Is Eden Perfumes No.288 Black Aoud a dupe of Montale Black Aoud?
Black Aoud EDP
| EDP | Concentration | Parfum |
| M | Gender | U |
| 2006 | Year | - |
| ££ | Price Tier | £ |
No.288 Black Aoud Parfum
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Which Should You Buy?
Seriously divisive, this one. It's an imposing Middle Eastern rose and oud combo on steroids, a beast mode fragrance that isn't for background players. You'll either love its gothic, opulent vibe or find it overwhelmingly synthetic and 'old lady'.
Eden's No.288 chases Montale's rose-and-oud powerhouse Black Aoud with a leaner, more restrained hand - the rose-oud pairing is there, but the animalic, barnyard-y intensity that defines the original is softened considerably.
Scent Profile
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Performance
Season and Occasion Fit
Seasons
A cold-weather scent - best worn in winter and autumn.
Occasions
Given its nuclear performance and room-filling sillage, Black Aoud is definitely not an office-safe scent, but it excels in formal evening settings or on a date where you want to make a lasting, sophisticated impression. Its intensity is too much for casual wear and entirely unsuitable for sport.
Seasons
Community season votes for Montale Black Aoud, the fragrance this is built to match, favour autumn and winter.
Occasions
Wearers put Montale Black Aoud, the fragrance this is built to match, at its best for date nights and formal occasions.
Similarity Breakdown
How alike these two fragrances smell, scored from their full scent profiles.
Both lean oud, rose, woody
Subtle differences in overall composition
Where to buy
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