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Do you think there is really a touch of Cambodian Oud Oil in Montale Black Aoud?

post #1 of 12
6/24/12 at 3:38pm
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Looking up the notes on Montale Black Aoud.... Cambodian Oud is one of the note.... for the price of a full bottle of Montale Black Aoud at $160... do you think Pierre Montale actually put a touch of real Cambodian Oud oil in his fragrance?
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post #2 of 12
6/24/12 at 3:42pm
Black Oud smells synthetic to me and real oud is really expensive so I doubt any real Oud is within the fragrance.
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post #3 of 12
6/24/12 at 3:51pm
Impossible to know for sure. Original Aoud by Montale was said by the company to contain only Cambodian oud and nothing else.
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post #4 of 12
6/24/12 at 4:03pm
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For $25 you would think Montale is able to put .25 ml of pure Cambodian Oud oil in a 100 ml bottle of fragrance.... i would say that is enough per bottle...


That's how much it's going for online.... http://agaraura.com/oudkampuchea.html



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Black Oud smells synthetic to me and real oud is really expensive so I doubt any real Oud is within the fragrance.
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post #5 of 12
6/24/12 at 4:04pm
One drop of cambodian oud in a 100 gallon vat of concentrate is enough to qualify "uses real cambodian oud!" in the marketing. I doubt it's much, if any. Hell, Montale wasn't even truthful with who the nose was behind the scents (ie NOT Pierre Montale) so I wouldn't believe them about anything else.

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For $25 you would think Montale is able to put .25 ml of pure Cambodian Oud oil in a 100 ml bottle of fragrance.... i would say that is enough per bottle...


That's how much it's going for online.... http://agaraura.com/oudkampuchea.html

I highly doubt ANY niche brands have a 100ml formula that costs $25 in the juice alone. Maybe more like $10 at most.
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post #6 of 12
6/24/12 at 4:11pm
(How many whales had to vomit for the famous all-Creed-drydown?)
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post #7 of 12
6/24/12 at 4:16pm
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(How many whales had to vomit for the famous all-Creed-drydown?)

Easy question. Zero.
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post #8 of 12
6/24/12 at 4:38pm
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I went downstair to sniff my Montale Black Aoud and Bond No. 9 New York Oud side by side along with my sample of pure oud oil I got from Agar Aura... based on my observation.... If I was to put a bet on which one has pure oud oil in it...I would put my money on the Bond No. 9 New York Oud.... it just has that natural oud scent.... but again, I did paid $330 for the 100 ml bottle...
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post #9 of 12
6/24/12 at 4:44pm
No.
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post #10 of 12
6/24/12 at 4:45pm
At that price, no way in hell is there real Cambodian Oud in it. Who cares, Black Oud still smells good to me.
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post #11 of 12
6/24/12 at 6:59pm
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At that price, no way in hell is there real Cambodian Oud in it. Who cares, Black Oud still smells good to me.

Exactly.
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post #12 of 12
6/24/12 at 8:34pm
Almost certain it doesn't.
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