If you have ever wandered into the world of traditional perfumes, chances are two words have popped up again and again: attar ...

Oud is one of the most mysterious and expensive perfumery ingredients. Its lore is so profusely rich and oversized that perfume marketing departments can only dream of such a layered origin story. But ...

Just living in the UAE is reason enough to fall in love with oud. Over the decades, we've all gifted the oh-so-Arabic scent to our loved ones, especially if they're visiting us here. A few of us rely ...

Dark, rich and spiritual, oud unfolds anew in this season’s most original perfumes. By Kari Molvar The French perfumer Dominique Ropion has researched thousands of ingredients during his 30-year ...

Creed never rushes an idea. For more than 250 years, the fragrance house has built a reputation on an almost stubborn devotion to craftsmanship, even if such painstaking work takes years to perfect.

Over a decade and a half ago, I strolled into one of the traditional perfume/attar shops behind the Taj Mahal Hotel in Bombay’s Colaba. These shops probably started out as purveyors of traditional ...

While forever associated with the Middle East, oud originates from species of Aquilaria trees found in East and Southeast Asia, that when infected by a specific fungi produce the scented wood still ...

The sustainable Oud oil currently being produced by Asia Plantation Capital (APC) in their modern artisan distilleries has recently achieved approval by IFRA (The International Fragrance Association) ...