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Les Eaux Primordiales

Oud (Extrait de Parfum)

Perfumer: Arnaud Poulain

2025UnisexModern

Votes lean masculine

8.3/ 10
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Les Eaux Primordiales Oud Extrait de Parfum sets oud, leather and tobacco against the fruity sweetness of mandarin orange and peach, in a unisex composition.

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Skunky's take: Sleeps by day, goes out at night; very skunk of it.

How does it perform?

From 85 community ratings, all out of 10.

Longevity
8.7 /10

Sprayed at breakfast, still around at dinner.

Sillage
8.5 /10

You will be noticed when you walk into a room.

Bottle
7.9 /10

Sits nicely on a shelf.

Value for money
7.0 /10

Most people feel it is worth the price.

Blind buy risk

Low risk

92% 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

Heart notesfirst few hours

Base noteswhat stays into the evening

Accords

From most dominant to most subtle.

  1. Fruity
  2. Sweet
  3. Spicy
  4. Woody
  5. Smoky
  6. Leathery

What does Oud (Extrait de Parfum) smell like?

It opens with mandarin orange, cardamom and bergamot, bright and lightly spiced. In the heart, osmanthus, peach and passion fruit sweeten it. The base brings oud, leather, tobacco and frankincense, and the fruity sweetness settles onto a smoky, woody, leathery ground.

Longevity and sillage are both rated strong. Most voters pick fall and winter, while summer trails well behind. It leans towards nights out and evenings. It tilts slightly masculine yet reads as unisex. Clive Christian C: Woody Leather and Emir Spicy Tobacco have a close profile.

How it changes through the day

  1. First minutes

    • Mandarin orange
    • Cardamom
    • Bergamot
  2. First hours

    • Osmanthus
    • Peach
    • Passion fruit
  3. Towards evening

    • Oud
    • Leather
    • Tobacco

When to wear it?

Seasons and occasions, by user votes.

  • 34%
    Autumn
  • 32%
    Winter
  • 25%
    Spring
  • 9%
    Summer
  • Nighttime
    35%
  • Evening
    33%
  • Casual
    27%
  • Daytime
    4%

Go easy on it for daytime: the sillage is strong.

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Last updated: October 26, 2026