The Aoud

Well I think the name is suited to this one very well. The Aoud is not just another Rose/oud combo it tips the scales well and truly into the Oud and sandalwood realm rather than the other way into overly rosy territory. The oud is pretty pure and dominant in this one, slightly smoky and medicinal. The opening is dense peppery woods and sharp exotic saffron which settles to a very nice deep dark oud. There's a traditional touch of rose there too but as I mentioned above it's very low in the mix allowing the more woody elements of this brew to shine. Excellent stuff I can't fault it at all. Minimal enough to let the oud shine but with enough creativity to make it a viable composition. Really good stuff from Mancera, does what it says on the tin!

This is a winner. It's oudy in an oriental way. The oud itself is quite clean. Has a floral feel which is blended well and still feels masculine. There are also some spices around the edge which add depth. The performance of this is not as loud as most Mancera fragrances. You get whiffs of it throughout the day but it doesn't scream. I don't mind this at all since I'd rather it be this way than a slap in the face for anyone around. As with most Mancera fragrances, I find this smells better in the air than up close. Overall I really enjoy this. Classy and easy to like. 8.5/10

So this is how you tame an oud! Its beautiful dark leathery wearable oud. Not similar to black aoud, black aoud is bright orange jammy rose. This is oud, leather, dark, sexy elegant, woody, and masculine. I cannot detect the rose here. Its smells like an old smokey luxurious leather. This is very beautiful and a well rounded easy to love oud hearted perfume. I cannot detect the oud in black oud. That one taught how to love rose. This one taught me how to love oud. And again wow. This is not barnyard or hard to wear. Just for formal occasions apply lightly please.

This very much reminds me of Spicy Aoud from Montale. Take the very best part of spicy aoud and amplify it and give it stellar longevity with above average projection and it's a homerun. This is one of my favorite Manceras. Warm, aoudy and narcotic in a way...cannot stop smelling my arm. Spicy aoud has the same affect, in fact, minus the orris root and gourmand accord, they both have the vibe of Red Aoud from Montale, but Spicy Aoud, while so damn good, falls off in under an hour to a non existent scent. The Aoud fixes that. 9/10

Wearing it for a year now. It's oud and rose leading the way. For me, after some time, rose is more prominent (only if applied on cloths). Woods are there in the background. Very strong projection and sillage. Will last for many days on cloths, and 12 plus hours (vary as per skin chemistry). Two sprays are enough to fill a room. I think it will take many years to finish 120 ml. 😁

Just been given this extraordinary fragrance for my birthday. What a powerhouse! Cannot believe it was made in Paris, the feeling is so Middle Eastern and fabulous. Long lasting, great story that weaves in and through. Oudh but oudh PLUS!

Very oud forward. Definitely very similar to black to black but it's almost 1 to 1 with spicy aoud from montale. This has been discontinued for some years now but I'm glad I picked it up. 8.5/10.

If you like Arabian Oud dark animalic scent, this is the one for you. Oud is the dominant note here with a touch of roses. Scent 8/10 Sillage 10/10 Longevity 10/10 Value 9/10

I applied just a couple of sprays 12 hours ago and it’s still going strong. It really does go on forever. Be careful with the application - it can be overpowering.

A most beautiful aoud. Definitely long lasting! About 28 hours!!!! It's amazing!!! A beautiful beautiful perfume.

Mmmm the Aoud and rose are well blended. Take time to be appreciated. But all in all you feel royalty in the air.

A very basic oud. I was shocked tto see its composition (I first sample things at the store--ie, buy samples, wear them a few times, form opinions, then check out their profile here so as not to be swayed by what I read vs the scent itself). It didn't last nearly long enough, the oud didn't have any personality beyond just flowery, relatively inoffensive oud (I like the barnyard, animalic samples of pure oud more than the floral ones; I don't know what oud is in this one or how much of it, but it smells like the inoffensive kind). It was an oud I could wear to work and, amidst a sea of oud samples I got from a local boutique and even more than I had smelled in the store, utterly not memorabe and nondescript. Montale and Mancera brands make SOOO many more exciting ouds (in fact, too many, I think: decision-making fatigue and choice overwhelm are real psych phenomena, and I've yet to purchase any of their fragrances because I like yet am confused by the profusion of so many). I guess of all those, I liked this one enough at the store to buy a sample--as a basic oud to layer other lighter scents on top of, almost the way people purchase essential oils and then wear perfumes on top, using the oil as an emolllient, fragrant base that is also their signature--and this must have fit the bill, but its sillage was a tad too low for me and its longevity--just a few hours--utterly disappointing. And had I first read the composition and gone in looking for soemthing that was rosy, woody, peppery, aromatic, oudy--forget it. This wasn't that. An oud eau de toilette, more like, if such a thing existed. The description--rose, oud, long-lasting, good sillage: all that to me is what Luxor Oud is like. I wish very much that this Mancera The Aoud lived up to its fragrance pyrmid or description! I think I need to go back and get another sample of this one. Something isn't equating, even though I have the previous sample bottle in front of me and am smelling its remnants. It's just so...(for an oud) basic, unemorable, nondescript. Slightly flowery--but not even remarkably so. IF somebody told me it was from a specific type of oud that had flowery notes to it (if you've bought and smelled pure oud from wholesalers you know what I mean--different ouds from different areas and times of harvest smell remarkably, utterly different!), I would believe it. It's a good smell, if you like you oud--but its not genius--and certainly it wasn't worth Montale's time, I don't believe, in creating such a symphonic work with so many supposed notes in it for s result so bland and basic.

The Aoud is a powerful geranium, patchouli and rose fragrance with saffron playing a minor supporting role. The beginning smells like freshly varnished wood with floral undertones and then it gradually softens through its development, but not much. The reference to oud in the note pyramid and the name is really played out mostly by the patchouli, and the leather is played out in the saffron note, so essentially a lot of the notes seem to be coming from the same source to my nose. In the end the details don’t matter. Overall it is a beautiful composition, impressive from the first spray and leaving a beautiful lingering smell on clothes the next morning. Perfect for evenings when there’s a situation that calls for some brashness, or just for a casual and thoroughly enjoyable wear at home.

Wow this is a beautiful fragrance ... one of the best gateways to oud fragrances.... Opening is slightly strong medicinal kind of vibe .... but dats nly gonna be for 5mins Then the rose and oud comes out ... dry down is wen it’s really smells pleasant... n women do love this fragrance on men... even though it’s marked as unisex ... I don’t think women can pull this fragrance...coz it’s smells very masculine...n I think women can’t rock this fragrance... Smell -9/10 Longevity-10/10(12+hrs easily) Projection-10/10(enormous for couple of hrs) Compliments-10/10( compliment getter for sure) Versatility-10/10( All season All occasion) Jes go on easy with the trigger... 2 sprays max.. coz it’s a potent juice ...

If you just stick your face into your arm or wrist after spraying The Aoud, get ready: This is going to kick you in the nose. Peter's fragranceview review is spot on--a bergamot, clove, rose punch in the face. Let this settle, and smell from 6 inches away: Then you are getting a real feel for the fragrance. I love this smell, but it must be appreciated on its own terms. This is not a wrist smell-er. Instead, you get awesome wafts of yourself as you walk around or turn. The people who say "wood varnish" are not wrong, they are just forcing the smell into their nose from close up huffing. Don't do that with The Aoud!

A fashinating work with several, very different phases. Initially rosy leather, wood and books. A classical workroom and library - English style. But rather soon a beautiful rose steps into the foreground and the fragrance gets a more oriental touch. Rose, leather, wood, and spices. A shop in a Turkish bazaar or a palace in "Thousand and One Nights". In the next phase the rose turns a bit soapy. The drydown finally is a sweet woody scent Manceras The Aoud takes me on an alluring journey. I love travelling thorough all the phases, maybe with a slight exception for the most soapy rose section.

I've only given this a try once so far. The opening is not the best, heavy medicinal rose scent. After an hour, still heavy rose scent, but the medicinal aspect fades away. All I smell is rose now, lots of rose. I am a little disappointed as I was hoping to have more clove and cinnamon. Not a terrible smell, but not one I would really consider masculine. It smells a lot like a rose bath bomb to my nose. I'll give it more time and try it again, I don't expect my opinion will change much though.

One day in the class-books you will find under "Oud-rose combo" MANCERA The Aoud. This one is for me the best example of oud-rose fragrance done right. I had to sell it, because I have too many bottles in my "wardrobe" already, but just imagine the oud-rose scent of your dreams gently mixed with warm spices. The Aoud is a Big like!

So, although I really enjoy this scent, I find that I am loving Black Aoud and/or Black to Black more. If anyone is interested in an 80-85% bottle, please PM. I am looking to sell very much on the cheap.

My oud phase was very short. But it happened at a time when I could try various Manceras, including this one, and to my nose this stood out. It is in fact a great perfume for its type. And I think an excellent intro to someone new to oud. One more thing to add, and I know oud purists will complain, but at the time I had also sampled The NIght, and this seemed like a (much) cheaper alternative.