Voluptuous Oud

A dense, golden richness unfolds like a table of candied fruits and lacquered woods, where plum drips into caramel and soft smoke curls through worn leather.

The texture feels almost edible—creamy, buttery, and slightly animalic—yet wrapped in warmth that suggests skin, closeness, and indulgence. Oud moves through it all with a rounded, resinous depth, at times sharp, then softened into something plush and enveloping. There’s a sense of abundance that borders on excess, echoing the sweetness of Middle Eastern confections, balanced by shadows of earth and hide. Best suited to slow evenings or intimate spaces, where richness and closeness take center stage.

Top: Bergamot, Green Mandarin
Middle: Heliotropin, Plum
Base: Oud (Cambodia), Leather, Vetiver, Tolu Balsam, Caramel

Francesca Bianchi Perfumes is the self-titled house of perfumer and founder Francesca Bianchi, an Italian creator who develops her emotional, sensual and intimate fragrances in her Amsterdam studio. Her extraits are conceived as perfume as art, composed with a strong focus on high-quality raw materials and a long, meticulous creative process for each formula, inviting wearers into a deeply personal and expressive olfactory world.

• Francesca Bianchi