Discover Smoked Oud
| Edt | Concentration | Edp |
| M | Gender | U |
| 2024 | Year | 2011 |
| £ | Price Tier | ££ |
Dark Aoud
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Which Should You Buy?
An affordable yet sophisticated oud fragrance that offers impressive longevity and a warm, woody scent profile, making it a versatile addition to any collection.
Pierre Montale's bone-dry oud-and-sandalwood duet - linear, polished, and one of the most accessible oud-forward Montales. Wearers consistently call it a cleaner, more wood-led alternative to the screechier Black Aoud.
Scent Profile
| Citrus | 0% | 0% |
| Floral | 1% | 1% |
| Fruity | 0% | 0% |
| Green | 0% | 3% |
| Sweet | 18% | 10% |
| Warm | 43% | 35% |
| Woody | 34% | 40% |
| Earthy | 14% | 19% |
| Animalic | 23% | 19% |
| Fresh | 1% | 4% |
Mood
Notes
Top Notes
Top Notes
Heart Notes
Heart Notes
Base Notes
Base Notes
Accords
Performance
Season and Occasion Fit
Seasons
The warm, woody, and spicy notes make it well-suited for cooler seasons like fall and winter, while its moderate intensity allows for spring wear.
Occasions
Its balanced profile makes it versatile for both casual and formal settings, though it may be too intense for sports activities.
Seasons
Fragrantica voters split 100% fall, 99.5% winter - the dry oud-sandalwood composition is cold-weather coded. Sandalwood softens the oud enough that some wearers report year-round wearability, but heat still amplifies the synthetic-oud edge unpleasantly.
Occasions
Night-coded at 97.3% of voters but the wood-led polish makes it more office-tolerant than most Montale ouds - one reviewer specifically notes it 'can be worn casually, formally, or even to the office if you don't overspray.' Date nights and formal evenings are the natural fit.
Similarity Breakdown
Both share Oud, Woody, Warm Spicy accords and Oud, Sandalwood notes
Subtle differences in overall composition
Where to buy
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