Louis Vuitton Myriad 100ml – Oud Extrait de Parfum

Oud is called the black gold of perfumery because of what it costs and because of what it does: a single material with so many facets that it seems to contain every other note inside it. Myriad is Louis Vuitton using it at extrait strength with very little standing in its way. This is the most expensive fragrance in the main collection, and it is obvious why.

Why you will love this oud extrait

Everything else in the Louis Vuitton oud line uses oud as one voice among several. Here it is the subject. The extrait concentration means you are smelling the material itself rather than an interpretation of it, and what emerges over the hours is the full range of the wood: smoke, leather, resin, sweetness, animal warmth, all from one ingredient.

• Oud at extrait concentration, the highest strength the house produces
• The material itself rather than an accord built to suggest it
• Reveals different facets over hours, from smoke to leather to sweetness
• Twelve hours and more on skin, and a week on wool
• The most expensive fragrance in the Louis Vuitton main collection
• Part of Les Extraits, the most concentrated Louis Vuitton collection

The scent

Saffron opens it, leathery and slightly medicinal, which is the traditional way into a serious oud. The wood itself arrives within minutes and then does not leave: dark, resinous, smoky, with a sweetness that surfaces and recedes. Amber warms the base and rounds the edges. It keeps changing for most of a day.

Who it is for

Serious collectors and anyone raised around genuine oud who wants the French house version at full strength. It suits winter, weddings, and the most formal occasions you attend. Fully unisex. This is a fragrance bought deliberately, not on impulse.

How to use it

One spray, and possibly less. At this concentration a single application on the wrist is enough for an evening. Apply directly to skin, never to clothing, and give it several hours before deciding what you think of it.

Key details

• Fragrance family: oriental, oud, woody
• Key notes: oud wood, saffron, amber
• Concentration: extrait de parfum
• Perfumer: Jacques Cavallier Belletrud
• Bottle: refillable
• Suitable for men and women
• Sourced and sold by Jmaloo as an independent retailer. Jmaloo is not an authorised Louis Vuitton stockist.

Size

100 ml