Aoud Rose Petals

Scent Dynamics: Opens up with a field of roses, or at least a giant rose bush. Oud comes out strong 5-10 minutes later and wrestles with the rose about 20 minutes. During this stage, Aoud Rose Petals is a sharp. I think that the medicinal quality of oud hides in its ability to feel like it reaches all the way down your nose and into your throat, the same way an alcohol iodine solution does. Twenty minutes later, oud mellows down, becomes pleasantly woody, and the rose takes center stage. From here on, it is a pretty, creamy rose with a touch of sweetness and a depth of oud. Lasts forever, and projects very strongly. Opinion: Montale’s Aoud Rose Petals is not a sweet, drunk, rose like Tom Ford’s Noir de Noir. It is not a soft tea rose either. It is not a musky rose which overwhelms you with its sexuality, as is the case for Montale’s Roses Musk. Montale’s Aoud Rose Petals is a sea of rose petals around a burning altar of oud. I can’t think of it as a western perfume. It constructed in a way that only centuries of tradition can permit – it is simple yet very powerful in effect. It is opulent as opposed to elegant. It is beautiful without any reservations. I think that this is Pierre Montale’s most powerful idea. He took an undeniably gorgeous rose note, and instead of trying to tame it with fresh notes, westernize it with powdery notes, or vulgarize it with musk, he amplified the hell out of this rose with his most powerful ingredient – oud. The result is an enormously beautiful, proud and an unapologetic rose parfum. This perfume is a dark haired woman, painted in bald strokes, who had not even once in her life looked at herself in the mirror and thought she was less than perfect in her features. If you think of attars as a blend of rose and oud, you will find Aoud Rose Petals to be quintessential attar. It is simple, enormously powerful, gorgeous, and very effective at what it is supposed to do. Rating: Every time I wear Aoud Rose Petals, I am stunned at how pretty it is, and secretly want to wear it every single day of my life. After wearing it for a few days, I come to a sad realization that beautiful is just not my thing, and that the fragrance does not have the complexity to keep me interested for many wearings in a row. As it is the prettiest rose I own, I give it 8.5/10. Veteverian.wordpress.com

I could wear this everyday, and I am very temperamental- I enjoy Arabian attars for the most part, although I am not well-acquainted with them-I live in the midwest in the USA, and I was born in the northwestern USA. This is so natural, and for some parts of my life, my associations with perfume were negative-artifice and synthetic smells. At any moment of my life that I might have smelled this sumptuous scent, I would have wanted to smell this again, often, and if possible, on myself. This is the wood of fine and precise artisanship, not the wood of wild nature preserves left to chance and hope.It's so smooth, soft, not too smoky--dark, yet not too dark. Extraordinary, neither light nor well-described as rich. And all at once, these trunks are wrapped in fresh velvety roses-the smell of real roses, which I almost never smell in perfume. I smell the source in plain rosewater, and I love rosewater, but this is even rosier, somehow. I find this scent deeply romantic, even if a scent like this is doesn't fall under the current majority notion of a romantic fragrance. Update: I've tried many of the Montale line now, and this was true love at first sniff. I love Roses Musk (best full rose ever), and thought my olfactory heart was stolen by it, but the lasting power on my skin is just not as great as this one-So I love them equally, even if this is my scent. I don't want to recommend it even, I want it to be all mine :D There's a strong edge from the geranium. There is nothing artificial here for me. Woody, rosy, strong, but not sharp-exquisitely feminine without being sweet-- These petals will probably not wilt on your skin either.

This is an Airy Beautiful Rose Scent. I purchased this Montale because of the reviewed resemblance to Aseel Al-Rehab... Aseel Oil was a cheapy that at first I could not stand and became a scrubber for me... But once I purchased a few other Rose Oud's, I gave Aseel another try and I fell in-Love with its simple Rose Soap Vibe and found it very calming even wearing it in the heat of Summer... If you have tried Aseel you will understand what I am talking about! Besides it's Bleach like smell at first and for $6... such a beautiful creation... Simple but powerful... Aoud Rose Petals by Montale the Pink Bottle is at another level completely... Yes, it has that simple Tea Rose without the harshness that will sit closer to the skin. Most of my Rose Oud's are heavy and bold mainly meant for winter wear... This one is like I said, more airy and lighter... Not to say that the longevity or sillage is missing by any means, I just think one could get away wearing this in daytime hours in spring and early summer. It does have a slight soap vibe which is what I was going for. I am a 50 year old bearded guy. With over 100 bottles in my collection I have found the ROSE note to be my weakness... Since part of me thinks it is so wrong for a old guy to smell like grandma's bathroom... But as my nose matures in this hobby of fragrance research, I am beginning to enjoy the scents that are more daring and who cares what other people think... I wear it for me... If you enjoy rose soap even if you are a guy... give this one a try. For what it is and for what I enjoy it for... I give it a 8/10 for smelling like a rose soap.

A beautiful, sophisticated & utterly feminine rose scent that cleverly nestles between the youthful (cool, fresh, sour rose) and the more mature (deep, dark, oriental, jammy rose). Aoud Rose Petals begins with a slate-cold start from the metallic chlorinesque twist of saffron. Combine this with the medicinal, woodsy warmth of the aoud & you are greeted with a not-unpleasant "cardboard box" smell that other perfumistas have discussed. Over time, the loud-aoud settles & the perfume gradually warms to the skin allowing the fresh, sour roses to bloom - but they never become sickly, wilted or weak. The mid-weight woodsy base anchors the perfume & firmly plants its roots in nature's garden &, although it bows to the latest trend of all-things-aoud, it seems neither contemporary nor old-fashioned ...after all, nature can never go out of fashion. The sillage & lasting power are reasonable (for those unused to aoud...just wait it out for half and hour before judging). I'm still not sure if its "my" rose scent, but simply put: it is very well done.

This fragrance is more refined and elegant than the shiny metal canister led me to believe. It opens with a clear, surprisingly clean, oud accord, bracing a burst of rich, realistic rose petals. Gorgeous. As it evolves, the oud steps out of focus and a combination of rich woods fill out the base. The rose remains deep, red, and genuine, but not heavy. The saffron, amber, and geranium fill out the composition beautifully, adding texture and a bit of spice. I am quite impressed by the weight and balance of this fragrance. To my nose it is sexy, refined, and poised. Though I enjoy a brash and borderline-offensive oud now and again, this is anything but that. I would recommend this one to people interested in venturing into rose-ouds (or oud in general) for the first time, or those who don’t like overpowering ouds. Actually, I’d recommend more practiced rose/oud lovers to sample it, too. I’ve truly enjoy wearing it. Longevity is 8+ hours on me. Sillage is strong, but manageable if not overapplied. Feminine leaning, but could be unisex.