ORMONDE JAYNE
OUD LIAISONS

2025

lemon
pink pepper
rose
liquorice

suede
oud
guaiac wood

patchouli
cypriol
Vanilla
musk

Based on the notes, this is a re-release of Oud Nawaf (2024).

After absolutely loving Bijou Zafran, I had high hopes for Oud Liaisons. Unfortunately, I don’t like this quite as much. Still okay though and I do prefer it a lot over Patchouli D’Atlas, which I wore alongside it.

One of the issues with Oud Liaisons is that it seems to be highly elusive. For such a scent profile, it is a weak performer. And I often don’t mind, or even prefer, scents that wear closer to the skin, nor do I care for them to be longlasting. However, Oud Liaisons is elusive in a manner that made it hard to even review. Wearing Patchouli D’Atlas (which isn’t particularly strong at all) on the other arm, overshadowed it, so that didn’t help either.

Generally speaking, this is more of a dry, suede, bordering on powdery style of leather. There’s a faint hint of sweetness and some earthy tones, but it’s on the singular side. Soft, dry leather; feeling a bit outdated.

Wearable, solid, but definitely nothing to get excited for in my opinion.