42 community ratings

Oud Zen

Name: Oud Zen
Brand: Areej Le Doré

2017UnisexClassic

Votes lean masculine

9.1/ 10

Community score
42 ratings

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Areej Le Doré Oud Zen is a unisex oud with a sweet, spicy and woody character, smoky and animalic at the edges; it has been discontinued.

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Skunky's take: Sweet accords up front; to my nose, pure comfort.

How does it perform?

From 34 community ratings, all out of 10.

Longevity

9.3 /10

Sprayed at breakfast, still around at dinner.

Sillage

8.4 /10

People close to you notice, nobody gets overwhelmed.

Bottle

8.1 /10

Sits nicely on a shelf.

Blind buy risk

Low risk

93% of votes are positive and opinions barely differ.

Notes

They open one after another, from the first spray into the evening.

Top notesfirst 15 minutes

Sri Lankan oud

New Guinean oud

Heart notesfirst few hours

Indian oud

Turmeric

Base noteswhat stays into the evening

Indonesian sandalwood

Opoponax Tolu balm

Indian vetiver

Civet Castoreum

Accords

From most dominant to most subtle.

Sweet
Spicy
Woody
Oriental
Animal
Resinous
Earthy
Smoky

What does Oud Zen smell like?

Its longevity is rated very strong and its sillage strong. Most voters pick fall and winter, and it leans towards evenings and nights out. It reads more masculine than feminine, though a fair share of voters call it feminine.

The top is Sri Lankan and New Guinean oud, the heart Indian oud and turmeric. The base holds Indonesian sandalwood, opoponax, tolu balm and Indian vetiver. The result is resinous, earthy and oriental, with civet and castoreum deepening the animal side. Areej Le Doré Oud Zhen and Rania J. Oud Assam have a close profile.