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Montale's Aoud Blossom?

post #1 of 15
9/28/07 at 7:24am
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Has anyone tried Aoud Blossom?

According to the component list it doesn't even have any oud/agarwood in it!

Is this a superfloral feminine scent, or does it have a masculine edge to it? Is the jasmine prominent?

notes:
Bergamot, mandarin from Sicilia, ylang ylang, violet, jasmine sambac, tubereuse, rose, sandalwood, gurjum, white musk
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post #2 of 15
9/28/07 at 7:58am
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Originally Posted by GAIVS IVLIVS CAESAR View Post

Has anyone tried Aoud Blossom?

According to the component list it doesn't even have any oud/agarwood in it!

Is this a superfloral feminine scent, or does it have a masculine edge to it? Is the jasmine prominent?

Yes, I tried it and really liked it. No oud in it...huh? Sure does smell like it does. I would NOT call it a superfloral, although my threshold for flowery scents is pretty high. This is a Montale that a man could wear, if he doesn't overapply.

The jasmine is NOT prominent (neither is the tuberose, for that matter) - I smell more of the rose than any other note, actually.

It's such a coincidence - I just asked sloan_8013 on his C&S rose thread, if he would compare Dark Rose by C&S to Aoud Blossom, since his description of DR sounds like he's describing AB.
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post #3 of 15
9/28/07 at 8:14am
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That's funny that you just smell the rose - sounds exactly like all the other ones!

I guess like cairomeira said in a difft thread that it's the double distilled sandalwood that resembles oud, like in Attar.
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post #4 of 15
9/28/07 at 8:18am
They don't always list all of the ingredients but the name gives this one away...Aoud Blossom. My bet would be that it does have oud in it.
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post #5 of 15
9/28/07 at 8:37am
My mother-in-law wears this one. Quite nice. And yes, there is 'oud in the mix; a very nice 'oud/rose fragrance. One of my favorites from the Montale line.
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post #6 of 15
9/28/07 at 9:05am
i've sampled this and i'll have to agree
it's aoud and flowers
though be forewarned:
the first time i wore it i really enjoyed it
then one night i decided to just blot a little on my hands to enjoy a refresh late before bed and it nearly smothered me to death
i've been scared to retry since
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post #7 of 15
9/28/07 at 9:40am
I didn't like it and did perceive it as feminine in way I didn't want to wear. I found the white flowers to be quite prominent. They are quite sweet, not like the white florals in the heart of many classic men's concoctions.
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post #8 of 15
9/28/07 at 10:59am
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How would you guys compare it vs Attar? More flowery, more feminine?

Hirsch, is Attar also on the feminine side in your view?
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post #9 of 15
9/28/07 at 11:02am
This is definitely feminine to me. I think you will enjoy Aoud Flowers instead. Aoud blossom to me is heavy on the flowers in a way that i just can see a man wearing. Attar is definitely a lot more masculine.
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post #10 of 15
9/28/07 at 11:05am
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Aoud Flowers? Hmm no info on this one that I can find - how would you describe it vs other Montales? Which flowers? Is Jasmine prominent at all? Is it rose dominated like the others?
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post #11 of 15
9/28/07 at 11:10am
Not at all - unless you think rose is a woman's note which I don't. To me Attar is quite masculine, and I'm fairly sure that many others perceive it that way.

I should add that there are quite a few "women's" scents which I am happy to wear, but a few just turn me the wrong way, I'm not really sure why. For example from montales I am happy to wear Oud Roses Petals which some have described as very feminine but find that Aromatic Lime doesn't fit my personal concept of my masculinity. Not really sure why?
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post #12 of 15
9/28/07 at 11:16am
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THanks Hirsch - I was wondering because I love attar and am very curious about different florals with the oud, so I wanted to know how it compares.

Hey cairomerta - when you ordered from Switzerland, were you able to get the higher concentrations?
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post #13 of 15
9/28/07 at 11:26am
Hey Gaivs. No. I dont think Switzerland has that same ability to do that. I believe it is unique to the Paris flagship store.
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post #14 of 15
9/28/07 at 12:34pm
My bad. I wrote that my mother-in-law owned this one; actually, she owns Aoud Rose Petals. THAT one is very nice. I have a sample of Aoud Blossom and felt that it was too feminine for me.
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post #15 of 15
9/28/07 at 12:54pm
I just re-sniffed my sample and it finally clicked, what Aoud Blossom reminds me of: A.maze by People of the Labyrinths. Not as civet-y, but def' similarities. Coincidentally, A.maze is marketed to women.
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