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Леонидддддд – :
I know something about a heavy, beautiful fragrance..I have a number of them. But this clove-soaked rose perfume, is actually significantly heavier than the bottle of Amouage Interlude, I own. And that’s saying something. Interlude has lasted on me for an entire 24 hrs and some change with three RATIONAL sprays. But I’ve sprayed “The Aoud” twice..on my chest and smelled it a week later ON MY SHOWER CURTAIN OF ALL PLACES!..think about that.
vcs723Unlogrere – :
Guys, If you’re looking for a rose based fragrance, with the oriental vibe, then go for this one.
The notes listed above are surprising me because I dont get any cinnamon, neither cloves, neither white pepper. During the first 10 second I detect a banana like smell, which is pretty strange, then it fade away thanks God !
The main player note here is : Rose
EDIT : IM FREAKING PISSED OFF, I JUST WROTE AN ENTIRE HALF PAGE REVIEW AND IT JUST DISAPPEAR! HARGHHHH
GoGo – :
Wow this is a beautiful fragrance … one of the best gateways to oud fragrances….
Opening is slightly strong medicinal kind of vibe …. but dats nly gonna be for 5mins
Then the rose and oud comes out … dry down is wen it’s really smells pleasant… n women do love this fragrance on men… even though it’s marked as unisex … I don’t think women can pull this fragrance…coz it’s smells very masculine…n I think women can’t rock this fragrance…
Smell -9/10
Longevity-10/10(12+hrs easily)
Projection-10/10(enormous for couple of hrs)
Compliments-10/10( compliment getter for sure)
Versatility-10/10( All season All occasion)
Jes go on easy with the trigger… 2 sprays max.. coz it’s a potent juice …
Uber308 – :
very very long lasting… one of the best from Mancera
cergei355 – :
I’ve only given this a try once so far. The opening is not the best, heavy medicinal rose scent. After an hour, still heavy rose scent, but the medicinal aspect fades away. All I smell is rose now, lots of rose. I am a little disappointed as I was hoping to have more clove and cinnamon. Not a terrible smell, but not one I would really consider masculine. It smells a lot like a rose bath bomb to my nose. I’ll give it more time and try it again, I don’t expect my opinion will change much though.
АВРОРА – :
Virtually the same as Montale Black Aoud, Black Aoud is a little more rose dominant, Mancera The Aoud is a little spicier with the cloves & cinnamon, Other than that there is not a lot to split them apart, especially in the dry down!
Kyri_Bambyk – :
A most beautiful aoud. Definitely long lasting! About 28 hours!!!! It’s amazing!!! A beautiful beautiful perfume.
Megdl380elipseskism – :
A very basic oud. I was shocked tto see its composition (I first sample things at the store–ie, buy samples, wear them a few times, form opinions, then check out their profile here so as not to be swayed by what I read vs the scent itself). It didn’t last nearly long enough, the oud didn’t have any personality beyond just flowery, relatively inoffensive oud (I like the barnyard, animalic samples of pure oud more than the floral ones; I don’t know what oud is in this one or how much of it, but it smells like the inoffensive kind).
It was an oud I could wear to work and, amidst a sea of oud samples I got from a local boutique and even more than I had smelled in the store, utterly not memorabe and nondescript. Montale and Mancera brands make SOOO many more exciting ouds (in fact, too many, I think: decision-making fatigue and choice overwhelm are real psych phenomena, and I’ve yet to purchase any of their fragrances because I like yet am confused by the profusion of so many). I guess of all those, I liked this one enough at the store to buy a sample–as a basic oud to layer other lighter scents on top of, almost the way people purchase essential oils and then wear perfumes on top, using the oil as an emolllient, fragrant base that is also their signature–and this must have fit the bill, but its sillage was a tad too low for me and its longevity–just a few hours–utterly disappointing. And had I first read the composition and gone in looking for soemthing that was rosy, woody, peppery, aromatic, oudy–forget it. This wasn’t that. An oud eau de toilette, more like, if such a thing existed.
The description–rose, oud, long-lasting, good sillage: all that to me is what Luxor Oud is like. I wish very much that this Mancera The Aoud lived up to its fragrance pyrmid or description! I think I need to go back and get another sample of this one. Something isn’t equating, even though I have the previous sample bottle in front of me and am smelling its remnants. It’s just so…(for an oud) basic, unemorable, nondescript. Slightly flowery–but not even remarkably so. IF somebody told me it was from a specific type of oud that had flowery notes to it (if you’ve bought and smelled pure oud from wholesalers you know what I mean–different ouds from different areas and times of harvest smell remarkably, utterly different!), I would believe it.
It’s a good smell, if you like you oud–but its not genius–and certainly it wasn’t worth Montale’s time, I don’t believe, in creating such a symphonic work with so many supposed notes in it for s result so bland and basic.
Boss_SlaM – :
A fashinating work with several, very different phases.
Initially rosy leather, wood and books. A classical workroom and library – English style. But rather soon a beautiful rose steps into the foreground and the fragrance gets a more oriental touch. Rose, leather, wood, and spices. A shop in a Turkish bazaar or a palace in “Thousand and One Nights”. In the next phase the rose turns a bit soapy. The drydown finally is a sweet woody scent
Manceras The Aoud takes me on an alluring journey. I love travelling thorough all the phases, maybe with a slight exception for the most soapy rose section.
zverevda2007 – :
Right off the bat the opening smells similar to Aoud SandRoses; Please don’t let that scare you into thinking you’ll smell the same fragrance so why bother getting both…..in fact, I thought they poured Aoud SandRoses into the bottle and changed the label, however, as it mellows out this goes in a totally different direction-I REPEAT, this goes in a totally different direction than Aoud SandRoses………as you give it a few minutes you will notice the similarity but it changes very quickly!!
[7/27/16] The dry down of this reminds me of Portrait of a Lady; this fragrance is rich, creamy……..absolutely lovely and I love it!!!
As I have said before, This brand (in my opinion) puts a great deal of quality into their fragrances and the wearer will definitely benefit from it!!
Upfront you get the union of Rose and Leather that gives off this nice almost minty floral aroma, with Sandalwood shadowing in the background, however, as the fragrance evolves Saffron and Frankincense take center stage. As these two layer, this beautiful combination of Oud and Geranium comes out and it is out of this world! Ambergris is there but very subtle…
As the dry down continues, you are left with this velvety, slightly powdery even smoky essence that is just stunning!!! This fragrance also reminds me of Nevermore-Frapin.
I am really loving this!
(an Update is forth-coming!)
[08/16/16]…the longevity proves to be excellent! The sillage is great; projection is about 12+ hours, as if I just sprayed it on! I can’t get enough of the dry down, just amazing!!
Overall, I give this a thumbs up for greatness!!
I would like to sum this up in one word………Aoudalicious!!!!!
(Picture this, you are watching a NFL football game and the starting line up shares what school they are from…i.e.
“The” Ohio State Buckeyes, or
“The” University of Southern California…well,
I have one too…”The” Aoud from the house of Mancera!
Маришка94 – :
A masterpiece….
Well, I must admit I didnt anticipate being caught off guard by this stuff. This is very well done…very, very, VERY nice perfume. The smoothness of the rose/saffron reminds me of Calligraphy Rose. But the oud & cloves, gives it a ‘niche edge’, albeit vaguely medicinal, that Aramis’s popular scent can’t rival. And thats fine and well. As I said, Calligraphy Rose is a wonderful juice. But when you smell this bad boy, once again you’re reminded why, OVERALL, niche frags are just typically better made and better smelling than the large majority of designer scents.
The Aoud is VERY heavy…and this is not a heavy skin scent, like Terre D’Hermes (parfum). No….its heavy like a wet pancake and the heaviness is pretty overt with the oud, clove, rose and the saffron. Nothing about it is shy or laid back. You’re going to feel like a sheik who just got out of a piping hot, steaming rosewater bath and was rubbed down with agarwood and clove oils, by handmaidens who were covered in incense smoke.
LVG. – :
Oud, Oud and then some! But it starts off medicinal, this is not just the usual animalic filth, it develops a little dirtier over time, but for several hours what you get is a strong and pungent spicy Oud. Very well blended, very masculine
After several hours the leather and rose notes become more distinctive but the spicy barnyard aspect of Oud is ever present reigning supreme over all notes. Longevity and sillage are literally enormous, another plus! Mancera is a brand worth exploring. Very impressed!
SIdoaccotkece – :
Mancera The Aoud smells nothing like Black Aoud. There is no patchouli and the rose is very tame. Its mainly agarwood and musk blended with some rose and saffron. Even Kilian uses synthetic oud, his fragrances do not even last. All fragrance houses use synthetic oud. The Aoud is a very well done fragrance and this coming from someone who has Oud attars.
tork93 – :
a black oud Montale clone. synthetic oud and rose. nothing remarkable. getting tired of such “oud” trend. oud smells like animals or “nature”. if you smell real oud once you can spot the difference easily. THERE IS NO OUD IN ANY OF THOSE SO CALLED OUD INGRIDIENTS. H Kilian already told so. go to Ensar to see what is oud
Sany-meby – :
Too much Rose!
heepulnermorndj – :
I have an untrained nose but I know what I like or beter saying, what my skin likes. This oudh is the purest I’ve tryed so far. I think this one is really for oudh lovers as I smell it all the way through as the main player. It holds the caneel and cloves far behind and just a little bit to soften the composition. Sometimes I can smell dryed petals and the cloves but not much. I keep waiting for something more as spices and flowers, something sweet that does not come at all. For my womanly side it is too much oudh. Perfumes have no gender but this one is made for gentlemans absolutely.
DawnIntat – :
Smells like Montale’s Black Aoud with slightly less rose but the aoud note in this one is absolutely foul, it smells like some sort of excrement, I also detect the same accord in Aoud Cafe but not as strongly
turoc1 – :
It’s our “Dry Season” – the coolest time of the year – sunny, clear blue skies, a light crisp breeze and a bare 27C – luvverly.
And my stinky of choice today? Mancera’s “The Aoud” – it is just fantastic – transcendent!
dimon6161 – :
This is strong, intense and on your face – at least initially. It does dry down but the intensity is pretty persistent. A work colleague lived in Dubai for a time and says this type of (oudh-heavy) scent is a (pleasant) reminder.
The oudh and rose are dominant on me (wish there was a bit more leather evident!!). It smells expensive. If I’m honest, it’s even a bit femme until the initial blast of rose fades. After that, it’s all hairy-chested and ‘don’t mess with me!”. I love it. And got myself a back-up!
benderfray – :
I’m really surprised by the folks who only smell Oud in this. Sure, the Oud is there, but to me it’s perfectly blended with saffron and rose, and both of those notes are distinct. Awesome longevity and terrific sillage. Very romantic scent. I’ll always have a bottle (and a couple back-ups.) Side note: Great sprayer and a well-made bottle with some good heft to it.
SamEstatkeera – :
Excellent oud fragrance! Very clean and bright, less medical than Montale’s similar compositions. Pretty unisex, not too rosy and sweet, super long lasting. Really good stuff!!!
bikkv – :
Well I think the name is suited to this one very well. The Aoud is not just another Rose/oud combo it tips the scales well and truly into the Oud and sandalwood realm rather than the other way into overly rosy territory.
The oud is pretty pure and dominant in this one, slightly smoky and medicinal.
The opening is dense peppery woods and sharp exotic saffron which settles to a very nice deep dark oud. There’s a traditional touch of rose there too but as I mentioned above it’s very low in the mix allowing the more woody elements of this brew to shine.
Excellent stuff I can’t fault it at all. Minimal enough to let the oud shine but with enough creativity to make it a viable composition.
Really good stuff from Mancera, does what it says on the tin!
videolub – :
the oud is a more arabian.. indian ..sandelwoody.. less crisp.. and rosy.. that the other ouds.. its not one of my favourites from mancera such as the back to black and the gold intensive oud.. but it still has a place for the real oud lovers.. the old school oud wearers.. a drier straight up oud with a hint of sandelwood ..background rose..and some spice..and inscense….
the perfume is more intense.. more masculine.. due to the lack of rosines ..its dirtier.. in essense ..its almost sandy ..its a bit more on the vulgar side ..its also not as opulant.. its deep ..mysterious ..dark wintery …a skin scent that will react differently on each individual ..can be a unisex.. can be a base for so many florientals or orientals or even other mancersa ..mancera is a line made for layering ..freely.. and successfully.. with each other.. or with other perfumes.. and esscense for they are perfumes still have this natural lack of synaestheticness which makes them perfect ground for layering..
nzjcepzkbxs – :
great perfume i love the aoud scent combine with rose …so manyn memories from uae when i wear it ! 🙂
UniSol – :
I am blind-buying this based on the comments and ratings here. Ordered from perfumeuae.com who are selling 120ml for US$80 with free delivery. Seems like a bargain to me…
Update: 5 weeks later perfumeuae.com refunded my PayPal payment with the message “still out of stock”.
Update 2: A month later I ordered it again from perfumeuae. 5 weeks later after I queried my order I was told they don’t ship to my country! (Australia)
Offiseetaxbef – :
ok i deleted my previous review , and im back with another review about this. So far i have let 3 other people smell this , straight out of the box and first whiff upon unscrewing the cap was phew with a cringing look on their face LOL .
BUT i on the other hand am starting to appreciate this fragrance for its complexity , and i think less of it is more , 1 spray is all you need , any more than that will be like a stink bomb going off . i put 1 spray and the drydown was quite pleasant and beautifull with a very nice musky red/pink rose leathery odour . OH my cat just came into my room and i quickly unscrewed the cap and let him have a smell SAME scary cringing look on his face as he jumped off my bed and ran off in disgust LMFAO .
lww223InsuffBooni – :
This is the one which actually brought me into Oud based
perfumes.Basically am a gourmand lover but damn this one is absolutely awesome and the combination of oud and leather, along with sandalwood, is just a perfect blend..the best compliment i got on this, while i was wearing it in the office “This is so intoxicating”.
This perfume and YSL M7 Oud Absolut will always be a part of my perfume collection.
zaceva-99 – :
Just been given this extraordinary fragrance for my birthday. What a powerhouse! Cannot believe it was made in Paris, the feeling is so Middle Eastern and fabulous. Long lasting, great story that weaves in and through. Oudh but oudh PLUS!
userlan – :
Got this as a present from an arabic friend. Wow! What an awesome fragrance. Reminds me of walks in woody forests.