Dossier
Edition · 000Status · Active.
A smooth oud-sandalwood.
- Composed by
- Richard Herpin
- Founder
- Tom Ford
- Country
- United States
The pyramid
- Top
- oudrosewoodcardamomsichuan pepper
- Heart
- sandalwoodvetiver
- Base
- tonkaambervanilla
The brief
Ford set out to introduce agarwood/oud to Western luxury consumers in a smoothed, accessible form.
NameSimply 'Oud Wood', naming the central material that was almost unknown in Western mainstream perfumery in 2007.
Why it mattered
- Widely credited as the fragrance that popularised oud/agarwood for the Western prestige market, smoothing its traditional medicinal-barnyard character
The flacon
Amber-glass rectangular flask matching the Private Blend lineup, with a black-and-gold cap.
The Curator's Note
The Western perfume that taught Sephora to stock oud, smoothed for the export market.