Dear Oud lovers,
I don't know if this question has been asked before or not. Please forgive me if it has.
Does Oud play a difference in what season it is applied? The smell, strength, and sillage?
I have heard that Oud should be worn in more cold weather so it can stay stuck on you longer. There was no evidence of that just experience.
I personally put on Oud after a shower and it usually stays on a good part of the day.
Thoughts advices??
I'd say, absolutely!
In my experience, the hot and humid climate of South Asia alway seemed to "eat" whatever I was wearing, whether it be attar, or oudh.
This climactic FYI was also a blessing while being stuffed into 2nd class inter-city Mumbai trains everyday. The body odour of the average commuter magically disappeared.
Take a cooler climate, such as the one in Paris, and ride the trains in the same fashion and you'll need some therapy and possibly reconstructive surgery of your sinuses.
So, according to my experience, whatever I wore in cooler climates would hover over me with much more clarity, and I would be able to enjoy it more.
That being said, the scents themselves would change from climate to climate, as would their reaction on my skin, and I look forward to observing how an oudh or attar will change according to climate. It's like getting to know all the moods of your best friend or companion.
I've even noticed this with the koh I burn. I've kept notes on which seasons certain incenses are suited for, and when their best attributes are muted.
As I'm currently living in a cool rainforest, whenever I step out into the fresh air, I'm reintroduced to whatever I'm wearing.
This happened the other day while wearing EO Green Papua. The air at work was stuffy so I went outside for a bit, and everything hit me again in a blissful moment.
I felt like I was smelling in "3-D". (It's a really beautiful distillation btw, so perfectly suited to my current weather, I have no desire to bathe in khus anymore during winter since discovering it) Another thing I've noticed is in the dead of winter, when it's getting below frosty outside, the oudh or attar I was wearing also seemed to vanish, so perhaps there is a ideal temperature for projection?
These are just my rambling thoughts. I'll wait to hear from the masters and ustads of fragrance about the science of your question, brother kool.