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Black Aoud

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Scentleys Black Aoud is an Eau de Parfum. Black Aoud opens with Mandarin, settles into a heart of Patchouli and Rose, and dries down to a base of Musk, Oud, and Labdanum. Scentleys's Black Aoud carries a Statement verdict, a fresh-led wear.

Scentleys' version of Montale's Black Aoud (2006) - the dark, smoky rose-oud powerhouse, softened into a lighter, shorter-wearing rose-wood blend.
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Black Aoud Eau de Parfum bottle
Inspired by
Black Aoud by Montale
83%
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Scent Profile

Composition

Timeline

Showing: Overall Blend
Topas listed
Mandarin100%
Heartas listed
Rose60%
Patchouli40%
Baseas listed
Oud39%
Musk36%
Labdanum25%

Top, heart and base are the brand's own listing, not a timing claim - the industry classifies a note by its character as much as by how fast it fades. Each curve here is modelled from that material's own volatility, so groups can overlap when a house lists long-lasting materials in its heart.

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Performance & Mood

Performance

Longevity
Moderate (4-6h)
Projection
Intimate
Intensity
Moderate

Mood

Mood Energising
Calming
Character Playful
Serious
Sentiment Uplifting
Brooding

When To Wear

Best Seasons

Best For:
Fall Winter

Dark rose-oud reads best in autumn and winter, too heavy for summer heat.

Best Occasions

Best For:
Date
Also Works:
Casual Formal

A confident date-night and evening-casual scent, not office-friendly at this intensity.

Ingredients and allergens

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About

Black Aoud is Scentleys' interpretation of Montale's Black Aoud, a dark and resinous rose-oud composition built around mandarin, rose, patchouli, and a smoky agarwood accord with famously huge projection and longevity. The dupe keeps the rose-oud skeleton - citrus top, rose-patchouli heart, oud-musk base - but the oud reads noticeably lighter and less smoky-resinous than Montale's dense, room-filling original, and the rose is softer and sweeter rather than dark and brooding. The result is a pleasant, wearable rose-wood scent rather than the polarising, statement-making original. Performance sits at four to six hours of moderate sillage, a fraction of Black Aoud's legendary near-24-hour staying power. A sensible entry point for the rose-oud category for anyone who finds Montale's original too intense for daily wear, best suited to cooler-weather evenings and dates.

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