Tom Ford Oud Fleur Unisex 100ml/3.4oz Eau Tester

Premiere: 2013
Size: 100 ml (3.4oz) Gender: Men and Women Notes: Oud wood, ginger, cardamom, cinnamon bark, pimento berry, rose Bulgaria, rose absolute Morocco, rose absolute Turkey, geranium, tagette, osmanthus, davana, date accord, patchouli, sandalwood, incense, styrax, cistus, leather accord, ambergris, castoreum.

It was Tom Ford who pioneered the oud note in contemporary Western perfumery way back in 2002 during his tenure as the artistic director of Yves Saint Laurent, with the groundbreaking M7. In 2007, he was still one of the few to showcase it in his own Private Blends with Oud Wood.  Along with the latter and Tobacco Oud, Oud Fleur is part of the brand-new “Oud Collection”. Here, Yann Vasnier applies his delicate style to what may well be the most sumptuous traditional Arabian accord: rose and oud. His rose, obtained by blending three different extractions from Bulgaria, Morocco and Turkey, unfurls a dazzling array of facets. Spicy and vibrant, as the heat of cinnamon and pimento offsets the coolness of ginger and cardamom. Dark and sultry, as the dried-fruit effects of osmanthus, davana and a date accord underline the flower's darker, jammier notes on a smooth, ambery leather base.  An immensely seductive balance of masculine and feminine notes that'll make Oud Fleur just as much of a winner for a modern Scheherazade as for a Sultan… And one that'll might just carry you into a one thousand-and-second night.