White Aoud Eau de Parfum vs Ispahan Eau de Parfum

White Aoud

Edp	Concentration	Edp
U	Gender	U
2006	Year	-
££	Price Tier	£

Ispahan

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White Aoud

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Ispahan

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Which Should You Buy?

Our Verdict - White Aoud

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.

Acquired

Our Verdict - Ispahan

The Fragrance World UK's £4.95/30ml interpretation of Dior Oud Ispahan (2012) - the pyramid maps the original's rose opening, oud heart, and labdanum dry-down. Liverpool dupe-house pricing on a recognisable smell-alike for casual rotation.

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Scent Profile

Citrus	1%	1%
Floral	19%	26%
Fruity	0%	0%
Green	3%	1%
Sweet	26%	22%
Warm	26%	23%
Woody	24%	23%
Earthy	19%	19%
Animalic	13%	16%
Fresh	3%	2%

Mood

Mood Energising

Calming

Character Playful

Serious

Sentiment Uplifting

Brooding

White Aoud EdP

Ispahan EdP

Notes

Shared Notes

Rose 41% vs 57%

Saffron 34% vs 42%

Only in White Aoud

Cardamom 24%

Shared Notes

Oud 33% vs 44%

Only in White Aoud

Mysore Sandalwood 25% Jasmine 22% Patchouli 20%

Only in Ispahan

Rose 30% Sandalwood 26%

Shared Notes

Amber 31% vs 22%

Labdanum 18% vs 35%

Only in White Aoud

Vanilla 30% Vetiver 20%

Only in Ispahan

Benzoin 23% Patchouli 19%

Accords

White Aoud Ispahan

100%

Warm Spicy

65%

88%

Oud

95%

73%

Rose

85%

84%

Woody

75%

71%

Amber

55%

66%

Vanilla

58%

Powdery

51%

Aromatic

50%

Balsamic

49%

Earthy

Animalic

45%

Warm Spicy shared

100%

65%

Oud shared

88%

95%

Rose shared

73%

85%

Woody shared

84%

75%

Amber shared

71%

55%

Vanilla

66%

Powdery

58%

Aromatic

51%

Balsamic

50%

Earthy

49%

Animalic

45%

Performance

White Aoud Ispahan

Beast (10+h)

Longevity

Moderate (4-6h)

Room-filling

Projection

Intimate

Strong

Intensity

Moderate

Season and Occasion Fit

White Aoud

Seasons

Best For:

Autumn Winter

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

Best For:

Date Formal

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.

Ispahan

Seasons

Best For:

Autumn Winter

The rose-led opening and labdanum-anchored close mirror the original's seasonal range, though the budget composition fades faster than the Dior bottle in heavier conditions.

Occasions

Best For:

Date Formal

Also Works:

Office Casual

A budget interpretation that keeps the original's structure - the dupe reads cleaner and shorter, making it best suited to casual rotation rather than as a replacement for the Dior signature.