Oud perfume

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<p>I just discovered this scent and loved it, after smelling it on a fellow shopper in the grocery store. I asked her about it and she said in broken English that it was “Oud,” and was popular in her country. (She was wearing what looked like a hijab, but I am not well-versed in the appropriate names of that type of garb.) She took out a business card from her purse with the perfumier name Kurkdjian, pointed to it and indicated she purchased it at Neiman Marcus. That is all I know so far, other than that I googled it and found that the scent comes from a certain tree, it is sold by several brands, and it is expensive.</p>

<p>Does anyone have any information or recommendations for this scent? I would like to start shopping for it, but am not sure where to start.</p>

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<p>I think you definitely need to try it on yourself.
I hadn’t heard of it, but I do like sandlewood oil and nag champa incense.
You might try one of these.
<a href=“The Non-Blonde: My Top Ten Oud Perfumes”>The Non-Blonde: My Top Ten Oud Perfumes;

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<p>Perfume ingredients “react” with body oils and can smell differently on different people. For example, I once put some Gucci flora on at a store, and the entire ride home I was mad because I thought some bum threw up in the bus, but it turns out that the smell was coming from my arm… Lol. </p>

<p>Long story short, try a sample at a department store. Some like Nordstrom and Neiman will give you a tiny spray bottle, just a few drops, to take home and try. </p>