Fragrance Couture
Oud Al Badr
Eau de Parfum · 100 ml
$34.67
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From our own shelf: sold under its own name by the house that made it.
How it smells
Mapped on twelve accords, from the box.
We haven't put this one on skin yet — no scores, no measured numbers until we do. What the house publishes:
Decoded from the note list the house publishes.
Top notes
First 15 minutesSaffron
Spice
Stigma of the crocus — leathery, sweet-medicinal, warm.
Bergamot
Citrus
Bitter Italian citrus peel — bright, slightly floral, the classic opener.
Heart notes
The next few hoursOud
Wood
Agarwood — dense, animalic, medicinal, barnyard-warm.
Rose
Floral
Petal-rich flower — honeyed, green, sometimes jammy.
Patchouli
Wood
Leaf — earthy, damp, slightly camphorous.
Base notes
What's left at the endAmber
Resin / balsam
Labdanum-and-vanilla accord — warm, sweet, glowing.
Musk
Musk
Skin-warm base — soft, clean, radiant.
Vanilla
Sweet / gourmand
Cured pod — sweet, creamy, balsamic.
Note list as published by the house. Descriptions explain the raw material itself — not how this bottle performed on us.
What our shelf has learned
From 1990 bottles and 21 logged wears in our own register.
How these notes have behaved on us across every bottle we've worn — not a measurement of this bottle.
- Bergamoton 255 of our bottles, 11 wornoften sits with Jasmine, Sandalwood, Cedar
- Vanillaon 220 of our bottles, 8 wornoften sits with Sandalwood, Jasmine, Tonka Bean
- Patchoulion 216 of our bottles, 6 wornoften sits with Jasmine, Sandalwood, Cedar
- Amberon 204 of our bottles, 5 wornoften sits with Sandalwood, Jasmine, Cedar
- Muskon 214 of our bottles, 3 wornoften sits with Sandalwood, Jasmine, Cedar
- Roseon 117 of our bottles, 1 wornoften sits with Jasmine, Sandalwood, Cedar
No measured longevity or projection logged yet.
Counted live from our register and wear logs.
