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Maison Francis Kurkdjian Oud Satin Mood
Roses around a dark oud
Oud Satin Mood also exists as an Eau de Parfum; this Extrait de Parfum gives the brand's satin-like oud stronger ambery accents. The note list names violet, geranium, oud, two roses, a vanilla amber accord and cinnamon, and the bottle holds 70 ml. The brand ends it on a heady ambery trail.
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The composition
Notes
The house lists its notes without a pyramid.
- Violet
- Geranium
- Oud
- Centifolia Rose
- Damascena Rose
- Vanilla Amber Accord
- Cinnamon
- Character
- Strong
- Occasion
- Concentration
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In the same spirit
Similar in character
On the skin
How it unfolds
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Satin, with more amber
The brand describes the idea as a satin-like oud: a rare wood made smooth enough to feel like fabric on the skin. The ambery accents are stronger here, which makes the scent warmer and slightly denser and suits the weight of an extrait.
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Roses against the dark side
Oud has a dark, animal side, and the brand answers it with abundant roses. Centifolia rose is full and honeyed, Damascena rose a little more spicy and deep; with a soft violet they wrap round the wood and round it off. Geranium adds a green, rosy lift.
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The shooting star
The brand likens the finish to a shooting star crossing the desert sky, a heady, ambery trail. Vanilla amber gives it a sweet, resinous glow, and cinnamon adds a dry spice at the edges. It is a long, warm finish rather than a sharp one.
Wearing it
When, who and why
How to wear it
An extrait is concentrated, so one or two sprays on the neck or chest are enough. The dense rose and amber suit autumn and winter, formal dinners and evenings that call for something rich. In a small room, give it a little space and let it settle before adding more.
Who it is for
For people who love oud but want roses and sweetness to soften its edges, and who like a perfume with presence. No gender is attached to it: the classification is unisex. If you prefer light, transparent scents it will feel heavy; if you enjoy rich florals and amber, it will not.
Why choose Maison Francis Kurkdjian Oud Satin Mood Extrait
The oud is softened, not hidden: roses and violet do the softening, and the brand names both rose types, violet, geranium and cinnamon openly. The result is a rich, floral oud with a clear idea behind it, from a house that makes each scent for a different mood.
At a glance
- House
- Maison Francis Kurkdjian
- Perfumer
- Francis Kurkdjian
- Year
- 2017
- Size
- 70 ml
- Family
- Ambery, Woody, Floral
- For
- Unisex
Questions
Frequently asked
How is the oud softened?
With roses. The brand says plentiful roses round off the dark, animal facets of the oud, with a soft violet intertwined among them.
Which size is this Extrait?
It holds 70 ml, the classic size of the house, in the Extrait de Parfum concentration. That concentration is denser and stays closer to the skin than an eau de parfum.
Is it suited to a gift?
For someone who likes rich florals, amber or oud, yes. The shooting-star image from the brand's own text gives an easy way to describe it when giving it.
The house
About Maison Francis Kurkdjian
Maison Francis Kurkdjian was co-founded in 2009 by perfumer Francis Kurkdjian and Marc Chaya, and conceives its collection as a fragrance wardrobe: scents to wear according to mood. The house names purity, sophistication, timelessness and a reinvented classicism as its codes, and its product pages explain every key raw material.
- Co-founded in 2009 by perfumer Francis Kurkdjian and Marc Chaya
- Chaya leads the company; Kurkdjian provides the creative vision
- A fragrance wardrobe: scents to wear according to mood
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