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Oud Wood
Eau de parfum
A smoky, muted oud, tempered by sandalwood, cardamom and tonka.
Oud Wood makes oud an elegant rather than animalic material. Rosewood and cardamom open the composition with a spicy freshness, lifted by a hint of pink pepper.
Then the oud melts into a smoky blend of sandalwood, vetiver and patchouli, warmed by tonka bean and amber. A refined, easy-to-wear woody, as suited to the office as to evenings out.
Fragrance notes
- NotesThe materials named
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
- Spring
- Autumn
- Winter
Moments
- Day
- Night
Oud Wood in detail
Oud Wood belongs to Tom Ford's Private Blend collection, in which each creation explores one material with intensity. The material here is oud, but handled with restraint: a smoky, muted wood, softened by spices and tonka rather than pushed towards the animalic or leathery.
The house lists its notes without sorting them into stages. Around oud, there are other woods, rosewood, sandalwood and vetiver, which round it out and brighten it. The spices, cardamom and pink pepper, give it relief. Finally, patchouli, tonka bean and amber bring a soft, slightly sweet warmth.
Oud Wood can be worn from autumn to spring, by day or by night: a muted oud that is as much at home at the office as in the evening.
Three woody fragrances in our catalogue share some of its materials: Decision 42 by Amouage brings together pink pepper, cardamom, sandalwood and patchouli; Interlude Man, from the same house, finds amber, oud, patchouli and sandalwood again; Oud Noir Intense by Fragrance Du Bois pairs cardamom, sandalwood, patchouli, amber and oud.
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