DUBAI, UAE, /PRNewswire/ -- To some, another Oud product manufacturer opening in Dubai may seem like nothing special or newsworthy when you consider the 100s of factories, brands and producers but the ...

Though the average nose might not pick up on most perfume trends, the latest scent craze is pretty difficult to miss. It's a rare Middle Eastern oil called "oud," though you might have heard of it ...

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Historically considered the prerogative of Gulf nationals, oud has spread globally in the last few years with major international brands, from Versace to Gucci and Christian Dior, using the essential ...

Oud is not for everyone, but a new crop of approachable ouds means there might be one scent just for you Oud is one of the most mysterious and expensive perfumery ingredients. Its lore is so profusely ...

Oud is old news in the fragrance world, and that’s not a dig. What was once a fringe accord in the West (though beloved in the Middle East for centuries) is now fully cemented as a global staple, with ...

Most people who have smelled oud, well, they aren’t smelling real oud. Instead, what they’ve encountered is some beast-mode approximation. Real oud behaves differently. It still projects, but there’s ...