Vendor: Vilhelm Parfumerie
The Oud Affair
Smoky tobacco, sweet honey, ginger over oud
$331.81
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Vilhelm Parfumerie · 2023
Back to the Roots
Longevity
Long-lasting5-8 hours
Projection
ModerateFills your personal space
Polarising
Mixed
fresh
uplifting
green tea and ginger, powdery woods and musk
Scent Notes
Fresh / Green
Base
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Snapshot
The full profile.
About This Perfume
Vilhelm Parfumerie Back to the Roots comes across as green tea and ginger, powdery woods and musk. It opens with ambrette seed, angelica and galbanum, moves into ginger, iris and violet and settles on driftwood, musk and sandalwood. It reads unisex.
It is best in spring, summer and fall and is a daytime scent. It suits casual days. Released in 2023.
Wearers report that it lasts roughly a working morning or afternoon, and projects to about arm's length.
Is it right for you?
- Best for: anyone after something fresh and uplifting for casual days.
- Sample first if: green is new territory for you.
- Skip if: you dislike fresh fragrances.
Around $130.
Explore more: More from Vilhelm Parfumerie · Fresh perfumes · Angelica perfumes · Galbanum perfumes
Occasion
Casual
Projection
Moderate
Gender lean
Leans unisex
The verdict
Best for
Best for
- Casual
Vilhelm Parfumerie is a New York-based artistic niche house founded by Swedish-born creative director Jan Vilhelm Ahlgren, known for storytelling compositions with unusual head-turning openings (bergamot tea, cold green fruit, smoky saffron pistachio). The 21 live pieces average .67 and are overwhelmingly unisex (17 of 21). Family split: Fresh (11), Woody (3), Gourmand (3), Fruity (2), Floral (1), Leather (1). This is serious-niche pricing: $115-$350 (average $240). Standout live pieces: Dear Polly ($205,.01, cold bergamot tea with crisp green fruit), The Oud Affair ($331.81,.99, smoky tobacco, sweet honey, ginger over oud), Faces of Francis ($326.89,.91, smoky sweet saffron pistachio, dry driftwood), Morning Chess ($205,.89, fresh bergamot leather with smoky green edge) and Moon Carnival ($205,.80, creamy marshmallow dessert with floral, fruity sparkle). Vilhelm is the artistic-niche pick for a fragrance-as-narrative shopper.
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FAQ
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It smells like green tea and ginger, powdery woods and musk. It opens with ambrette seed, angelica and galbanum, moves into ginger, iris and violet and settles on driftwood, musk and sandalwood.
Wearers report that it lasts roughly a working morning or afternoon, and projects to about arm's length.
It is best in spring, summer and fall. It is a daytime scent. It suits casual days.
It reads unisex.
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