Is Perfume Parlour Milk Wood a dupe of Montale White Aoud?
White Aoud EDP
| EDP | Concentration | EDP |
| U | Gender | U |
| 2006 | Year | - |
| ££ | Price Tier | £ |
Milk Wood EDP
Where they differ
Biggest gaps first. The bolder side leads.
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How it unfolds
Notes
- White Aoud
- Milk Wood
- in both
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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.
Perfume Parlour's affordable interpretation of Montale - White Aoud - a oud fragrance led by Oud, with smoky depth. As a budget interpretation it sits lighter and more linear than the designer, but the core signature is there.
Scent Profile
How They Wear
Mood
Notes
Top Notes
Top Notes
Heart Notes
Heart Notes
Floral Notes
54%
Spicy Notes
46%
Base Notes
Base Notes
Oud
33%
vs
100%
Oud
100%
Floral Notes
54%
Spicy Notes
46%
Incense
100%
Note weights are our estimate from each note's place in the pyramid, not the share of the formula. Brands do not publish formulations.
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.
Seasons
Best in autumn and winter - the oud, smoky profile suits those conditions, while extremes of heat or cold flatten the dupe's lighter composition.
Occasions
Keep it for evening and daily - the oud accord gives presence while the gentle projection keeps it crowd-friendly.
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.
Shares 1 of its 11 notes, including Oud
Adds amber and cardamom, drops floral notes and incense
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Milk Wood EDP
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