The French reading of Arabian oud-rose — Isfahan's gardens filtered through Parisian haute couture, East meeting West in damask and resin.
Buy onAmazon
Sensory Profile
Composition
Concentration Eau de Parfum
Style Niche
Notable Ingredients
oud rose saffron labdanum sandalwood amber vetiver
Olfactory Structure
Family Oriental
Evolution Moderate
Sillage 8/10
Character
Moods
opulent sensual bold
Season
Autumn Winter
Occasion
EveningThematic Territory
A Persian rose garden at the gates of Isfahan — oud incense drifting through damask petals, saffron threads on a brass tray, luxury expressed through cultural dialogue.
Era & Context
Modern
Part of Dior's Collection Privée, Oud Ispahan is François Demachy's interpretation of the oud-rose combination central to Middle Eastern perfumery. Unlike Tom Ford's dry, medicinal oud, Dior's approach is lush and rosy — a French reading of an Arabian tradition, resulting in one of the most successful East-West oud dialogues in Western niche perfumery.
Spiritual Links
Recommendations
Serge Lutens
Ambre Sultan
88%
2000
Opulent Mysterious Sensual Bold
Initio Parfums Privés
Side Effect
87%
2018
Intoxicating Sensual Opulent Bold
Tom Ford
Tobacco Vanille
86%
2007
Opulent Sensual Comforting Bold
Parfums de Marly
Herod
80%
2012
Powerful Sensual Bold Intoxicating
Penhaligon's
Opus 1870
80%
2009
Opulent Comforting Sensual Nostalgic
Initio Parfums Privés
Oud for Greatness
79%
2018
Powerful Bold Sophisticated Opulent
Guerlain
Samsara
79%
1989
Meditative Sensual Opulent
Maison Francis Kurkdjian
Baccarat Rouge 540
79%
2015
Luminous Opulent Intimate Bold
Chanel
Coromandel
78%
2007
Opulent Comforting Intoxicating
Memo Paris
African Leather
78%
2007
Powerful Mysterious Opulent Bold