103 community ratings

Extreme Oud

Name: Extreme Oud
Brand: Louis Varel

UnisexClassic

Votes lean masculine

7.5/ 10

Community score
103 ratings

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Louis Varel Extreme Oud is a smoky, resinous unisex scent in which oud in the heart and patchouli and cistus in the base set the tone, best suited to autumn and winter evenings.

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Skunky's take: Like a stroll through a spice market, warm and lively.

How does it perform?

From 100 community ratings, all out of 10.

Longevity

7.6 /10

Holds up through the day and fades gently toward evening.

Sillage

7.5 /10

People close to you notice, nobody gets overwhelmed.

Bottle

7.5 /10

Sits nicely on a shelf.

Value for money

8.9 /10

Easily worth what it costs.

Blind buy risk

Low risk

84% of votes are positive and opinions barely differ.

Notes

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

Accords

From most dominant to most subtle.

Spicy
Woody
Oriental
Animal
Resinous
Earthy
Smoky
Leathery

What does Extreme Oud smell like?

It opens with osmanthus, moves into geranium alongside the oud, and settles on cistus and patchouli. The body is spicy, woody and earthy, deepened by animal and leathery touches, with a smoky resin feel running throughout.

Longevity and sillage are rated good. Most voters pick autumn and winter, and evening and night out far more than the office. It reads mostly masculine, with a classic character. Gucci The Voice of the Snake and Serge Lutens Bois Roi d'Agalloche have a close profile.