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If you have ever wandered into the world of traditional perfumes, chances are two words have popped up again and again: attar and oud. They sound fancy, smell divine, and often come with a reputation ...

Oud is not for everyone, but a new crop of approachable ouds means there might be one scent just for you Oud is one of the most mysterious and expensive perfumery ingredients. Its lore is so profusely ...

Oud is a perfumed paradox. This rich resin is ancient yet modern, sacred yet sensual. Polarizing in subpar extractions, but extremely magnetic and alluring in stellar ones. That resin, known as oud or ...

At the core of Oud Zarian is an 80-year-old oud from Bangladesh, sourced through a partnership with another storied house, Jalali Agarwood, one of the world’s most respected oud cultivators. While oud ...

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In the Sylhet region of Bangladesh, a small family distillery prepares one of the rarest ingredients in perfumery. Thick, dark agarwood—harvested from trees more than 150 years old—is distilled over ...

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