Oud Cashmere Mood

Maison Francis Kurkdjian Oud Cashmere Mood is a 2013 unisex fragrance that wraps you in the warmth and softness of the finest cashmere while oud provides a dark, smoky backbone. This is a fragrance for cold nights and intimate moments, when you want to feel enveloped in luxury.

It is deep, resinous, and utterly captivating. The opening features labdanum, mandarin orange, myrrh, pimento, and saffron.

Labdanum brings its dark, ambery, leathery warmth. Mandarin orange provides a surprising flash of citrus brightness that cuts through the darkness.

Myrrh adds its balsamic, slightly medicinal resinous quality. Pimento contributes a warm, spicy kick, and saffron brings its honeyed, metallic richness.

Together they create an opening that feels ancient and opulent. The heart deepens with oud, patchouli, resins, styrax, and vanilla.

Oud is the star, bringing its distinctive smoky, woody, animalic depth. Patchouli adds dark earthiness.

Resins contribute a warm, balsamic glow. Styrax brings a slightly leathery, benzoin-like sweetness.

Vanilla softens everything with its creamy, comforting warmth, and this is where the cashmere reference truly makes sense. The base of amber, ambroxan, benzoin, oud, and vetiver creates a foundation that seems to last forever.

Amber and benzoin together produce a golden, resinous warmth. Ambroxan adds its modern, mineral-amber quality.

Oud continues its smoky presence, and vetiver grounds everything with earthy sophistication. Oud Cashmere Mood is strictly for fall and winter, perfect for evening events, intimate dinners, and special occasions.

It is rich and powerful, so a light application goes a long way. This is Francis Kurkdjian's masterful interpretation of oud for those who want luxury without excess.