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post #1 of 6
9/20/10 at 1:02pm
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Here is my order at aLzD:

Montale - Aoud Roses Petals \tMONTALMRYO2-100 \t1 \t 122,00

Domenico Caraceni - Eau de Toilette \tDC01-A \t1 \t3,00
Montale - Crystal Flowers \tMONTALE MCRFL-A \t1 \t4,00
Montale - Oud Queen Rose \tMONTALOUQURO-A \t1 \t4,00
Montale - Roses Musk \tMONTALE MROM-A \t1 \t4,00
Czech & Speake - Dark Rose \tCCSP0DR-A \t1 \t4,00
Czech & Speake - No. 88 EdC \tCCSP031-A \t1 \t4,00

I'm excited, and I hope I'll love my blind buy (Aoud Rose Petals)!
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post #2 of 6
9/20/10 at 2:09pm
Someone loves roses. I love Oud Queen Rose, I believe Aoud Rose Petals is similar but with more rose so it should be good
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post #3 of 6
9/20/10 at 2:21pm
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Thanks Ekove, I can't wait to compare them!
I'll post my reviews after testing.
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post #4 of 6
9/28/10 at 11:09am
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Wow, ausLiebezumDuft.de is great!
Nice packaging, and a few little presents.
First, the presents (samples):
BYREDO Gipsy Water: very similar to Tam Dao
LOEWE 7: similar to Cacharel pour Homme

Now my blind buy:
Aoud Rose Petals: very nice: Black Aoud without patchouli plus camphor... I love it!
But it is even weaker than Black Aoud, even if the first notes are strong, they don't last.

The samples:
Crystal Flowers & Roses Musk: too girly, I gave them away.
Oud Queen Roses: very strong, good longevity, smells like an old b...tch. I don't love it.
CS Dark Rose: I really don't like this one, can't explain why. The rose in it is not beautiful.
CS 88: smells like asian Incense mixed with olive oil soap. Almost no rose. Headache inducing.
DC 1913: this smells exactly like Eau d'Iparie l'OCCITANE, it's not that bad but not bottle worthy.

Conclusion: I love my blind buy, wish it was stronger.
My fav rose frag remains Paestum Rose, it is more powerful - longer lasting than the Montales to my nose.
Aoud Rose Petals is second because it isn't strong enough.
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post #5 of 6
9/28/10 at 1:27pm
Glad you are enjoying your blind buy Stephan.

As a rose lover I think you should really try Amouage Lyric - both the men's and women's (I prefer the men's, which is rosier, while the women's is 'spicier' in a way and has more of a red wine vibe).

If you haven't, check out Montale's Attar, too. A nice and simple rose + sandalwood blend. Rose 31 might be worth a sniff too but I found the rose in it quite lacking.

Also, one of the best oud/rose combos I've ever come across is M. Micallef's Aoud Homme. A must sniff!
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post #6 of 6
9/29/10 at 12:11pm
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Thank you for your advices!
Do you know Micallef's Arabian Diamond?
Paradise in a bottle too.

The more I try Aoud Rose Petals, the more I love it.
It made me realize that what I don't like in Black Aoud is not the Aoud, the note I don't like is the patchouli!
I wish ARP was stronger!
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