Amber Oud Kilian 2012

Bottle Design:
Carré Basset

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7.7 / 10 230 Ratings

A popular perfume by Kilian for women and men, released in 2012. The scent is oriental-woody. The production was apparently discontinued.
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Main accords

Oriental

Woody

Spicy

Sweet

Resinous

Fragrance Notes

Oud

Amber

Spices

Vanilla

Benzoin

Cedar

Perfumer

Calice Becker

Ratings

Scent

7.7230 Ratings

Longevity

7.6178 Ratings

Sillage

6.7183 Ratings

Bottle

8.3192 Ratings

Value for money

5.633 Ratings

Submitted by Kankuro, last update on 05/22/2025.

Interesting Facts

The fragrance was part of the collection Arabian Nights.

Smells similar

What the fragrance is similar to

Amber Absolute

Ambre Muscadin

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Tobacco Vanille Eau de Parfum

Reviews

7 in-depth fragrance descriptions

12/11/2012

jtd
484 Reviews

jtd

Helpful Review 7

simplicity?

I love sweets, but there are times I would trade one of those stylized, mouthwatering desserts made from the kitchen full of component parts for a perfect croissant.

Plug-in whatever other $300+ perfume for the dessert, Amber Oud is the croissant. Forget that it costs the price of a ticket to Paris to get said ideal croissant, Amber Oud is the perfect combination, the ideal calibration of amber and oud (big amber, little oud) that makes me want to sniff myself all day. A croissant is the product of superb quality simple ingredients, understanding of the role of the ingredients and skill. All the bad croissants in the world tell you that simple doesn't mean easy. Ditto for AO. The problem is the price and my lust for more perfume. If I could afford Amber Oud I first have to make the Odyssey across the following dessert courses:

Histoires de Parfum: 1804, Petroleum and Noir Patchouli
Parfumerie Generale: Cuir d’Iris, Felania and Tubereuse Couture
Andy Tauer: Loretta, Carillon pour un Ange and l’Air du Désert Marocain
The entire line of les Nereides

None of these choices is slumming it. It's not as though I'd be taking a loaf of Wonder Bread instead of the croissant.

Set against this competition AO wouldn't stand a chance.

02/20/2012

SystemeD
58 Reviews

SystemeD

Helpful Review 7

Vanillic amber, but no oud

I was truly surprised by Amber Oud, because I actually expected oud. But instead, I got a very pretty amber, comprised of vanilla and benzoin with a dash of spice.

This amber is nicely balanced, and it smells like the base of a classic, well-crafted oriental. Perhaps that is the intention of this fragrance: you get the name "oud" on the bottle, so you're trendy without actually having to like oud.

But if you're expecting a deep, beautiful oud, as I was, look elsewhere.

02/20/2012

Delphine67
81 Reviews

Delphine67

4

More amber then oud

Today a sample of amber oud came with te mail. A small present from Kilian.
When I spray it on I smell the dry scent from the oud, but only briefly.
The amber and vanilla are very prominent. This is a sweet woody scent, but oud? no.

11/01/2019

8
Bottle 6
Sillage 7
Longevity 7.5
Scent

Darkbeat
350 Reviews

Darkbeat

1

Amber Oud by Kilian

So far the perfume of By kilian that I liked the most. Amber Oud is a resinous, woody, sweet and warm perfume, with a green touch at the beginning, which differentiates it from the rest and makes it extremely interesting.

From the beginning you feel amber and benzoin with a vaporous halo of vanilla, amazing, but at the beginning they are cushioned by a green and fresh sensation. I did not know the note of malagueta, but it has to be she who brings this freshness. This does not last more than 5 minutes and soon, a few nuances of precious amber and benzoin, wrapped in an almost dusty vanilla that oozes an extraordinary elegance, emerge in all its splendor. It is not a gourmand vanilla of current style, it is more, a semi-vanilla, sober and fine vanilla. The aroma gradually loses that dusty sensation and begins to appear woody nuances in the background, which are becoming sharp while the aroma is dying. The end is a very tame oud, nothing wild, westernized to the fullest, resinous, spicy, warm and velvety, with a benzoin and amber, dim, but notorious, of exceptional quality.

The duration has been about 8 hours or so, and its wake is rather moderate from the beginning, a tad more intense at the beginning, but not somewhat exaggerated. It is a warm and resinous perfume of cold or temperate climates and preferably nocturnal, but, for a cold winter morning it is also perfect.

I loved the perfume, but its price is an earthenware that obscures everything else, it is excessive and prohibitive, we go armed robbery. If you are interested, better go for the recharge that is much cheaper, but if you can afford it, go ahead, it is beautiful, to everyone else, better not to try it, because as you like, you are lost lol.

05/22/2025

ClaireV
958 Reviews

ClaireV

1

Soft, waxy-leathery take on the amber genre

By Kilian Amber Oud is a refined take on a Western-style amber – leathery, woody, and ever-so-slightly-characterless. There’s a whiff of campfire smoke at the edges, but its unique selling point is really its politeness. An amber that merely hints at the spice and roughness of other ambers, and an oud that is non-existent. I am always surprised at this scent’s popularity until I remember that it is the perfect solution for people who dislike both amber and oud.

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