Oud Immortel
Oud Immortel by Byredo is an unisex eau de parfum from 2010 in the niche price tier. It opens with lemon, incense and cardamom, moves into patchouli, papyrus and rosewood and dries down to tobacco leaf, oakmoss and oud. Expect around 9 hours of wear, and it projects at a moderate level.
Notes, explained
Opening
- Lemon Clean, sour, instantly recognisable. Bright but burns off fast.
- Incense Smoky, dry and meditative. Adds gravity to anything.
- Cardamom Cool, aromatic spice with a eucalyptus lift. Smells expensive.
Heart
- Patchouli Damp earth and dark chocolate. Either you love it or it's your least favourite note.
- Papyrus Dry, smoky, papery wood. Vetiver's quieter cousin.
- Rosewood Soft, rosy wood. Gentle and slightly floral.
Dry-down
- Tobacco Leaf Greener and drier than cured tobacco. Hay-like.
- Oakmoss Damp forest floor. Bitter, green and the backbone of every chypre.
- Oud Resinous, medicinal, barnyard-adjacent wood. The most expensive note in perfumery.
Smells like this
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