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gobod – :
It took me by surprise, as I was expecting a green, maybe earthy, dark fragrance, with plenty of oud or woods but what I got is a marine scent. It has clear marine/salty/ozonic notes backed up by fresh citrus and spicy ginger. There’s that Montale DNA also of synthetic rose/oud for an extra kick.By the end is your basic marine scent.
6/10
almoragrons – :
Very nice fragrance for men. Fresh and typically aftershavy, but in a pleasant way. I can’t imagine this on a woman. It really brings memories of man’s aftershave to my mind. Besides, it fades after an hour on my skin, so I really don’t think it is worth its cost.
artur22555 – :
This is an absolutely beautiful mix of to my nose green leaves, seawater, and rose. The dominant notes are seawater and rose along with green leaves to my nose. It is also totally unisex but some may think it leans slightly feminine due to the rose note. But what a rose note it is! It’s absolutely stunning and one of the greatest impressions of rose I have ever smelled. It’s like a salty rose in the ocean just floating adrift but near an island with long grasses. I don’t really get much oud in this but that’s ok thanks to the wonderful rose note in this that I’m a huge fan of. I actually tried a number of niche perfumes while on holiday at a niche perfume store in Vancouver, Canada called The Perfume Shoppe, and this one captivated me like no other to the point that I bought it on the spot. Sillage is moderate while longevity is pretty good with 4 hours of solid projection. Overall, this is pretty great.
4.5/5
plyutos – :
I cant picture this on a woman. Its very manly aquatic, with hint of spice. Unfortunately, it smells like detergent on me so its a hard pass. If I wanted a fragrance in this category, there are much cheaper and better smelling choices out there
SASHA__81 – :
Dihydromyrcenol and laundry white musk mess.
jinn77 – :
This is a nice and safe unisex scent for mild weather, spring and summer, day and night but also leans slightly to masculine scents imo.
OK, where is the oud? And where is the forest? Lol quite misleading the title but it’s a pleasant scent with dominant juniper, ginger and sea water with mild musk, noticeable grapefruit, faint rose and faint ambergis.
Montale scents are known for their strenght but Oud Forest is not one of them. Moderate performance overall, decent for a warm weather scent.
JTF103 – :
Very generic, “aquatic” for men. Nothing special and I wouldn’t wear it myself. However, I guess that would be a crowd-pleaser as a gift to someone who is not very into perfumes
Gamer3000000 – :
I can not understand dislike votes for this fragnance.. It is very fresh, pleasant, watery with pine/rosemary note stuff. Projection moderate, last on my skin 5-6 hours, on clothes 2 days.
9/10
ka4ka4ka4 – :
Un Montale frais, avec des notes aquatiques, on dirait pas que c’est un parfum Montale a mon avis, mais bon… on dirait qu’il on voulue changer un peu leur style…
c’est un parfum pas très coriace, pour été et qui donne des allures de citronnade de temps a autres…
le parfum réunit aussi pas mal d’ingrédient de foret pour représenter l’appellation de ce dernier !
aleksandr 32 – :
This is very very masculine in my opinion, but still good in that way. I usually don’t like aoud very much, but in this fragrance, it’s totally fine.
The top notes were even better than the base notes.
I like how it’s fresh, green and spicy and the same time. There’s strong marine notes and rosemary in it.
Not for women in my opinion and I wouldn’t wear it, but still good.
iskander198 – :
Not bad, but it doesn’t do it for me. Oud is one of those notes that usually disagrees with me, as does green notes and aquatics. As such it is a wonder that I don’t hate it, but I dislike it. It reminds me of Cool Water, the female version, actually.
Ezhuggg – :
My nose is getting better and better and I pride that after the collection I have earned and worked so hard for.
I say this because when I first sprayed this on skin, I was expecting the name oud Forrest, to be green, woody etc.. No. I was like this is aquatic. Like a beach fragrance. Sure enough after getting on here, I was right. If you are expecting this to bring what the name says, look elsewhere. If your looking for a wonderful aquatic scent that will garner complements, here you go!
Longevity and projection are great for an aquatic scent!
dmitriyZv – :
I don’t see where the oud is in this. I get mostly rose and something green. Quite hugely feminine. Extremely appealing!! But “Forest?” Hellno. Killer scent though. Very unique but I think it needed juss a lil something to tip it more toward the masculine or at least for balance. Can anyone tell me why my sample has a pic inside of another frag by Montale called Queen Roses…..now Im like which frag am I smellin!!
Ruslya – :
I perhaps wouldn’t be so harsh as to criticise this fragrance as some of the votes appear to be. For the right person I think this has solid appeal. However at first appearance the popular notes listed can be a bit deceiving – and especially with a fragrance that has the word ‘Forest’ in the title. Some clarification is required…
For sure, the first sniff when applying presents a very aquatic smelling scent. However, take note that a close sniff of the skin presents a different almost ‘herbalish’ note mixed with oud. Interesting.
As things progress the herbal note (rosemary) tends to increase it’s presence causing a mix with the aquatic that does indeed produce a fresh ‘Forest’ like scent that I find to be most reminiscent of Pine.
It’s an interesting fragrance because of the way it plays with notes to produce this result.
I think though that it might be more aptly named ‘Beach Forest’ or ‘Aquatic Forest’ as there’s a somewhat salty aspect. It’s as if you were near a beach with the salt air washing over you while you’re standing in a pine forest. I’ve been in that environment so I know how it smells, this is reminiscent of that. There’s also a presence of citrus mixed in there as well. That would be the whiff of the lemon drink under your nose you’re enjoying on a hot summers day while standing in the beach forest. And a very light sniff of a rose mixed in with it. The oud is relatively light and complimentary, adding to the depth of the mix. As things progress about 3 or 4 hrs in the citrusy aspects become just a little more noticeable as the fragrance continues to maintain its fresh appeal. it tends to soften somewhat at about the 4 hr mark but still maintains its presence. I get a full days wear and still notice silage at the end of the day so the longevity performance is excellent.
Overall I like it – a lot actually. It’s balsamic but it’s not hard to wear. It reminds me of some places I’ve stayed on holidays by the sea actually. There’s a lot of places with plenty of seashore pine in my country, it’s not uncommon. So if you like pine but are looking for something a little bit different, give it a try.
gryn4 – :
This review is based on a carded sample. A fresh woody aquatic with a touch of oud. Moderate projection and good longevity on my skin.
Gunalas – :
Very interesting.
Imagine Millesime Imperial, replace the melon with ginger. Add a touch of oud.
Bam! Aoud Forest!
Funny thing is that it smells like Sean Jean Unforgivable! It was close to Creed’s MI, but had a dirtiness. They’re very close to me in my opinion!
zenit2344 – :
I love it.
Smells unique, loved the mix of Oud with aquatic notes is as if I was bathed in the Dead Sea, folks this is good, I can not understand how people who still have not like it. The mixture was perfect, enough oud mixed with floral notes and oriental or animalic, this innovation is the mix of Oud. I simply love it.
I classify it thus:
Smell: 10/10
Projection: 10/10
Longevity: 10/10
kara09 – :
Who knew that there was a forest where roses, lemons, grapefruit and ginger, and that this forest is right next to the lapping sea? Isn’t this more aptly named Aquatic Aoud?
kinopal – :
Def not an oud fragrance. I would call this a fresh, musky, salty and slightly aquatic scent with a touch of rose to soften it up. I wouldn’t consider this fragrance that has a bunch of character and is going to make you scream for joy but it’s still not a bad scent. Very enjoyable for me. Could be an everyday scent.
Татьяна Филютчик – :
In keeping with the forest name, it starts out on an evergreen theme, with cedar, pine, lavender and rosemary, but within minutes warms up to reveal green grass, a tiny pinch of spice, and something vaguely woody. Then it turns blatantly aquatic and green, with minor woody-ambery undertones.
I’m not a big fan of aquatics, and have to say that the combination of manly mowed grass and strong aquatic notes ruins the whole forest impression for me, giving instead the distinct image of any number of commercial men’s colognes that are out there. I don’t know where the promised oud is, but if it exists it’s been drowned in a raging sea of calone-like aromachemicals. The green aquatic phase lasts through the entire rest of the day, with little change except a slight whiff of white musk toward the end. Not my style.
accforfiles – :
Montale AOUD FOREST opens with a decidedly Pine Sol-y demeanor: citrusy, aromatic, and relatively loud, with a lot of evergreen trees creeping in shortly thereafter. What I interpret as brash may well seem merely bracing to others, but I don’t think that anyone can really deny that, at least at the outset, AOUD FOREST is far more masculine than feminine.
As the citrus and aromatics begin to fade, a dry vetiver-like woody base shows its face, reminding me vaguely of some of the more masculine Bond no 9 unisex edps (MONTAUK, BLEECKER et al.), especially the ones with gentle leather in them. I’m not smelling much in the way of aoud here, but it’s becoming plain after a few cases that Montale wields aoud with a measured hand. Most of the “Aoud” perfumes I’ve tried from this line do not emphasize the note, though they include it in the name-—perhaps for marketing purposes or to justify the cost? I’m thinking that some of these should be renamed: FOREST (with a jot of aoud), ROSE PETALS (ditto), etc.
I do find the smooth quasi-leather vetiver drydown of AOUD FOREST rather likeable and something that I wouldn’t mind wearing in certain moods, but the Pine Sol opening is all-too-jolting for this tender nose. Désolée.