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Black Oud at 25%, in a bottle blown by hand. Cardamom and black pepper over oud and sandalwood, settling into dark vanilla and amber. Noticed at close range. Present across a room, never loud. 75ml. Made in England.
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Top notes: cardamom, black pepper.
Heart notes: oud, sandalwood, cedarwood, patchouli, vetiver.
Base notes: vanilla, tonka bean, musks, amber.
Made in England, in small batches. Vegan and cruelty-free. Eau de parfum at twenty-five percent concentration.
Alcohol Denat., Parfum (Fragrance), Aqua (Water), Tetramethyl Acetyloctahydronaphthalenes, Pogostemon Cablin Oil, Linalyl Acetate, Hexamethylindanopyran, Beta-Caryophyllene, Cedrus Atlantica Oil/Extract, Citrus Limon Peel Oil, Pinene, Limonene, Linalool, Terpineol, Benzyl Alcohol, Carvone, Juniperus Virginiana Oil.
Three to four sprays on the neck and wrists, before a word is spoken. It opens sharp, turns warm within the hour, and stays close. Last in the routine, after the shampoo, the oil and the balm.
What they notice
From the 65 customers who answered our product questionnaire, June 2024 to August 2026.
The making
Black Oud is macerated for four weeks, then chilled close to freezing, filtered to clarity and rested for six more before a single bottle is filled. Every box is assembled by hand in England, and because the hands are few, the batches stay at 1,000.
The routine
Four steps. One composition. Each carries the next.
01
Beard ShampooCleans beard and hair without stripping. The scent starts here.
02
Beard OilSoftens, conditions, disappears. Nothing left but the scent.
03
Beard BalmShapes and holds without stiffening. Carries it through the day.
04
Eau de ParfumThree to four sprays. The composition at full strength, last.
The Fragrance
Black Oud opens with cardamom and black pepper, a sharp, clean lift that turns warm within the hour. At its centre, oud and sandalwood: a resin formed over years in the Aquilaria tree, steadied by wood. It settles into dark vanilla and amber, the warmth that stays. Noticed at close range. Present across a room, never loud.
The Notes
“I wanted an oud with presence. Strong, never loud.”
The Eau de Parfum
The bottle is blown by hand, embossed with the house mark and closed with a magnetic cap, debossed. Inside, Black Oud at twenty-five percent concentration, macerated for four weeks, chilled, filtered and rested for six before a single bottle is filled. Three to four sprays. Noticed at close range. Present across a room, never loud.
The price
£125 a bottle
Three to four sprays a day
75ml, at 25% concentration.
The Pair, bought one by one
Bought separately£282
The Pair, Gift Box included£260
What is inside
A full composition, built top to base, held at a strength few attempt.
It opens bright and dry, then turns warm within the hour.
A resin formed over years inside the Aquilaria tree. Deep, rare, alive.
Cream-smooth wood that lets the oud speak clearly.
The base that remains after the room has emptied.
Embossed with the house mark, closed with a magnetic cap. It exists nowhere else.
Questions
Three to four sprays on the neck and wrists. Last in the routine, after the shampoo, the oil and the balm.
Close rather than loud. It is noticed at arm's length and remembered after. Gold Oud is the louder of the two.
It was built as a men's oud. Deep, woody and reserved. Gold Oud is the one made to be worn by anyone.
A resin that forms inside the Aquilaria tree over years. One of the most costly materials in perfumery and the centre of every ZOUSZ composition.
Yes. Vegan and cruelty-free. Made in England at 25% concentration.
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