Dior

Oud Ispahan

2012
The French reading of Arabian oud-rose — Isfahan's gardens filtered through Parisian haute couture, East meeting West in damask and resin.
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Sensory Profile

Sweetness Freshness Woodiness Intensity Longevity Complexity

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

Evening

Thematic 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

Tom Ford Oud Wood
7/10
Oud Dialogue Oriental Thread
Initio Parfums Privés Oud for Greatness
7/10
Oud Dialogue Oriental Thread
Tauer Perfumes PHI - Une Rose de Kandahar
7/10
Floral Abstraction Oud Dialogue
Creed Royal Oud
6/10
Oud Dialogue Compositional Parallel
Memo Paris African Leather
6/10
Oud Dialogue Mood Convergence
Tauer Perfumes Incense Rosé
6/10
Floral Abstraction Oriental Thread
Serge Lutens Ambre Sultan
5/10
Oriental Thread Cultural Bridge
Frederic Malle Portrait of a Lady
5/10
Floral Abstraction Maximalist Ethos
Le Labo Rose 31
4/10
Floral Abstraction Gender Subversion

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