Aoud Line

To me, Aoud Line opens with a strong dark rose (Turkish Rose) and a dark woods accord. After a few minutes, the rose begins to separate itself from the oud, patchouli and what I believe to be teak wood. Although I have smelled teak wood in various arts and crafts, I don't often smell this note in fragrance, and plucking it out of a kickin' Mancera Rose-Aoud fragrance is no easy task. In this case, I get more of a dark woods vibe--or even guaiac wood--since it's buried behind a screaming rose. For some reason, I also detect some spices such as pepper and ginger; Aoud Line is bit warm/soft spicy at this point even though no spices are listed in the notes pyramid. Moreover, I detect a light sweetness which I will attribute to the vanilla and raspberry. Both notes are indescribable at this point. Rose, dark woods, patchouli and sweet and warm/soft spices are really very nice. This fragrance remains fairly linear with that Turkish Rose at the forefront from top-to bottom. Although the oud steps forward almost immediately, to me it seems to combine with the teak wood and patchouli giving Aoud Line a dark woods accord and not-so much an oudy feeling; it's all about rose and dark woods for the 2-1/2 to 3-hours. The vanilla-amber-raspberry trio slowly emerge and give Aoud Line a bit more depth and, in my opinion, a sweet-sour accord. Let's call this threesome the Kingston Trio because it sits in the background behind the rose and dark woods. Okay, I do like this sour-sweetness...but I get the feeling some may not. Also, this eventually does become a very nice amber scent, but that phase doesn't happen until 6+ hours on my skin. To me, it's basically rose, dark woods and the Kingston Trio during the drydown which, on my skin, lasts a solid 12+ hours. This fragrance projects very well for the 4-5 hours and will leave a nice scent trail as with all the Montale/Mancera Rose-Aoud fragrances. Moreover, you will smell it on your clothing the next week or two; no problems with longevity and projection. Overall, Aoud Line is a very nice rose-oud fragrance (Well Done!) but I have several Montale Mancera Rose-Aoud fragrances and Aoud Line is just not that different, unique, or one of my favorites. But your mileage may vary. Rose-Aoud fans will probably love this one--I do--but, honestly, there are just so many Montale-Mancera fragrances that are similar to this one that I would definitely try it first. Folks who don't like rose or oud...well, you should move on because you won't like this one.

per chi volesse provare un profumo con sentori mediorentali a base si rosa o oud senza spendere un capitale (leggi: i vari oud di montale, anche perchè il naso che ci sta dietro è lo stesso) e senza avventurarsi tra economici acquisti online alla cieca, ecco un ottimo accordo di rosa, oud e frutti rossi. come tutti gli oud che si rispettino l'inizio è frastornante e superlegnoso mentre la rosa conferisce un che di caramellato che si potenzia grazie ai lamponi. nonostante le note floreali e fruttate, chi ha dimestichezza con i profumi arabi si accorgerà che si tratta di una fragranza sostanzialmente maschile anche se, con meraviglie di questo tipo, il genere c'entra poco. bello, caldo, persistentissimo, vale la pena di averlo e di lasciarsi avvolgere da questa scia.

I have an average nose, find it very difficult to pinpoint the notes whcih i get. I see very less review on this. No mancera is bad. You need an experienced nose to like it. This perfume works strangely on my skin. Sometimes it starts with fruity notes I do detect the raspberry and rose. Gradually the woods enters the picture, which is the dominant note. It smells different than other mancera which are woody like black to black, the aoud, etc etc Longevity is very very good. Easily 12+ hours I have magnetic cap version. Overall if you are into oud which is not sweet you would like it. I face no problem in wearing it in high heat. If you are looking for compliments then dont buy this. It is for those who wear scents for themselves.

Smells much like Montale Aoud Night, which is a compliment. These are both rose dominant oud fragrance classics which are slightly harsh at the open and soften to a more gentle but pleasant accord. The intensity diminishes but the fragrance persists throughout the day. Not sure this would be mass-appealing but it is indeed a pleasure for the wearer as it can be detected with almost every breathe. This differs slightly from Aoud Night in that the leather note here is slightly more prominent at first, but it quickly diminishes. It is not worth owning both this and Aoud Night. One or the other will suffice. Aoud Night has a slight edge on performance. John 1:4-5

Being an Oud lover, this is a top shining star in my collection. The combination of Raspberry, Rose along with Oud is just phenomenal. Though I wish Rose could be a bit less in the opening but no complains as it equally suits both the genders. It's an all season, day & night perfume but I prefer to wear it mostly during winter. Good news for those who crave for compliments - these gem will not let you down !! I personally get compliments every time I wear it. Overall this is great perfume provided that if you are an OUD lover. Scent : 10/10 Sillage : 9/10 Longevity : 10/10 easily lasts +24 hrs (Trust me)