Aoud Melody

I can see the comparisons to MFK Oud, a scent which I am inexplicably in love with. Seriously I'm not even sure I like the smell but I find it additive it's the oddest thing. Anyway...I find Aoud Melody maybe slightly more complex and in truth quite different to MFK Aoud which just seems like similar notes but from different sources making for a more bitter medicinal delivery. This scent is one of the lighter, brighter aouds from Montale, it has playful top notes sing like...well like a Melody. Somehow this fragrance evoked the colour pink. Maybe it's the combination of rose and jasmine that does it? Again they are subtle and by no means big players but this opening makes me think this is a perfume better suited to a lady. Perhaps it's that 'pink' feel, exotically floral with a beautiful clear rose and heady incense. This juice is uplifting. I think the elemi which is a lighter almost plastic resin smell and the waxy exotic addition of ylang ylang. Sandalwood is in the base for sure another note which can air on the fresh/spicy side then become creamier later on. (which it does here and similarly with saffron and elemi) This is for certain a perfume in which these notes in peticular develop in the drydown. The fragrance has the kind of longevity you would expect from Montale but is all together a very subtle affair and make no mistake the drydown smells SO GOOD! I have to say I fell in love wit AM after several hours...it became very low in the 8-10 hour mark but the smell that just clung to my skin was pure labdanum, amber and sandalwood magic! I'm tempted to get this fragrance, I really am. There's quite a few perfumes I want with stark (and a bit off putting) openings but great drydowns that I want but can't say are a priority.

Montale fragrances, particularly their ouds, are known for stellar longevity and sillage. So is this a Montale? Both longevity and sillage are quite disappointing but you do get a lovely, warm and kind fragrance. I love the mix of its key elemi and amber notes, while the safron, oud and musk are not as prominent as the pyramid suggests. Theres's a hint of bitterness, that I can't place that adds intrigue too. This is great fragrance for fragrance lovers that either live or work around people who are not fragrance lovers. It's interesting enough to keep you amused throughout the day (unlike a typical blue bottle freshy) while still being pleasant and inoffensive to those around you. It works well for the colder days of the year and some late summer nights too.

I've had this for about a month now.... and contrary to popular opinion I love it!! It's my first encounter with a montale fragrance, and it was also a blind buy so it was pretty risky. Its got that plasticky accord i've heard is ever so present in all of montale. But it actually works. It is kind of an explosion of a fragrance, but it isn't all that long lasting. anyways at this point i'm rambling, but it was worth the money!

Winter blind buy, Aoud Melody has been languishing unloved in the back of my perfume wardrobe for a couple of years due to testing in the wrong season. My son sprayed it on a sweltering humid day, and it’s giving me the feeling of standing next to a waterfall in the tropics *real* red delicious apple is being cut close by. Melody is better from several inches away, burying your nose in it doesn’t show it off

This is my favorite out of Montale's Aoud lineup. The scent is unique, however as mentioned by other reviewers, it is very smooth and pleasant. I wouldn't have to worry about who I will be around when wearing this, unlike some of the other Aoud releases. Quality is excellent, as expected from Montale. Longevity and Projection are outstanding.