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Oud Du Jour
Amouroud Oud Du Jour Eau de Parfum 100ml was the fragrance the line was introduced with in 2016, composed by Claude Dir, and it remains the clearest statement of what the house is for. Persian saffron opens it, dry and bitter with that faintly leathery, almost metallic quality that makes saffron so useful next to dark materials. Pink pepper sparkles over it and wild raspberry supplies a tart red fruit sweetness, which is an unexpectedly bright way to begin a scent that ends up where this one does.
The middle is a classic arrangement handled with restraint. Rose is full and slightly jammy, prune adds a dark winey sweetness behind it, frankincense brings cool resinous smoke and lily of the valley a cool green sharpness that lifts the whole thing for a few minutes. Rose and resin together are the oldest pairing in this style of perfumery and they are given room here rather than being rushed.
Then it goes down into the base. Indonesian oud is dark, slightly medicinal and bark dry, black amber is resinous and smoky with a sweetness underneath it, patchouli adds earth, and guaiac wood a dry tarry smoke. Eleven materials, and the last four are what you will smell for most of the wear. At eau de parfum strength it is strong and it lasts, projecting properly for an hour or more before settling into skin. Two sprays are the right dose and it will survive a cold night on a coat. Autumn, winter and evenings suit it, and it is unisex in the way that rose and oud scents usually are.
The label is the niche venture of The Perfumer's Workshop International, which started it in July 2016 so that it could work with oud and resinous materials without designer pricing. Oud Du Jour came in that first group of six, and the Extrait, Garden, Elixir, White Woods and Classic collections followed.
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