Montale Intense Cafe, YSL Paris, Shalini Rose Amorem, Le Jardin Retrouvé Rose Trocadéro are four singular roses – coffee-laced, iconic, exotic and opulent
Every niche house has a signature rose oud fragrance and Parfums de Marly Akaster composed in 2015 by Hamid Merati Kashani is an under the radar jewel
Atelier Des Ors Larmes du Desert opens cool; redolent of cypress and incense then gilds the skin in the golden light of amber and guiacwood
There are 1000s of niche, mainstream and designer Ouds on the market and many contain rose. One of the best is Montale Black Aoud created in 2006
Roja Parfums Scandal Pour Homme (2011) recalls the aromatic fougeres of the 60s and 70s, and is one of the best fragrances of this kind for men
Parfums de Nicolai Patchouli Intense by Patricia de Nicolai is a “trompez le nez, (“fool the nose”) fragrance as it is a shape shifter.
