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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 Tuscan Leather 100 ml eau de parfum bottle — spicy oriental

Bold Bhai

Tuscan Leather

The brother who negotiates for fun.

From $15.00
Essent Musk Pure 100 ml eau de parfum bottle — musk

The Devout

Musk Pure

Clean musk, the way ghar smells after Sunday.

From $15.00
Essent Ambre Nuit 100 ml eau de parfum bottle — rose oriental

The Host

Ambre Nuit

Amber that fills a room before the guests do.

From $15.00
Essent Spice & Wood 100 ml eau de parfum bottle — woody

The Host

Spice & Wood

The room smells like he was expecting you.

From $15.00
Essent Ruh-Al-Oud 100 ml roll-on attar bottle — oud & amber

The Elder

Ruh-Al-Oud

Pure oud, poured for people you respect.

From $15.00
Essent Gul-e-Laila 30 ml eau de parfum bottle — rose oriental

Traditional Didi

Gul-e-Laila

Rose and rivayat. She keeps the rituals alive.

From $10.20
Essent Red Vampire 30 ml eau de parfum bottle — amber oriental

Boss Didi

Red Vampire

Wins arguments in two lines.

From $10.20
Essent Oud Mood 30 ml eau de parfum bottle — oud & amber

Bold Bhai

Oud Mood

Oud, on the days he means it.

From $10.20
Essent Cambodian Oud 30 ml eau de parfum bottle — oud & amber

The Elder

Cambodian Oud

Cambodian oud, poured slowly.

From $10.20
Essent Cigar 30 ml eau de parfum bottle — amber oriental

Bold Bhai

Cigar

He would rather be respected than fussed over.

From $10.20
Essent Musk Kasturi 30 ml eau de parfum bottle — musk

The Devout

Musk Kasturi

Kasturi musk, old as the ritual itself.

From $10.20
Essent Ruh Kesar 30 ml eau de parfum bottle — amber oriental

Pooja Mummy

Ruh Kesar

Pure kesar. She would never buy it herself.

From $10.20
Essent Black Stone 30 ml eau de parfum bottle — amber oriental

Bold Bhai

Black Stone

Stone, smoke, and no small talk.

From $10.20
Essent Musk Kesar 30 ml eau de parfum bottle — musk

Pooja Mummy

Musk Kesar

Musk and kesar, her almirah in one bottle.

From $10.20
Essent White Oud 30 ml eau de parfum bottle — oud & amber

The Elder

White Oud

Soft oud, for the one who never raises his voice.

From $10.20
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Essent Mukhallat Zafran 30 ml eau de parfum bottle — oud & amber

Bade Bhaiya

Mukhallat Zafran

Saffron and oud, for the brother who does things properly.

From $10.20
Essent Real Oud 30 ml eau de parfum bottle — oud & amber

Bade Bhaiya

Real Oud

For the bhaiya who still checks if you ate.

From $10.20
Essent Kesar Chandan 30 ml eau de parfum bottle — spicy oriental

Pooja Mummy

Kesar Chandan

Kesar and chandan. Mummy's thali.

From $10.20
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.

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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.