The Oud Store

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About

The Oud Store on University Avenue in La Mesa stocks Arabic oud fragrances and exotic perfume oils imported directly from manufacturers including Lattafa, Ard Al Zaafaran, Al Haramain, and Fragrance World. The Black-owned shop stocks men's, women's, and unisex scent profiles across oil-concentrate attars and eau de parfum concentrations, curating a Middle Eastern fragrance library that pairs with the curated accessories and apparel at Sagebrush Boutique. Incorporated in 2016 as an LLC, The Oud Store imports from Gulf-region perfume houses and verifies each product's authenticity before stocking it for retail or wholesale distribution. In-store testers span the full catalog, allowing walk-in sampling across dozens of fragrance families from woody oud bases to floral-musk blends and amber-forward compositions. The retail counter also carries incense, air fresheners, and body-care products that extend the scent wardrobe beyond personal fragrance, building out a full olfactory program distinct from the topical skincare and cosmetics menu at AfterGlo Beauty Lounge. Highest-concentration offerings include pure oud oil attars distilled from Aquilaria heartwood resin, with per-milliliter potency that yields single-drop application lasting 12 hours or more on pulse points.