How it smells
Main smell: warm spicy and oud. It opens with carnation and cumin, moves to carnation and cumin and dries down to amber and benzoin.
- Came out
- 2016
- Lasts
- 3 to 6 hours
- Best in
- winter
Ode notes
Top notes
What you smell first
Heart notes
The main smell
Base notes
What stays on your skin
Smell profile
Main accords
How strong each part of the smell is
Best seasons and time of day
A closer look at Acca Kappa Ode EDP
Ode EDP is made by Acca Kappa. Its strength is Eau de Parfum.
Price and value
The usual price in Europe is about €122. That puts it on the expensive side. It costs more than Montale Paris Aoud Musk.
When in the day to wear Ode
It works better at night than in the day, so it is a good pick for evenings, dinners and going out. Its warm spicy side feels cosy and rich after dark.
Other Acca Kappa perfumes
The house has 20 perfumes here, led by Muschio Bianco, White Moss and White Moss (Muschio Bianco).
Best season for Ode
The best time of year to wear it is winter. It is less suited to summer. Ranked by season: winter, fall, spring and summer. Its warm smell feels best when the weather is cold.
Longevity on skin
It lasts a medium time, about 3 to 6 hours on skin. As an Eau de Parfum, it has more perfume oil than an Eau de Toilette, which helps it last. Etat Libre d'Orange Nostos unisex and Al Haramain Perfumes Oudi unisex last longer, if that matters to you. Base notes like amber and benzoin are the part that stays longest on the skin.
Who will like it
The strongest accord is warm spicy (100%), followed by oud and rose. You will probably like it if you enjoy warm spicy and oud smells and notes like carnation and amber. Less obvious notes include ginger, ginger and musk. Perfume fans rate it 3.95 out of 5.
Ode dupes and alternatives
Similar picks to try: Etat Libre d'Orange Nostos unisex (9 shared notes), Al Haramain Perfumes Oudi unisex (11 shared notes), Montale Paris Oud Edition (8 shared notes) and Montale Paris Aoud Musk (7 shared notes). For a cheaper option, Etat Libre d'Orange Nostos unisex starts from €63.
More questions
When did Ode come out?
It came out in 2016.
Can women wear Ode?
It is made for men, but anyone who likes the smell can wear it.
Does it project well?
Medium. People near you can smell it.