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Tom Ford

Oud Wood

2007WoodyEDPUnited States

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Editorial notes

  1. 01

    A smooth oud-sandalwood widely credited as the fragrance that popularised oud for the Western prestige market, softening its traditional medicinal-barnyard character.

  2. 02

    Ford set out to introduce agarwood to Western luxury consumers in a smoothed, accessible form, sidestepping the more uncompromising Middle Eastern oud tradition.

  3. 03

    Part of the original 2007 Private Blend launch alongside Tobacco Vanille and Tuscan Leather, the trio that defined the line's commercial spine.

  4. 04

    Composed by Richard Herpin in 2007 around oud, rosewood and cardamom over a sandalwood-vetiver heart with a tonka-amber-vanilla base.

Dossier

Edition · 000

Status · Active.

A smooth oud-sandalwood.

Composed by
Richard Herpin
Founder
Tom Ford
Country
United States

The pyramid

Top
oudrosewoodcardamomsichuan pepper
Heart
sandalwoodvetiver
Base
tonkaambervanilla

The brief

Ford set out to introduce agarwood/oud to Western luxury consumers in a smoothed, accessible form.

NameSimply 'Oud Wood', naming the central material that was almost unknown in Western mainstream perfumery in 2007.

Why it mattered

  • Widely credited as the fragrance that popularised oud/agarwood for the Western prestige market, smoothing its traditional medicinal-barnyard character

The flacon

Amber-glass rectangular flask matching the Private Blend lineup, with a black-and-gold cap.

The Curator's Note

The Western perfume that taught Sephora to stock oud, smoothed for the export market.

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