The Perfume Library

Black Oud

8.1

Zousz · 2020

Sweet · Spicy · Woody

Zousz Black Oud is a sweet, spicy and smoky men's fragrance built around oud, leather and patchouli. It opens with a spicy start of black pepper and cardamom. The heart of vetiver, leather, patchouli, sandalwood, oud and cedarwood sets an woody, earthy and smoky base. Tonka bean, amber and vanilla at the bottom add a resinous sweetness that softens the dryness. Longevity and sillage are both rated good. Most voters pick autumn and winter, while summer is rarely chosen; evenings and nights out suit it best. Most votes call it masculine. Tom Ford Oud Wood Parfum and Harry Lehmann Oud have a close profile.

Gold Oud

7.1

Zousz · 2022

Fruity · Sweet · Synthetic

Zousz Gold Oud opens with raspberry, mint and lemon zest and moves into oud, cinnamon and spices, a fruity, sweet unisex fragrance. Its longevity and sillage are rated moderate, though few people have voted, so those ratings are only a rough guide. It is unisex, reading neither strictly masculine nor feminine. The first impression is fresh and fruity, with raspberry, mint and lemon zest. In the heart, musk, cinnamon, oud and spices push it toward a sweet, spicy character. Cedarwood and nagarmotha form a woody base, where oud carries on. Creamy and leathery touches round it out.