The Story
Why it exists.
The beginning
Supreme Oudh arrived in 2024 from Parfum de Mahzen, created by perfumers Özge Öğütcü and Eren Öğütcü. The fragrance opens with lavender, apple, cinnamon, and palisander rosewood, giving the initial impression a crisp, aromatic character. Rose and lily of the valley soften the center with a smooth floral presence. The base combines oud, amber, benzoin, sandalwood, musk, vanilla, and bay rum, creating a warm, woody foundation with sweet resinous depth. As the scent develops, the brighter opening gives way to a denser drydown in which oud and the woody notes remain prominent. The composition moves between fresh fruit, cool lavender, delicate flowers, and rich base notes, revealing different facets as it settles on skin.
The unusual part is the tension at the center of the pyramid. Apple and cinnamon give the opening a crisp, gently spiced character, while lavender adds a cool contrast to the warmer spice. Rose and lily of the valley introduce a polished floral thread that keeps the composition from becoming purely smoky or resinous. Down below, amber, benzoin, musk, and vanilla gather the woody materials into something smoother and more enveloping. Oud gives the base its distinctive depth, while sandalwood and bay rum support the warm, woody drydown.
The evolution
The first impression is fresh and composed. Apple gives the opening a rounded fruitiness, lavender adds a cool herbal quality, and cinnamon introduces contained warmth. Palisander rosewood brings a polished dark-wood texture beneath that brighter surface. As the fragrance settles, lily of the valley and rose create a floral heart with a clean, powdery softness, while cedarwood adds a defined woody presence. The real shift comes later, when amber, benzoin, oud, sandalwood, bay rum, musk, and vanilla take over. Oud supplies depth, benzoin adds sweet resin, and musk and vanilla round the drydown into a warm skin-close trail. The finish remains composed: woody, ambery, and quietly commanding.
Cultural impact
Supreme Oudh offers an exploration of oud through a varied note structure. Its opening pairs apple and lavender with cinnamon and rosewood, followed by rose and lily of the valley, while the base develops through oud, amber, benzoin, sandalwood, musk, vanilla, and bay rum. The fragrance is notable for the way its fresh and floral materials gradually give way to a warmer, woody trail, allowing the listed notes to change in emphasis and character over time.
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
Özge Öğütcü & Eren ÖğütcüHer signature lies in structured contrasts, a technique she has described as fusion. Dense, dark materials can share the stage with brightness, while incense, oud and woods provide depth against cooler or more transparent notes.
