicinal rose-oud composition - the softer, sweeter, more wearable sibling to Black Aoud. Saffron and Damascus rose lift a powdery oud-sandalwood core finished with a warm vanilla-amber glow.
Scent Profile
| Citrus | 0% | 1% |
| Floral | 12% | 19% |
| Fruity | 0% | 0% |
| Green | 2% | 3% |
| Sweet | 26% | 26% |
| Warm | 19% | 26% |
| Woody | 26% | 24% |
| Earthy | 19% | 19% |
| Animalic | 11% | 13% |
| Fresh | 8% | 3% |
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Performance
Season and Occasion Fit
Seasons
A cold-weather scent - best worn in winter and autumn.
Occasions
Given its beast-mode projection and longevity, Oud Palao is too intense for an office setting where it could easily overpower. Its dark, luxurious character and sensual depth makes it an excellent choice for formal events or intimate dates.
Seasons
Fragrantica voters split 100% winter, 93.1% fall - the dense rose-oud-sandalwood composition is firmly cold-weather. The vanilla-amber drydown is warming rather than fresh; summer at 28% is the weakest fit because the powdery oud feels stifling in heat.
Occasions
Night and evening coded at 85.4% of voters - the rose-oud composition is dressed-up. Strongest fit is formal evenings, date nights, and special occasions where the powdery-warm projection is welcome. Office is risky on more than one spray; casual fit is weak.
Similarity Breakdown
Both share Warm Spicy, Oud, Woody accords and Rose, Oud notes
Subtle differences in overall composition
Where to buy
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