15 community ratings

Vanilla Oud

2025Unisex

7.3/ 10

Community score
15 ratings

Maksim Perfume Vanilla Oud is a unisex scent that sets the sweet creaminess of vanilla against oud, resin and smoke, with a spicy, woody, oriental character.

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Skunky's take: Freshness leads the way and cools the head.

How does it perform?

From 11 community ratings, all out of 10.

Longevity

7.5 /10

Holds up through the day and fades gently toward evening.

Sillage

7.5 /10

People close to you notice, nobody gets overwhelmed.

Blind buy risk

Medium risk

73% of votes are positive, the rest are more reserved.

Notes

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

Top notesfirst 15 minutes

Pepper Italian bergamot

Madagascan pink pepper

Heart notesfirst few hours

Papua New Guinean vanilla

Red vanilla

Indian jasmine sambac Bourbon vanilla Comorian ylang-ylang Apricot

Base noteswhat stays into the evening

Peru balsam Siam benzoin Cambodian oud Birch tar Thai oud Spanish labdanum

Accords

From most dominant to most subtle.

Citrus
Floral
Sweet
Spicy
Woody
Oriental
Animal
Creamy

What does Vanilla Oud smell like?

The top is pepper, Italian bergamot and Madagascan pink pepper, so citrus and spice come first. In the heart, Papua New Guinean, red and Bourbon vanillas, Indian jasmine sambac, ylang-ylang and apricot sweeten things into something creamy and floral. The base of Cambodian and Thai oud, birch tar, Peru balsam, Siam benzoin and labdanum adds a resinous, smoky, slightly animalic depth.

Longevity and sillage are rated good, though the number of votes is small, so those ratings are tentative. It suits men and women alike, and reads dense and warm. Its profile is close to Sultan Pasha Attars Tabacaurum and Dixit & Zak Emperor's Court.