Lattafa Oud Mood

Mostly sweet resinous warmth, soft and slightly powdery. Underneath that, dense smoky resinous wood, rich and medicinal. An acquired taste for many Western noses.

It opens on rose, saffron and pimento, moves through agarwood (oud), caramel and floral notes, and settles on woody notes, resins and amber.

• rose: the flower itself, landing anywhere between jammy and fresh green depending on the variety used
• saffron: warm leathery spice, dry with a faint medicinal bite

It lasts well and carries into a room.

Built from the note listing and the measured performance figures. We have not smelled this one.