oud

Woody · 94 fragrances

oud is a woody accord, recorded in 94 fragrances in the Codex. Accords carry a weight rather than a simple yes/no flag: a high weight means the accord dominates how the fragrance reads, while a low weight means it appears as a supporting texture. Fragrances where it dominates sit mostly in the woody family.

94Perfumes

43Houses

2002–2026Years

100.0Peak weight

Where oud dominates

Fragrance	Year	Weight
Ramon Monegal — Alhambra Oud	2019	100.0
Dior — OUD ISPAHAN Dark	2012	100.0
Dior — Oud Ispahan	2012	100.0
Byredo — Mumbai Noise	2021	100.0
Bortnikoff — OUD MAXIMUS	2018	100.0
Van Cleef & Arpels — Oud Blanc	2020	100.0
Al Musbah — I ♥ MAKKAH	—	100.0
Yves Saint Laurent — M7	2002	100.0
Guerlain — Oud Sensuel	2007	100.0
Gucci — Intense Oud	2016	100.0
Ermenegildo Zegna — Indonesian Oud Eau de Parfum	2019	100.0
Ermenegildo Zegna — Indonesian Oud Eau de Toilette	2012	100.0
Lancome — L’Autre Oud Eau de Parfum	2016	100.0
Frederic Malle — A-66 Frederic Malle Vumar Night Rose	2014	100.0
Guerlain — Cherry Oud	2022	99.8
Louis Vuitton — Nuit de Feu	2020	99.0
Guerlain — Santal Royal	2024	98.9
Lancome — Absolue Oud Bouquet	2024	96.3
Initio — Oud for Greatness	2018	95.9
Louis Vuitton — Les Sables Roses	2019	94.9
Tom Ford — Black Orchid Oud	2012	94.8
Dior — Purple Oud	2018	94.1
Dior — PURPLE OUD CHRISTIAN PARIS	2018	94.1
Montale — Honey Aoud	2015	93.7
Roja — Musk Aoud	—	92.9
Gucci — Oud	2014	92.8
Roja Dove — Aoud	2010	92.7
Roja Dove — AOUD ebony	2010	92.7
Roja — Aoud Crystal Parfum	2010	92.7
Roja Dove — Aoud Crystal	2010	92.7
Valentino — Valentina Oud Assoluto	2013	92.4
Tom Ford — Oud Voyager	2025	92.2
Caron — Oud Excelsa	2024	91.9
Atelier Cologne — Rose Cuirée	2022	91.8
Giorgio Armani — Oud Royal	2010	91.4
Lancome — Oud Bouquet Eau de Parfum	2016	89.4
Bvlgari — Eau Parfumée au thé noir	2015	89.0
Ermenegildo Zegna — Il Calamaio	2026	88.3
Tiziana Terenzi — Gold Rose Oudh	2012	88.1
Nasomatto — Pardon Extrait de	2011	86.5
Mancera — Aoud Lemon Mint	2016	84.8
Dior — Oud Rosewood	2020	83.0
Tiziana Terenzi — Cas	2017	80.6
Tom Ford — Oud Wood	2007	78.2
Tom Ford — A-18 Tom Ford Oud Wood	2007	78.2
Giorgio Armani — Cuir Noir	2011	77.9
Roja Dove — taif oud	2023	76.1
Guerlain — Aqua Allegoria Forte Oud Yuzu	2023	75.7
MEMO — Lalibela Oud	2013	75.4
Kilian — gold oud	2014	74.2
Roja — Enigma Aoud	2018	72.9
Montale — Arabians Tonka	2019	72.8
Tom Ford — Fougère d’Argent	2018	72.5
Van Cleef & Arpels — Precious Oud	2011	72.3
Perris Monte Carlo — Bois D'Oud	2012	72.1
Fragrance Du Bois — Oud Noir Intense	2013	71.6
Giorgio Armani — Armani Privé Rose d'Arabie	2010	70.6
Giorgio Armani — Armani Privé Rose Milano	2010	70.6
Creed — Royal Princess Oud	2015	69.2
Atelier Cologne — Gold Leather	2013	67.3
Amouage — Asrar	—	66.9
Guerlain — Songe d'un Bois d'Été	2012	66.0
Tiziana Terenzi — Ursa	2015	65.7
Burberry — Antique Oak	2017	65.7
Yves Saint Laurent — 37 Rue de Bellechasse Elemi	2017	64.1
Ermenegildo Zegna — Indian Spice	2017	64.1
Louis Vuitton — Fleur du Désert	2022	63.8
Roja Dove — Parfums Roja	2016	62.5
Mancera — Red Tobacco	2017	61.4
Le Galion — Aesthete	2015	61.3
Penhaligon's — Penhaligon's Halfeti	2015	61.1
Serge Lutens — La Couche du Diable	2019	61.1
Penhaligon's — A-9 Penhaligon's Halfeti	2015	61.1
Amouage — epic	2009	60.8
Tom Ford — Noir de Noir	2007	60.2
Tom Ford — London	2013	59.9
Abdul Samad Al Qurashi — Safari Blue	2019	59.2
Xerjoff — Alexandria II	2012	58.4
Amouage — Epic Woman	2009	58.1
Francesca Bianchi — Encounters	2023	58.1

Accords that travel with it

woody

6,121 weighted

warm spicy

5,387 weighted

amber

4,445 weighted

rose

3,817 weighted

fresh spicy

3,407 weighted

powdery

2,537 weighted

sweet

2,489 weighted

leather

2,419 weighted

Houses strongest in this accord

Tom Ford

8 perfumes

Guerlain

6 perfumes

Ermenegildo Zegna

6 perfumes

Dior

5 perfumes

Roja Dove

5 perfumes

Amouage

5 perfumes

Giorgio Armani

4 perfumes

Yves Saint Laurent

3 perfumes