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| Edp | Concentration | Edp |
| U | Gender | U |
| 2020 | Year | 2017 |
| ££££ | Price Tier | ££££ |
Les Absolus d'Orient Oud Essentiel
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Which Should You Buy?
A polished, well-built rose-oud from Lutens' Gratte-Ciel range - saffron, rose, agarwood, and a leather-and-patchouli base. Competent rather than visionary, but a clean entry point into the rose-oud canon.
Thierry Wasser's resin-saffron-leather oud for Les Absolus d'Orient - Western-tailored Arabian oud done right, with bone-dry agarwood, smoky olibanum and a leather-rose backbone. The polished niche oud Western buyers reach for.
Scent Profile
| Citrus | 20% | 2% |
| Floral | 65% | 18% |
| Fruity | 10% | 0% |
| Green | 5% | 3% |
| Sweet | 30% | 7% |
| Warm | 65% | 27% |
| Woody | 85% | 27% |
| Earthy | 55% | 20% |
| Animalic | 30% | 24% |
| Fresh | 20% | 5% |
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Performance
Season and Occasion Fit
Seasons
Rose-oud and patchouli body reads warmest in autumn and winter; saffron edge keeps the spring shoulder workable. Too heavy for summer day-wear.
Occasions
Polished oud-rose with leather suits date and formal evenings best; cool-weather casual works; not for sport, and the oud signature is too distinctive for warm-weather office.
Seasons
Fragrantica voters split 100% winter, 88.9% fall - the resinous oud-leather-incense composition is firmly cold-weather. Summer at 18.3% is the weakest fit because the smoky depth feels oppressive in heat.
Occasions
Night-coded at 90.1% of voters - the leather-incense-oud profile is firmly evening wear. Formal occasions and date nights where statement projection is welcome are the natural setting; office is risky on more than a single light spray; casual is weaker fit.
Similarity Breakdown
Both share Oud, Leather, Warm Spicy accords and Saffron, Oud notes
Subtle differences in overall composition
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