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Oud Firbest™ (dsm-firmenich)

A base — a blend, so no CAS number  ·  Synthetic  ·  Base note  ·  Oud reconstitution co-extraction

Impact

7 of 10

Working dilution

Neat or 10% both are common on the bench
Woody 46%Animalic 23%Resinous 15%Leather 8%Spicy 8%
oud 54%musky 23%balsamic 15%hot 8%

What does Oud Firbest smell like?

A pale brown liquid with a deep, well-balanced woody-animalic signature, rich balsamic warmth, a subtle spicy heat and controlled musky-leather undertones that read convincingly as agarwood. This is Firmenich's general-purpose oud, deliberately not tied to one terroir: per the house's own glossary a FIRBEST is a co-extraction of natural and synthetic ingredients that does NOT contain the named material, so it carries no agarwood and is CITES-free. In a formula it is a broad oud foundation and a heavy fixative for oriental and woody accords, without the batch-to-batch swing or the price of a real oud oil.

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What else is Oud Firbest called?

Oud Firbest 942575

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What can replace Oud Firbest?

Computed, not collected from forums. A pair covers together what one cannot. The number is how much of this material's character a bottle carries, not a promise that it is the same thing.

  • Arabian Oud (F-TEC)
    carries Oud woody, Musky animalic, Balsamic resinous. Animalic leather; Hot spicy
    66%
  • Oud Base 67% + Costus Olifac IFF 34%
    carries Oud woody, Balsamic resinous, Animalic leather. Musky animalic; Hot spicy; Oud Base brings the Oud woody side (67%); Costus Olifac IFF brings the Musky animalic side (33%); lasts about 2.1x shorter on paper
    73%
  • Oud Base 67% + Hyraceum Signature Absolute 33%
    carries Oud woody, Balsamic resinous, Animalic leather. Musky animalic; Hot spicy; Oud Base brings the Oud woody side (67%); Hyraceum Signature Absolute brings the Musky animalic side (33%)
    72%
  • Arabian Oud (F-TEC) 64% + Oud Anokha 36%
    carries Oud woody, Balsamic resinous, Animalic leather. Musky animalic; Hot spicy; Arabian Oud (F-TEC) brings the Oud woody side (64%); Oud Anokha brings the Oud woody side (36%)
    71%
  • Oud Base 50% + Oud reconstitution base 25% + Costus Olifac IFF 25%
    carries Oud woody, Balsamic resinous, Animalic leather. Musky animalic; Hot spicy; Oud Base brings the Oud woody side (50%); Oud reconstitution base brings the Oud woody side (25%); Costus Olifac IFF brings the Musky animalic side (25%); lasts about 2.0x shorter on paper
    75%

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Oud Firbest

A written odor description
yes
Olfactive families, in dominance order
5
Sub-categories under them
4
Impact, out of 10
7
Hours on a blotter
estimated from family and band
CAS number
not on file
Supplier and trade synonyms
1
Constituent breakdown
not on file

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Described in words
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Impact rating out of 10
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Classified into an olfactive family
2,172
Carrying several families, in order
2,070
Sub-category assignments
9,899 across 229 pairs
A top / heart / base band
2,157
Hours on a blotter
898
CAS number
1,642
Supplier synonyms
5,888 names
Constituent breakdowns
739

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