Oud Pour Klassik
Khadlaj Perfumes Oud Pour Klassik Eau de Parfum 100ml puts oud at the bottom of a sweet, fruit led composition rather than at the centre of a traditional one, which makes it a gentler introduction to the material than most.
Raspberry leads, jammy and tart at once, with bergamot cutting a bitter citrus line across it and jasmine arriving early to add a warm floral fullness. That is an unusually soft opening for a perfume with oud in the name, and it is clearly meant to be. The middle is short and sweet. Vanilla gives a creamy warmth and freesia a light, slightly peppery floral freshness over it, and the two of them bridge the fruit above and the resins below without much ceremony.
The base is where the name is justified. Oud is dry, dark and faintly medicinal, the smell of resinous wood rather than of smoke, and used in this proportion it reads as depth rather than as a statement. Amber brings resinous sweetness around it and sandalwood a creamy smoothness, so the drydown is warm, rounded and long. Eight materials in total, arranged from bright to dark.
At eau de parfum strength expect eight hours or more, since oud and amber are tenacious, with the strongest projection in the first two. Two sprays is plenty. Cold weather and evenings suit it best, it reads as unisex leaning feminine, and 100ml at this price is a great deal of perfume for the money.
Khadlaj is an Emirati perfume manufacturer founded in 1997, making Arabian style perfumes, attars, bakhoor and body mists. It sells largely through its own showrooms in the UAE and Oman, and its catalogue is built on the Arabian tradition of heavy, long lasting perfume rather than on European designer styling.
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