Oud is not for the faint of heart. The rare and mysterious (and extremely heady) essential oil derived from the resin of the Asian Aquilaria tree has been cropping up more and more in fragrances of late, and not just those of the niche variety. It's warm, complex and woody, with an animalistic bent reminiscent of such notes as ambergris. It's a note that would have done well in the '80s, had the Western world caught wind of it. But it wasn't until 2002, when Yves Saint Laurent released Tom Ford M7 that North America got its first whiff of the mesmerizing scent of oud. In the Middle East, however, its been used for centuries to scent the skin and clothing and burned for incense. Dubbed liquid gold, oud is known as one of the most expensive oils in the world due to its rarity and high demand; less than 2 percent of wild Aquilaria trees produce the aromatic resin, which is secreted to defend against disease-carrying microbes.
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机译：Oud不适合胆小的人。来自亚洲沉香树的树脂的稀有而神秘的（且极度令人头疼的）香精油在最近的香气中越来越多地出现，而不仅仅是利基香精。它温暖，复杂，木质，带有动物味，让人联想到龙涎香。值得注意的是，如果西方世界抓住了它，那么在80年代本来会很好。但是直到2002年，伊夫·圣洛朗（Yves Saint Laurent）推出汤姆·福特（Tom Ford）M7时，北美才首次听到迷人的oud气味。然而，在中东，它已被使用了数百年以闻皮肤和衣服并燃烧以熏香。 oud被称为液态黄金，由于其稀有性和高需求而被称为世界上最昂贵的油之一。不到2％的野生沉香树产生芳香树脂，这种树脂被分泌出来以防御携带疾病的微生物。
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