Amber Oud

Amber Oud opens on a soft almond and saffron top, sweet and lightly spiced, before settling into a jasmine heart the house calls "the timeless elegance of Jasmin", run through with cedar and a generous helping of amber itself. Worn as an oil, applied by rollerball to warm pulse points rather than sprayed, the fragrance sits close to the skin from the start. The base is where it does its work: oud, ambergris and musk build into a warm, resinous depth that one reviewer describes as a "rich smooth balance of dark warm fruits", with a "candy floss" sweetness underneath that keeps the oud from reading austere. Reviewers are split on how long that base holds, some report it lasting all day, others find it fades and needs topping up, which is worth knowing before committing to a single 15ml bottle. It is an evening, cold-weather oud built for intimacy rather than a room-filling entrance, and one reviewer notes it reads a touch more assertive on male skin.