Perfumer: Luca Maffei
It's a perfume built around natural oud and it meticulously highlights most nuances oud might posess: dry driftwood, then a mushroomy damp stump aroma, smoky charred logs and suddenly soft honeyed amber and green leaves.
Oud accords are often made safer and sweeter in a lot of perfumes. However, natural oud oil would only be distilled from a certain type of tree developing a fungal infection and responding to it in its own chemical way. Hence real oud oil smells both like old damp wood and at the same time like some clean smelling medicinal substance and lots of aromatic shades in between.
Oud Imperial explores this dichotomy of earthy vs. sunny, ancient vs. fresh, decay vs. renewal and so on.
Also available as an extrait. The EdP option smells drier and more like a damp autumn forest (and has a peculiar mushroom effect). The extrait of Oud Imperial is more ambery (softer) and the smokiness of natural oud is much more pronounced.
Perris are rebalancing each composition for the extrait version. They shift the focus from the top notes to the base raising the amounts of base ingredients to achieve a richer, more opulent and luxurious effect. Pure indulgence in the theme.
All about this fragrance
Vibe check
This is a fragrance for close quarters and low light, where its smoky woodiness can unfold without needing to announce itself. It suits a composed presence: someone who prefers depth, texture and a slightly mysterious edge over easy polish.
How to wear
Best in cool weather, especially autumn and winter, when its dry woods and incense feel most natural. Apply sparingly at first; a few sprays are enough, as the scent has a smoky, persistent trail and can feel dense if overapplied. On skin it reads earthy and leathery, while in the air it opens into a darker, forest-like haze.
Who it’s for
For wearers who like oud in its more austere, smoky and mineral-woody form, rather than sweetened or heavily ambered interpretations. It will appeal to those drawn to leathery woods, incense, patchouli and fragrances with a raw, contemplative character.
Release year
2012
The nose
Luca Maffei is an Italian perfumer known for a modern, ingredient-led style that often balances clarity with depth. His work tends to favour textured woods, resins and musks, giving compositions a polished but characterful finish. For Oud Imperial, he shapes natural oud into a drier, more atmospheric register, letting smoky birch tar, incense and patchouli bring out the material’s leathery, earthy facets rather than smoothing them into sweetness.
Perris Monte Carlo’s story
Perris Monte Carlo builds its identity around noble raw materials and a dialogue between French perfumery refinement and Middle Eastern olfactive traditions. The house tends to present its fragrances as ingredient-focused compositions, with an emphasis on natural richness, texture and the distinctive character of each material.
Oud Imperial’s concept
Oud Imperial was created as a study of oud in its more natural, untamed form, highlighting its dark woodiness, damp-earth nuance and smoky edge. The composition reflects the house’s interest in oud as a precious material with both ancient resonance and modern sensuality, and it is also offered in an extrait that pushes the base into a richer, more opulent direction.
Extra info
Oud Imperial was launched in 2012 and is also available as an Extrait de Parfum. The EdP is described as drier and more forest-like, while the extrait shifts toward a richer, more ambery profile with stronger oud smokiness.
Perfumer: Luca Maffei
It's a perfume built around natural oud and it meticulously highlights most nuances oud might posess: dry driftwood, then a mushroomy damp stump aroma, smoky charred logs and suddenly soft honeyed amber and green leaves.
Oud accords are often made safer and sweeter in a lot of perfumes. However, natural oud oil would only be distilled from a certain type of tree developing a fungal infection and responding to it in its own chemical way. Hence real oud oil smells both like old damp wood and at the same time like some clean smelling medicinal substance and lots of aromatic shades in between.
Oud Imperial explores this dichotomy of earthy vs. sunny, ancient vs. fresh, decay vs. renewal and so on.
Also available as an extrait. The EdP option smells drier and more like a damp autumn forest (and has a peculiar mushroom effect). The extrait of Oud Imperial is more ambery (softer) and the smokiness of natural oud is much more pronounced.
Perris are rebalancing each composition for the extrait version. They shift the focus from the top notes to the base raising the amounts of base ingredients to achieve a richer, more opulent and luxurious effect. Pure indulgence in the theme.
All about this fragrance
Vibe check
This is a fragrance for close quarters and low light, where its smoky woodiness can unfold without needing to announce itself. It suits a composed presence: someone who prefers depth, texture and a slightly mysterious edge over easy polish.
How to wear
Best in cool weather, especially autumn and winter, when its dry woods and incense feel most natural. Apply sparingly at first; a few sprays are enough, as the scent has a smoky, persistent trail and can feel dense if overapplied. On skin it reads earthy and leathery, while in the air it opens into a darker, forest-like haze.
Who it’s for
For wearers who like oud in its more austere, smoky and mineral-woody form, rather than sweetened or heavily ambered interpretations. It will appeal to those drawn to leathery woods, incense, patchouli and fragrances with a raw, contemplative character.
Release year
2012
The nose
Luca Maffei is an Italian perfumer known for a modern, ingredient-led style that often balances clarity with depth. His work tends to favour textured woods, resins and musks, giving compositions a polished but characterful finish. For Oud Imperial, he shapes natural oud into a drier, more atmospheric register, letting smoky birch tar, incense and patchouli bring out the material’s leathery, earthy facets rather than smoothing them into sweetness.
Perris Monte Carlo’s story
Perris Monte Carlo builds its identity around noble raw materials and a dialogue between French perfumery refinement and Middle Eastern olfactive traditions. The house tends to present its fragrances as ingredient-focused compositions, with an emphasis on natural richness, texture and the distinctive character of each material.
Oud Imperial’s concept
Oud Imperial was created as a study of oud in its more natural, untamed form, highlighting its dark woodiness, damp-earth nuance and smoky edge. The composition reflects the house’s interest in oud as a precious material with both ancient resonance and modern sensuality, and it is also offered in an extrait that pushes the base into a richer, more opulent direction.
Extra info
Oud Imperial was launched in 2012 and is also available as an Extrait de Parfum. The EdP is described as drier and more forest-like, while the extrait shifts toward a richer, more ambery profile with stronger oud smokiness.