Black Rose Oud— rose dipped in smoke
The pairing that defines after-dark perfumery — bergamot, pink pepper and citrus zest over Kannauj rose, Damask rose and saffron, finished with aged oud, amber, sandalwood and white musk. Dark, velvety, and built for evening skin.
A French rose-oud extrait
A full black rose ritual
Three notes. One after-dark signature. Translated.
Bergamot · Pink Pepper · Citrus
Bergamot, pink pepper and citrus zest give the opening lift before the rose and oud arrive. Bright enough to cut through the first minute, warm enough to feel evening-led.
Kannauj Rose · Damask Rose · Saffron
Kannauj rose, Damask rose and saffron give the heart its velvet. Floral, spiced, and dense without becoming heavy.
Aged Oud · Amber · Sandalwood
Aged oud, amber, sandalwood and white musk create the dry-down. Warm, resinous, and close enough to feel intimate rather than loud.
Shop the Black Rose Oud ritual.
Body Wash · 250ML
All skin typesOudh Black Rose Body Wash
BOLD · EVENING rose + oud
BestsellerBody Lotion · 250ML
All skin typesOudh Black Rose Body Lotion
BOLD · EVENING rose + oud
Body Butter · 300ML
All skin typesBlack Rose Oudh Body Butter
after-dark rose + oud
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The morning after.
"Wore the butter to a wedding in Hyderabad. Three women followed me to the powder room to ask what I had on. The dark rose one."
"It's the only oud my husband and I both wear. He smells like Tom Ford on himself, I smell like a Bulgarian garden on me, somehow the same trail."
"Bought it for an anniversary. He said it smelled like the room our wedding was in. I cried in the kitchen."
I began The Love Co. because Indian body care had been treated as an afterthought for thirty years. We are not selling a body wash. We are writing back to a country that knew jasmine, oud, saffron and rose long before the world had a word for
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The Leela line. A library of premium oud, layered over years — built for the wearer who knows what a fragrance is supposed to feel like.
WHAT IS OUD, REALLY
Oud gives this collection its resinous, smoky-sweet wood signature. In Black Rose Oud, it is softened with rose, amber, sandalwood and white musk so the trail reads warm, intimate and evening-led.
THE LEELA HOUSE STYLE
Every Leela edition opens softer than a traditional oud — leading with rose, vanilla or amber — then dries into the deep resinous heart. Built so you can wear it to a meeting, a wedding, or just to your own kitchen, without overwhelming the room.
HOW TO LAYER OUD
Oud wears best when layered thoughtfully. Start with the wash, add lotion or body butter on damp skin, then finish with the matching scent format where you want the trail to be noticed.
COLLECTOR EDITIONS + 500ML
For the wearer who wants the trail to last weeks — the 500 Edition bottles each Leela accord in a hand-numbered 500ml flacon. Released in lots of 250 bottles per scent, twice a year.
ABOUT TLC ETHICS + SOURCING
We keep the ritual transparent: read the ingredient list on each product page, patch test if your skin is sensitive, and choose the format that suits how close or expressive you want the fragrance to feel.