A walk along the shores of the Geneva Lake, a gentle late August day. The master perfumer savors these moments of calm by the water, as the summer light tints the landscape with pink and blue hues. Two silhouettes appear on the horizon, giving free rein to the perfumer's imagination.
The air is charged with a subtle scent that spreads like a veil, sensual and enveloping at once. The essence of Oud Assafi, the purest essence of agarwood, brings us between India and Bangladesh: both multi-faceted and perfectly balanced, with smoky leathery accents, finely balmy but not animalic. Its power is here sublimated by incense and Bulgarian rose, followed by papyrus, which enhances its mystery, and by amyris wood and cetalox, sublimating its sensuality. A captivating skin elixir, both feminine and masculine.
"I conceived this perfume as the quintessence of oud wood. For this, I selected the traditional oud Assafi TM for its rare quality, supplied exclusively by Firmenich. This essence is well named since "assafi" means "extremely pure" in Arabic. Then I added a few other ingredients to this note in order to magnify the composition, as one would cut a diamond. Golden Oud can be worn in a thousand and one ways, with subtlety or without moderation." Alberto Morillas
