Tom Ford’s newly released fragrance, “Oud Wood,” costs a whopping $535 — and it’s chock-full of mold. Blame oud — an oil derived from the wood of certain evergreen trees when they’re infected by mold ...

Tom Ford is a bit of an anomaly in the fragrance world. Very few houses are both instantly recognizable and appeal to the masses while still earning genuine respect from hardcore scent obsessives. No ...

With roots in South-East Asia and India, the best oud fragrances for men have quite the genealogy. Said to be one of the most expensive raw ingredients in the world, oud wood—variously also known as ...