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Classic Collection I

Oud Zhen Areej Le Doré 2021

8.6 / 10 212 Ratings

A popular limited perfume by Areej Le Doré for women and men, released in 2021. The scent is woody-smoky. Projection and longevity are above-average. The production was apparently discontinued.
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Main accords

Woody

Smoky

Spicy

Animal

Resinous

Fragrance Pyramid

Top Notes

Oud

Heart Notes

Indian saffron

Indian oud

Base Notes

Civet

Myrrh

Castoreum

Sandalwood

Tolu balm

Vetiver

Ratings

Scent

8.6212 Ratings

Longevity

8.9188 Ratings

Sillage

8.3190 Ratings

Bottle

9.1186 Ratings

Value for money

7.1121 Ratings

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Interesting Facts

The fragrance was part of the collection Classic Collection I.

Smells similar

What the fragrance is similar to

Oud Zen

Russian Oud II

Russian Oud Extrait de Parfum

Lao Oud Extrait de Parfum

Oud Luwak Attar

Oud Picante

Reviews

12 in-depth fragrance descriptions

02/01/2022

9Scent 8Longevity 5Sillage

ValentinT
6 Reviews

ValentinT

Helpful Review 8

Thick oud waves bleeding from my wrist...

A smoky chocolate dessert served on an agarwood plate made of Indian oud.

Dense, deep and thick from straight to finish with smooth transitions from top to base.

Fantastic sillage leaving your nose constantly sniffing delicious animalic oud.

Truly raw, naked and wild.

A beautiful experience for every oud head appreciating natural aromatics.

11/23/2024

9Scent

DrB1414
281 Reviews

DrB1414

Helpful Review 4

Bakhoor-like Woody Affair

Oud Zhen from Areej Le Dore.

Now that Winter is near I can enjoy this smoky oud concoction more often. I wear whatever I crave, all year round, yet some perfumes just shine under the right conditions. This is the case with Oud Zhen. It blooms in the cold.

It bears the "dark oud perfume" DNA of the house, being part of the same family as Oud Picante and Russian Oud. It's my second favorite among the three, behind Russian Oud, but ahead of Picante. It is smokier and not as sweet as the former and less spicy than the latter. Not a complicated scent by any means, it's quite a robust and straightforward olfactory piece, but it delivers what promises. A beautiful woody scent profile, with plenty of bakhoor-like smokiness, and smoldering resins. These are the main players whereas in the base some musks creep in, mostly castoreum. You need to like smoky perfumes to appreciate this one as there is plenty of that. I'm not too fond of this genre but in this case, it blends well within the composition.

The opening is quite a burst of smoke. Fumigating wood it's how it comes across. Dense, with a strong woody aroma. Once it settles down, the woodiness comes forefront in full display. Not funky by any means, more akin to old wood, think of an ancient wooden cabinet or chest. Later, the resins support the oud with the myrrh lending a nice toffee, nutty, and boozy-like quality, like someone spilled a fine cognac on the wood. Once the labdanum kicks in, the nutty and toffee-like facets become more apparent and slowly melt over the wood's profile. At this point, it transitions to a more resinous affair, with the emphasis shifting from the wood to the latter. Later in the base, a beautiful chewy, sweet, and smoky castoreum adds warmth, alongside a slightly daring civet-like accord. At this stage, it wears more like a smoky-resinous perfume with musky nuances. It's very long-lasting and will send beautiful wafts throughout the day, cutting through the cold and warming you up. It wears well in the heat but it'll truly make you appreciate its presence in the freezing air.

Much like Russian Oud, it is quite a simple composition that delivers. A bakhoor-like woody experience topped with molten resins and sprinkled with the right amount of animalics to keep you warm during the long Winter nights, or to make you stand out in the hot climate of the Middle East, as it will overshadow any other scents around with its presence.

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07/03/2025

9Scent 8Longevity 8Sillage

Majid114
147 Reviews

Majid114

2

OUD ZHEN

Oud Zhen from the Indonesia-based Artisanal(Indie) Niche Haute Luxury Perfumery House Areej Le Doré is part of the 'Classic Collection' is an Extrait De Parfum' Oud Amber Woody Spicy Animalic. It was launched in 2021 and the perfumer who signs this fragrance is Russian Adam.

Delightful exit around an excellent Indian 'oud I would say 85% chocolate and 15% barn, it is spiced by a superior quality saffron without a rubbery appearance with a slight leathery appearance. In these first moments I don't feel anything animalic. Just a sweet 'oud and a hint of saffron, this perfume is about 'agarwood('oud), that's clear from the start.

A dark resinous center of myrrh and balsamic ambery of tolu deepen the arabesque character of the composition, which intertwining with the Indian 'oud of the first magnitude brings the wonderful sensation of a noble wood lacquered with a thin layer of varnish (Wooowww)!!
Artisanal Perfumery With High Quality Natural Ingredients!
I love all this very much!

The fragrance is even added with more density in its woody part with natural Indian sandalwood and vetiver with a slight smoky green touch. The animalistic duo formed by the castoreum and the civet are docile and domesticated, this animalic portion of the perfume is felt more in the drydown. Which removes any fear of the composition being unpleasant. I reiterate abusive quality, all in high definition/resolution of notes and chords.

Delicious Perfume; Built with 'Agarwood Natural Indian Sweet Chocolatey as a backdrop in the composition, it is undoubtedly for passionate aficionados of 'Oud: the intimate, the soul of wild wood. Perfume for those who are not limited and have the understanding that 'oud is a multifaceted raw material with various nuances and unlimited ways to be worked into a fragrance.

07/21/2025

9Scent 8Longevity 8Sillage

BlackDustt
9 Reviews

BlackDustt

2

Volcano’s zhen calamity

Pleasure and sophistication in a bottle, a simple yet unapologetically unrelenting profile, captivating and alluring.

The immediate opening growls like a volcano erupting. The indian oud shows up as the protagonist, characterised by a powerful woody, deep, sweet and rich profile.

Some spicy hints, thanks to the saffron, and a distinct smokiness, fall down to the ground after the initial explosion.

Then, in the middle, a transition towards something more dense, glowing - a resinous and balsamic heart slowly begins flowing down the dunes of Volcano Zhen: the tolu and myrrh really stand out flawlessly in this phase.

The lava’s hunger is now reaching a greener landscape, burning everything it touches: sandalwood and vetiver indulge a green touch to the experience, increasing further the woodiness and smokiness that distinguishes this masterpiece.

Throughout the whole experience the civet and castoreum watched the eruption carefully, safe but always being present and discreet.

Nevertheless, when the eruption ended, they both showed up, celebrating having survived: the drydown is marvelous, animalic just to the right degree, emphasising the aspect of natural ingredients in the composition while still rounding it up and completing it.

The circle has closed, the phenomenon is over, what’s left is just pure z(h)en..

02/11/2025

8Scent 8Longevity 8Sillage

Onewontdo
7 Reviews

Onewontdo

1

Good iteration of Oud Zen, with caveats

Comparing this to the original Oud Zen, bothe are largely the same, but Oud Zhen is missing that smooth, roasted almond nuttiness with a bit of booze that extended ever so naturally into a chocolatey finish. That whole unique accord is what is so alluring and gorgeous about Oud Zen so I am disappointed to find that aspect is largely missing from this iteration. Also the smoke in Oud Zhen is not as nuanced and it just takes the front seat right from the get go, which masks all the other beautiful aspects of oud used here. I would almost describe Oud Zen as a sort of a unique gourmand scent, but Oud Zhen simply lacks that complexity. While Oud Zhen is not a weak performer by any means, the performance took a hit too, as half a spray of Oud Zen will last all day and then some, while Oud Zhen requires at least two full sprays to achieve the same longevity and sillage. Smelling these side by side on my skin at this moment, I really think that conception of Oud Zen was sort of a happy accident or a fluke, and I need to count my blessings for having a bottle that I can enjoy because once it's gone, nothing will be able to replicate it's unique, serendipitous beauty, not even if Russian Adam tried harder.

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