Oud is the heart of Gulf and modern French-Arabian niche perfumery, the agarwood resin distilled from infected Aquilaria trees and graded by region across Cambodi, Hindi, Lao and Thai. The wing splits between smoky-leather oud, rose-oud, saffron-oud and amber-oud, and rewards wearers who let the resin settle on skin for an hour before judging the composition.

Montale Black Aoud for the rose-oud-leather that built the modern French-Arabian category, Spirit of Dubai Turath for the ceremonial oud-and-amber, Spirit of Kings Aludra for the smoky-leather and oud. Heavy sillage, twelve-plus hours on the extraits, mostly unisex. Khrisha's oud catalogue runs across Spirit of Dubai, Montale, Mancera, Spirit of Kings, Gritti and House of Oud.