Oud Délice

Robert Piguet’s Oud Délice is a masterfully orchestrated composition, where honey and oud are entwined in a luminous accord that feels both opulent and refined. The fragrance opens with a resinous heart where honey glazes a polished oud, softened by amber, benzoin, and creamy vanilla over shadowed woods. It radiates warmth without becoming cloying, and the oud’s darkness is tamed into elegance rather than force. Both sillage and longevity are strong, giving the fragrance a commanding presence without overwhelming the senses. Ultimately, this is an ode to balance: sweetness restrained, oud civilized, and the whole creation unfolding with sublime authority. It is a fragrance I truly love perfectly suited to formal occasions and intimate evenings, a testament to refinement and seduction woven into scent. Occasion: Formal/ Date Scent: 1.8/2 Longevity: 1.6/2 Sillage: 1.5/2 Packaging: 1.3/2 Price: 1.0/2 ——— I’d rate it 7.2 out of 10.

This is quite simply a stunning perfume and another massive hit from the house of Robert Piguet. The opening is similar to many ultra woody, slightly dank but massively faceted oud creations and if that's what you think you're going to get, that would be just fine by the way. Okay so where's the delice part? You have to be patient to be rewarded especially with the deceptive opening, not expecting to be struck by a gorgeous gourmand nature. Resinous, sweet, earthy but delicate all the while, gets my vote for sure.

A gentle, caramel-like Oud that I personally had never smelled. Oud delice opens with sweet, lightly honeyed and amber notes that will accompany a woody and absolutely not animalic Oud for the entire evolution, making it fresh, graceful, not opulent. One of those fragrances that surprise and are different, giving uniqueness to the person who wears it. And I will tell you: one of those few fragrances with Oud as the protagonist that I would probably love to wear. "Ambiguity " painted by Attanasio Soldati.

Oud and amber with patchouli. More patchouli than oud, in my opinion. Sweet, but with a tangy undertone, and more vetiver as it dries down. I find it similar to Serge Lutens Chergui, but without the tobacco notes. Hugely powerful, sillage and projection are massive and it stays strong for a long time. My only other experience with Robert Piguet is a vintage sample of Bandit which I absolutely adore, and whilst I don't love this quite as much I do still really really like it.

I find this a lovely and youthful scent of honey, that makes me think of a pasture filled with flowers that are buzzing with polen-carrying bees. Sweet but not too sweet, with a tinge of vanilla and a powdery aftertaste that is more difficult to identify precisely. Perhaps a dream of soft leather and some far-away spices on a bed of agarwood...