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7.7 / 10 21 Ratings
A popular perfume by Les Senteurs Gourmandes for women and men, released in 2014. The scent is woody-leathery. The longevity is above-average. It is still in production.
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Main accords

Woody
Leathery
Sweet
Gourmand
Spicy

Fragrance Notes

OudOud BloxtunvirBloxtunvir

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Ratings
Scent
7.721 Ratings
Longevity
8.220 Ratings
Sillage
7.718 Ratings
Bottle
8.036 Ratings
Value for money
5.611 Ratings
Submitted by Michael, last update on 09/21/2025.
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The fragrance is part of the Les Heures Voyageuses collection.

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FrauHolle

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FrauHolle
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4 Travel Hours to Pure Happiness.
Hello. I have to say something about this. It cannot be that one person says it has a human touch and another says it does not. So here is my final decision: a very clear no.

First, I want to point out that I can smell all the ingredients listed in the fragrance pyramid, maybe except for the oud.
It was either completely forgotten or intentionally left out because it’s too expensive or just not available.
Terra is quite right when he says: Fruity. Only, the kind of fruit that smells like this doesn’t actually exist.
Not yet. I bet the biochemists are already working on it; because oud absolute MUST be eaten.
Fat, juicy grape nuts, of the sweetish kind (south slope). Pineapple without seeds and pumpkin punch with whole fruits. Other associations: Vanillin-washed terry pajamas, warm soft, logically slightly overpriced llama-alpaca blankets for senior trips into the blue, a bit of cashmeran (never hurt) and there you have oud absolute. Waltzing Matilda will know why.
While Seymour is still meandering along, the skin chemistry tastes good to me and Terra's fruity little number.

Controversial topic, I know, perception and the dance of molecules aside,
I personally pass by the first one that smells like oud here.
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Terra

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Terra
Terra
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Recently, I tested the Oud & Rose by Cartier, which proved to be anything but tame. When a fragrance from this line is named Oud Absolue, I naturally expect at least a rather dark, but even more so, a deeply animalistic scent. However, for my nose, nothing of that applies to Oud Absolue.

Since no fragrance notes are provided, I can only guess. At first, I smell something citrusy; I would bet on orange. Now, please don’t think that OA is a fresh scent. The orange is immediately embedded in a warm context, as I also perceive the fragrance as quite waxy-resinous, but also a bit ethereal. That could be incense, but it mainly reminds me of amber resin, which I recently burned.

Shortly thereafter, the fragrance develops something that makes me think of a wild leather note. Perhaps similar to the grand, dark-rough one in Cuir Fauve, but much more nuanced and framed by the aforementioned tones.

Unfortunately, this impression doesn’t last long; perhaps it was just my imagination because I desperately wanted to identify what the oud note is supposed to be. As I wear the fragrance a bit longer, it even brightens up rather than darkening further. Now I believe I smell mainly patchouli. Not a rough, musty, or medicinal patchouli. Rather a yellowish patch with a viscous consistency. Such a patchouli note exists in other fragrances as well, but there it is either turned in a light hay-like or a dark chocolatey direction. Instead of choosing one of these directions, the patch here turns in an unusually sweet-fruity direction.

In the longest phases of the fragrance development, Oud Absolue reminds me of a somewhat different version of the Oud by Josh Lee, only with resins instead of vanilla and significantly better performance. The Josh Lee Oud is a go-to for me. It works no matter what I do, when, or where, regardless of the weather. This is because you can’t overdo it (you could certainly do that with the Cartier), but also because it smells somewhere unique, yet still pleasant, cheerful, and more casual than super elegant. This sentence may not mean much to many, but it could be a hint to take a look at the somewhat unknown Josh Lee if you like the Cartier.

Personally, I find Oud Absolue to be a nice, easy-to-wear fragrance. It doesn’t really smell like oud to me, nor does it have a truly human or animalistic quality. However, I also wore a pretty animalistic bomb yesterday, so perhaps that’s why I don’t perceive the human nuances mentioned by my predecessor. Nevertheless, I believe that Oud Absolue can be worn almost anywhere and will certainly not cause irritation.

Overall, it is pleasant, harmonious, and does not smell cheap. But for me personally, Oud Absolue is a bit too "nice." Not because I necessarily miss something animalistic, but rather because I miss tension or a bit more "Absolue."
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A “correct” fragrance. Oud is tamed by other woods. But over time, a very subtle interaction with fine spices takes place. This is exciting!
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Absolute Tom Ford - Oud Wood vibes. Compared to the rest of the line, a huge disappointment. Quality is not pleasing either...
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