How it smells
It smells mostly amber and warm spicy. Pepper and saffron at the top, cypriol oil or nagarmotha and vetiver in the middle and agarwood (oud) and french labdanum at the base.
- Came out
- 2011
- Lasts
- 6 to 9 hours
- Best in
- fall
Shams Oud 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
Memo Paris Shams Oud EDP in detail
Shams Oud EDP is made by Memo Paris. Its strength is Eau de Parfum.
How far Shams Oud spreads
Its sillage is strong. People around you will notice it. Two sprays are usually enough. It spreads further than Tom Ford Oud Wood and Creed Aventus Cologne.
How long it lasts
This is a long lasting scent: expect about 6 to 9 hours on skin. As an Eau de Parfum, it has more perfume oil than an Eau de Toilette, which helps it last. It lasts longer than Tom Ford Oud Wood and Creed Aventus Cologne. Base notes like agarwood (oud) and french labdanum are the part that stays longest on the skin.
Its style
The strongest accord is amber (100%), followed by warm spicy and woody. You will probably like it if you enjoy amber and warm spicy smells and notes like cypriol oil or nagarmotha and agarwood (oud). Less obvious notes include ginger and tolu balsam. Perfume fans rate it 4.09 out of 5.
What Shams Oud costs
In Europe it costs about €5, depending on the bottle size and the shop. That makes it one of the more affordable picks. It costs less than Tom Ford Oud Wood and The Spirit Of Dubai Turath.
Which weather suits it
It is at its best in fall and winter. It is less suited to summer. From best to least suited, the seasons are fall, winter, spring and summer. Its warm smell feels best when the weather is cold.
Other Memo Paris perfumes
This house has 45 perfumes on iPerfume. The most popular ones are Memo Sintra, Cuirs Nomades African Leather and French Leather.
Perfumes that smell like Shams Oud
These perfumes have a close smell: Tom Ford Oud Wood (5 shared notes), The Spirit Of Dubai Turath (6 shared notes), Creed Aventus Cologne (5 shared notes) and The Spirit Of Dubai Meydan (6 shared notes).
Quick answers
Can women wear Shams Oud?
It is made for men, but anyone who likes the smell can wear it.
Is Shams Oud better for day or night?
Night. It suits evenings and going out.
When did it come out?
It came out in 2011.