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Oud Velvet Mood
meets Gao.

Compare the recorded scent profiles, then decide what to sample.

Shared ground

Agarwood (Oud) · Saffron

Both records list these notes. Shared notes do not guarantee the same smell.

The distinction

Concentration not recorded leads with oud; Concentration not recorded leads with woody. The table below separates their listed profiles and voting data.

At a glance
Maison Francis Kurkdjian Oud Velvet Mood bottle
Maison Francis Kurkdjian

Oud Velvet Mood

Concentration not recorded

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Xerjoff Gao bottle
Xerjoff

Gao

Concentration not recorded

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ConcentrationConcentration not recordedConcentration not recorded
Listed bottle sizesNot yet verifiedNot yet verified
Brand originNot yet verifiedItaly
Made inNot yet verifiedNot yet verified
Listed year20132012
Leading accordsoud · warm spicy · amberwoody · amber · oud
Notes unique to this recordCopahu Balm, Ceylon CinnamonCypriol Oil or Nagarmotha, Resins, Gurjan balsam, Juniper, Amber, Patchouli
Longevity / 54.00 · 203 votes4.18 · 206 votes
Projection / 42.81 · 301 votes3.02 · 252 votes

Scores are category averages, not hours or controlled measurements. Different vote samples are not a head-to-head wear test. “Unique” notes here means absent from the other record, not proof of a formula difference.

Compare the labels

Ingredients, side by side.

Read the declared lists for the editions shown. Shared entries do not mean identical formulas, proportions or scent.

A label comparison will appear when both ingredient lists are verified for the same market.

Oud Velvet Mood

Ingredient list not yet verified for this edition and market.

Gao

Concentration unspecified on official page · US listing

Alcohol denat.; Parfum (fragrance); Aqua (water); Bht; Tetramethyl acetyloctahydronaphthalenes; Benzyl alcohol; Benzyl benzoate; Citral; Farnesol; Benzaldehyde; Isoeugenol; Limonene; Linalool; Pinene; Trimethylcyclopentenyl methylisopentenol; Beta-caryophyllene

Source: Xerjoff official US product ingredient list · Checked 2026-09-22

These are published ingredient declarations, separate from scent notes. “Parfum” or “fragrance” can represent a mixture without listing every component. Formulations can change by market and batch; check the packaging on your bottle. A matching or missing entry does not establish suitability for an allergy.

Follow your curiosity.

A starting point, not a verdict

Concentration not recorded

Start here if the listed oud and warm spicy direction interests you. Try it on skin before deciding.

Concentration not recorded

Start here if the listed woody and amber direction interests you. Try it on skin before deciding.