Oud Abramad by BDK Parfums is a mystical fragrance with a dry woody accord, composed of real Indonesian oud essence, mixed with Gaiac wood, rose, white flowers and Somali incense. Oud Abramad tells the story of Prince Abramad, evolving in his palace, in the middle of the desert. His long embroidered cape undulates the ground while at dusk, the marble of the alleys cools down from the burning heat of the day. A perfume of the finest elegance, with rare and noble raw materials.
Oud Abramad is powerful and has a true signature. Mathilde Bijaoui used raw materials that evoke strength, things that are quite smoky, quite dark in a way, while being very imperial and majestic.
Note from the perfumer, Mathilde Bijaoui:
"It’s always fascinating to work with agarwood and to play with its many facets. Here, I wanted to create the quintessential of agarwood in a perfume with many spicy and woody facets. The rose brings even more oriental sensuality; it’s intense and magnetic. An agarwood that is rich and precious on a woody amber base."
Saffron, Ginger, Rose, Cumin, Oudh, Guaiac wood, Rockrose, Incense, Patchouli, Castoreum, Ambergris
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Woody
Woody fragrances are full of character and indeed very woodsy. They can be warm, soothing and creamy, but also dry and spicy. Key ingredients are cedar wood, patchouli, sandalwood and/or vetiver. Oudh (agarwood), Palo Santo and guaiac wood have also joined the perfumer's palet, just like the fantastic synthetics such as Javanol or Iso-E-Super.
Mathilde Bijaoui
Mathilde Bijaoui is a perfumer at MANE: the first French group and one of the worldwide leaders of the Fragrance and Flavour industry. She was inspired by perfume at a young age during a visit to the Osmothèque. Now, she is known for a number of famous fragrances such as Etat Libre d’Orange’s Tilda Swinton Like This. "It's as if perfume and smells were imposed on me from my early childhood. I was very attracted to smells, I could smell absolutely everything that came in front of me. It could be in the kitchen, objects. My parents would point out that I could smell everything. And in fact from the moment I realized that perfumery was a profession, I went for it.” - Mathilde Bijaoui