Chinese Oud

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Areej Le Doré · Parfum / Extrait · 2021

≈ $250 · 50ml · approx. retail

A comparatively wearable, non-challenging oud fragrance opening on citrus and aldehydes, moving into rose and jasmine around agarwood, and closing on a vanilla-and-oakmoss base. Released in 2021 and later followed by a Chinese Oud II in 2023.

The scent

Top notes

The opening · first 15 minutes

Heart notes

The core · the next few hours

Base notes

The dry-down · what lingers

Best for

FallWinterEveningDaily

Perfumer

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