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Oriental & Oud

Oud is the resinous heartwood of the agarwood tree, and it is the heaviest material in perfumery. The oriental family builds around it with amber, resin, spice and mukhallat blending. These are the deepest and longest fragrances in the Essent range, in alcohol-free 8ml roll-ons and eau de parfum. Notes and wear time are published on each product page. Oud rewards a light hand, and the guide to Indian attar notes sets out what oud, shamama and kesar smell like and how much to use.

Roll-on attars and eau de parfumsNotes listed on every product90 fragrances
90 products

Products in Oriental & Oud

Essent Oud al Haram 30 ml eau de parfum bottle — oud & amber

The Devout

Oud al Haram

Worn on the days that matter most.

From $10.20
Essent Classic Black 8 ml roll-on attar bottle — woody

The Colleague

Classic Black

Safe, sharp, never wrong.

$10.80
Essent Mr. X 8 ml roll-on attar bottle — fresh citrus

The Colleague

Mr. X

The one at the next desk you actually like.

$10.80
Essent Miss X 8 ml roll-on attar bottle — rose oriental

The Colleague

Miss X

She remembers everyone's birthday.

$10.80
Essent Swiss Friday 8 ml roll-on attar bottle — fresh citrus

Night Out

Swiss Friday

Friday, and he already changed his shirt.

$10.80
Essent Lemon Breeze 8 ml roll-on attar bottle — fresh citrus

The Colleague

Lemon Breeze

Desk drawer, 4pm, second wind.

$10.80
Essent Elixir 8 ml roll-on attar bottle — spicy oriental

The Romantic

Elixir-Inspired

Sweet, dark, and asking for trouble.

$13.80
Essent Y 8 ml roll-on attar bottle — fresh citrus

The Colleague

Y-Inspired Unisex

Clean for Monday, sharp for Friday.

$13.80
Essent Libre 8 ml roll-on attar bottle — fresh citrus

Boss Didi

Libre-Inspired

Freedom, in eight millilitres.

$13.80
Essent Splendidwood 100 ml eau de parfum bottle — woody

Papa Who Needs Nothing

Splendidwood

Sandalwood, a chair, and the paper.

From $15.00
Essent Bad Boy 100 ml eau de parfum bottle — fresh citrus

Chhota Bhai

Bad Boy

Nineteen, and certain about everything.

From $15.00
Essent Miss D'or 100 ml eau de parfum bottle — fresh citrus

New Bride

Miss D'or

Something borrowed, and worn all day.

From $15.00
Essent Crystal Noir 100 ml eau de parfum bottle — floral

Boss Didi

Crystal Noir

Says no without apologising.

From $15.00
Essent Braj Ras 30 ml eau de parfum bottle — signature blend

The Devout

Braj Ras

Braj, and everything that happened there.

From $10.20
Essent Flower 100 ml eau de parfum bottle — floral

Pooja Mummy

Kenzo Flower

One poppy, quietly.

From $15.00
Concentrated attar oil being decanted from a glass vial

Why attar?

An oil outlasts a spray.

An alcohol spray pushes scent outward fast, then fades. An attar is the oil on its own, with no ethanol, so it stays where you put it and unfolds over hours instead of minutes. That is why a small roll-on outlasts a much larger bottle of eau de toilette.

Read the full guide

About the Oriental & Oud collection

Oud and amber are perfumery's oldest luxuries: resinous, warm and unhurried. Essent blends them at attar strength, where this family has always lived.