Molton Brown
Molton Brown
94 votes
A unique visual signature based on accords, character, and seasonality
Cinnamon leaf erupts with peppery immediacy, its green spice cutting through bergamot's citric sweetness whilst nutmeg adds dusty, almost medicinal warmth. Black tea arrives swiftly, introducing a bracing tannic quality that refuses sentimentality.
The spices gradually surrender centre stage as myrrh and elemi resin bloom, creating a honeyed resinousness that feels almost incense-like in its depth. Tobacco emerges from beneath, its leather-tinged warmth threading through what's now a decidedly amber-toned, smoky composition.
Oud, vetiver, and honey settle into a soft, skin-hugging base of minimal projection—less a presence and more a personal scent cloud, tobacco-amber warmth fading to vetiver's earth and oud's quiet, woody whisper.
Mesmerising Oudh Accord & Gold announces itself as a fragrance for those who've grown weary of oud's predictable smokiness. Philippe Bousseton constructs something far more architectural here—a spiced resin structure where cinnamon leaf and nutmeg don't merely flirt with the woody base but actively antagonise it, creating genuine tension rather than comfortable harmony. The opening salvo of warm spices collides with that prominent black tea note, which reads as a bitter, slightly astringent counterpoint that prevents the fragrance from ever becoming sweet or pedestrian.
What's most compelling is how the myrrh and elemi resin operate as negotiators between opposing forces. They're simultaneously camphorous and slightly honeyed, allowing the tobacco in the base to feel less like a lingering cigarette smoke and more like a genuine amber-tinged leather undertone. The oud itself remains relatively restrained—a supporting player rather than the protagonist—which paradoxically makes it more credible. This is oud for those suspicious of oud.
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