Extrait de Parfum
Smoke, resin, and quiet
A single accord, built around aged oud and left to rest until it settles.
The house
We make one fragrance at a time, in small batches, and we let each rest until the oud stops moving. It takes longer than it needs to. That is the point.
Waseem Tariq-founder
Raw materials
What goes in
Premium materials, bought from named suppliers. Nothing is here to fill space.
The signature
Rouze
Built around a single aged oud and left to macerate for six months. It opens sharp and resinous, settles into smoke and saffron, and finishes close to the skin.
- Top
- Saffron, pink pepper, bergamot
- Heart
- Aged oud, rose absolute, incense
- Base
- Labdanum, sandalwood, ambergris
- Wear
- 8–10 hours, close to the skin
Currently unavailable
The trail
How it leaves the room
Top notes travel furthest and fade first. The base stays close to the skin, hours after everything else has gone.
- Top Saffron
- Top Pink pepper
- Top Bergamot
- Heart Aged oud
- Heart Rose absolute
- Heart Incense
- Base Labdanum
- Base Sandalwood
- Base Ambergris
The signature
OBSID
Built around a single aged oud and left to macerate for six months. It opens sharp and resinous, settles into smoke and saffron, and finishes close to the skin.
- Top
- Saffron, pink pepper, bergamot
- Heart
- Aged oud, rose absolute, incense
- Base
- Labdanum, sandalwood, ambergris
- Wear
- 8–10 hours, close to the skin
Currently unavailable
Strength
Why it costs what it costs
Most of what you buy in a fragrance bottle is alcohol. The difference between a toilette and an extrait is how much of it is not.
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Eau de Cologne
2–5% oil
An hour, maybe two.
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Eau de Toilette
5–15% oil
The high street standard. Bright, and gone by lunch.
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Eau de Parfum
15–20% oil
Where most niche houses sit.
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Extrait de Parfum Ours
20–30% oil
Denser, slower, and worn in smaller amounts. One or two sprays is the whole application.
Concentration ranges are industry conventions rather than legal definitions.
Before you commit
The discovery set
Four 2ml sprays, enough to wear each one properly for a few days. Oud changes over hours, not minutes — a paper strip tells you almost nothing.
Order the set
Four 2ml sprays, delivered free across Great Britain.
Wear them properly
Give each one a full day on skin before deciding.
Redeem the credit
We refund what you paid against your first full bottle.
The full price of the set is credited against your first full bottle.
How it is made
Slower than it needs to be
Oud is the most counterfeited material in perfumery. Ours is bought from one supplier we have visited, and we publish what goes into every bottle.
Sourcing
One supplier, visited in person, with paperwork we can show you.
Composition
Built in small trial batches until the accord stops shifting.
Maceration
Six months in the dark before a single bottle is filled.
In their words
It opens sharper than I expected and then settles into something quiet. I have worn it four days running.
A. R.Verified buyer
It opens sharper than I expected and then settles into something quiet. I have worn it four days running.
A. R.Verified buyer
It opens sharper than I expected and then settles into something quiet. I have worn it four days running.
A. R.Verified buyer