Oud Sapparot

I cannot believe the rating on this fragrance. I bought this for My wife at Sephora. First day she wears it she goes to the grocery store and within 30 seconds a woman tells her she smells fantastic and asked what she was wearing. It was new so she legitimately didn't remember the name at the time. Couple minutes later a compliment from a man working at the store comes her way. She politely replied with a thank you. Once she gets in line to pay for a large amount of groceries, a woman literally physically runs at my wife. The woman was overly excited and dramatic and invading safe space to be honest. She says "Please please tell me what that is you have on???" The wife jumped back out of confusion as this lady was doing the most. She continued "I've never smelled anything like that before! I have to have it!!" I wasn't near her during the first 2 but the last 1 I seen the whole thing. I told the lady the brand name but that's it. "It’s called Montale" she actually grabs the wifes hand and thanks her and walks back towards the fruit isle. That's just the first wear. She actually stopped wearing it casually because she was getting overwhelmed from the compliments. Now I've clearly smelled perfume that smells far better than that imo. But for some reason when the scent Sillage hits random people's nose... it just does something different to people. When I first smelled it I would have never thought in 100 years that this would be the compliment monster. And that's honestly an understatement. I don't know how or why it works, but it works better than anything I've ever witnessed.

Rating on this is criminally low. Looks like most people rating it haven't even really tried it. But oh well, looks like we get to gate-keep this one :) Picked up a full bottle of this at a mall in Phuket for my bday. They mentioned it was a Thailand exclusive when launched since Sapparot means Pineapple in Thai and the mix of that with coconut is supposed to signify some of the country's most iconic fruits. Very sexy island vibes. At first sniff its a blast of sweetness but once the oud and leather settle in? Oh mann! Banger. One of the only times I've bought a perfume at "full price" and I am not disappointed. This is special.

This is actually a gorgeous fruity leathery oud. To me this smells expensive. Its not mass appealing, so this is something specific. I really enjoy it though.

I have never seen a less accurate set of reviews for a fragrance in my life. It's almost like most of these guys never even wore it. Here's my review after 5 full wearings of this fragrance. The opening is a really fresh, really juicy pineapple mixed with a powdery essence which gives it a wet wipes kind of feel, which is clean, but for the price, I was waiting for more. Luckily, after 30 minutes, it transforms into this leathery, nutty, and soft take on Montale's standard Aoud DNA with the sweetness remaining from the pineapple. At this point, honestly, it's not something I would generally like, but weirdly, I kept sniffing my hand over and over again. This is one of those Montale fragrances which has that shampoo/deodorant effect on the scent which some associate with it being synthetic, but it's Montale just adding too much % of certain fruit aroma chemicals, in this case, pineapple. They do this because they make scents others will smell on you from a distance. This is why most of their fragrances might smell too harsh close up but genuinely smell amazing for everybody around you. At the end, this fragrance, after the first 6-ish hours, becomes smoother and more vanillic, with a hint of a coconut version of what I described for the opening. Projection is average; longevity on the skin is an easy 18 hours. To be honest, I'm on the fence with this one. It's definitely good, and the composition and changing characteristics are amazing. But I feel like it might be too feminin for everydays wear. 7.8/10

Not a safe blind buy. I wouldn't say this fragrance is true gourmand for those looking for a gourmand oud fragrance like others by Montale, as Arabians Tonka is. It's a mature scent. The pineapple is minimal to my nose in the middle and base, as is the coconut and vanilla. Top notes are a bomb of juicy charred pineapple but quickly fades. The leather and wood are smoky and the strongest and longest last notes, possibly the saffron and cinnamon too although I dont really pick up on these notes. They are all offset and made lighter, less overpowering and a little sweeter by the cinnamon, vanilla and slight creamy but almost undetectable coconut. This is a very unisex fragrance, maybe even slightly masculine leaning. It's not sickly or overpowering as I was fearing. It doesn't screech, but as typical for Oud it is rich, deep, and smells expensive, but all the notes seem to balance well. On skin it isn't the longest lasting, probably 8 hours. It radiates arms length to intimate. On clothes and hair it lasts a lot longer. 12 hours plus. Top notes until it fades to middle and base could be considered slightly medicinal. This is a good evening fragrance or for special occasions. I'm unsure how it will perform in summer as I originally attended. Edit: Layered with Honey and the Moon by Tokyo Milk, or Arabians Musk by Montale and it gives what I was hoping it would.