And more appropriate for the fall and winter, but can be used all year (except for hot summer days) — just adjust your sprays.

Luxurious woods and resins provide comfort whilst cocooning musk unravel, displaying their soft, glowing beauty. From the time you step out of your room to the time you step out of the hall, your few hours of socialising are made more memorable and more enjoyable with the refined scent.

A unique aroma that will invite you to the following fragrances: Floral, oud, woody, amber, mukhallat, oriental. Here, the rich scent of leather and oud works perfectly with the lower temperatures and will be great in pretty much every situation. Kurkdjian became famous back in 1995, after he created one of the world’s best-selling fragrances of all time — Jean Paul Gaultier’s Le Male.

Even though this fragrance is primarily rose-based, it does have a warm scent of oud and spices that makes it a little too strong for the summer. And contrary to popular belief, there are a shocking number of rose varieties, according to Valadez. Rose is traditionally referred to and utilised as a feminine note, so when I read that this fragrance was a rose scent for men, I was intrigued. Since we respect your right to privacy, you can choose not to permit data collection from certain types of services. The citruses quickly fade… to make way for the rose, which starts to lean on the dark, jammy, semi-sweet side.There’s something alluring and seductive about this fragrance that makes it perfect for dates, nights out, or fancy dinners. I am rarely surprised by a perfume—my career as a beauty editor has taught me how to decipher ingredient lists, and so I'm able to look at a lineup of fragrance notes and make an educated guess as to how the scent will come together. Immediately from the opening, you’re greeted by a strong scent of whiskey and tobacco, making for an unapologetic opening. This one brings to mind a postcard-perfect, romance-filled lazy day at the shore with a salty, dune grass breeze, thanks to the blend of evocative seaside notes, like dune grass, salt water and white moss complimented by fresh lemon oil and salt spray rose accord. Due to the sheer boldness, you’re best off wearing this fragrance in the winter, where it’s best worn casually throughout the day or at night.

Portrait of a Lady is a dark, earthy, smoky, semi-sweet, jammy rose scent — with an added Middle Eastern twist. Cambodian oud chips are sourced from the agarwood trees of Cambodia and offer a deep and earthy aroma with notes of musk and leather. Speaking of… If you want to know what are the best Tom Ford fragrances, check out our Top 10 Best Tom Ford list. As this fragrance starts to dry down, it doesn’t really change too much anymore, leaving you with an elegant and sweet scent of rose and oud. Side note: The bottle looks gorgeous, and it even comes with a handy velvet cloth to clean the bottle.Here, the rich scent of oud and vanilla can shine the brightest and will work in pretty much every setting. This fragrance has such an incredibly safe and easy to wear scent, which is quite rare for an oud fragrance, that just works everywhere. Although, it’s quite subtle and doesn’t shout out for attention… but it leaves a beautiful scent trail.

But the truth is, there are quite a few different types of rose notes used in women’s perfume and each have a distinct aroma.Throughout the year, you can easily wear this casually every day, but it will also work well at night. Whilst many established (and indeed, iconic) fragrances revolve around it, rose has long since been a note that I've avoided and eschewed in favour of brighter green scents or trendy woody and musky ones. As this fragrance starts to dry down, a sweet scent of benzoin makes itself known, blending in beautifully with the vanilla and rose. Best for: Maison Francis Kurkdjian Oud Silk Mood is a gorgeous fragrance with a rich scent of rose and oud, making it perfect for the fall and winter. My mum introduced me to Oud Attar by purchasing a discovery collection and now I'm obsessed with all their scents!