Oud Malaki

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Oud Malaki

Chopard · Eau de Parfum (EDP) · 2012

≈ $78 · 2.7oz · approx. retail

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The fragrance that launched Chopard's Middle East-focused Malaki line, Oud Malaki by Dominique Ropion opens with grapefruit and lavender before revealing a spiced tobacco-leather heart and a dark oud-ambergris base. Released in 2012, it unfolds in three distinct phases from bright and sharp to warm and resinous.

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

Perfumer

Dominique Ropion

French · 64 in collection

Acclaimed IFF perfumer known for technically masterful, opulent scents.

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