White Aoud
| Edp | Concentration | Edp |
| U | Gender | U |
| 2006 | Year | 2019 |
| ££ | Price Tier | £ |
Oud Malaki
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Which Should You Buy?
Pierre Montale's medicinal rose-oud composition - the softer, sweeter, more wearable sibling to Black Aoud. Saffron and Damascus rose lift a powdery oud-sandalwood core finished with a warm vanilla-amber glow.
This Malaki is a sleeper, starting shy and only truly blooming after a year or so. If you've got the patience, it transforms into an all-time top-five, luxurious oud experience that's absolutely worth the wait. It's truly a connoisseur's oil.
Scent Profile
| Citrus | 1% | 0% |
| Floral | 19% | 8% |
| Fruity | 0% | 2% |
| Green | 3% | 0% |
| Sweet | 26% | 37% |
| Warm | 26% | 33% |
| Woody | 24% | 23% |
| Earthy | 19% | 11% |
| Animalic | 13% | 5% |
| Fresh | 3% | 0% |
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Performance
Season and Occasion Fit
Seasons
Fragrantica voters split 100% winter, 93.1% fall - the dense rose-oud-sandalwood composition is firmly cold-weather. The vanilla-amber drydown is warming rather than fresh; summer at 28% is the weakest fit because the powdery oud feels stifling in heat.
Occasions
Night and evening coded at 85.4% of voters - the rose-oud composition is dressed-up. Strongest fit is formal evenings, date nights, and special occasions where the powdery-warm projection is welcome. Office is risky on more than one spray; casual fit is weak.
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Occasions
Given its strong sillage and impressive longevity, Oud Malaki is best reserved for formal and semi-formal events or evening wear in cooler temperatures. It's too opulent and attention-grabbing for a typical office environment or casual daytime activities.
Similarity Breakdown
Both share Woody, Warm Spicy, Amber accords and Jasmine, Labdanum notes
Subtle differences in overall composition
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