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maestro39 – :
Strong opening with oud, sour citron and leather and the lemon used here reminds me of Eau Sauvage. The oud tones down with time on my skin, the lemon sweetens up and the fragrance looses the sharpness from the start, transforming itself to be rounder and creamier. Kind of a fresh scent overall with a kick of bitter oud that smells good.
7.5/10
PAShAAA71 – :
Lemons, Limes and Vetiver – Oh My! This is how Aoud Ever opens on my skin. Sure, there are some fresh-spicy and aromatic tones, but it is mainly about the citruses and vetiver. Aoud Ever? Cetainly not during the first 30-60 minutes. If I had to describe this fragrance to someone familiar with Montale/Mancera, I would say it smells similar to Mancera Lemon Line, but this one would be called Montale Lemon-Lime Line, I suppose.
I am a huge fan of Mancera and Montale – mostly because of their bombastic oud perfumes, but also because they have been releasing more mainstream, people-pleasing, niche quality fragrances featuring tobacco, citrus, woods, leather, aromatic and others elements. Moreover, their citrus-aromatic freshies typically perform extremely well on my skin. There’s nothing sadder than shelling-out $300 for a Summertime fragrances only to smell nothing, but perhaps bitter disappointment, on your skin an hour or two later.
Some say the oud pushes forward a bit in the drydown and, while I won’t disagree, to me it’s more of a creamy sandalwood accord with hints of ambergris and vanilla…and, perhaps, subtle classics whispers of classics such as Dior Eau Sauvage and Oscar de la Renta for Men. All these stay in the background as Aoud Ever is mainly about the lemon-lime citruses and vetiver from start to finish. This fragrance is classified as a Woody Aromatic, but I find it to be more of a Citrus Aromatic type scent.
Performance is decent in that it lasts 6-7 hours on my skin and projects moderately. Although citrus freshies are not my favorite scent genre, I do enjoy wearing them during the hot Summer months, which it when I would wear this one. Like other bright lemon fragrances, some may associate this with lemon pledge…which I can understand, but I find it to be a nice Summertime office fragrance.
Overall, Aoud Ever is a pleasant “like” for me and worth checking-out if you’re into citrus aromatics and/or enjoy Mancera Lemon Line. If you’re expecting it to smell and perform like Black Aoud…you will be sadly disappointed.
Update: I wore this one a couple more times and felt a slight bit of an oud accord after an hour or two – not at all up-front-and-center, but it was there.
Cheers!!!
edt102speagoessenda – :
To me it’s a fairly smooth musky smell that isn’t ground-breaking but will surely get the job done. Not Montale’s best offering but certainly not their worst either.
Solid 7.5/10
xfh – :
It’s funny.. I had just got done telling my friend this is one of the best citrus Oud EVER without catching myself
AnDead_RR – :
First of all, the bottle should be purple, not brown as shown here. An interesting take on Montale’s oud theme, with none of the tired rose/saffron/oriental notes they tend to rehash repeatedly. This will appeal to fans of juicy, bitter citrus-oud blends like AdP Colonia Oud, and this is an excellent choice for those looking for a strong, unique spring/summer scent.
The dominant effect is like that of a very bitter grapefruit or bergamot rind. There are a significant amount of citrus species out there that are generally considered unfit for consumption from the vine; they are simply too bitter and/or result in stomach upset. Bergamot is probably the most well known one (especially in Western culture), but the Citron has distant history as a liturgical item in Judaism, and was known throughout the Middle East and Europe in antiquity.
The fragrance opens as if you had juiced the oily zest of the rind right into your nose. It is sharp and juicy, almost to the point of triggering salivation. It is tart and bitter, with undercurrents of the green herbal notes common to a bitter citrus fruit. The synthetic montale oud is here too, but thankfully it is toned down and thinned out; what used to be a sharp, bitter, chemical base now has elements of the aromatic facets of certain dark woods: herbal, resinous, and bitter (but in a natural way). There is a slightly salty aspect that adds to the “wet” feel.
Towards the end of the middle and drydown, earthier facets emerge. I dont personally feel that they are so clearly delineated as to pick out leather, pepper, and patchouli individually, but they mesh together to support the ever-present citron. I am not sure why people are commenting that the citrus only lasts an hour and that the fragrance is short lived; I usually dont see much longevity out of fragrances but the citrus here is present (and I would say prominent) all the way through to the end of the 10 hour lifetime.
The closest parallel I can draw to another fragrance in my own collection is Colonia Oud, in terms of the combination of juicy, tart citrus and bitter, aromatic woods without any sweetness. They dont smell particularly similar, and I would say Colonia Oud is more transparent, juicy, and higher quality.
That being said, Aoud Ever can be had for $50 on sale (I got mine at BeautySpin) and it is definitely worth that for a strong summer fragrance that you can count on.
kirill_tsure – :
Another great fragrance from Montale house this scent is all about citrus and oud very versatile you can wear in any season
Scent very unique 10/10
Longevity 9/10
Projection 9/10
Overall 9/10
heferroulgall – :
This review is based on a carded sample. It opens up smoothly with predominant citruses and oud in the background. After 30 minutes the oud starts to move forward and completely dominates the scene after an hour. It has above average projection and good longevity on my skin. If you like Italian take of oud, definitely give it a try.
draper2009 – :
Oh wow! I just received a sample of this. It immediately reminded me of Dark Aoud. Except with some beautiful citrus thrown in!
Citrus, Oud, Sandalwood. Thats what i’m getting.
What a great scent!
You could easily wear this year round!
camel6666 – :
Good stuff. Complex. Stop the hate.
Anechka-zayka – :
I agree with Flairvoyant. Indeed, I smell the mixture of citrus and oud. I myself mix it with Aoud Musk to increase the oud, and constrain the citrus.
Also, flairvoyant is right. Wearing Aoud Ever by itself, at the very end of the dry down, I pick up the Marte’s notes.
Thank you Montale for tis great perfume…
KABASY – :
Aoud Ever is a perfect equilibrium of oud and the 70s famous citrus accord,(i.e., Eau Sauvage+oud…); its dry down, however transitions to warm and discreet one as in Battistoni’s Marte.
Personally, I would have opted for two routes:
1) reduce -80% the citrus accord, to be replaced by +50% tobacco & +30% oud; or,
2) maintain the persistent citrus accord as intense, but…tame it with some myrrhed frankincense in frosted resins(a la amouage, and Pierre would have a Party!
This release of Aoud Ever confirms that Pierre exists, he’s French, and really lived in the Arab Gulf; this citrus accord was born in France, where it reached its apogee, by the 1970s.
Bravo Montale for such a creativity.
Aoud Ever is worth every penny…
dima0308 – :
I have been itching to try the newest Montale for quite a while now. I grew curious, whether this would be an outstanding and exquisite, such as Black Aoud or something that you cannot really tell apart from the rest of the line. This has happened a lot with a couple of the Montales, some almost the same and here I ‘d like to refer to the various aoud-roses combinations and the recent knock-offs.
So now, Aoud ever. The notes are quite accurate, the fragrance opens with a fairly big blast of sharp citruses, slightly herbal and quite peppery (hey, Montale cannot free itself from the pepper trend, looks like it). I get some aoud-ey feeling as well, although quite distant and more like the medicinal aoud. At this stage is is more on the masculine side than feminine.
With time, the citruses get more rounded, sweeten up a little and the aoud starts to play its role.
The dominance of the aoud is somewhere in the mid-strenght on a scale of Montale (Montale scale, dunno how I made this up). Meaning the aoud is quite obvious yet not overwhelming. This aoud isn’t sharp or herby to me (proud owner of Black Aoud and fan of Montales), quite well-rounded, warm and elegant. The citruses are almost gone in 30mins-1hr.
I cannot say this had much novelty but those who prefer play safe with aoud, could be a good choice.
Regarding longevity, so far it does not seem to hold on to me too long as for example Black Aoud but you can get a couple of hours out of it.