Valentine's gifts for him

Valentine's Day is the one occasion where the gift is also for the giver: you will be the one closest to him when he wears it. That is why the house's answer is Gold Oud. Warm, sweet and open, with raspberry and lemon zest over oud, cedarwood and soft musk, settling into vanilla and warm spice, it is smoother and deeper than Black Oud, and it is made to be worn by anyone, which in practice means the bottle moves between two people. Held at twenty-two percent in a 75ml bottle blown by hand, embossed with the house mark, closed with a magnetic cap. £150.

Black Oud is deep, woody and reserved: cardamom and black pepper over oud, sandalwood and patchouli, settling into dark vanilla and amber. It stays close to the skin, noticed at close range and present across a room without ever being loud. It is the more strictly masculine of the two, the one for a man who already wears woody or spicy fragrance, and the fragrance people lean in to. The eau de parfum is £125; the full Black Oud Collection, with the beard oil, balm and shampoo that carry the same composition, is £175 in a hand-assembled gift box, one of one thousand.

A single beard oil is used every morning for roughly twelve weeks, and it says the giver noticed the beard. Black Oud Beard Oil or Gold Oud Beard Oil, 30ml. The beard balm is the piece he will not buy himself. Both leave in the couture gift box with any order over £160, or with the box added for £7 in the cart.

Orders before 1pm, Monday to Friday, usually leave the same day from England. Complimentary tracked delivery over £50; complimentary next-day delivery over £100, tracked to the door. Last order dates are above and are held to. If they have passed, a digital gift card for any amount can be sent on the morning with a message, and the choice between the ouds becomes his, or yours.

Every ZOUSZ product is made in England. The bottle is blown by hand. The packaging is assembled by hand in England. When this batch is gone, the next is months away.