Tom Ford Oud-Wood: Why Oud Fragrances Are Booming Across Saudi Arabia This Year
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Market research on Gulf fragrance spending keeps landing on the same conclusion: oud isn't a passing trend, it's the backbone of the region's perfume identity, and it's growing. Industry forecasts put Saudi Arabia's perfume market on track to expand from roughly 2.43 billion USD in 2025 toward 3.6 billion USD by 2034, and oud-centered scents — both traditional and Western reinterpretations — are driving a large share of that.
Tom Ford Oud-Wood sits at an interesting intersection: it's a Western luxury house's interpretation of oud, blending rare oud wood with rosewood, sandalwood, and a touch of amber and spice. It reads warmer and less smoky than a traditional pure oud oil, which is exactly why it appeals to shoppers who love the note but want something wearable in mixed social settings, at work, or layered under a thobe or abaya without overwhelming a room.
Who should reach for this one instead of a classic oud oil
If you already own a strong traditional oud attar for home and majlis wear, Oud-Wood makes sense as your "out of the house" bottle — it projects less aggressively and lasts through long Riyadh or Jeddah workdays without needing a midday reapplication.
The realistic tradeoff
It's priced and positioned as a luxury alcohol-based fragrance, not a concentrated oud oil, so if you specifically want the intensity and longevity of a pure dehn al oud, this is a different category of product — a refined, wearable cousin rather than a replacement.
Price: 122 SAR.
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