Amir Oud
A unique visual signature based on accords, character, and seasonality
Rum-soaked spice erupts first, nutmeg and elemi resin creating an almost culinary warmth, dried fruits adding figgy sweetness. The top notes are surprisingly approachable, almost inviting, before the composition's darker intentions become apparent.
Patchouli and tobacco dominate entirely, creating a smoky, vaguely animalic bed upon which frankincense smoulders with ecclesiastical restraint. The "rancid oil" component emerges here as an oddly compelling element—slightly funky, oxidised, deeply earthy—that prevents the heart from settling into conventional sweetness.
Indonesian oud materialises with subtle leather, creating a soft woody-earthy finish that clings close to the skin like aged suede worn thin from constant use. What remains is nearly imperceptible—a ghost of patchouli, a whisper of vanilla, the faintest suggestion that something precious was there at all.
Black Stone Amir Oud arrives as a fragrance built on contradiction—a perfume oil that promises richness whilst delivering whisper-quiet projection. What Paolo Terenzi has crafted here is less a statement and more a confession, something meant to be discovered rather than announced.
The composition pivots on a masterful patchouli-tobacco axis that immediately establishes a dark, almost medicinal sensuality. Rum and dried fruits in the opening suggest something aged and fermented, yet they're quickly absorbed by that peculiar "rancid oil" listed in the heart—a provocative descriptor that suggests oxidised richness rather than actual deterioration. The frankincense and frankincense resin create a resinous scaffolding that prevents the fragrance from becoming merely sweet or cloying; instead, they lend a liturgical gravitas, the sense of something sacred being burned rather than merely worn.
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