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Oud 27

Amber Woody

OudPatchouliCadeIncenseCedarBlack Pepper

Notes carried over from an earlier source and not independently checked.

Reported longevity
Long
Reported sillage
Moderate
Typical occasion
Romantic/Evening
Typical season
Winter

These describe how the fragrance is generally reported to behave. Skin chemistry, weather and how much you apply all change it, so your own experience may differ.

Reviewers consistently remark on the quality of the materials.

Reviewed profile

Smoky oud and tarry cade meet incense and cedar, with black pepper sharpening the edges. Patchouli adds earthy weight, making for a dense, warm composition that smolders quietly.

Taste Profile

The Anchor archetype

The Anchor

The Slow Depth

A rich and warm centre of gravity. Change is part of the journey.

Everything around you may shift but this stays constant. The depth here takes time. It opens slowly and rewards patience. Some things get richer the longer you stay.

How Oud 27 smells, measured

On Zenyra's five taste axes, Oud 27 feels thick in the air, saturated and physically there, and keeps the sweetness pared back, dry and austere.

Reviewed profile. This profile has received a focused catalogue review.

Warmthwarm, close0.70

Oud 27 reads warm and close to the skin, in amber and resin territory. That is 80th percentile for warmth across 5,320 scored fragrances.

Projectionmid-range0.62

Oud 27 sits mid-range on projection, which for a fragrance with thin wear data reflects an absence of reports rather than a measured middle. That is 79th percentile for projection across 5,320 scored fragrances.

Riskmid-range0.44

Oud 27 sits mid-range on risk, neither a clear crowd-pleaser nor clearly divisive on the evidence available. That is 84th percentile for risk across 5,320 scored fragrances.

Texturedense0.78

Oud 27 feels thick in the air, saturated and physically there. That is 94th percentile for texture across 5,320 scored fragrances.

Sweetnessdry0.28

Oud 27 keeps the sweetness pared back, dry and austere. That is 30th percentile for sweetness across 5,320 scored fragrances.

Projection, risk and texture describe how a fragrance behaves in a room and on skin. Where wear reports are thin, those scores rest near the middle by design, so a mid-range reading here is a statement about the evidence as much as about the scent. Warmth and sweetness are derived from composition and do not carry that caveat.

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