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What is the Oud?
Heady, intoxicating, addictive, Oud is a very popular material in perfumery. And if it has been on the rise in recent years in the Old Continent, it is because no one can be indifferent to its warm and sweet notes. Never has the Oud been so attractive as since niche perfumery put it on a pedestal, this setting it up in the place of an olfactory must have. The biggest perfume houses have integrated this fragrant wood into their bottles. Tom Ford, Dior, Armani, Boucheron, Gucci, Versace, Boss, Ted Lapidus, Juliette has a gun, Chopard, to name a few. What is Oud and how can we explain this craze for this olfactory jewel?
The Oud comes from a tree found mainly in the tropical forests of India and Southeast Asia. It has been used for millennia in fumigation, especially in the Arabian Peninsula and surrounding countries. There are two varieties of plants that make Oud wood: Aquilaria and Gyronops. Also known as Agarwood, Eagle, Aloe or Calanguar, it is one of the most expensive raw materials in the world. In fact, a high quality Oud wood is close to 100,000 euros per kg.
Not all Aquilaria are of interest to Agarwood enthusiasts. Only trees infected with odorous oleoresin are desirable. Indeed, Oud wood is produced following an insect invasion, shock or fungal infection. Often, it was the ants that carved out the trunk of the tree. They will participate in the proliferation of bacteria by introducing in particular fungal spores. In response to this intrusion, the plant will defend itself by producing antibodies in the form of a dark, viscous oleoresin. It is this fragrant gum that we call Oud or Agar that gives the wood the warm, leathery and animal notes that we know. The wood of Oud is harvested in the form of shavings which are burned with other resins. It will also be transformed into essential oil to be used in perfumery.
How to wear perfume?
How to perfume yourself, how to give relief to your juice? While many jump on their favorite bottle and spray themselves with it all over the place, perfume insiders know there are areas to be favored for the perfume to let its notes blossom without suffocating it. Indeed, certain parts of the body are like a fertile ground which patiently releases the scent of the perfume after having slipped a few drops. Perfume spray, perfume oil, incense, whatever the bottle, discover how to perfume yourself to smell good all day long.
You can’t play with perfume. Good perfume is an art that can be learned. It is important to distinguish between the different formats offered in perfumery in order to better know how to use them. Depending on whether it is a perfume oil, an Eau de Parfum spray or incense, the use of the perfume will be different.
By spray perfume is meant the most frequently used perfume that comes with a bottle and a “pshit” spray. Eau de toilette or eau de parfum, a few sprays are enough to perfume yourself. There are, however, a few precautions to take in order not to make an olfactory misstep.
The wake of the eau de parfum is longer than the eau de toilette. Concentrated and generally dark in color, it powerfully delivers its notes from the first spray. For a better diffusion of the perfume, we will ban the fact of tapping the juice on the wrist so as not to damage or suffocate the notes. It is advisable to perfume the hot areas of the body for a more lasting fixation of the fragrance. We will perfume her neck, behind her ears, her navel, her cleavage, behind the neck. A touch on the hair also allows the fragrance to be subtly diffused. You can also perfume your favorite clothes, but be careful not to damage white or light fabrics. The scent stains and it is difficult to retrieve the clothes once touched.
Three tips for a perfume that lasts
We all love the perfume. Whether you wear it to seduce or for pure pleasure, or both at the same time, you cannot do without this accessory on a daily basis. Some even have a replica of their favorite perfume in pocket size, which they slip into their purse or coat, to take with them everywhere. To love perfume is to want its scent to persist and last all day. Clothes, pulse points, storage advice, discover with us three tips for a fragrance that lasts longer.
Just as care is taken not to leave certain products in the open air or in contact with the sun, perfumealso requires special storage precautions. To preserve the power and intensity of your favorite scent, be sure to keep it away from heat and moisture. It is also important to keep it in its original box, taking care to keep the cap closed. It is these small details that will protect the perfume from its premature evanescence and will guarantee a better preservation of its scents over time.
The perfume reveals all its notes in contact with heat. As a result, the pulse points are the ideal place to allow the fragrance to last longer on the skin. If you want to smell good all day, slip a drop of your favorite scent on your wrists, in the hollow of your knees, between your ears and where your hair begins, in the crease of your elbows, and against the backdrop of your hair. your neck. True heat vectors, you will see for yourself how much the pulsating zones increase the diffusion and the fixation of the juice.