INSPIRATION.
Oud Paradisio unveils itself: a fragrance at once powerful, captivating, opulent, and audacious. Dominating with majesty is a dark, enveloping oud wood. At the top, the fresh, citrusy brightness of bergamot is enlivened by the juicy, succulent sweetness of frosted pineapple, while a subtle veil of incense and saffron whispers through the composition. The exquisite floral heart unfolds as a precious trio of roses, two essences and an absolute, imbuing the composition with elegance and depth. The warm base marries shadowy oud with cocoa, creating an arrangement rich in intensity and sumptuous voluptuousness. Sensuality blossoms among a woody warmth, nuanced with subtle restraint. Its assertive character is sculpted by the animalic accents revealed through the potent olfactory presence of oud essence. Complex and surprising, Oud Paradisio is a nocturnal perfume steeped in mystery. In fashion, leather claims its nobility without forsaking its innate animality, which imparts strength and commanding presence. Designers have challenged leather, shaping it into a second skin, Claude Montana in the 1980s with exaggerated shoulders crafted for fearless, audacious personalities. More recently, Rick Owens has celebrated this material with brilliance, transgressing its codes with boldness, even a hint of provocation. Animalistic by nature, leather embodies strength, power, and confidence.
 
HEAD NOTES.
Bergamot from Italy.
Pineapple ice cream.
Incense essence from Somalia.
Saffron.
 
HEART NOTES.
Trio of roses: rose essence from Turkey and Bulgaria.
Rose absolute from Turkey.
 
BASE NOTES.
Cocoa absolute.
Oud essence from Thailand.
 
PERFUMER.
I wanted to play with contrasted matters, connecting them together to create unity. I sculpted a perfume that melts boundaries between freshness and sensuality, light and depth. The idea was to reimagine oud, through a colorful and soft lens. A pineapple sorbet that glistens with juiciness reveals an unexpected transparency. At the heart, rose acts as my guiding thread, soft yet confident, connecting Oud Ice Cream to the soul of BDK Parfums. Wrapped around it, a textured vanilla adds smooth warmth, balancing the cool top with creamy indulgence. This perfume is a study of contrasts turned harmony, where every material is treated like a brushstroke in a living composition — spontaneous, elegant, deep. Jordi Fernandez.