Secret Plus
Oud Black for Men
Eau de Parfum · 100 ml
$18.99
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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 minutesTruffle
Aromatic / herbal
Listed by the house on the box.
Gardenia
Floral
Creamy white flower with a mushroomy-green edge.
Black Currant
Aromatic / herbal
Listed by the house on the box.
Ylang-Ylang
Floral
Banana-sweet, custardy white flower.
Jasmine
Floral
White flower — indolic, heady, slightly animalic.
Bergamot
Citrus
Bitter Italian citrus peel — bright, slightly floral, the classic opener.
Mandarin
Citrus
Soft, sweet small citrus — gentler than lemon.
Amalfi Lemon
Citrus
Cold-pressed lemon peel — sharp, clean, very short-lived.
Heart notes
The next few hoursOrchid
Aromatic / herbal
Listed by the house on the box.
Spices
Spice
Spice note — warm and dry.
Gardenia
Floral
Creamy white flower with a mushroomy-green edge.
Fruity Notes
Fruit
Fruity note — sweet and juicy.
Ylang-Ylang
Floral
Banana-sweet, custardy white flower.
Jasmine
Floral
White flower — indolic, heady, slightly animalic.
Lotus
Aromatic / herbal
Listed by the house on the box.
Base notes
What's left at the endMexican chocolate
Sweet / gourmand
Cocoa — dry, bitter-sweet, dusty.
Patchouli
Wood
Leaf — earthy, damp, slightly camphorous.
Vanilla
Sweet / gourmand
Cured pod — sweet, creamy, balsamic.
Incense
Resin / balsam
Smoke of burning resin — dry and sacred.
Amber
Resin / balsam
Labdanum-and-vanilla accord — warm, sweet, glowing.
Sandalwood
Wood
Creamy, milky wood — soft and long-lasting.
Vetiver
Wood
Grass root — earthy, smoky, rooty-dry.
White Musk
Musk
Laundered-linen musk — clean and soft.
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 Musk, Cedar, Lavender
- Vanillaon 220 of our bottles, 8 wornoften sits with Musk, Tonka Bean, Orange Blossom
- Patchoulion 216 of our bottles, 6 wornoften sits with Cedar, Musk, Lemon
- Amberon 204 of our bottles, 5 wornoften sits with Musk, Cedar, Orange Blossom
- Mandarinon 129 of our bottles, 4 wornoften sits with Musk, Cedar, Lavender
- Vetiveron 122 of our bottles, 4 wornoften sits with Musk, Cedar, Oakmoss
No measured longevity or projection logged yet.
Counted live from our register and wear logs.
