Gold Intensive Aoud

this is a review about the 2014 formulation of mancera purchased in dubai at blomingdale for about 140 us$ for 120ml edp i am a mancera fan ..i find this one a bit watered down.. compared to the older manceras.. its a more rosy.. bright..crisp ..translucent..lucid.. manceras lacking the depth and intensity and velvetines and almost oilines of the older 2008 formulations.. manceras still holds its place high among the niche trend of frenchy oudy conotations..an oud that actually makes you feel serene.. and divine.. without the utter agresseviness of the sever oud harshness ..mancera plays it right.. with the fine mixture to tame oud doun.. for both the oud users and non oud users..i mean for the western noses.. who are interested in oud ..with a twist.. oud with a sophistication... oud with a story..finer oud that doesnt repeal.. every mancera takes you in a jounrney.. back in time ..or even to the future.. of oud in a happier place ..oud in a less cloying sufocating sense..yet not too modern.. that it destroy its heritage ..its just the right oud rose amber musk etc connotation.. of everlasting perfection.. of oud across nations.. across cultures.. across genders...mancera truely bridged the gap ..and surpassed so many 3 and 6 digit niche bottles.. for their quality and longevity and silage surpass many .. the smell is unique.. royal.. crisp ..sophisticated ..and some how modern ..yet true its its past.. for some reason i am smelling alot more rose ..on this particular gold edition ..(believe it or not i am not a rose fan ) and i am still in awe and admiration of the mancera line..oud needs rose.. to be lighter.. even brighter.. and fuller.. oud on its own cant survive(for western noses) without the rosy touch ..which brings it back to life..as if rose is the yin ..the female.. moon.. energy.. and oud is the yang..the male.. positive.. sun.. energy..together they make everything in harmony...oposites attract ..and compliment one another.. just as in rose and oud they bring out the best in one another..as in the yin and yang..light and dark.. the perfume is almost a clean taif rose scent.. with a hidden touch of precious oud ..its full.. crisp..bright.. lovely.. takes you to another place and time.. fills your heart with joy..uplifts your spirits.. the kind of scent that makes you want to sing songs of joy.. its in a higher frequency ..not a dull perfume ..its a full.. almost sweet.. from the roses.. not sickly so..it is a festive perfume..you can blend it.. layer it.. use it on its own.. you can defenetly use it with bakhour.. to accentuate it.. and add depth ..not that it needs any extra help.. it is just divine on its own.. but it is a multidimensional.. scent that can be versatile...

Today was my first wearing of Gold Intensitive Aoud in two years. Though I enjoy this fragrance very much, I forgot to wear any in 2017. I hope to correct that egregious error this year. The projection, longevity, and sillage are all off the charts - truly amazing even by Mancera standards which are often potent to a fault. I am wondering, however, is there any oud in this at all? Not only doesn't Fragrantica list any, but Mancera's website also does not. Here on Fragrantica they do mention precious woods, and I am sure many of you are aware that oud producing countries often guard the trees which produce this rare commodity with machine guns. That would certainly make oud a precious wood, but I am not sure that Fragrantica's definition of precious woods is necessarily the one I am thinking of with regard to how cautiously the agarwood is protected. Mancera's website lists "woody notes" as the only thing that could possibly be oud if the oud is there to begin with. I am not so sure it is. I do seem to recognize what I know to be a faint version of a rose-oud accord, actually more faint of oud than of rose, but I am wondering if that isnt the rose playing off the guaiac wood and other woody notes. Why would Mancera put Aoud in the name, and not even deliver a synthetic version which they are very good at synthesizing in other bottles they make? I like this fragrance as is, would buy it again, but am just wondering if we are being deceived, or if Mancera is relying on the Arabic word "oud" which means wood, as the reason for its inclusion in the name, without supplying any actual agarwood note, real or synthetic.

i am a fan of all the mancera line.. when it comes to oud based perfumes made out side the middle east or the far east , i think they(mancera) have got it right...very fine.. very sophisticated ..not vulgar in any way ..extremely sultry.. and velvety.. very full.. round.. full bodied ..perfect for winter ..the oud and rose complement each other in unimaginable ways ..its as close as you can get to authentic oud and taif rose authentic oil Arabian elixirs from Riyadh the heart of Arabia ..where the queens and princes all smell like this.. with the addition of saffron and musk and ambars and cambodian ouds.. i dont think mancera got the popularity it deserves ..for me the juice is just perfect.. and is actually reasonable in price.. and even cheaper than some of its counterparts from the new oud trend from famous european companies..the longevity and sillage is extremely potent .. mancer s line is niche to me ..i think its made to suite the elegant sophisticated taste of royalty and the elite ..and fine perfume lovers ..yes its strong and long lasting but not in offensive ways.. its a lovely perfume among the light nonsense we live among these days i think its worth every penny you spend on it .. at least you will stillabeable to smell it hours after you ware it and others will be intrigued and will definitely ask you what are you wearing? edp perfume ratting 4.7 out of 5 bottle ratting 3.7 out of 5 winter ware night special ocasions unisex

Ud ve gül karışımı parfümler açıkçası kullanımı zor türler arasınďadır. Özellikle bizim coğrafyada. Eğer gül ağırlıklı ise feminen ve fazla şekerli ud ağırlıklı ise fazla oryantel kalır. Tabiki bunu çok iyi ayarlayan parfümler var. Dior Oud Ispihan bunlardan birisi. Mancera da bu dengeyi gayet iyi ayarlamış. Tabiki genel olarak "arap" tarzını koruyor ama sınırları aşmadan. Arap ülkelerinde bulunduysanız genellikle bas bas bağıran parfümleri sevildiğini fark etmişsinizdir. Yapı olarak o tarzda ama baģırmıyor. Oldukça keyifli bir kullanımı var. Şekerli havası ilk yarım saat sonrasında zayıflıyor ve ud-gül karışımı sahneyi tamamen kontrolüne alıyor. Güçlü bir parfüm, kalıcılık konusunda laf söylemek mümkün değil. Koku dağılımı ise yine oldukça fazla. Her yerde kendini rahatlıkla belli edecek tarzda. Mancera nın çözemediği sorunu ise şişelerinin sprey bağlantısının sorunlu olması. Elimdeki Mancera ların tamamı sprey kısmından vida gibi dönerek açılıyor. Dikkat etmezseniz dökülebilir. Kısacası oldukça kuvvetli ve "hacı yağı" gibi kokmayan bir ud-gül karışımı istiyorsanız deneyin. En başta söylediğim gibi bunlar kullanımı kolay olmayan türde parfümler. En az yarım saat denemeden almayın.

Goodness gracious I love this fragrance! Another beast mode genderless perfume from Mancera. Gold is in the Oud+Roses category. This opens with a beautiful citric burst that remains for a few minutes on your skin follows by a very sweet and spicy rose mélange. At the end, after a few minutes the final notes, oud, musk and amber come out and said, “Hello there”! I should have discovered Mancera long ago, I have too many perfumes now to invest in the Mancera line. This is a fragrance for people with big personalities such as an extraversion personality type; those who at any moment would say: F-it, I am living for myself and I couldn’t care less of what you think of me. Two sprays max should be more than enough unless you are going out dancing/clubbing you might want to use a little bit extra. Perfect Friday night date perfume with - skinny jeans, stilettos, dressy shirt, red lipstick for outdoor dinner. I cannot wait for the perfect weather in Chicago to wear this gem. This is how beautiful people suppose to smell!