Voluptuous Oud
Voluptuous Oud by Francesca Bianchi is an unisex extrait de parfum from 2024 in the niche price tier. It opens with bergamot and mandarin, moves into heliotrope and plum and dries down to oud, leather, vetiver, tolu balsam and caramel. Expect around 12 hours of wear, and it projects strongly.
Notes, explained
Opening
- Bergamot Sharp citrus with a faint bitter edge. The opening of about half of all men's fragrances.
- Mandarin Soft, sweet, almost powdery citrus. Gentler than orange.
Heart
- Heliotrope Almond, vanilla and powder. Smells like marzipan and old-fashioned makeup.
- Plum Dark, wine-like and slightly stewed. Autumnal.
Dry-down
- Oud Resinous, medicinal, barnyard-adjacent wood. The most expensive note in perfumery.
- Leather Smoky, dry and a bit animal. Can be a new jacket or an old saddle.
- Vetiver Dry, earthy, smoky grass root. Smells like soil and citrus peel.
- Tolu Balsam Warm, sweet, slightly cinnamon resin. Rich and rounded.
- Caramel Burnt sugar. Rich, sticky and unapologetically sweet.
Smells like this
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- Amouage Leather Sadah
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