Roseaoud & Musc

Very nice! Although not my favorite rose-oud fragrance from Mancera, I find it to be a more subtle, toned-down, and well-behaved than many of Mancera's beastly rose-oud combos. But don't be fooled into thinking this perfume doesn't perform well because I still get a solid 10-hours and above-average projection on my skin. Being a huge lover of Mancera perfumes ,and having more than twenty bottles in my weaponized Scent Armory,, what sets Roseoud & Musc apart from other Mancera rose-oud offerings is a noticeable jasmine note along with, what I perceive, is a hint of neroli giving this fragrance a slightly more feminine edge to it - still unisex, but I prefer others in the Mancera lineup such as Black to Black, The Aoud, Aoud Line and Black Intensitive Aoud since they, like me, are a bit rougher around the edges. All in all...very nice and, as an added bonus, my girlfriend liked it and didn't give me her, "smells like Band-aids" quip whenever she smells full-flavored oud perfumes. Overall, Roseoud & Musc is an excellent fragrance and I was pleasantly surprised how much I enjoyed it but, in the end, it's just not a love connection. Onward to sampling Red Tobacco, Black Gold and Gold Prestigium. Cheers!

I have been checking out various rose oud fragrances and enjoyed them all, but then this gem showed up in my mail and I was in love head over heels at first sniff. This is a unicorn fragrance for me, scratching that illusive itch to find a rose oud fragrance that entrances. On its most basic level it is a spicy rose fragrance--but to call it such makes your mind wander to OGs like Opium. However, here there is no sharp noted spices--here the spice notes are warm, rich and smooth mixed with a somewhat medicinal quality (the oud I imagine). The opening is a sweet satiny rose blended with a new leather note that transmogrifies to a medicinal bandaid note to a metallic note and back again, a journey that is truly delightful. The dry down is where this fragrance shifts from a unisex scent to more feminine one as the slightly soapy rose scent is joined with a hint of jasmine and the warmth of sandalwood and musk. Its like wearing a luxurious cozy sweater while sipping a pinot noir by the fireplace on solstice night. Definitely try this one--it is a bargain from fragrancenet and it is truly a wonderful fragrance.

This perfume is just wonderful! Opens up very spicy, almost foody spicy, with a strong note of turmeric among some other spices. The oud note is medicinal and strong in the opening, and the rose is on the fresher side (it becomes sweeter afterwards, but never powdery or thick). After a couple of minutes turmeric goes away and I smell mainly rose, sandalwood and oud with a hint of saffron, - a classic combination. I cannot say that I feel any jasmine here, but it's probably because all the notes are very well blended together. The musk I do feel, and it's clean and smooth. The oud note here is slightly smoky, deep, but transparent, not heavy. Lovely lovely perfume! And a friendly one. A bit sharp in the opening, but easy to wear later on. Certainly on the top of the roses and oud genre.

Very nice fragrance, deeper than its cousin "black oud from Montale". The rose and oud are there with additional musk, as described in the name of this perfume. There is a mix of black and white musk. Black musk gives it an animalistic edge, more prominent at the beginning, and later on the white musk kicks in giving it a clean soapy feel. Very nice combination. Excellent for rose lovers who want something more complex than the usual rose oud combo perfumes. It feels more masculine becuase of the musk notes too. I am on a rose-oud sniffing experiment at the moment, so will be comparing more of these in due time. So far I have sampled Black oud, Noir de noir, Gold rose oud, rose aoud and musk, Aseel. More to come....

Clean but slightly spicy rose/oud combo. Safe entry for oud novices. I let mine macerate for a month which made the rose & spicy notes more prominent. 🥰The saffron & jasmine are great complimentary notes. This has enough versatility to be worn year round no matter the occasion. 👍🏾 Has grown from like to love & mega appreciation for its longevity & sillage. I get 8+ hours with it before it becomes a skin scent. 😊 Very adjacent to Montale Attar. 7/4/23: I paired this with Jo Malone Rose Blush & we have a winner. RB tames the astringency of the oud & magnifies the rose note...sweetening it up considerably. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️