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ribalkin – :
Today I gave 7 full bottles of perfume – all victims of blind buys – to my house cleaner who has an extended family so even if she doesn’t like a few, one of her four daughters probably will. This bottle of Rose Aoud will go to her also.
A blind buy that wasn’t successful. I decided to review it and try and determine why this isn’t working on me and I think I’ve isolated my dislike to the drydown when the musk note comes into the composition. Combining rose and aoud is nothing new, and even if it was kinda mediocre I could still wear it….but it’s the skanky musk that spoils it. I just can’t take it and will be washing it off as soon as I’m done writing this review.
I’ve never been able to wear this longer than one hour, so I can’t comment on the performance but it appears to be great. Fifteen minutes after applying my husband who was in the same room but 10 feet away could smell it. (He didn’t like it either)
This isn’t pretty. This isn’t enjoyable on me. This is no longer in my collection.
Abisolasmadia – :
Micallef’s Royal Rose Aoud is one of my favorite rose oud fragrances. The perfume is powdery on me: rose with a hint of oud, the black currant note shines through every now and then to give it an interesting, feminine twist. The bottle design is an extra plus, the picture doesn’t do its justice though, it’s much prettier in reality.
богдан 1 – :
I really hate to post a negative review, but this is a tragic example of a rose or oud fragrance. I have to acknowledge the exceptional staying power, it’s ironic how the least elegant concoctions linger so tenaciously.
Another reviewer mentioned “My little Pony”….voila.
omur26 – :
This freminds me of a rosier version of Swiss Arabia Kashkha edp spray and another perfume which is strikingly similar but it’s bugging me as I am unable to remember it.
Very good longevity and moderate silage.
Update: the resemblance Is with Arabian Oud Prestige Rose spray.
The dry down is strikingly similar.
samezsam – :
Rose Aoud
This is so exotic, so feminine, and classy.
Partial copied and pasted from Official website: The fruity top note of blackcurrant of Royal Rose Aoud introduces his delicate heart made of rose, from a very special essential oil of Bulgarian rose, which is intermixed to full-bodied and sensual notes of aoud, all based on patchouli, musk and sandalwood. Royal Rose Aoud leaves in the air a wake of demanding women.
The opening is bright and fresh with citrus. There is a hint of fruit, it is not clear what kind of fruit it is… Then the scent becomes sweeter as the fragrant rose makes its entrance, it is dewy and romantic. Oud becomes evident, deep yet subtle, it is really appealing. The rose reminds me of sugared rose petals, not overpoweringly sweet, it is only finely sweet to my nose and it is balanced by the addicting aroma of oud, it also adds depth, I also get very subtle vanilla, creamy sandalwood, faint patchouli and musk in the base.
Rose Aoud is a beautiful rose, I liked to wear it, I love roses and oud together, here the two notes are so gorgeous!
Longevity is all day and sillage is pleasantly noticeable.
neophyte79 – :
It’s “Rose Aoud”, with a A @ oud. Of course, it’s more luxurious, lol.
They should have called it “Raose Aoud”, or “Roase Aoud” 😉
hummer12 – :
This is a pretty rose oud. Rose is sweet and a bit sour. Oud is there but no farm or animals. A nice feminine oriental scent that can be worn in office and in any age…does not probably offend anyone. To me it also smells fairly moderne, not old-fasioned at all. I don’t actually detect vanilla there. I could see myself wearing this when I go to work.
TMazerT – :
Very pretty but rather like a very expensive version of what I imagine a My Little Pony strawberry shampoo would smell like. Pink in the extreme. Nonetheless, I love to sniff my sample on occasion.
V-borisov19651965 – :
Opens quite sharp and stingy/metallic with soft rose notes. The oud softens a bit and the rose becomes sweeter. I also detect ambroxan at this point, not overwhelming though. The jasmine adds a soft sweet floral note.
Sillage is soft to moderate, longevity is moderate.
I don’t like this oud as much as I like Emir by the same house. The rose becomes a bit sour on my skin–the jasmine actually is the strongest floral hovering over the oud. This one’s not for me.
Boris6000 – :
*Review for ROSE AOUD (not Royal Rose Aoud) ROSE AOUD is not in the database and the notes appear to be a little different:
A perfect spring/summer weight rose oud!! So soft and natural smelling…such a beautiful fragrance! With the weather warming up, I have been mourning (in advance) some of my rose perfumes because they will be a bit heavy for the warmer months. This is a perfect solution for my rose/oud fix! The rose is pink and delicate, the fruit is lightly sweet and just the right amount, the oud is very light and serving as only a backdrop along with creamy vanilla. A dainty rose oud without the usual touch of masculinity. A real beauty.
Jung – :
This is very pretty–a tender pink rose sweetened by a touch of creamy vanilla. However I have smelled many perfumes that are similar, and I am bummed that the white chocolate didn’t come through as well as I expected. I smell a lot more white chocolate in Montale’s Red Aoud, but that’s a bit spicy too. I find this perfume to be similar to Briar Rose by Ineke, but I like Briar Rose better and feel it’s more gourmand. Really nice perfume, but not a “must-have” for me.
dj-kos – :
Strange fate of some perfumes .
I’ve bought Rose Aud two years ago, I used for a day and did ‘nt like it at all. In search of “my rose” to various sites I read a good review and I remembered that I had ( but the price was due to hit me ..). So I dug and I love it! Maybe my chemistry has changed, but now I find, though sumptuous, well designed, an arab rose dance between woods and spices, served with a lokum abundance and delight in a warm room full of fruity flavors and happily blooming. I also smell some licorice . Not for all, best used at night, be appreciated for the duration. A little tacky the bottle .
vzl231JeomiWogkig – :
Not every rose aoud combo has to knock you over the head with a foghorn like potency, some can purr. This Micallef purrs. I should point out though that my bottle which was obtained from a completely reputable source says “Royal Rose Aoud” rather than Rose Aoud. Everything about this perfume is beautiful from box, to bottle, to scent.
The opening is a velvety soft, fruity pink rose. This is not a sharp tea rose, this has a warm and plush quality that verges on powdery. As it dries the fruitness mellows out and the rosy scent gets creamier and slightly waxy (possibly due to the vanilla note?). Approximately 30 minutes after application the slightly oily aoud note appears in tandem with the guaiac wood, grounding the whole composition and substantially darkening the tone.
Sillage: 7 feet
Longevity: 10 hours on skin. Weeks on a scarf.
An incredibly well made scent that wears as a complex evolution of rose from beginning to end. I think very few men would be comfortable wearing this because of the intensely sweet/fruity opening. The rose aoud dry down is to die for, and when worn with red lipstick and killer heels, any woman wearing this will feel like a femme fatale.
pashulya20126 – :
I just adore Rose Aoud! What a beauty, I cannot get enough of it.
It is rose and aoud done in a totally gourmand way, just like rose confiture mixed with some aoud, ( very little to my nose), but just enough to give it that middle eastern character. It starts very sweet, and quite strong, with aoud dominating, after which the aoud subsides, giving more room to roses and fruits. The sweetness doesn’t last, actually the whole scent looses power within half an hour, but the drydown is clean and soft, just a trace of flowers and woods remaining on skin.
There is something very feminine and lovely here, and I can compare this more to Onde Mystere than to Montale. If you look for a statement rose and aoud perfume, please go for Montale Aoud Queen Roses.
A very very charismatic presence, an indulgence of senses seeking immediate pleasure, it is love in the infatuation phase, where you just can’t get enough of the beloved!
Wonderful and addictive! My signature!
TattVient – :
This is more of an oud fruit bowl on me, with a few candied rose petals tossed in, as if the experience wasn’t already strange enough. A very confusing total effect that brings to mind a young & fickle Arabian princess of a 1001 nights era, who wants a typical sugary girly fruity floral but wants some local flavor in there as well. I get no sophistication out of it, though I wouldn’t go as far as making a Paris Hilton-gone-Arabian analogy (even if entirely out of respect to the previous reviewers, whose tastes I would never liken to such sugary synthetic monsters 🙂 ). Definitely requires an oud lover -that note is strong here – who is looking to diversify their oud collection with something unusual.
ProHomMaster – :
Mmmm…. beautiful aoud rose! It starts very rosy and very aoud, then it becomes smoother, creamier with a candy edge, but most of all it’s about rose and aoud: Very sophisticated, elegant, longlasting. For that price…
stoki17 – :
A rose fairy tale…Very beautiful, mysterious and oriental rose covered with cream.Oud here is just the right choice to keep the fragrance of being too sweet and too rosy.
Very deep, longlasting and perfect sillage.Unfortunately all rose-based perfumes seam to give me headache…