Aoud Night

Aoud Night by Montale Reviewed from 100ml bottle Summary: Dark, earthy, and elemental with touches of sweetness and a slightly animalic weight. As others have noted, Aoud Night bears a striking similarity to Ermenegildo Zegna’s immortal Indonesian Oud but is “the same” for only a short interval after the drydown begins. When sprayed, Aoud Night comes on with the sweetness anchoring the heavy oud in comparison to how EZIO rides a wave of cool moisture. The Zegna has a far more “polished” air about it than the Montale; however, Aoud Night is just as enjoyable for its rawer, heavier, drier aspects. It still must be said, though, that Aoud Night really is astonishingly similar to Indonesian Oud and is more like Montale’s take on its central concept than an empty knock-off. Technical: the performance is strong, even by the standards set by the more well-known Montale scents. Two sprays go on very heavily and project the sweeter, wetter notes first and the warmer, spicier ones shortly into the drying phase. Spices and the comforting idea of burning wood come through for the duration of its long life. The rose and oud combination strikes the same ideal balance as with Indonesian Oud when on the skin and leaves mostly the woody oud in clothing. Longevity is stellar with full whiffs still coming eight hours into wearing it. Colors evoked: black, gold, dark brown, all with a smooth, matte surface (compare this with the polished evenness and deluxe-feeling balance of the Zegna). Musical accompaniment: Budos Band - “Golden Dunes,” Down - “His Majesty The Desert,” Nile - “To Dream Of Ur” Timing: the warmth and seriousness would dictate that this is a winter scent although the heat of warmer months brings out the spiciness and funk of the animalic elements. Nighttimes or dark, cloudy days only; this is not a sunny day fragrance.

Classic oud and rose fragrance. Very pleasant. Enjoy the dry down after 1 hour better than the initial fragrance. It is a little sharp and "cleaning agent" at first but quickly softens to excellence. The rose is pleasant but not over powering. Can smell with almost every breathe. An Egyptian friend sat down next to me today and said I smelled like a rich sultan with a solid gold watch (sorry, just a white guy with an Apple watch, oh well)! Thanks to ojain101438 for idea of spraying clothes in a box. Update 9/20: The more I wear this the more I detect a slight civet note but it is subtle and inoffensive, if you can believe that. It just gives the oud a little more bite and keeps you interested long enough to take another sniff. Overall really enjoyable to wear this fragrance and continue smelling it throughout the day.

Beautiful Fall/Winter Fragrance. Super Powerful Strong, and Beast Mode Fragrance. Starts with good citrusy vibe that gives naturality to the fragrance, after that it has a very harsh and synthetic Rose/Oud Combo. After certain time the Rose/Oud gets very good and Still and in that time the Leather and the Sandalwood comes out. Very good Fragrance it gives so much Santal Royal Vibes. Sillage and Projection are very Powerful and Strong. Everybody will notice you even if the room is very big. If you like Rose/Oud Combo with some Citruses and Musk that fragrance is for you. (Test before purchasing). Lasting: 10/10 (10+ Hours) Sillage: 11/10 (Spreaded in every room that you enter) Projection: 10/10 (5-7 meters around you everybody will notice you) Total: 10/10 Fragrance.

What can I say, people will notice you definitely and this fragrance leaves a nice trail behind you, wear it today for the first time at work and the compliments never stopped, I am glad I bought this fragrance very solid buy, good price too. Longevity 5/5 Sillage 5/5 Notino has it on clearance for only 56£ per 100ml. Review edited: is been now 24 hours since I have spray it and I still can sniff it on my hand after multiple washes and shower, this fragrance is just eternal.

Was using it continuously for 4 years. Absolutely loved it, pretty bold, heavy woody-rose with some pinch of citrus, veeerry tasty and interesting. You can feel some new layers through the time, basically was staying no my clothes around 1-2 days, with strongly decreasing silage. So basically it smells like montale, everybody knows that its montale, but the question is always which one, the answer is - my beloved one:)