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Black Aoud
meets The Aoud.

Compare the recorded scent profiles, then decide what to sample.

Shared ground

Rose · Agarwood (Oud)

Both records list these notes. Shared notes do not guarantee the same smell.

The distinction

Concentration not recorded leads with rose; Concentration not recorded leads with warm spicy. The table below separates their listed profiles and voting data.

At a glance
Montale Black Aoud bottle
Montale

Black Aoud

Concentration not recorded

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Mancera The Aoud bottle
Mancera

The Aoud

Concentration not recorded

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ConcentrationConcentration not recordedConcentration not recorded
Listed bottle sizesNot yet verifiedNot yet verified
Brand originFranceFrance
Made inNot yet verifiedNot yet verified
Listed year20062011
Leading accordsrose · oud · patchouliwarm spicy · rose · oud
Notes unique to this recordPatchouli, Musk, French labdanum, Mandarin OrangeCloves, Cinnamon, White Pepper, Bergamot, Saffron, Geranium, Leather, Woody Notes, Sandalwood, Cedar, White Musk
Longevity / 54.42 · 2,386 votes3.99 · 186 votes
Projection / 43.34 · 2,603 votes2.95 · 228 votes

Scores are category averages, not hours or controlled measurements. Different vote samples are not a head-to-head wear test. “Unique” notes here means absent from the other record, not proof of a formula difference.

Compare the labels

Ingredients, side by side.

Read the declared lists for the editions shown. Shared entries do not mean identical formulas, proportions or scent.

A label comparison will appear when both ingredient lists are verified for the same market.

Black Aoud

Eau de parfum · FR listing

Alcohol denat., Parfum (fragrance), Pogostemon cablin oil, Citronellol, Aqua (water), Tetramethyl acetyloctahydronaphthalenes, Hexamethylindanopyran, Linalool, Cinnamyl alcohol, Geraniol, Beta-caryophyllene, Limonene, Citrus limon peel oil, Alpha-isomethyl ionone, Pinene, Acetyl cedrene, Linalyl acetate, Pelargonium graveolens flower oil, Citral, Citrus aurantium peel oil, Hexyl cinnamal, Rose flower oil/extract, Eugenol, Benzyl alcohol, Rose ketones, Vanillin, Juniperus virginiana oil, Coumarin, Trimethylcyclopentenyl methylisopentenol, Benzyl benzoate, Geranyl acetate, Eugenia caryophyllus oil, Terpineol, Farnesol.

Source: Montale official France product page · Checked 2026-09-22

The Aoud

Ingredient list not yet verified for this edition and market.

These are published ingredient declarations, separate from scent notes. “Parfum” or “fragrance” can represent a mixture without listing every component. Formulations can change by market and batch; check the packaging on your bottle. A matching or missing entry does not establish suitability for an allergy.

Follow your curiosity.

A starting point, not a verdict

Concentration not recorded

Start here if the listed rose and oud direction interests you. Try it on skin before deciding.

Concentration not recorded

Start here if the listed warm spicy and rose direction interests you. Try it on skin before deciding.