Oud Ultime

Oud Ultime by the French brand Saint Hilaire, released in 2020, is a dry, dark woody scent for men. Woody is the word everyone uses, and about a third also find it leathery.

It is built on four notes, all of them earthy or dry. Cypress opens with a green, resinous, slightly smoky coolness. Patchouli brings a dark, soil-like depth with a faint chocolate edge. Vetiver adds a rooty, smoky dryness, and leather gives the base a supple, animalic warmth that ties the woods together. There is no sweetness listed, so the scent stays austere and grounded from start to finish.

A profile like this suits autumn and winter and the evening, where dark woods and leather feel most at home. It suits someone who likes dry, serious masculine scents in the vetiver and leather vein and wants depth without vanilla or amber, rather than someone looking for a fresh or sweet fragrance.

Oud Ultime — for men fragrance by Saint Hilaire (released 2020). Notes: Cypress, Leather, Patchouli, Vetiver. — Parfica open fragrance database