L'Art & La Matiere Cherry Oud Unisex fragrance by Guerlain

Shades of Oud are the new creations of L'art & La Matière. With Oud Nude, Cherry Oud and Oud Khôl, Guerlain perfumers reveal the olfactive colors of oud wood, a black material with a powerful and complex fragrance trail.

Elevating fragrance to become a work of art, L’Art & La Matiere echoes that irrepressible love of beauty, the very spirit of the House of Guerlain since its founding. L’Art & La Matiere fragrances allow the finest raw materials used in Perfumery to boldly shine, revealing them under a new light and raising the scent up to the rank of full-fledged artistic masterwork.

Deftly sculpted, these robust woody fragrances kindle strong, captivating sensations.

Black by nature, oud is considered to be one of the most mysterious materials used in perfumery. The penetrating fragrance of this precious substance lies in its resin, secreted from the core of the wood.

Grown sustainably and harvested by hand following a time-honored ritual, the oud chosen by Guerlain Perfumers is sourced from the forests of Bangladesh on the border with Assam. Its essence exudes elegantly woody scents with leathery, subtly animalic tones.

Taking inspiration from the Guerlain heritage Square Bottle (1870), the L’Art & La Matière bottle is an exceptional object whose design exudes unisex sophistication steeped with modernity.

Made by Pochet du Courval—historic glassmaker of the House—it is infinitely refillable at selected Guerlain Boutiques.

L’Art & La Matiere Cherry Oud is a floral, fruity interpretation of oud wood. Oud lacquered with a scarlet-red cherry note, with Cherry Oud, oud wood is dyed with a cherry note.

Unveiling its most ravishing, crimson facets, black oud wood is lacquered with a red cherry note. Between red and black, a potent new olfactory hue is exalted through a duo of roses at the fragrance’s heart, composed of honey-toned Turkish rose absolute and Bulgarian rose essence.

Caressed by a dusky leather accord, the rose darkens and falls under the scandalous charms of oud. A vibrant chromatic encounter between mysterious black and powerful red.

Oud wood blushes red and is freed of all inhibitions. In this tantalising olfactory transgression, Delphine Jelk has tinged intensely black oud with a lacquered tone of red.

"If Cherry Oud were a colour, it would be glossy red by Jeff Koons.”

For Delphine Jelk, the cherry laced with provocative charm at the heart of Cherry Oud calls to mind the bright, glossy red that Jeff Koons uses to coat his creations. Crafted in chrome steel, this artist’s most iconic works are then finished with gleaming, vivid red. Cherry red, of course.

"In this creation between mischief and magnificence, I wanted to play upon contrasts of rarity and mystery, bringing the dusky quality of oud up against the brazenness of cherry." Delphine Jelk, Guerlain perfumer

Guelrain L’Art & La Matiere Cherry Oud Eau de Parfum
100ml/3.38oz – Price: $360
200ml/6.78oz – Price: $550