Make this summer unforgettable with oud fragrances. Most controversial choice of summer perfumes.
by Alena Orlova It is almost 20.000 dollars for 1 kilo oud. Sounds expensive, doesn't it? This first impression made by the price might change after answering the question ‘what does oud mean. Let us jump into the tropics of Southeast Asia where the agar tree grows. Sometimes these trees are attacked by specific microorganisms and while fighting them produce resin. Which one in turn gradually permeates the wood and settles in the core of the tree, imbuing and colorizing it almost black. From there, it is extracted after a few decades. This is what the oud means. Up to 20 kilos of the wood core is required for 12 ml of aromatic oud oil. What does oud in...
