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Oud Monarch Bortnikoff 2019 Extrait de Parfum

Oud Monarch (Extrait de Parfum) by Bortnikoff

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Oud Monarch (Extrait de Parfum) (Bortnikoff)

8.5 / 10 201 Ratings

A popular perfume by Bortnikoff for women and men, released in 2019. The scent is woody-spicy. The longevity is above-average. It is still in production.

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Main accords

Woody

Spicy

Floral

Animal

Sweet

Fragrance Pyramid

Top Notes

Frangipani

Magnolia

Heart Notes

Cinnamon

Tobacco

Himalayan rose

May rose

Base Notes

Cocoa

Papua oud

Vanilla

Thai oud

Civet

Labdanum

Castoreum

Perfumer & Creative Guidance

Dmitry Bortnikoff Brand owner, Perfume maker

Ratings

Scent

8.5201 Ratings

Longevity

8.2184 Ratings

Sillage

7.5184 Ratings

Bottle

8.7161 Ratings

Value for money

6.996 Ratings

Submitted by Carlossp, last update on 22.04.2024.

Interesting Facts

The fragrance is part of the "3rd Collection" collection.

Reviews

11 in-depth fragrance descriptions

06/06/2019

10
Bottle 7
Sillage 9
Longevity 8.5
Scent

Maggy4u
292 Reviews

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Maggy4u

Top Review 31

Sensual Monarch

In order to understand this scent correctly, you have to discover the DNA of the used oudhs for yourself. Dmitry uses two varieties here. For one thing: Eagle wood from Merauke, Indonesia. This is free of any "animalistic" tones or Barnyard tendencies. It is almost floral, soft and slightly balsamic woody.

The second Oudh is something very special. It comes from the "Feel-Oud"-forge of Dmitry (and Russian Adams) and is called "Pink Oudh". Behind it lies natural oudh from Koh Chang, one of the largest islands in the Gulf of Thailand and above all home to a great piece of wild rule forest in which exactly these magical trees grow.

Also this Oudh is not animalistic even in the beginning, but is also described as balsamic, fresh floral and almost fruity.

So also in this fragrance the floral chords find their effect rather in a woody embrace and we don't get a "flower fragrance".

Dmirty adds tones of cocoa to the warm wood and then brings Zibet into play as a counter pool.

The animalism of the Zibet gives everything an expansive depth. Make a clear ambiguous offer out of the soul caress of the floral-balsamic oudh. It plays with the worlds and lets eroticism flash through again and again, skilfully and very dosed.

Oud Monarch almost scratches the border to the gourmand and is due to the unique composition absolutely recommendable for Oudh beginners as well as lovers.

This monarch rests within himself and sprays with lust under his robe.

Bravo!

05/07/2021

9
Bottle 8
Sillage 8
Longevity 10
Scent

Sinairq
16 Reviews

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Sinairq

23

Niche hipsteroud, Thailand has become mainstream.

- Dimitry you old sly dog, what are you doing to me ? -
This is about niche for the tender, oud in gentle.

Spray once and I'll sell my belongings.
Self-discovery trip #simpleliving. Is what you do without a compass or map.
I'm drawn to Thailand.
Germany ? I have to get away, away.
Once more jet-lag, from now on only backpack.

First airport, then tuk-tuk, then gas station.

Flowers soaked in gasoline?
First hut made of wood, in it there was a lot of medicine,
Man the gal from down-under, smells like no other.
In a shirt full of sweat, then danced in the sand,
Ecstasy ! Our nights are long,
Folk drugs, hugs, singing
Campfire songs, I make new bonds.

Been here for a while now.
Money's getting tight, the sun's burning.
That girl from back in the day?
She was almost too cute to be true and my skin is now brown as cocoa,
Always wanted the opposite, but now have wife......and n kid.
Got up close and personal with me, with her, with the world. Ask yourself who we are.

Started smoking now for stress, tobacco with vanilla.
Work at the spice shop to pay the rent and upkeep,
my new boss is called DImitry, a filthy rich Russian.
Cinnamon and cocoa are my daily bread.
Is far away so much better than home?
Slave labor in paradise, chains are everywhere.
Now seriously social criticism ?

The wife is gone. My son is screaming.
My hut smells a bit like wild animal by now.
The bag of cocoa is just son moderately good pillow.

I sleep little, was it all really worth it ?

09/20/2023

10
Pricing 10
Bottle 9
Sillage 10
Longevity 10
Scent

Styler
10 Reviews

Styler

Helpful Review 3

My favourite fragrance of all time

There are three categories of oud. 1. Oud accord (this is a scent created with synthetic molecules like Norlimbanol that resembles oud), i.e., the "oud" that most of us have encountered in our fragrance journey (Initio oud for greatness, etc.). 2. Oud aged for several years on farms. This type of oud is usually used by rare companies that decide to incorporate a little of this material into their fragrances. Usually, this oud oil is purchased from factories that mass-produce it, and the amount of it in fragrances is very small, usually complementing the synthetic oud accord mentioned earlier. 3. Natural, rare, and extremely expensive oud found in nature.

To this day, I have managed to find three independent perfumers who search for, find, and purchase the highest quality oud. They distill the oud oil themselves and then sell it or use it to make perfumes. These are Areej le Dore, Ensar Oud, and Bortnikoff. These individuals stand out from all other mass-produced fragrance manufacturers because their perfumes contain Western-world-banned or heavily restricted natural ingredients. For example, in Areej le Dore's Russian Musk, you can find a significant amount of Siberian deer musk. But how is that possible? After all, IFRA would never allow such fragrances on store shelves! Have you ever seen any of these manufacturers fragrances in stores? Areej le Dore and Bortnikoff are based in Thailand. In Asia, the rules of perfumery are much more lenient. All ingredients are legally sourced according to the region's laws. Meanwhile, they are shipped to us via the internet.

Typically, niche perfumery uses about 10% natural and 90% synthetic ingredients. In designer perfumery, that ratio can be 1% to 99%. Very proud manufacturers reach the 25/75 mark. Here, we are already talking about astronomically expensive, luxurious fragrances. The three manufacturers I mentioned have pushed this margin so far that synthetic ingredients are only used to enhance the fragrance's longevity on the skin. In an interview, the founder of Areej le Dore claimed to use 90% natural and only 10% synthetic ingredients. Ensar Oud initially made a name for himself by selling oud oils. However, Bortnikoff had a different idea. He wanted to show the true beauty of oud to a broader audience. Therefore, in his fragrances, oud is surrounded by other natural notes. In the case of Oud Monarch, we have frangipani (almost unheard of in perfumery; its distillate is known as red ylang-ylang), magnolia, cinnamon, cocoa, rose, and vanilla. In this way, oud is transformed into an almost gourmet, pleasant, rich, warming, and cozy aroma.

After many years of collecting fragrances, discovering these scents was like opening a window to an entirely new world for me. They don't smell like anything else in main fragrance shops. They emanate from the skin completely differently than anything I've had before. I used Oud Monarch fragrance for a week - every day. And every day it seemed that the smell was slightly different. New nuances, new notes emerged. That naturalness... It is certainly not a scent for hot weather. But it is so natural, so pleasant that it didn't bother me even at +30°C. Although Oud monarch is dark, sweet, and musky scent.

I honestly could write another two pages here, but I'll try to summarize. Until I tried the Bortnikoff line (I had about 10 samples from his collection, big thanks to a fellow perfume enthusiast), I can confidently say that I had no idea how wonderfully high-quality oud smells. These are scents that are nothing like what's found in western perfumery, but for someone with even a little perfume knowledge, they are very wearable. Feeling the amount of natural ingredients in these fragrances, it has become difficult for me to go back to about a third of my collection.

12/15/2023

Meneix
13 Reviews

Meneix

1

Oud Monarch

Immediate opening to my nose immediately with oud that after a few minutes magically unites with the frangipani and even sweetens. Bortnikoff's classic frangipane; recognizable. Little by little, a light note of tobacco and animalic notes emerge in the background, accompanied by slightly powdery cocoa. Excellent creation. Another successful work by Bortnikoff or perhaps I would add masterpiece.

09/06/2022

10
Pricing 10
Bottle 7
Sillage 8
Longevity 10
Scent

Holscentbar
103 Reviews

Holscentbar

1

this is Bortnikoff's true masterpiece

omg! omg! You want to know? at first I would not have given anything to it. I got curious and tried again and again ... a magic is born. what have I not heard until now? have I really been without this until now? I wished every day as if it were a treasure. I woke up and wanted to use it. finally my moment came and made me buy him. it is useless to speak of a pyramid. this is poetry that must be tried once in a lifetime as if it were your first night of love

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