2. Nawab of Oudh Intensivo by Ormonde Jayne

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2. Nawab of Oudh Intensivo Ormonde Jayne 2015

Ranked 169 in Unisex Perfume

8.8 / 10 668 Ratings

A popular perfume by Ormonde Jayne for women and men, released in 2015. The scent is spicy-floral. Projection and longevity are above-average. It is still in production.
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Main accords

Spicy

Floral

Green

Woody

Fresh

Fragrance Pyramid

Top Notes

Cardamom

Green notes

Orange absolute

Aldehydes

Bergamot

Heart Notes

Rose

Pimento

Cinnamon

Hedione

Laurel

Orchid

Magnolia

Base Notes

Vetiver

Ambergris

Labdanum

Musk

Oud

Perfumer

Geza Schön

Ratings

Scent

8.8668 Ratings

Longevity

8.7630 Ratings

Sillage

8.3626 Ratings

Bottle

8.0574 Ratings

Value for money

6.9477 Ratings

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Variant of the fragrance concentration

This is a variant of the perfume 2. Nawab of Oudh Parfum by Ormonde Jayne, which differs in concentration.

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2. Nawab of Oudh Parfum

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Reviews

25 in-depth fragrance descriptions

10/04/2024

9Scent 8Longevity 7Sillage

IllParagraph
18 Reviews

IllParagraph

Helpful Review 4

Exquisite

This is different.

Nawab of Oudh Intensivo is an exceptionally well-blended, wonderfully crafted masterpiece.

What I'm about to write may well be an audacious statement but this is the most elegantly constructed rose/oud fragrance I've ever had the pleasure of putting my nose on. When it transitions into the heart, the rose engages the wearer without alienating. Although perceptible, the oud isn't challenging or off-putting. It dances with the rose perfectly, while allowing space for the magnolia and musk. It is perfect.

I picked it up about a month ago and have worn it 5 or 6 times since then. It's vaulted its way into the top 3 of my collection. For some time now, Xerjoff has been far and away my favorite niche house. But Ormonde Jayne has asserted itself as a contender to be taken seriously.

Updated on 11/15/2024

11/29/2024

8.5Scent 9Longevity 8Sillage

Gaylon67
32 Reviews

Gaylon67

Helpful Review 2

The Difference Makes the Difference

2. Nawab of Oudh Intensivo is an airy, green, citrusy fragrance with a depth that I assume comes from the suede, ambergris and oud. The oud is light. The name Nawab of “Oudh” is misleading.

The blend is top-notch. It is spicy but not too spicy. Woody but not too woody. Floral but not too feminine. Citrusy but not a citrus fragrance. Slightly sweet but the sweetness is a minor character. Has suede but is not too leathery. It has oud but you’d have to be a perfumer to detect it. What is it? An outstanding beautifully blended perfume. Not a “must have” but you will be proud to have it.

This makes for a great signature scent. It does not talk too much but it is not shy and speaks intelligently. People will smell it. It is suitable for any occasion all year round. However, I probably will not reach for it in cold weather or on special occasions.

Nawab of Oudh Intensivo will be a great addition to my collection. I have a wardrobe full of bold sweet fragrances. Warm-spicy, fresh spicy, leathery, vanilla and standard blue fragrances, I have it! But 80% of them are sweet. This will add a much needed fresh green option.

It is reminiscent of Kajal Homme II. To my nose the airy citrusy freshness puts these perfumes it same neighborhood, even though Homme II is sweeter and lacks the sophistication of Nawab of Oudh Intensivo. However, Kajal Homme II is also an outstanding scent to me. A purchase will be slightly redundant. But I still may grab it. There are far worse redundancies in my collection.

Bottle worthy? Absolutely! At minimum buy a decant. Test drive it a few days. This is not a safe blind buy.

Updated on 11/29/2024

06/24/2025

ClaireV
969 Reviews

ClaireV

5

Sublime, sparkling chamnpagne glass of oud

Describing what Nawab of Oudh smells like is like trying to catch butterflies with a teaspoon. It has that gauzy, dizzying abstraction characteristic of so many Ormonde Jayne standouts like Black Gold and Rose Gold, and features - as far as I can tell - peppery spice, juicy mandarin, champagne-like aldehydes, roses, sandalwood, and a mass of creamy floral notes.

But I'm not sure any notes list adequately conveys the fierce joy of this scent. Better to say instead that this perfume gives you that Saturday morning feeling of good things to come -a crisply folded newspaper, a fresh pot of coffee, warm bread rolls, cold Irish butter, and a day of leisure stretching out in front of you like a cat. It smells like sunshine in a loved one's hair and a just-cancelled meeting.

There is a point at the center of this fragrance that makes me think perfumer Geza Schoen might be playing around with an old Roucel-ian template of a green-ish magnolia bathed in a silky bath of citrus, honey, roses, and heavy cream (last seen in Roucel's Guerlain's L'Instant for Women and Rochas' Tocade). The magnolia is viewed obliquely here, through a haze of spicy pepper, pimiento, cardamom, and cinnamon-dusted rose, but it's definitely got some presence.

I love that when I spray it heavily, Nawab of Oudh coats the back of my hand with an aggressively oily sheen but then immediately radiates off into the air with an aldehydic swagger. Despite the name, there is little oud to speak of here, aside from a slightly sour, leathery tint to the soapy sandalwood in the base. I love this fragrance and believe it to be one of the most elegant and accomplished spicy oriental-florals that a woman or a man could wear.

04/24/2023

10Scent 10Longevity 10Sillage

Giles
87 Reviews

Giles

3

A masterpiece that screams sexy and confident

Geza Schön one of my favourite perfumers has created many masterful fragrances especially under Ormonde Jayne and Clive Christian houses. This is one of my favourites and go to fragrance for a night out with my partner.
I love the original too and just like Montabaco the intensivo versions are just that, Intense. This lasts all night and is amazing to smell during sex or dancing the night away.
It's very smooth and almost warming. But works beautifully on a night out in a hot country. Its one of those fragrances that makes you become quite big headed as you go around sniffing yourself saying "God I smell good". The compliments from others will shortly follow.
Apologies but I'm not very trained on sniffing out individual notes, I will leave that to the more educated here on Parfumo. But this is a masterpiece and is worth having at least a sample if the budget is tight.

11/24/2025

Sdlm
13 Reviews

Sdlm

2

A colorful happy place

Upon first sniff I was overcome by a sense of disappointment. I got a good deal on a bottle but, still, that initial blast on the backside of my hand gave me nothing but a floral green mess. I had a similar disappointment with Rocabar. That scent never went anywhere for me. Later that evening, I sniffed the atomizer. Whoa, what’s that if not the sweetest cardamom. Where was that two hours ago?

Full wearing the next day. Throughout the day I’d catch whiffs of perfectly balanced sweetness and light. Etheral, fresh sweetness that’s never overbearing or cloying. New wearing the next day. I finally got ”it”; the praise and all the good reviews.

The scent both is and isn’t. I do not know how they’ve done it but one minute it’s not there and the next one it is. Out of nowhere comes a whiff of the most extraordinary sweet yet fresh potion. This must leave a fantastic trail. To me Nawab is not about what notes went into making it or the definition of it being a ”rose” or ”oud” scent. It is about the total composition and the way this composition constitutes a statement of something enigmatic. There’s the green mess of a start, then for a while you end up contemplating whether or not the unisex categorization of Nawab possibly is too feminine after all. And then it arrives, in lack if better terms. You are now beyond all of that and that place smells absolutely gorgeous.

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