Concentrated Perfume Oil The Other Oud - Perfume free from alcohol

The Other Oud perfume oil: saffron, roses, oud and myrrh

Top notes: Saffron, sage, nagarmotha, labdanum

Heart notes: Turkish roses, Bulgarian roses, oud

Base notes: Woody notes, oud, patchouli, vetiver, amyris wood, moss, gurjun balsam, myrrh

The Other Oud: dark oud meets two shades of rose

The Other Oud begins with saffron, sage, nagarmotha and labdanum. Roses and oud shape the heart. Woods, oud, patchouli, vetiver, amyris, moss, gurjun balsam and myrrh form the base. It joins dark wood, resins, roses, dry herbs and saffron.

The opening immediately shows that The Other Oud is not simple rose fragrance. Saffron brings dry warmth, sage herbal coolness and nagarmotha earthy depth. Labdanum joins those sides with dark balsamic warmth before roses become visible.

The Other Oud may appeal to you if you like roses in a darker resinous setting. Turkish and Bulgarian rose do not stand light and fresh in the room. Oud, patchouli and myrrh give them shadow, while saffron and sage keep the heart moving.

Think of two roses on a dark wooden table, surrounded by saffron threads, dried sage and warm resin. Moss and vetiver arrive later. The Other Oud stays dense, yet herbs and roses stop the scent from becoming a plain dark wall.

Saffron, sage and nagarmotha lend the opening dry spice

Saffron sets the first dry golden accent. It is not sweet, but finely spiced and warm. Beside labdanum, saffron gives the opening glowing colour that suits later roses and oud.

Sage brings a cooler aromatic counterpoint. Its herbal dryness takes some weight from saffron and keeps the scent from living through warmth alone. The Other Oud gains an early green, controlled side.

Nagarmotha gives the opening an earthy, almost woody pull. This note joins sage to vetiver and patchouli later on. Beside saffron and labdanum, nagarmotha feels dark but not smoky and gives the fragrance more ground.

Labdanum draws the first notes together. The resin brings warm, leathery balsamic depth and prepares myrrh. It also suits rose because both can hold deeper warmth that does not feel like a fresh bloom.

Labdanum and roses make the heart warm and deep

Turkish rose brings a full, darker flower tone. Beside saffron and oud, it has something velvety without becoming sweet. Bulgarian rose sets another shade beside it and makes the heart layered rather than broader.

Oud sits at the heart and returns in the base. In the heart, it joins roses to resins; later, it joins wood and moss. That return gives The Other Oud firm core, holding its different spices and flowers together.

Patchouli and vetiver make the close drier and earthier. Patchouli brings dark leaves, vetiver root-like bitterness. Both stop rose, labdanum and myrrh from becoming too soft and give the base calm, robust ground.

Amyris wood and other woody notes extend oud. They are not a new theme, but make the base more layered. Warm dry wood lets the scent slowly sink from roses and resins into darker calm.

Patchouli, vetiver, moss and myrrh carry the resinous close

Moss gives the woods green, lightly damp depth. Gurjun balsam and myrrh place soft resin warmth above it. With oud, the close is not sweet, but balsamic dry darkness with very fine green edges.

Anyone seeking bright citrus, playful berries or light white flowers will probably choose differently. The Other Oud is for people who want saffron, rose, oud and dark resins to meet deliberately.

The Other Oud belongs with a person who loves rose not only sweetly, but spiced and woody. Sage and nagarmotha bring contrast, myrrh and labdanum warmth, while vetiver and moss ensure the base stays dry.

The Other Oud ends with oud, myrrh, gurjun balsam, vetiver, patchouli and moss beneath saffron and dark rose. It is for anyone who wants floral warmth with dry woods, herbs and deep resinous character.

Scent direction

Main accords: floral, green, spicy and aromatic

	Top notes Saffron, sage, nagarmotha, labdanum
	Heart notes Turkish roses, Bulgarian roses, oud
	Base notes Woody notes, oud, patchouli, vetiver, amyris wood, moss, gurjun balsam, myrrh

• Recommendation: For women and men
• Product type: concentrated alcohol-free perfume oil
• Glass bottle with roller and label
• Brand: Swiss Arabian
• Alcohol-free perfume oil with no added alcohol – not diluted with alcohol. However, trace amounts of alcohol from the extraction of individual raw materials cannot be completely ruled out.