Maison Francis Kurkdjian

Oud Satin Mood

2014
Oud civilized — raw medicinal wood wrapped in rose satin until it becomes a plush, enveloping luxury.
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Sensory Profile

Sweetness Freshness Woodiness Intensity Longevity Complexity

Composition

Concentration Eau de Parfum
Style Niche
Notable Ingredients
oud Bulgarian rose violet benzoin vanilla

Olfactory Structure

Family Oriental
Evolution Dramatic
Sillage 7/10

Character

Moods

opulent sensual sophisticated mysterious

Season

Autumn Winter

Occasion

Evening

Thematic Territory

Oud draped in rose satin — the medicinal harshness of oud tamed into something plush, wearable, and deeply seductive

Era & Context

Modern

Kurkdjian's answer to the oud trend — rather than raw authenticity, a deliberate softening that made oud accessible to Western noses while respecting its Middle Eastern heritage.

Spiritual Links

Tom Ford Oud Wood
8/10
Oud Dialogue Textural Kinship
Xerjoff Alexandria II
7/10
Oud Dialogue Floral Abstraction
Initio Parfums Privés Oud for Greatness
6/10
Oud Dialogue Amber Warmth
Initio Parfums Privés Absolute Aphrodisiac
5/10
Oud Dialogue Oriental Thread
Tauer Perfumes L'Air du Désert Marocain
5/10
Oriental Thread Incense Lineage

Influences

Absorbed from

Tom Ford Oud Wood The approach of making oud smooth and wearable

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