Russian Oud

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Areej Le Doré · Parfum / Extrait · 2018

≈ $225 · 50ml · approx. retail

An oriental-gourmand take on oud, pairing cacao pod and Indian oud with a castoreum-and-musk animalic heart over labdanum, myrrh, and cedar. The original 2018 batch sold out and was later followed by a Russian Oud II release 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

FallWinterEveningSpecial Occasion

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