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Oud For Love

Oriental · 2012 · Céline Ellena

WhiskeySaffronCarawayCorianderAngelicaAldehydesClovesIrisSandalwoodYlang-YlangTuberoseAgarwood (Oud)CaramelAmberCastoreumTolu BalsamImmortelleHeliotropeMuskVetiver

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

Reported longevity
Moderate
Reported sillage
Strong
Typical occasion
Evening
Typical season
Autumn / 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.

Reviewed profile

Boozy whiskey and saffron poured over resinous oud, tolu balsam and amber, white flowers and castoreum weaving through. Sprawling and dusky, intoxicating in every sense.

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 For Love smells, measured

On Zenyra's five taste axes, Oud For Love feels thick in the air, saturated and physically there, and carries across a room and announces itself.

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

Warmthwarm, close0.69

Oud For Love reads warm and close to the skin, in amber and resin territory. That is 79th percentile for warmth across 5,283 scored fragrances.

Projectionroom-filling0.72

Oud For Love carries across a room and announces itself. That is 91st percentile for projection across 5,283 scored fragrances.

Riskmid-range0.55

Oud For Love sits mid-range on risk, neither a clear crowd-pleaser nor clearly divisive on the evidence available. That is 93rd percentile for risk across 5,283 scored fragrances.

Texturedense0.78

Oud For Love feels thick in the air, saturated and physically there. That is 94th percentile for texture across 5,283 scored fragrances.

Sweetnessdry0.28

Oud For Love keeps the sweetness pared back, dry and austere. That is 30th percentile for sweetness across 5,283 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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