Rouge Smoking Extrait
Rouge Smoking Extrait is the 2024 intensification of the original Rouge Smoking, and the Extrait adds Peru balsam, milk, and oud to a base that was already warm and resinous. Cherry, almond, and red mandarin open with a fruit-nut warmth before Spanish labdanum arrives in the heart with its characteristic resinous darkness. Oud and rum in the base give the composition a depth that the EDP version does not reach, vanilla absolute and patchouli holding the sweet-dark materials in a rich, lasting drydown. The smoky red dress, at Extrait density.
Why We Carry This
The Extrait format of Rouge Smoking adds oud and Peru balsam to a base that the original EDP kept in the sweet-tobacco register. The result is a genuinely different fragrance: darker, more resinous, and more complex than the EDP while retaining the cherry-almond character that made the original distinctive. BDK's most ambitious concentration upgrade.
Scent Profile
Top notes: Bergamot, Pink Pepper, Cardamom, Aldehydes
Heart notes: Rose, Leather, Tobacco, Iris
Base notes: Sandalwood, Amber, Musk, Cedarwood
Character
Accords: Leather, Smoky, Rose, Tobacco, Amber, Floral
Perfumer: David Benedek
Launched: 2020