Classic Collection III

Russian Oud II Areej Le Doré 2023

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8.5 / 10 238 Ratings

A popular limited perfume by Areej Le Doré for women and men, released in 2023. The scent is resinous-woody. Projection and longevity are above-average. The production was apparently discontinued.
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Main accords

Resinous

Woody

Animal

Gourmand

Oriental

Fragrance Pyramid

Top Notes

Deer musk

Ambergris

Heart Notes

Cocoa

Indian oud

Base Notes

Cedar

Resins

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Ratings

Scent

8.5238 Ratings

Longevity

8.8222 Ratings

Sillage

8.3220 Ratings

Bottle

9.4208 Ratings

Value for money

7.4171 Ratings

Submitted by BenniB, last update on 07/02/2025.

Interesting Facts

The fragrance was part of the collection "Classic Collection III".

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What the fragrance is similar to

Russian Oud Extrait de Parfum

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Oud Zhen

Agar de Noir

Reviews

13 in-depth fragrance descriptions

09/19/2023

9
Pricing 10
Bottle 8
Sillage 9
Longevity 9.5
Scent

DrB1414
242 Reviews

DrB1414

Helpful Review 6

LESS is MORE with this one

With Russian Oud, LESS is MORE. I like to see this perfume as a continuation of Zen and Picante. But this one is the player, the seductive one. Adam toned down the Oud, the smoke, the spices, and the animalics, added dark cocoa, and turned it up to an 11. The result is something truly perfect, brilliant in its barbaric simplicity. Hindi Oud, Resins, a hint of Castoreum, and Dark Cocoa that turns into a molted Chocolate accord. But it really boils down to 3 main players, the Oud, the Cocoa, and the Resins. That's it. But it's more than enough. It almost feels linear, though not quite that boring. The opening is a massive blast of dark, unsweetened Cocoa powder. Like someone just sprinkled some in your face. This opening is fantastic and it literally takes my breath away each time. It wears off quickly and it moves to the heart, where the Hindi Oud is present, quite bold, backed up by resins and a sweet, leathery castoreum. At this stage, the Cocoa envelopes the previously mentioned notes, as these are always portrayed through this Cocoa dust-screen. As it settles into the base, the Oud recedes and the Cocoa together with the resins fuse to create a dark chocolate accord. The woodiness just lingers as a reminder that this is still, an Oud perfume.
This is very close to the original, but I actually prefer this version, as the Cocoa is more prominent, whereas I feel the Labdanum/Resins were more prominent in the OG. Also, there's a more vivid showcase of notes here, and the composition feels clearer. I believe Adam improved upon the original, with this one.
To me, Russian Oud is the best Oud-Cacao blend ever and an incredibly satisfying and comfortable wear. Nothing is off here. Everything fits perfectly within the blend and is dosed accurately. If you are a Cocoa lover like myself, this should be one to sample. Bear in mind though, that this is no plain gourmand perfume, nor the commercially sweet stuff. It has a noticeable Hindi Oud note and Castoreum. I don't really find them to distract much, but I am quite used to them. The way the Cocoa accord is showcased here is my favorite. It has that dusty, velvety quality, before turning into a chocolate-toffee-like texture. For me, this one, alongside Lutens' Borneo, and older iterations of Slumbehouse Ore, reigns supreme in this genre. My Cocoa Trifecta. The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly.

04/21/2025

9
Pricing 10
Bottle 8
Sillage 8
Longevity 9.5
Scent

Majid114
104 Reviews

Majid114

2

Russian Oud ll

Russian Oud II from the High Luxury Perfumery Niche/Indie Areej Le Doré with its base currently in Indonesia is part of 'Classic Collection 2023' is an Extrait Of Parfum Amber Musky Woody Gourmand Shareable. This is a new fragrance, it was launched in 2023 and the perfumer who signs this fragrance is Russian Adam.

Russian Oud ll is the dream of any lover of 'oud gourmand. It is a perfume built around a natural oil of achocolated 'agarwood distilled in India according to an ancient traditional method. All very tasty and pleasant, you will not find difficulties or challenges here. An extract in body spray with soul of attar.

The fragrance is built on two pillars: 'Oud & Cocoa! In the opening we already have two natural ingredients rare in perfumery today and with an absurd quality: ambergris and musk ... has no comparison with the synthetics used on a large scale today. 'Oud Chocolate long-time is already known by lovers of 'natural oud in oil(attar’s).

A unique natural experience provided by the bittersweet ambergris with a more aromatic musk that animalic already blending to the delicious gourmet accord of Indian oud and cocoa, a dose of sweetness but not far from nauseous, I would say a dark chocolate half bitter. In my view a semi-gourmand performed with mastery by Russian Adam.

Towards the drying arrive resins of woody green woods bringing a woody content composition and an air more mature and formal composition. The juice of the perfume is super dense viscous sticky and dark, stains the skin that will tell light clothes; it is a attar bottled in spray form. Despite organic ingredients that may seem at first sight scary Russian Oud ll is zero difficult or challenging, only requires mild temperatures.

05/24/2025

8
Pricing 10
Bottle 10
Sillage 10
Longevity 10
Scent

SmellyWater9
2 Reviews

SmellyWater9

3

could it get any better

Leave it to Russian Adam to transport us with a choco-oud gourmand not to Switzerland but to Oaxaca, where upon opening spray a "ceremonial-grade"-like cacao starts Russian Oud 2 with rich, boozy delight.

To my nose, Russian Oud 2 is like a "second-skin," where the sweet odor of flesh is met with the tacky perspiration of time; In fact, not only will R02 leave your skin sticky, it will also extend the development of every supporting note trying to break free from its chocolatized occlusion.

Remember chocolate-greedy Augustus falling into Willy Wonka's river? Well, "terrific pressure is building up behind the blockage." A strong cedar starts to resonate by the mid, as does a really smooth Hindi oud, reminding one careful waft after the next that not all is sweet—and that's where Areej le Doré's artistry lies. I live in New York, home to an army of subway-riding gourmands, and for once I'm smelling the world altered by their nose, "for who could hate or bear a grudge, against a luscious bit of fudge?"

06/12/2025

ClaireV
731 Reviews

ClaireV

1

Chocolate caramel oud cake

It's impossible to describe Russian Oud without bringing food into the conversation. If Oud Piccante is a piece of raw steak covered in peppercorns, slapped down into a pan sizzling with lamb fat, then Russian Oud is a dainty piece of chocolate cake laid out on a doily, tendrils of caramel drizzled on top. For something so delicious, it is remarkably spacious and fine-boned. Even in color, Russian Oud distinguishes itself as finer than her rugged big brothers, being clear in color, while Oud Zen and Oud Piccante leave great big yellow-brown oil stains all over the skin.

Russian Oud is clearly a gourmand take on oud. It is very chocolatey, with a sweet, incensey woodsmoke note giving it a nicely dusty texture, and labdanum later lending a toffee chewiness that, in turn, jives perfectly with the smoky chocolate. The papery dryness in the heart gives the structure room to breathe. Actually, in terms of texture, Russian Oud has a surprising trajectory, from dusty to papery to chewy.

At first, Russian Oud reminds me very much of several chocolate-woody-ambery fragrances I've been loving recently, including Ummagumma (Bruno Fazzolari), Dark Moon (DSH Parfums), and meltmyheart (Strangelove NYC), but later on, when the resiny, leathery - almost coffee-ish - tone of the oud asserts its dominance, it reminds me more of the woody gourmands of Parfumerie Generale. In other words, it becomes less edible as time goes on, and more woody-resinous.

The drydown is where the castoreum and labdanum really begin to take over, and to my nose, it is this phase that is most similar to that of Oud Piccante. The castoreum gives the oud and amber a slightly sour, musky undertone that suits the hot, bilious oud. Kafkaesque mentions Ambre Loup (Rania J) in her review, and yes, that's spot on - the drydown of both Russian Oud and Oud Piccante is extremely similar to that of Ambre Loup.

Full disclosure; I sold my bottle of Ambre Loup because I found it to be a mess of contradictions: sweet but sour, delicious but super-heavy, like too much of a good thing, a faintly greasy mixture of animal fat and chocolate and sugar and freshly-tanned leather all melted down together. I liked it, but never wanted to wear it. It felt like the 24th course in a 25-course tasting menu. This is a feature of the oud or castoreum-tobacco accord that Rania uses in both Ambre Loup and Oud Assam. Both excellent scents, but stifling in their heavy, breathy, brocaded sweet-n-sourness. The Ambre Loup effect is much, much softer in Russian Oud than in Oud Piccante, though, and it's one of the reasons why I prefer Russian Oud.

All in all, Russian Oud is a soft, smoky chocolate take on oud, and the refined sister scent to Oud Piccante's brash, big brother. Oud Piccante and Russian Oud are definitely first cousins; Oud Zen, by comparison, is a very distant progenitor, a Romanov offshoot who found peace in obscurity, living a simple but hearty life in a country dacha.

01/28/2025

7
Pricing 10
Bottle 9
Sillage 10
Longevity 9.5
Scent

Timpazo
73 Reviews

Timpazo

1

Masterpiece

Only a madman could craft this, and we all know he's a madman.

I won't bother with the whole background process, quality of the rare, natural ingredients and so on, I'll just say this is a masterpiece.

The opening is shocking and animalic, specially if you're not used to it. Untrained noses might run away. But the drydown... oh boy the drydown... dark powdery cocoa spilled over clean velvet.

If I could save a bottle from a fire, it'd likely be this one.

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