INITIO Parfums Oud For Happiness EDP 90ml

Oud for Happiness starts with zesty bergamot and ginger, drifts into soothing licorice, cedar and natural agarwood, then melts into creamy vanilla, Peru balsam and musk. Bottled at 25 % oil for all-day projection. City Perfume ships free express Australia-wide over $300.

 

Fragrance story

Launched in 2021 as the brighter counterpart to Oud for Greatness, Oud for Happiness is built to elevate mood. Sparkling Calabrian bergamot and fresh-cut ginger provide instant lift. A playful heart of licorice root, cedar shavings and sustainable Laotian oud grounds the joy without losing levity. The dry-down wraps everything in Madagascan vanilla, Peru balsam and feather-light musks for a smile that lasts long into the night. Effervescent, modern, unisex euphoria.

 

Olfactory profile

Stage       Notes Top       Bergamot, ginger Heart       Licorice root, cedarwood, natural agarwood (oud) Base       Bourbon vanilla, Peru balsam, musk

 

Why you’ll love it

• Instant mood-booster – citrus-ginger sparkle releases dopamine on first spray.
• Gourmand twist – addictive licorice/vanilla ribbon sweetens the oud.
• Extrait-leaning power – 25 % perfume oil = 8-10 hours of scent.
• Real oud, cruelty-free – sustainably harvested Laotian agarwood; no animal testing.

 

Wear notes (staff insight)

“Oud for Happiness smells like bergamot candy dusted with ginger on a polished oud board – energising yet comfortingly sweet.” — Julian, fragrance specialist

 

Ingredients (INCI extract)

Alcohol Denat., Parfum (Fragrance), Citrus Bergamia (Bergamot) Oil, Zingiber Officinale (Ginger) Oil, Glycyrrhiza Glabra (Licorice) Extract, Agarwood Oil, Cedrus Atlantica Wood Oil, Vanilla Planifolia Extract, Myroxylon Pereirae (Peru Balsam) Resin, Musk … see box for full list.

 

About Initio Parfums Privés

Since 2015, Initio has combined ancient materials with modern neuroscience to craft fragrances that alter mood and aura. Oud for Happiness channels “olfactory dopamine,” proving oud can wear a radiant smile.