Black Intensitive Aoud

This will be a honest review, i did not see a proper review on this, i did blind buy this. my taste in perfumes : spicy, woody, clean(shower gel), incense not my taste : floral, fruity, sweet, green stating my taste so you may understand the perspective i am reviewing from. in short this perfume is a clean rose perfume with some spicy and woody notes. Mancera gold intesitive aoud is almost similar to this but that one has a sharper rose note, and very less woody notes. what you get from this perfume is a very airy rose scent with some clean shower gel scent and to counter this is a woody and spicy scent. sounds overwhelming right, no its not! the mixture is of high quality they are both balanced very well that the rose scent is not too sharp nor the woody scent is not too pungent. the oud in this is very mild and takes more of a ambery woody scent instead. arabic people might not like it as they tend to prefer harsher rose and oud notes. i am not a fan of floral nor do i like unisex perfumes as i am very manly in my approach and characteristic, but this perfume is soo soothing and well balanced it gets you into a zen mode. performance i would say is above average but its definitely not a monster frag bomb like spice bomb extreme as it is more longer lasting and more projecting than this, this perfume creates a smaller scent bubble but does last long enough. as a final note the dry down gets more and more pleasing over time as it becomes powdery and woody. a very good mixture. not a blind buy for people who only like freshies, but for those who like warmer scents this is really quite a safe scent, you can wear this on summer, since it has a airy rose and shower gel scent that is pleasant

#479 in my "Tour de Fragrance" This one is a gem. Got it as a manufacturer sprayette from Twisted Lily and I have ordered a full bottle. From the notes I wasn't expecting to love this fragrance as much as I do. I'm always wary of rose notes giving off the dreaded "granny vibe", but even a woman who trashes the notion of rose scents as "grandma juice" complimented this fragrance. I generally have found chili pepper a no go because of my own sensitivity to nightshades, but no problem. This stuff projects (four different people noticed it from several feet away) even with just a couple of short sprays. Lasts on skin 6-8 hours, on clothes all day through. This is a very smooth and creamy scent. The oud is a note, not a crescendo in this mildly sweet and spicy wood fragrance where Oud is just part of the symphony, not even first chair. A woman could wear this to work. Not sure I could. But this is definitely a date scent from the reaction I was getting. And it's reasonably priced. But I don't blind buy oud scents as a rule and I didn't this time. The sprayettes of this from Twisted Lily are $4, so no need to blind buy this one only to find out you like it less than I do.

it is totally unisex, especially for people from Middle east and Subcontinent. it starts with rose mixed with sugar and sprinkled with saffron. it is a heavy smell with a topping of spices. this stays for a very long time and you'll smell it with the outburst of florals in the middle. it gets powdery with time but in its DNA there is rose + Oud + hint of woods. the woods are not in your face and it has this subtle presence. the projection in the first 2 to 3 hours is huge. later it settles close to skin but longevity is perfect, over 8 hours. it is a lovely scent. you can get away with this even in air conditioned offices during summers. perfect for night and cold conditions. LAYERING: if you dont like the soapy opening, layer it leafy Najdia (lattafa). this will make the opening sweet (Invictus bubblegum with a touch of leaf).

Lovely best mode restrained honeyed floral start (mainly rose but with some traces of violet) which reminded me of... wait, I have never smelled anything like this before. This juice shas a killer sillage about it, a creamy feel, with a polished sandalwood backing. Black Intensive Aoud wears smooth on my skin – the oud is not not really intensive at all as I hoped it would be, but a gentle backing player rounding things off. Black Intensive Aoud gives an impression of great sleekness despite its soft and ample bosom of roses, cream and sandalwood. It may be a bit too derivative for some but it’s an absolute silky pleasure to wear. Anything more than two sprays will make you smell like a street walker. That’s how beautiful people suppose to smell – Divine!

Starts off reasonably sharp and potent, but dries down to a more feminine scent. A little too feminine for my personal taste, but could work if layered with a more manly fragrance, or if worn on its own by someone who likes feminine scents. What does the made up word "Intensitive" mean anyway? Intensely sensitive? Tensely sensitive? Sensitively intense? Sensitively intensive? Only Pierre Montale knows...

Well I have to disagree with the previous reviews. This is an extraordinary complex fragrance. It start with a great honeyed floral and citrusy start followed by a complex floral/powdery scent. All throughout the experience there is a very subtle combination of sandalwood and a very mild oud. unisex in my opinion. Longevity on my skin is over 5 hours.

I agree with the last review that mentions it smelling like baby shampoo. This stuff is pretty powerful when it comes to sillage and longevity is eternal as with most manceras. This is my 4th mancera and probably my least favorite but I still do like it. 7.5/10. Edit: this is growing on me. It has a clean metallic smell. Not very strong with the oud.

I love the fragrance, but I don't think it's all that masculine. I personally love it! It's a stand out fragrance that will overpower a room. The sweetness and the rosiness are breath taking. Can't wait to show it off at work. (I'm a dude btw)

really like the opening and middle, heavy sillage and moderate longevity, but drydown after 4 hours smells bad. i will continue to test it, maybe first time was misleading.

This is a beast scent and it’s going to earn you more compliments than your designer shoes

This fragrance is called Black INTENSITIVE Aoud and NOT Black Intensive Aoud.

“Roses are red, Violets are blue, Sugar is sweet And so are you.”

Very similar to Oud Ispahan but a bit dryer and less silage.

So the Intensive Aoud series were the first creation from Pierre Montale-Mancera. Has to be the same guy right? Anyway this is much more sweeter than the normal Montale offerings with less focus on aoud. The aoud is lightly noticeable as IMO it has a creamy buttery touch due to the addition of sandalwood as well. I bought decants of this and Mancera Aoud Line at the same time. Me being a sucker for raspberries I bought Aoud Line but this is no slouch. It can be overwhelming for most guys but I prefer my oud with some sweetness not the medicinal oud that we are used to. Overall I give this a 7.5 as it has the usual Montale longevity and sillage but as I mentioned, I prefer the raspberry note in Aoud Line. Off topic, some other favorite raspberry frags are Soivohle Raspberries & Pepper, Cape Heartache and Diesel FFL.

mi aspettavo qualcosa di intensamente orientale, come lasciava presupporre il suo nome, ma l'effetto è un bel po' diverso. le note iniziali, molto dolci benchè agrumate e fruttate, ricordano, come qualcuno ha giustamente notato, il Turkish delight, con un fondo di sandalo. nessuna traccia, per il mio naso, di chiodi di garofano tantomeno di peperoncino; lieve il tono di cannella. l'evoluzione si assesta su un sentore di rosa (io lo zafferano proprio non lo percepisco) caramellata, su uno sfondo legnoso. l'insieme non è affatto sgradevole, beninteso, ma nulla che ci si potesse aspettare dal nome che è davvero fuorviante. l'oud? non pervenuto!

Amazing perfume... It is a statement maker and has elegance about it. I love perfumes that give me a rich and elegant vibe and this definitely does. I love it but I love Gold Intensitive Aoud more... but still I like this though it reminds me of the smell of my Uncle's wife :P She has a similar signature scent. Performance is great and works well in cold weather. To be honest, the people are overly afraid from Oud but it can be done gorgeously and this is an example. I will not get it just because it smells like the wife of my uncle hehe

Just got this in today. I wasn’t expecting any certain thing scent wise. I was just wanting a nice Oud scent, and since Mancera is my favorite Niche house I went with this one. This one opens spicy and a tad sweet, it quickly dries to a nice slightly sweet floral and rose with Oud overshadowing it all. It combines into a Ambery type scent. I’m actually digging this one. Completely satisfied with this purchase it’s simply just a nice fragrance for everyone. Solid hit here Mancera.

For me, the experience of Mancera Black Intensitive Aoud is similar to Montale Black Aoud but not nearly as interesting, due to the minimality of the rose that is otherwise strong in Black Aoud. Black Intensitive Aoud, by contrast, involves mostly oud, but also some other woods with a hint of rose. Nothing terribly special, not offensive but not intriguing either. 6 out of 10

Pleasant and leaning towards feminine. I could smell peach and chili in the top notes, and jasmine and rose in the heart notes. This perfume won't offend anyone. Reminds me of a much lighter J'Adore Absolue. The drydown is less floral and leans towards sandalwood. All in all it's a nice fragrance that's neither boring nor too floral.

This is a beast.. I sprayed once and it lasted 24 hours on my skin.. I took a shower after 12 hours and after that it ladt almost 8 hour on skin.. I have to rub it off.. The smell is bit sweet for my taste..will a buy a full bottle? I font think so.. But if u guys in search for a beast mode perfume u guys can give it a try