Aoud Violet

Wow! It's an interesting fragrance. You have smelled something similar to this, but at the same time you are fascinated by it. There is nothing odd about it, but it doesn't either trying to impress mass crowd as ysl or armani or other designers trying to do. This fragrances is so fell blended and always involving. Very high end scent with a strong niche profile, maybe because of those floral - green notes. And no, it's not an oud fragrance. However you can tell there is something "oudy" going on here together with those green notes. That makes it more masculine than unisex/feminine. You can use this probably in any season and any time of the day. I choosing to wear this to more upscale occasions on day time. Date and office safe. This floral - green - oudy profile gives me a gentleman/mature wibe. Therefore this is probably for someone in their late 20th and up. If you are used to blue or sweet designer fragrances you might dislike this scent and call it too mature or a bit grandma style. Because of supreme quality this fragrances has very good performance and a good projection. I would say 5-8 hours with good projection and 10-12 hours on skin. Overall a great release from Mancera! It's not a must buy at all if you have 30+ niche fragrances in your collection. Sample if you can before, specially for women. Great start to get in niche parfumes.

I'm a huge Mancera fan and added Aoud Violet to the cart when it was deeply discounted. I wasn't expecting much and could give it to one of my daughters since wasn't really my scent genre but, quite surprisingly, I really like this one. In a nutshell, I get a screaming powdery violet wrapped in a blanket of Mancera Wind Wood with some hints of Kumkat Wood. It's doesn't sounds that great, but Aoud Violet has a really smooth, elegant feel to it...just like perfectly aged bourbon. Moreover, it performs extremely well; lasts 10-12 or more hours on my skin and projects well above average. Although Aoud Violet is listed as being a women's fragrance, I find that it is unisex. However, the problem is that violet-powdery accord may put off a lot of men, and some of the ladies may find that Wind Wood/Kumkat Wood base may be a little too masculine for their tastes. In the end, I really like this fragrance...but it misses the mark and I find that I can only wear it while sitting around the house because I have so many other fragrance options.

Mancera is crushing the fragrance game right now. Here is another fantastic DNA from start to finish! Opening is fresh with bergamot and green notes. I don’t find this as fresh as Wind Wood, but still a nice opening. As it dries down, the violet really comes to the forefront and is the main player for duration. Like Wind Wood, this is violet done extremely well. Ultimately, the base notes add support and depth to the violet, making this a wonderful fragrance for its insanely long duration. Mancera kills the longevity game. Fragrantica definitely has this mislabeled. My sample came in the “men’s sample pack”. If anything, this is unisex...but definitely leans more masculine. I enjoy Wind Wood more, and own that one already. I will have to do a side-by-side and update this review to see if warrants a separate purchase. UPDATE - although both this and Wind Wood can be worn all year, WW is more appropriate for Summer and AV is better for Winter. They are different, yet redundant.

I really don't get the Intense cafe comparison? This was the first Mancera I tried and and it's a new one. I was interested how violets and oud would compliment each other and if indeed it would smell like either. To be honest the violet note is not typical, instead quite strong and unnatural in this setting. The opening is a strong sharp mixture of citruses, oakmoss and musk which settles to a base of oud and violets. This fragrance on me smelled good and I have to say...I really liked it, despite what might be perceived as a negative or at least luke warm review. This is because I don't know what to think about Violet Oud? I've not smelled this combination of notes before and for that I suppose it's unique and certainly not what I expected. The longevity is huge and projects for the first couple of hours very well. I'm not sure I could wear it as I feel I might tire of it easily...not sure? another testing is required I think?

First sniff immediately made me think of the 90's, probably because many people wore scents like Fahrenheit and Platinum Egoiste, and this has somewhat of a similar vibe but with a dominant spicy watery violet accord from opening through mid, which slowly calms down and gets powdery. The base is moss and vetiver heavy with a touch of a Prada l'homme-esque powdery sweetness, leaving you with a clean gentlemanly drydown. This is a year round signature scent with good performance, but you've got to like violet or at least tolerate it for 45 minutes or so. I think it's Mancera's take on a 90's scent, and I really love it. It's beautiful in the air, I caught a few whiffs while wearing it and gave myself a compliment lol. It's underrated for sure. Edit: just tried Wind Wood, pretty much the same scent but this is more powdery when it dries. If you have one you don't need the other (unless you like the DNA and want a backup).