Mizensir Ideal Oud

Ideal Oud is the most classical of the ouds in the Mizensir range, because it pairs the oud with rose and saffron, a model deeply emblematic of traditional Arabian perfumery. But if it‰۪s traditional, it‰۪s because something about the marriage of these particular notes simply works: the animal sourness of the oud oil gaining sweetness from the rose, the leathery Iranian saffron lending a spicy gravitas to the florals, and so on. Everything is held in perfect balance: the Arabian ‰ÛÏideal‰۝.In Ideal Oud, Morillas innovates on the model in a couple of surprising ways. First, he adds a humid ylang, which moistens the dry, woody feel of the scent, giving it a lush, semi-tropical feel that works surprisingly well against the traditionally arid setting of the rose-oud. Second, he uses the inky dryness of papyrus to underline the medicinal facet of the saffron, tuning the scent more towards leather than wood. Every note in Ideal Oud is cleverly placed to provide counter-weight to another. Th