Oud Zarian

Please note: Your fragrance will arrive decanted into the NZF vial pictured above. The vial shown represents our 8ml size. The original bottle is shown for reference only and isn't included.

Concentration: Eau de Parfum
Longevity: Around 10–12 hours
Projection: Strong
Gender Expression: Leans masculine
Best For: Autumn, winter, evening, nights out

Longevity and projection are based on community feedback; your experience may vary.

Release Date: 2025
Perfumer: Cecile Zarokian

Scent Profile: Oriental woody

Key Notes
Spicy Notes, Frankincense, Ginger, Bergamot, Rosa Centifolia, Liquorice Root, Myrrh, Sandalwood, Oud, Patchouli, Tonka Bean

The Community’s Take

Warm spices, frankincense and ginger open around a rose heart, with a liquorice-like sweetness. Darker woods, myrrh and oud give the base resinous depth, and tonka softens the warmth. It smells smooth and enveloping, and the sweet, powdery floral side stays noticeable around the woods.

As it settles, the liquorice sweetness and powdery rose can come through strongly. Some wearers find the oud quieter than expected, so if you want an oud-led scent you may notice the spiced resins and soft florals first.

What keeps people coming back is how the warm resins and woods sit together under the rose. Tonka rounds off the darker details without flattening them, so the base finishes smooth. Fans especially love this enveloping spicy-woody style in colder weather.

If you love this, you might also enjoy

• Royal Oud (Creed): Dry woods and spice again, but greener with pink pepper, cedar and galbanum, and less sweet rose and liquorice.
• Sauvage Extrait (Dior): A related oud-and-wood base made fresher and more aromatic with lavender, bergamot and ambroxan instead of sweet rose and resins.
• Centaurus (Creed): Shares the warm spices, woods and tonka-vanilla sweetness, adding tobacco and cinnamon in place of the rose-and-oud focus.