Into The Oud Astrophil & Stella

Unisex
Eau de Parfum
Year: 2020
Strong
Sillage
Very Good
Longevity
Fall, Winter
Best Season
Evening
Best For

Fragrance Story

Into The Oud by Astrophil & Stella is a fragrance for women and men. Into The Oud was launched in 2020. The nose behind this fragrance is Bertrand Duchaufour. Top notes are Rum, Orange and Pepper; middle notes are Saffron, Toffee and Davana; base notes are Agarwood (Oud), Amber and Oakmoss.

Composition Profile

warm spicy 100%
oud 85%
sweet 70%
rum 60%
fresh spicy 50%
citrus 40%
amber 35%
aromatic 30%
metallic 25%
woody 20%

About the Perfumer

Bertrand Duchaufour

Bertrand Duchaufour

Bertrand Duchaufour is a renowned French perfumer with a prolific career spanning many brands. He has created fragrances for Acqua di Parma, including Blu Mediterraneo - Cipresso Di Toscana and Colonia Assoluta, as well as for Aedes de Venustas, such as Café Tabac and Copal Azur. His style is known for its complexity and use of natural ingredients.

Fragrance Notes

Top Notes

First impression · 15-30 min

Rum Rum
Orange Orange
Pepper Pepper

Heart Notes

Core character · 2-4 hours

Saffron Saffron
Toffee Toffee
Davana Davana

Base Notes

Lasting impression · 4+ hours

Agarwood (Oud) Agarwood (Oud)
Amber Amber
Oakmoss Oakmoss

Character Profile

The Lover Archetype: Portrait of Into The Oud Astrophil & Stella

Essence

The one who wears Into The Oud Astrophil & Stella is not merely drawn to fragrance-they are drawn to the ineffable. This scent, with its dark, resinous oud, velvety rose, and whispers of spice, speaks to the soul of The Mystic, an archetype that seeks transcendence through beauty, emotion, and the unseen.

The Mystic does not merely experience life; they interpret it. They are the one who lingers in the threshold between the material and the spiritual, always searching for meaning beyond the surface. Like the fragrance itself-both opulent and enigmatic-they embody a paradox: deeply sensual yet introspective, passionate yet detached.

Shadow

Yet the Mystic’s depth comes at a cost. Their sensitivity can tip into melancholy, their love of the sublime into disdain for the mundane. They may grow impatient with the practicalities of life, dismissing them as trivial-only to later resent their own impracticality.

Their idealism makes them prone to disillusionment. When reality fails to match their inner visions, they may withdraw into fantasy, seeking solace in art, intoxication, or nostalgia rather than engaging with the imperfect world.

In love, they risk becoming ghosts-present in moments of intensity, absent in the daily rhythms of partnership. They may sabotage stability, mistaking comfort for boredom, mistaking routine for death.

Conclusion

They are not made for simple happiness. They are made for meaning. Their life is a pilgrimage, their heart a vessel for both ecstasy and sorrow. They will always be slightly out of place in the daylight world, more at home in twilight, in the space between breaths, where mystery still reigns.

And though their path may be solitary at times, it is never empty-for they walk with the ghosts of poets, the whispers of lovers, and the scent of oud lingering like a prayer in the air.