Woody

Assam oud smells like the deep, smoky heart of an ancient forest—imagine walking through a temple after incense has burned for hours, mixed with dark leather that's been aged in a humid climate. There's a peppery, almost medicinal warmth beneath the woody base, reminiscent of dried spices and damp earth after monsoon rains. It's profoundly earthy and slightly animalic, with a subtle sweetness that emerges as it settles on skin, like old wood polished with precious oils.

Oriental

Frankincense smells like walking into an ancient temple during incense ceremony—warm, slightly woody, with a subtle sweetness reminiscent of honey and old paper. There's a peppery, almost medicinal sharpness underneath, like the smell of a spice bazaar, combined with a dry, resinous warmth comparable to burning cedar wood. It's slightly creamy and balsamic, with whispers of citrus and pine. Imagine inhaling the aroma from inside a leather-bound antique book left in sunshine—that complexity and depth.