Hidden Shades
Hidden Shades opens with ginger and pink pepper establishing a dry, spiced brightness before incense and oud take over in the heart. Labdanum alongside the incense gives the mid-stage a resinous, balsamic depth that is characteristic of the house's darkest work. Patchouli and vetiver in the base are earthy and sustained, amber providing the warmth that binds the resinous heart to the drier base materials. Hidden Shades is aptly named: the complexity reveals itself gradually.
Why We Carry This
Hidden Shades is The House of Oud's most complex composition in our inventory. The incense-labdanum-oud heart is a layered structure that rewards wearing over multiple occasions as the nuances become familiar. The patchouli-vetiver base gives it an earthy authority that most lighter oud compositions deliberately avoid.
Scent Profile
Top notes: Black Pepper, Saffron, Elemi
Heart notes: Oud, Leather, Rose, Incense
Base notes: Patchouli, Amber, Musk, Vetiver
Character
Accords: Oud, Leather, Smoky, Warm Spicy, Woody, Amber
Perfumer: Maurizio Cerizza
Launched: 2019