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Opus XIII – Silver Oud
Amouageview all“That quiet confidence you can't quite fake. For the nights worth dressing up for.”
The story
Silver Oud by Amouage is a profoundly intense, dark, and challenging masculine fragrance centered around raw oud, with dominant smoky and woody facets. The opening is immediately powerful and animalic, featuring a burnt birch tar and cypriol oil strength that can be overwhelming for first-time wearers, though it mellows significantly after the first hour. The heart reveals a deep, resinous, and slightly sweetened oud base, enriched with vanilla and castoreum, creating a remarkably dense, linear, and long-lasting profile. The scent evolves into a complex, smoky wood and leather dry-down, offering a deeply intoxicating, incense-like richness that feels almost architectural in its intensity. It performs most powerfully during winter and evening wear, with exceptional durability across skin and fabric. Despite its massive sillage and projected presence, the fragrance is not loud in the way of a typical 'presentation oil'—it's more a silent, overpowering presence, like an invisible force of dark wood and smoke. It is an art piece tailored for connoisseurs who appreciate raw, unapologetic oud expressions and are willing to embrace its initial shock to experience its profound depth.
Fragrance Notes
Top
First impression
0-30 min
Heart
Character
30 min - 4 hrs
Base
Foundation
4+ hours
What We Love
- Extremely long-lasting, with a durability that persists far beyond a single day on skin and fabric
- Offers a rich, complex, resinous, and deeply woody substructure with unexpected sweetness from vanilla and castoreum
- Shows remarkable transformation over time, with a smooth evolution that reveals depth and sophistication after initial intensity
Worth Knowing
- Extremely pungent and animalic opening can be aversive for many
- Provides a confrontational, heavy sillage that is not subtle or crowd-pleasing
- Fragrance performance is so intense it may overwhelm environments and alienate most people in close proximity
Performance
Longevity
10+ hrsVery Weak
Weak
Moderate
Long
Very Long
ShortLong-lasting
Sillage
Fills a roomIntimate
Moderate
Strong
Enormous
SubtlePowerful
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