Blockade

Scent Profile

Top notes: Bergamot, Cardamom, Pink Pepper, Grapefruit

Heart notes: Cedarwood, Rose, Patchouli, Orris

Base notes: Amber, Sandalwood, Vetiver, Musk, Oud

Why We Carry This

Blockade makes its oud-leather construction felt from the heart rather than waiting for the base. That early commitment to weight and density is the quality that distinguishes it from the softer ouds in the Mind Games range.

Character

Accords: Woody, Amber, Warm Spicy, Floral, Oud, Earthy

Perfumer: Christelle Laprade

Launched: 2022

Saffron presses forward in the opening, cardamom and pink pepper flanking it without providing much relief. Rose arrives in the heart and occupies the space, but oud and leather build beneath it and the fragrance pivots from floral to something considerably more territorial. Vetiver and sandalwood in the base are the endgame: dry, grounded, and persistent, a locked position the amber warmth only deepens.