Is Scentleys Black Aoud a dupe of Montale Black Aoud?
Black Aoud EDP
| EDP | Concentration | EDP |
| M | Gender | U |
| 2006 | Year | - |
| ££ | Price Tier | £ |
Black Aoud EDP
Where they differ
Biggest gaps first. The bolder side leads.
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How it unfolds
Notes
- Black Aoud
- Black Aoud
- in both
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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'.
Scentleys' version of Montale's Black Aoud (2006) - the dark, smoky rose-oud powerhouse, softened into a lighter, shorter-wearing rose-wood blend.
Scent Profile
How They Wear
Mood
Notes
Top Notes
Top Notes
Heart Notes
Heart Notes
Base Notes
Base Notes
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
Dark rose-oud reads best in autumn and winter, too heavy for summer heat.
Occasions
A confident date-night and evening-casual scent, not office-friendly at this intensity.
Similarity Breakdown
Our estimate of how alike these two fragrances smell, calculated from their published notes. It is a position on our scale, not a measured percentage of shared smell.
Every one of its 6 notes is in the original, including Labdanum, Oud, Mandarin
Near-identical note list, differs in proportion
Where to buy
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