The Story
Why it exists.
The beginning
Amyris Oudh arrived in 2024 as part of Parfum de Mahzen's Modern Oudh collection. Eren Öğütcü and Özge Öğütcü created the fragrance to reflect the exotic atmosphere of oud from the rainforests. The composition brings oud together with birch, raspberry, saffron, and rose, followed by Spanish labdanum, Siam benzoin, amber, lavender, and geranium. Its note structure pairs the wood and resin character of oud with dry birch, bright fruit, floral rose, aromatic lavender, and a saffron accent. Tonka bean and vanilla add a soft sweetness, while incense deepens the composition with a smoky facet. Together, these elements give Amyris Oudh a distinctive character that is worth examining closely through its contrasting notes.
What makes this composition worth a closer look is the collision of materials. Birch brings a dry, papery coolness, setting a crisp counterpoint to the darker facets of oud. Raspberry and rose add brightness and a faintly tart lift, while their shared fruitiness and floral softness keep the note pyramid from reading as strictly resinous. The resins introduce another layer: Spanish labdanum, Siam benzoin, and amber contribute balsamic warmth, with incense adding depth and a trace of smoke. Saffron supplies a dry spice edge, and lavender and geranium lend an aromatic, herbal quality.
The evolution
Amyris Oudh is built around contrasts between oud, smoke, wood, fruit, floral notes, and warm resins. Oud and incense form the darker center of the composition, joined by birch's dry, papery character and the clean aromatic impression of lavender. Rose and raspberry bring a brighter, softly tart register, while geranium adds a green, herbal facet. Saffron contributes dry spice, giving the blend a sharper accent among the softer materials. Tonka bean and vanilla introduce sweetness that complements the resinous notes, and Spanish labdanum, Siam benzoin, and amber add a balsamic warmth. Together, the ingredients create a complex profile in which smoky, woody, fruity, floral, aromatic, and sweet elements remain distinct while forming a unified whole. Amyris Oudh offers an expressive take on oud, inviting closer attention to the different textures and contrasts within its note structure.
Cultural impact
Amyris Oudh offers an expressive interpretation of oud within Parfum de Mahzen's Modern Oudh collection. Its composition pairs the dark, resinous character of oud with birch, raspberry, rose, saffron, lavender, geranium, incense, resins, tonka bean, and vanilla. The result is a fragrance built from notable contrasts: dry wood against warm resin, bright fruit against deep smoke, floral softness beside aromatic herbs, and sweetness set against oud's darker facets.
The House
Parfum de MahzenParfum de Mahzen is a Turkish niche fragrance house that presents its perfumes through distinct collections shaped by oud, incense, spice, amber, and aromatic compositions. The house’s catalogue includes Uchcha, Molecule Oudh, Capri, Hûma, Cervo, Amyris Oudh, Incense Oudh, Supreme Oudh, Amalfi, and Sangal. Publicly available information is still limited, but its naming, collection structure, and published scent notes suggest a focus on layered compositions with a strong Eastern influence. Individual perfumes are positioned as expressive olfactory studies rather than a single, uniform signature. Parfum de Mahzen is best understood as a recent house building a varied portfolio across oud-led scents, resinous compositions, fresh citrus profiles, and warm spice.
The Creator
Eren Öğütcü & Özge ÖğütcüÖğütcü’s fragrance style is marked by polished aromatic constructions and a balance of freshness with warmth. His catalogue includes compositions with names such as Amalfi and Parfum de Mahzen, suggesting an interest in Mediterranean brightness, herbal nuance, and the darker,…
