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Antranig Kzirian, an accomplished oud performer, attorney, educator and lifelong community activist, delivered an illuminating lecture at the Crescenta Valley Armenian Community Center on Armenian ...

Oud has often been described as exotic, a shorthand that reduces centuries of use into something momentary or decorative. But oud is not an accent. It is a foundation. Long before fragrance followed ...

Stuti is an English Lit graduate who studied Radio & TV Journalism while pursuing photography. A perfume enthusiast, she enjoys pop-culture commentary. Her dream is to live in a world where beauty is ...

When it comes to fragrance, few notes exude luxury quite like oud. Prized for centuries in perfumery for its smoky, musky scent, it's one of the most expensive raw materials in the world and for good ...

With roots in South-East Asia and India, the best oud fragrances for men have quite the genealogy. Said to be one of the most expensive raw ingredients in the world, oud wood—variously also known as ...

Oud is not for everyone, but a new crop of approachable ouds means there might be one scent just for you Oud is one of the most mysterious and expensive perfumery ingredients. Its lore is so profusely ...

When you want a deep, luxurious fragrance experience, you turn to an oud. But this intoxicating wood scent is more than just a lovely aroma—it’s a cultural staple for many. Oud is a raw material, and ...

There's a kind of vibe shift taking place in perfumery right now. As the seasons shift and we fully transition into autumn, so do our scents. Often, we swap out the floaty, floral fragrances of summer ...

Also known as agarwood, oud is produced when the mould phialophora parasitica infects the aquilaria (or agar) tree to produce a dark, fragrant resin that essentially works as the tree's defence ...