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Initio Parfums PrivésBlack Gold Project
Oud for Greatness
Eau de parfum
A massive, unadorned oud, lifted by saffron, nutmeg and lavender.
- Family
- Woody
- Perfumer
- Not disclosed
- Year
- Not disclosed
Oud for Greatness is the flagship fragrance of the Black Gold Project collection. The house treats oud wood majestically here, in a raw, powerful version, barely softened by patchouli and musk.
Lavender brings an unexpected freshness, while saffron and nutmeg warm it with vibrant spices. An intense, ambitious woody scent with an assertive trail.
Fragrance notes
The house names its notes without sorting them into top, heart and base. Notes as published by the house. official source (new tab)
Main accords
Volute’s reading: the intensity of each accord.
Seasons
- Autumn
- Winter
Moments
- Day
- Night
Oud for Greatness in detail
Initio Parfums Privés, a Parisian house that sees fragrance as an invisible force able to act on emotions, devotes its Black Gold Project collection to oud. Oud for Greatness is part of it: a massive, unvarnished oud that the house treats as an assertion of strength.
The house lists its notes without sorting them into stages. Oud dominates, woody, deep and slightly animalic. Saffron and nutmeg bring a spicy warmth, while lavender brightens it with an unexpected aromatic touch. Patchouli and musk extend its depth and wrap it up.
Oud for Greatness is worn in autumn and winter, by day or by night: a cold day, a dinner, an evening when you are happy to wear a fragrance with character.
Three woody fragrances in our catalogue share its materials: Oud Noir Intense by Fragrance Du Bois brings together saffron, patchouli, musk and oud; Rehab, from the same house, pairs lavender, patchouli and musk in a softer woody fragrance; Abu Dhabi by Memo Paris finds saffron, patchouli and musk again around the date.
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