Agarwood, a rare fragrant wood, is highly valued. It comes from Aquilaria trees in Asia. The trees produce resin when ...

Why it’s worth it: Roman Ricci has a way with musks. His best-known scent, Not a Perfume, comprises a single note, ambroxan—but it can be polarizing. The perfumer’s take on oud is also laced ...

Amazing Oud. The typically Middle Eastern essential oil of oud has a complex and checkered history; in the present, it's become a vital component of the perfume industry ...

Few scents are as enigmatic and polarising as oud. Also known as agarwood, this fragrance, with its ancient roots and its status as a symbol of luxury, commands attention.

What makes oud so special is its sheer unpredictability. No two trees will produce exactly the same scent, and the resulting oil’s profile varies depending on the tree’s age, the region it was ...

The ceremony of washing the Holy Kaaba unfolds in three main, meticulously executed stages, each characterised by extreme ...

The pigment has been mixed with oud oil before applied to the canvas, which leaves small brown freckles on the surface. CHOKRA created one painting for each day of their performance.

Each Oud tree could be 400 years old and more, for these are trees that become better with age. The older the Oud tree is, the better the fragrance. Like the bees make honey, there is a special ...