Oud Attar 2018 Oil

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Royal Oud

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Oud Attar Royal Oud is a perfume oil launched in 2018. Royal Oud opens with Bergamot, Lemon, and Pink Pepper, settles into a heart of Angelica, Cedar, and Galbanum, and dries down to a base of Musk, Sandalwood, and Oud. Oud Attar's Royal Oud carries an Acquired verdict, a woody-led wear.

Pink pepper, bergamot and lemon open onto cedar, galbanum and angelica before oud, musk and sandalwood settle in. Wearers call the dry-down warm and long-lasting, and one community reviewer rates it above a well-known designer Royal Oud, though some find the citrus opening a little heavy-handed.
What our verdicts mean →
  • Nostalgic
  • Commanding
  • Prestigious
  • Warm
  • Refined
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Royal Oud Perfume Oil bottle

Scent Profile

Composition

Timeline

Showing: Overall Blend

Top, heart and base are the brand's own listing, not a timing claim - the industry classifies a note by its character as much as by how fast it fades. Each curve here is modelled from that material's own volatility, so groups can overlap when a house lists long-lasting materials in its heart.

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Performance & Mood

Performance

Longevity
Long (6-10h)
Projection
Moderate
Intensity
Strong

Mood

Mood Energising
Calming
Character Playful
Serious
Sentiment Uplifting
Brooding

When To Wear

Best Seasons

Best For:
Fall Winter

Cedar, oud and sandalwood over musk read warm and autumnal, with one reviewer citing the lemon top as a genuine summer lift; overall it leans toward cooler months.

Best Occasions

Best For:
Formal
Also Works:
Date

Described as commanding and nostalgic rather than casual, Royal Oud reads best for formal or dressed-up occasions; it is too heavy a presence for sport and a little much for a low-key desk day.

Declarable allergens

We derive these from the materials behind this fragrance's notes, not from the bottle. Each one is likely, not confirmed. The list is partial - the box can name others.

In standard patch-test panels

  • Citral Geranial from Lemon

Other declarable allergens

  • Bergamot Citrus Aurantium Bergamia Peel Oil from Bergamot
  • Sandalwood Santalol from Sandalwood
  • Synthetic musk Hexamethylindanopyran from Musk

The large name is the everyday one. The small name is the INCI form on the box, so you can compare the two. Reactions differ between people. A patch-test panel is not a ranking of risk. How we derive this

Ethics and formulation

We report other people's certifications, never our own. Every claim links to its source.

Alcohol-free An oil-based perfume · that format has no alcohol carrier

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About

Royal Oud opens with a sharp burst of pink pepper, bergamot and lemon, a brighter start than the house's other ouds, before settling into a green, slightly bitter heart of cedar, galbanum and angelica. One community reviewer describes it as intensely nostalgic, the kind of scent a favourite relative wore years before designer oud became commonplace, calling the blend of cedar, oud, pink pepper and angelica 'sweet but antique-ish'. The base is where opinion consolidates: oud, musk and sandalwood build a warm, long-lasting foundation that draws some of the strongest individual praise in the whole range, including a dedicated review comparing its dry-down favourably to a well-known designer Royal Oud. Not every wearer agrees; one Fragrantica reviewer found the opening too bergamot-forward and felt the scent profile drifted from the listed notes, while a Reddit commenter felt it 'never seems to get going'. It is a formal, statement oud rather than a quiet everyday one, worn close to the skin in oil form, and best suited to wearers who want a commanding, old-world character rather than a fresh, modern read.

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