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Opulent gourmand
Oud Cadenza is the most intoxicating spicy/sweet perfume I've experienced. The quality of Givuadan's Orpur® ingredients is truly remarkable and it comes at a 32% oil concentration. On my skin, it lasts for 12 hours with 4 hours of nuclear projection.
At this point, I consider Jordi Fernández to be the master of Oud accord. The way he uses it to ground spicy/sweet compositions is ingenious and gives his work a distinctive character. This woodiness is such a great catalyst - it makes the lingering spiciness more pronounced and all of the gourmand notes more palatable.
The opening is a great blend of spices; cardamom, cinnamon, cloves and saffron. It doesn't take long for western oud to show up, along with an underlying sweetness from dates and toasted cane sugar. After about 30 minutes, it settles into a mixture of caramel and woods, with hints of cocoa butter and vanilla extract already showing up.
It might sound too sweet, but Jordi uses a few compounds with citrusy and floral qualities. This brings airiness to the scent and balances the sweetness. The drydown phase consists of vanilla, cocoa and smoky myrrh. Saffron and labdanum create a leathery nuance, while patchouli and cedarwood provide a woody backbone.
At this point, I consider Jordi Fernández to be the master of Oud accord. The way he uses it to ground spicy/sweet compositions is ingenious and gives his work a distinctive character. This woodiness is such a great catalyst - it makes the lingering spiciness more pronounced and all of the gourmand notes more palatable.
The opening is a great blend of spices; cardamom, cinnamon, cloves and saffron. It doesn't take long for western oud to show up, along with an underlying sweetness from dates and toasted cane sugar. After about 30 minutes, it settles into a mixture of caramel and woods, with hints of cocoa butter and vanilla extract already showing up.
It might sound too sweet, but Jordi uses a few compounds with citrusy and floral qualities. This brings airiness to the scent and balances the sweetness. The drydown phase consists of vanilla, cocoa and smoky myrrh. Saffron and labdanum create a leathery nuance, while patchouli and cedarwood provide a woody backbone.
4 Comments
It's a sweet perfume yes, but there's always balance to it.
Spices and oud in the opening, woods and leather in the base.
Definitely not as cloying as Tobacco Honey or Naxos.
Splendid read, I have yet to acquire a piccolo of this, this and Tubéreuse Astrale.
Jordi perfumes magic for Thibaud once again :D
It's funny, I used to dislike Haltane and now Jordi is one of my favorite perfumers.