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NAZAR44 – :
I don’t know what it is with me and Montale as of late but their sweet aoud fragrances are becoming a love and hate for me. A few years back I loved this fragrance but now I just don’t love it as much. I think it may be the opening I dislike because it feels way to harsh.This fragrance is good but more so at the end when it’s calmed way down. This is a fragrance you’d want to apply an hour or 2 before leaving and not doing more than 2 sprays unless you’re the wild daring type! Lol
Константин2011 – :
Very few scents are a scrubber for me, but the opening of this scent is scrubalicious. Not attractive, not desirable. I needed to get it off of my skin quickly, but the damned stuff is as tenacious on my forearm as bulldog with lockjaw. Scrubbed with soap three times, scrubbed with a towel three times, and this stuff is still projecting like crazy. I’ve smelled this scent before, though not in perfume form. It smells exactly like the fancy shaped soap that my grandmother had in her bathroom- the kind you never actually washed with, but sat in a decorative basket on the countertop for all the years of my childhood. It surely appealed to her, and from the looks of it, to many others on this site, but for me, a big huge pass. Much better ouds on the market.
gol1968 – :
Montale Red Aoud is a perfume I feel quite conflicted about. The opening blast is a horrifying headache inducing peppery metallic haymaker with a bit of background sweetness that doesn’t make it more palatable. Thankfully in a few moments the scent calms down to reveal a juicy rose, some iris and saffron. Like many have said the scent is gourmandy and for me it evokes images of a whorehouse annexed to a bakery with clients utilizing both services at once, going in from another door and out from the other.
I like gourmand style scents more than I used to. Montale red aoud bears some similarity to Dior Homme Intense because of the woody powdery spicy iris side of it. It even shares the cocoa like tone with it. The main difference is that while Dior Homme intense mellows out to something very plush Montale starts out in full Terminator mode with a metallic exoskeleton already shining malevolently from under the skin. There is no velvety softness, only the cold red light of death shining from its eyes.
Which gets me to the point that this perfume is downright terrifying performance wise. It is so goddamn strong that a half a spray is like listening to Iggy Pop and The Stooges Raw power 1997 remix with the speakers duct taped to the sides of your head. Everything is in the red. It makes my other strong fragrances like Insolence, Kouros and Montale’s own Black aoud smell sedate in comparison. The scent also goes on forever, activating on skin 24 hours later while working out. It is like dealing with an olfactory stalker and god have mercy on your poor soul if you spray it on fabric.
Ultimately the woody end phase of Red Aoud registers as the most pleasant development. It has a nice sweetish sandalwood tone to it and it feels like the war is over. The simplicity feels like a pleasant change while the scent is still substantial enough. It feels like an atypical statement for me but for once I would actually wish the fragrance to be toned down and tidied up to be more legible to my nose.
There is still something respectable about this genuine powerhouse. My bottle only lists parfum, alcohol and water as ingredients so maybe the latest version is a bit more easy to wear. I just wish more time had been put to the harmony of the composition. It is a flawed scent but that is better than just being average. I guess I can still give this a cautious thumbs up even if I feel like T1000 in the end of Terminator 2 while doing it.
decagon – :
I both Honey Aoud and White Aoud. IMO Red Aoud smells the best out of the Montale Aoud/Woods Collection. Rose, Oud, and Saffron stick out the most to me. I wouldn’t recommend using anything more than 2-3 sprays. This whole house is beast mode when it comes to projection, and you can easily over do it. I sense something kind of chocolaty. Am I the only one? It’s probably just the oud and sandalwood mix. I definately get sandalwood. This is a beautiful fragrance and I totally recommend this one. It’s truly unisex and I wear this no matter the time of day or the season.
rusikarsenal – :
it´s spring and i can nicely wear it (17-25°C) and it´s still better than bitter terre d´hermes or al haramain l´aventure (which is my most worn scent in the spring/summer with non-generic niché quality) …. red aoud is frequently recommended for a wintertime but it´s soooo round and well done that i can spray it on any day, any time, for any occasion (work, going to the town, shopping, friday evenings, friday nights, datings, meetings, clubbing, social events)
always pleasant, round, warm, not overwhelming …
probably the only one scent (of all from my entire collection) that fulfilled all my expectations and requirements
nice, well done work .. solid
Нина Курмель – :
i like it a lot! my definition of the scent is:
saffron/rose/smooth spicy oud vibe of orient … i love it, even if for non-trained nose it can smell a bit feminine, i´m still dare to wear it … on a coat, suit, scarf …
i´ve tested it before and i like it the most of all montales (i´ve got montale red vetyver before, but the metalic note starts to irritates me)
NillAlignique – :
funny but true , years back i bought a Room Freshner from UK and it was a VANILLA scent as mentioned on the bottle ( reputed brand but i forgot the name).
Now my Red Aoud landed yesterday and all i could dig out was the same fragrance but Red Aoud doesn’t have any vanilla note mentioned .
Anyways the fragrance is super good & long lasting and i enjoy wearing it ( but i feel am wearing the room freshener now LOL).
Good job Montale !
Mihj – :
Even though their are no obvious gourmand notes listed, this is a sweet synthetic gourmand oud on me. I sampled it in the store, wore it for about an hour then bought a 50ml.
Unfortunately the only time I could wear this without getting nauseous was that first time I wore it. I know I’m in the minority here, but this one was a subsequent scrubber for me, and even then it took days for the scent to leave me and several washings to get rid of the smell in my clothes. Longevity is off the charts.
I even called in sick to work, it literally made me feel ill, and that has never happened before.
Over the years I have tried other oud based Montale’s, and I have finally given up. The oud that is used in his perfumes does not agree with me.
west64 – :
I don’t think I’ve smelled oud yet, so I went through my samples and I found this.
The images I initially got are of a cavernous space and a tarmac. A little bit of burned rubber and a teeny bit of plastic doll head come through . But overall the impression of being in a somewhat spacious cave – not of airiness but of a large enclosed area.
Then a few moments later I get a syrupy sweetness.
Not sure that this is going to be very helpful to me, or anyone else – but trying to record my impressions as a test my samples 🙂
agasiko – :
Opens with a dominant, semi-floral Orris Root, that slowly blends into a distant rose/saffron combo. Although it’s not listed anywhere, I suspect that there might be ISO E Super in this formula based on the way that it develops to the senses.
There’s almost no other noticable notes in the opening. Just a slightly cosmetic tinge amongst a pseduo-aqueous base. Yet as time goes by, the perception of other notes slowly begin to reveal themselves; something like in the style of a strip tease possibly?
The fragrance seems to slowly get more charming, and the subtleness in the way that the notes reveal themselves possess a sense of comfort I think. The rose itself is a bit grannyish though, and that quality also seems to pick up more and more as the senses adapt to the formula.
Maybe it’s suggestive of an older woman? The surrounding notes, which seem slightly aquatic and woodsy, add that kind of perception to it (mature, yet youthful). The wood texture is definitely not Oud, but seems to me something like a combination of sandalwood, a fresh wood (guaiac?), and a sweet wood (rosewood?).
By far one of the more sophisticated artistic expressions in Montale’s collection, and for its composure also one of the more tasteful and charming pieces. Unfortunately, the fragrance could easily be considered more than a little underwhelming, so it may not be much of a crowd pleaser (despite how fancy the show).
mara76 – :
Wow, Red Aoud… This juice is probably the most powerful fragrance in my collection. It is neck & neck with Dior Home Perfume. Yes, a full 24 hour job. Red Aoud will treat you like a slave. It will hound your nose and also any person who is around you for the next 12 hours, until it starts to become a bubble scent for the next 12 hours.
I once traveled with an atomizer and when I went to the airport lounge, I sprayed half a squirt under my shirt onto my chest. Hell, what a big mistake, I was chocking people around me and I did get a complex. I went to the shower room as I had a good 60 minutes before boarding. The showers where all occupied, so I went to the wash room and got a few wet paper towels and wiped all over the area on my chest and then rubbed it dry. When I got back to my seat in the lounge, the scent was still radiating, but at a more comfortable level. You only ever need half a spray of this stuff and then wait at least an hour before to venture out anywhere.
It is a very nice gourmand baked cake & cream pie type of smell with synthetic oud. I love the stuff and am glad that I have it in my collection. It will last me forever though & it will get passed down to my children & probably their children as 100ml bottle is so much considering that you only need half a squirt.
LYNARK – :
Like but I don’t love. That sounds like faint praise, but the reality is that I usually either love or hate a fragrance. It’s rare that I just like one. So I still think this scent is pretty good.
This is a very pleasant scent. If I hadn’t smelled other Montales like Dark Aoud, Honey Aoud or Mancera Aoud Vanille, I’d probably be quite happy with this one. But I prefer Dark Aoud to this (Dark Aoud is a totally different scent, by the way – it is not similar to Red Aoud).
It is refined, powdery, rosy, saffron-y and ever so slightly oudy. If the oud were stronger, this scent would have graduated from a like to a love for me. But I’m sure that many other people would love this scent. If you blind bought this scent, you might not love it, but I don’t think you would hate it. This is not a risky, polarizing scent that some love and others absolutely detest.
However, buying a sample first (like I did) is a good way to avoid wasting money. If I’d bought a full bottle, I’d probably end up giving to my girlfriend, just as I did with this sample.
Nonetheless, a very nice scent that is a credit to the house of Montale.
arlan21 – :
All the notes blend into what’s basically warm spiced bread on me. Has the usual extreme longevity and projection for Montale.
krepta – :
I’m getting rose & musk (not oud), plus the sweet Marie Biscuit gourmand smell found in Chocolate Greedy.
The rose/musk combo is almost identical to that of Al Rehab’s Aseel.
A big like for the smell but a big let down in creativity here.
garb – :
On me, this smells like a dry coffee oud that is light yet rich. My skin eats these. They don’t project for long on me.
Ромыч – :
My favorite from the house along with honey aoud . The dry down is great . Smells really nice after first hour . 3 sprays max. With this . Good to go for 7 -8 hours with nice proj.
woland58 – :
This is my very favourite oud! It’s so warm, and smooth, and the rose is very dark. Lovely to wear; so very soothing and comfortable. Rich and well blended, with lots of oomph. Very nice and spicy too. It’s like wearing a beautiful warm blanket. Very seductive and sensual. Love.
seeriscizto – :
Spicy and dark rose.. Opens up with pepper and cumin and dries down to an amazing and aggressive dark rose with oud. I’m not really a fan of wearing it but it smells great. Longevity is extraordinary as well as the sillage!
Longevity: 7/8 hours -/+ (can last a lot longer, depending on a series of factors)
Sillage: enormous to heavy
8/10
Bastar – :
Before you say I’m insane please here me out. This reminds me of Calligraphy Rose. Key word is reminds. Note as smoky and less rose and the saffron note is more prominent here. I assume that’s why many say this has a gourmand vibe but it still has a slight backdrop of the usual Montale oud. I am pleased to notice that the oud is not in your face like many other Montale offerings in that for me makes this one wearable. The same beast mode usual Montale and one of their Top 5 aoud scents that I have smelled. Honey Aoud is my number 1!
SergeyF1 – :
I only like the first half-hr of this.. smells deliciously complex instead of boring cakey like the rest of its lifespan
olegsam63 – :
I don’t understand why anyone would love the opening of this fragrance but to each with his own. After 30mins of wearing this scent is when I can smell my wrist and all I get is rose and oud is so faint I didn’t get any gourmand from this.
niknik000 – :
scent : 7/10
sillage : 10/10
longevity :10/10
100% night fragrance
good floral and oud scent
gosu – :
Concordo in pieno con chi diceva assomigliasse ai pop corn caramellati e ai biscottini, se non che io ci ho trovato pure una nota di stantio, che mi ha disturbato non poco.
Non mi è piaciuto per nulla.
baimafasp – :
Lovely,creamy oud.Takes me to clouds from the first spray.
kogevnikov – :
Red Aoud it’s a ”gourmand oud” very sensual and warm. Although, really this fragrance it hasn’t neither gourmand notes. Then, why happens this? for the combination of notes, very interesting!! Concretally, I perceive a smell like ”cocoa”. Apart from sweet aspect also detect a piquant and powdery character. In fact, it remmind me to Dior Homme Intense regard to the powdery facet.
Personally, it’s the Montale’s oud fragrance that has convinced me more along to Black Aoud. IMO Red Aoud it’s not versatile. It’s more appropiate for Autumn and Winter and for special occasions due to gourmand quality and intensity.
Scent: 8
Longevity: 9
Projection: 9
Sillage: 9
Uniqueness: 10
Versatility: 6
Overall: 8,5
CoeskBePswolo – :
This slides into the number two place behind White Aoud and in front of Black. But it’s oh so close. The Red Aoud is wonderful – I was worried that it would be too sweet and gourmandy after reading comments. It IS sweet but not in a nasty cheap way. I especially love how the rose and sandalwood come together. It’s a very comforting fragrance from beginning to end, and has sillage but not as much as White Aoud. It stirs my appetite as well, for everything that one might have an appetite for.
Edit: I now prefer Black, behind White, and in third place is Red, after a couple of weeks wearing all three. The Red is the sweetest and as lovely as it is, it lacks the mystery component in the other two. I’d love to hear from other Montale Aoud lovers who also love the Black and the White, and which other ones they might recommend!
Demolution – :
Whaaaat ??? Valantis, i get easy 12 hours + with mine
дима76 – :
This opens rough, but becomes a wonderfully sweet rosey oud! The opening is a bit medicinal/bathroom cleaner-like, but 30 minutes in it warms up to a sweet, baked-goods, light oud. I wonder what note gives it such a sweet quality? There has to be amber or vanilla in this. Beautiful!
kostya751 – :
Smells like cookies! Definitely has a very gourmand feel. Sillage and longevity are monster! 10+++
karinella – :
A gourmand? Caramel corn? Oreo cookie? Not to my mind. More like potpourri!
The opening is a blast of oud and a ton of black pepper. It almost burnt all my nose hairs, it’s that strong! Agree with a reviewer below that states it almost smells like a high alcohol content hand sanitiser in the opening. I’m feeling the cumin is also playing a big role in this. Thankfully it begins to sweeten up more and more as time goes by revealing a sense of creaminess lingering in the background that even then, ultimately doesn’t save this one. Ive even heard comparisons to Dior homme which are pretty far fetched if you ask me. I feel that maybe if the cumin and Vetiver weren’t a part of the composition and the black pepper was a whole lot more subdued then it would have been a much smoother experience. Overall a very dusty and dry fragrance. A very bumpy ride that I no longer wish to participate in. Intense cafe is miles ahead if your looking for a sexy rose gourmand.
Unisex but better on a women in my opinion!
Mewqs612Bessinepome – :
wangi yg sangat manis..pusing ane nyium nya…tp pas drydown mendingan lah..tp prfum ini lebi cocok dipake cewe mnurut ane
S : 10
l : 10
p : 9
scent : 6
serega323ay12 – :
Wow, what a stunningly wonderful perfume this is. It is years since I had a signature fragrance; i simply can’t stick that long to a single scent, there are too many to love. But this is signature scent quality for sure. It has got everything I have been searching for; it’s warm, sweet, bright, rounded, powdery, clean and at the same time intriguing, dark and slightly earthy. I love how the saffron and sandalwood gives it a clean softness, a bit of rose to add powder, red pepper and other spices to give it edge, chocolate and vanilla to make it so easy to love. Not much oud to my nose but the sandalwood is prominent. A beautiful sillage and tremendous longevity!
AlekBK – :
Smells like a powdery cookie somhow dry, something like a biscuit. I will wear it more and i will tell you my impressions!
error_44 – :
Red Aoud has tremendous sillage and staying power, but it somehow soft and not overpowering. Almost like a Valentine of chocolate and roses with a powdery wood dry down. Fantastic, cozy and warm. Perfect for this cold weather and a scarf.
vlamirgalich – :
I 2nd the review below me, well said! It’s like oreo cookies with Montale’s normal oudy blend only visible at the opening and a tiny bit later on. Yum! NOTHING like 24 Platinum to/on me.
2 thumbs up! My non-perfume collecting boyfriend said it smells like S’mores, and mmmm’d it deeply. (No I didn’t mention I thought it smelled like oreos, he said it point blank.) Huge win as far as I’m concerned.
greenfokx – :
Oreo cookies and rose oud blended well. Top scent from house.
nectar09 – :
I like to think of this one as a gourmand with a twist. Great opening smelling like a bakery in which a batch of bred has just finished cooking in the oven. After a while it gets sweeter and the bakery smell turns into a creamy rose pastry. The oud is not dominant at all and I find Red Aoud to be a very pleasant, well blended fragrance.
8/10
kochalovandrei – :
Pepper, spice, oud in Red Aoud make for a strong opening and agreeable spicy dry down, much more pleasant than Amouage Journey Man, in my opinion. Certainly masculine, with a good balance of spicy and herb-ish notes, I’d probably classify it as a cold weather night scent. I’d agree with some of other reviews in that it is well blended, as no particular note is cloying. It has some sweetness to it in the dry down, albeit subtly.
Projection and longevity are both strong.
This is definitely an appealing addition for fans of spicy fragrances. Generally I am not but I have to agree that this probably would work for a lot of men, and isn’t overwhelming or overly formal. I’m not familiar with much of Montale, but this wants me to make try more of their scents. Not one that I’d necessarily buy at the price but worth considering.
7 out of 10
MIRAJ – :
This is one of the more condom-themed Montale’s — the rubbery saffron-rose note that’s oddly appealing. But I think that what’s actually impressive about this is that it’s not as rose-dominated as you might expect, rather it takes the saffron as its focus and honeys it up a bit over the standard Montale “oud” accord. The effect is a slightly powdered, slightly gourmand take on the line’s usual Orientalist cliches, and it actually works. Furthermore, it’s not belligerently loud like many of their scents. As it settles, the rose does bloom a little more (not a good thing in my opinion as they usually smell cheap from this line), but all in all, it’s one of the better of the 50 or so ouds they’ve cranked out. A saffron gourmand with some spicy, rosy flourishes. No actual oud in sight, but that’s to be expected.
Lenaronnnnnnnn – :
Dusty, piquant, romantic, silky oud. Almost a little salty. I don’t sense any cookies or the like. The inclusion of vetiver and orris root give this depth and gravitas, literally ‘roots’. I’ve used this in warm weather and loved it, the cooling vetiver really balanced to whole formula. Very likable and distinct! Unisex.
meze – :
All I smell (unfortunately): unscented hand sanitizer (high alcohol content) and roses. That’s it!!! I wish I could smell what the other reviewers do, but this frag won’t budge on my skin.
лефка – :
First, I’d like to make clear that each nose senses each fragrance in a different way. We all have different levels of sensitivity on top of different taste towards each bottle of perfume. In order to rate a fragrance I always get a sample of the same and wear it at least twice so i can see consistency. I’ve seen some reviews based on paper sprayed with the perfume or simply based on a sniff in a perfume store but that’s nothing to do with my personal point of view. To summarize all up, I find Red Aoud a wo derful masterpiece, a 10/10 bases on my taste. At first sniff I sense a floral scent mixed with some spices. It might be this mixture plus the oud that gives this juice a woody type of sense. Saffron comes in giving the impression of vanilla and hints of caramelized nuts. Wow, I find myself jaw dropping when I smell this beauty. To me this is a gourmand on the dry side (on the wonderful dry side) not the earthy and dry tea type. Believe me, this review comes from someone who did not have any love and interest for oud fragrances. I recently found myself buying oud based perfumes and Red Aoud is a gem
qtluovrrzpq – :
Its Almond Cake. very lovely bakery shop smell. I dint notice the rose. I tried it today and went to visit my parents and they twice asked me about it. i advise to have it if you are fan of sweet notes.
PhincPleani – :
Dior homme with rose and oud added
I love it longevity and sillage all day! 8.5/10
Mackenzie_fromAD – :
My love. Whenever i try it on, my knees are weak. Oud has that effect on me 😉 It’s oriental and spicy but not overly sweet. That attracts me so much! The perfume soaks into skin and all you feel is something warm and cloudy like incense. If you are fan of oud – must try!
PLAKSA – :
I have adored this scent since I discovered it 4 years ago. To me this is a moderately sweet gourmand oud. It smells like Arabic/Turkish desserts, Like a mixture of top notch baklava and rose flavored turkish delight candy, with an afterthought of oud incense. I feel like the oud in this perfume is less domineering but ever present in a charming subdued way. There is a hint of delightful saffron as well.
This is an uplifting and sweetly sexy perfume. Makes me feel like an Eastern princess walking through a candy bazaar several hundred years ago in a fantasy land. Love it.
khabib76 – :
For agarwood lovers this perfume is like the Holy Grail. Powerful in the top notes, wild and spicy in the middle notes, lustful and bright in the base notes. Manly masculine, proudly feminine. Great scent.
amin – :
okay so what I definitely get out of this fragrance the initial opening it’s an almond nutty like sent with light rose and oud.
it can definitely be calling after a while and will fill a room if you spray more than 3 sprays.overall I give it a 8 out of 10
akadriver – :
Trying this for the first time today, the minute I put it on it reminded me of something from my childhood that I couldn’t put my finger on. But, now it’s come to me: easy bake oven cake, and not in a good way. It had an very sour, leavened yeast-like smell. Luckily, that didn’t last long. Now the spices are coming in, but that sourness is lingering. Maybe that’s the oud? My son just told me I smell like cinnamon. It’s pretty nice, not sure it’s FB worthy, though.
DukeMike – :
Another Montale great! Big Oud opening which you either love or hate with a rose and saffron drydown. A tad bit of sweetness and a woody backdrop. Many speak of reformulation but the one I have is up to Montale standards. All day silage and longevity. Another masterpiece rom the house IMO.
mustafa-iminov – :
this is the first montale i’ve tried, and i really love it. it’s got gourmand elements but isn’t overly sweet. in the vial it smells like a deep, lush red rose, fully bloomed, but on the skin, the spices come out big time and the oud kind of hangs out in the background, acting like a supporting character. it starts out as a sweet, fruity almost candy-encrusted rose, but then it becomes a warm, spicy red rose and stays pretty true to form throughout the drydown. i think this is unisex but veers a little to the more traditionally feminine side.
alekperov73 – :
yesterday I’ve bought this EDP directly from MONTALE,s website thinking its good as I remember…but its watered down !! its a shame!! I have 10 of their perfumes in my collection bought it 5 years ago. they were good. but this RED aoud 2014 march its weak poor longevity no strength at all. I swear to god it disappeared after 30 minutes completely has no sillage . but wait…I’ve read on BASENOTES about it just now and many people complaining about Montale’s new products, claiming that they even replayed on face book saying that its true. watering down their products. if anyone its experiencing same thing please replay…
Aurelio
Melxy220Unlogrere – :
This review is based on a tiny decant. Instead of the usual rose+saffron+oud+vanilla combo, the vanilla is replaced with creamy sandalwood. Not bad. All notes are well-balanced without overpowering each other. I don’t really pick up the other notes. It has above average projection and good longevity on my skin.
roswell – :
MONTALE RED AOUD is a hot scent for a cold night, where you’re escorted past the velvet rope and invited to the VIP section. But, nah, the woman in RED AOUD is ready to go home and have sex.
From roses to a slinky vanilla, all with projection and longevity–talk to me lover!
zver3171 – :
What a nice perfume! Very unusual, and the opening is rather intense, but then floral sweetness with a little pepper notes follows and it gets very warm, sensual and even a little bit dark. Very interesting smell! Spicy sweetness 🙂
Terastit – :
Starts out with very strong aoud, oily, medicinal, unpleasant. Quickly morphs into red velvet cake and rose water with a musky dry down. Absolutely monster sillage and staying power. I dabbed only a tiny bit from the sample bottle for fear of offending and while I don’t think anyone was offended it was definitely noticed.
Immortal – :
I love the scent, but the oud I really felt in the very opening. I agree with the reviews that define it as a gourmand. Definitely it isn’t a chipre/floral.
In fact, smelled of maraschino cherries when “analyzed” the work. Maybe the “red” in the name suggested me. But with a closer attention I realized that is vanille-y saffron.
I bought a fraction in purse spray and I don’t know if I’d buy the whole bottle as it is not a perfume that I see myself wearing frequently. I think you have to be in a certain state of mind to use it. For sure I’ll buy another purse spray when this one is over, but my 5 ml will last long.
This is my first Montale 🙂
It has a very long lasting and a heavy sillage.
LennyTZ – :
I was looking for a woody oriental, but this is totally gourmand, and a very dense and intensive one!
I feel like I’m eating rose loukhoum, chocolate cookies, honey and halva on top. SO sweet! It’s also quite spicy (cumin and saffron are very prominent to my nose). Oh, what a delight for those with sweet tooth!
RED AOUD has an almost foody quality, but in a good way. I seriously feel sweetness on my tongue. I love everything about it: its sugar overload, its velvety texture, its powderiness (I do feel the orris root very well here).
A must have for cold winters.
linkas_ – :
Another day, another oud. If this doesn’t make you like rose then nothing will. This is one of those fragrances that will definitely get you a lot of compliments. Although the combination of oud has been done many times in many ways, this is not at all familiar. It’s phenomenal how the rose blankets the oud as if it’s not there. The pepper and spices prevents the frag from become too rosey(which i like). Just another good oud from Montale. Bring on the next one….
Vovik-hunter1 – :
Red aoud one of my recent purchase what can I say I find this scent very intriguing the notes are pretty much accurate and well balanced none of the notes are dominating each other I can feel the iris but not lipsticky you find like in dior homme. At first spray it opens up very rich a powdery type of aoud scent with the rose then the scent settles down I feel the pepper more in the middle rather than at the top. Buttom its sweet the vetyver sandalwood combo I dont know the smell of orris root in particular I guess its blended in with the buttom notes the aoud has completely diminished at this stage of the scent to my nose. All in all very good and natural smelling gourmand scent. I describe Red aoud as cotton candyish rosey powdery aoudy scent. Definitely unisex on this one and as many reviewers had said a masterpiece and I totally agree.
longevity 10 plus hours on my skin very potent 10 out 10
sillage this projects 2 spray 3 max this works for me not a monster but you will get noticed 9 out 10.
uniqueness very unique smelling for sure definitely a stand out. 10 out 10
overall smell 10 out 10 for love it no complaints from top to buttom.
price vs quality a no brainer here 10 out 10 totally moneys worth.
versatility cold weather day or night
kkyudyfs – :
Fruitee, opulent, riche…
Gourmand like the scene of 9 1/5 week
Владимир Еремин – :
Red Aoud has so many reviews already that it seems obsolete to say more . For me , it is the softest , most charming of the series . It’s also gourmand , I smell chocolate and saffron . Not many flowers . The Aoud isn’t smoky or medicinal at all , it’s just like dry wood . The dryness creates a powdery effect , without swinging to talcum . Warm , sensual , and quite feminine . Silage and lasting power are average , less than other Montale , which normally are very strong . Recommended to try to those who don’t like a strong and pungent Aoud like Black Aoud but still enjoy the middle eastern sensuality . Languorous , curvy and sexy ! A masterpiece softer even than White Aoud , which I also adore .
OVambDumbDusy – :
The other reviewers had this one right, gourmand oud! And I love it!!!! Not too sweet, great longevity, and perfect sillage. It lasted on my skin for 10 hours and had a good, deep, powerful sillage of about 8 hours until it turned into a skin scent. And my skin soaks up perfumes too. I need to get a bottle of this one.
Zveria – :
At first spritz I feel the vibe medicinal oud, but within a few seconds, blends an earthy smell warm and dry, like a root still land were left exposed to the sun! After a few minutes medicinal vibe starts to get in evidence again at the right is spicy, a scent is warm and sweet, sometimes a creamy nuance appears, and soon gives way to a dry dusty vibe, and it’s like they fought for decide who is next to the oud.
After some time it changes, and floral notes are evident through on my skin, and some medicinal vibe, and thus extends to the end of the fragrance!
Fixing and projection very good, but the flavor did not please me much, it’s not like I expected, if the floral notes were perceptible in the background with the oud prevailing, would be perfect! But the middle to the base notes, on my skin, it just makes him more floral! It has quality, it is indisputable, but not for me!
msm – :
Goodness.. Here we go. Another frag thats hit the spot. And I mean HIT.