Burgundy Oud

• Evening
• Romantic

Burgundy Oud opens on a rich, almost winey feel, like a dark, dense accord that grabs you straight away. Then the oud arrives, but smoothed out, worked with woods and spices that make it suppler and more elegant.

The fragrance then becomes more comforting, with a steady warmth and a woody texture that stays on the skin. There is something dense but controlled about it, with an almost ‘velvet’ quality, never aggressive.

This is a modern, polished and approachable oud, which plays on depth and texture rather than on an animalic or overpowering side.

Atelier Materi is a French perfume house founded in 2019 by Véronique Le Bihan, who comes from Brittany. These roots show in the brand’s identity, shaped by raw, mineral landscapes and by an approach to perfume centred on raw materials. Each fragrance is built around one main ingredient, worked to bring out its different facets rather than diluted in a complex structure. The compositions remain legible, with a limited number of materials arranged to support this central axis. The house’s world also draws on references to architecture, seeking clean lines, structure and balance. This carries through to the design of the objects, notably a blue-tinted glass bottle and a hand-shaped concrete cap, both the result of craft work. Finally, Atelier Materi favours closely supervised production, relying on known partners and artisanal know-how, with manufacturing mostly carried out in Europe.