Dior

Leather Oud

  • Unisex
  • Eau de Parfum
  • 2010

Leather Oud is a dry and elegant woody fragrance signed Dior. It opens on cardamom and saffron, reveals oud and leather at its heart and rests on a base of birch, incense and cedar.

Main accords

Pyramid & evolution

  1. Opening First minutes

    Cardamom · Saffron

  2. Heart ~30 min to 2 h

    Oud · Leather

  3. Base Several hours

    Birch · Incense · Cedar

What its composition says

  • 2 materials on top, 2 in the heart, 3 in the base: the three stages are of comparable size.
  • Birch: its rarest material, which only 24 of the 1,980 perfumes analysed in the catalogue contain — about one in 83.
  • Woody, spicy and leather: 3 registers of raw materials share its palette, with woody supplying 4 of 7.

Frequencies measured on the Olfact catalogue only.

Scent profile

Estimates derived from the composition — not measured.

Wear time Excellent
9 h and more estimated on skin
Projection Powerful
a trail that arrives before you and lingers after

Ideal seasons

  • Spring
  • Summer
  • Autumn
  • Winter

Time of day

  • Day
  • Evening

Made for cool to cold weather — below 15 °C (59 °F).

Ideal occasions

  • Dates & seduction Its warm, sensual facets play the card of closeness.
  • Evenings & nights out A present trail that holds its own when the light drops.

Who is it for?

For those who prefer the quiet presence of a woody fragrance to a show.

Avoid if…

  • you like to stay discreet or work in a confined space.
  • you shun warm, opulent trails, especially in summer.

If Leather Oud by Dior seduces, it is through its enveloping warmth: a sensual trail that settles in and that you want to find on yourself again.

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