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Notes08/20/2020
Laurana77
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Laurana77
Arabian Nights Meets Roses In A Rainforest
I was checking the remaining other samples of fragrances from luckyscent which a loved one had bought some time ago now, and decided to try this one after reading it was surprising that it was "pour homme". As a woman, I wanted to see how this fragrance went on my skin so, at dawn after a night without sleep - thanks to chronic pain and also a neighbour who is supposed to be a friend becoming agitated and angry about something actually rather trivial and of their own making yesterday morning which had disturbed me to the point of insomnia - I wanted to distract myself with a new fragrance, and a walk out in the cold morning air which is definitely still Wintery weather here in Australia, and where I intend to walk to the guy's house to see if he is in better spirits this morning than he was yesterday. I also wanted to try to lift my spirits after yesterday's events and the insomnia and so I applied a little bit of this from the 2ml sample onto my wrists and behind my ears.
My initial impression was immediately of a very fresh, green and fruity rose mixed with what I cano nly think is Oud(h) - an oil I've not scented before but which has a unmistakable and distinctive aroma based upon this fragrance -and there was the definite aroma of patchouli mixed with a musky rose wood scent, basically akin to rosewood and musk mixed together and wafting up from my skin.
This fragrance is quite lovely, and whilst it does indicate that it's for men, I think it works well for women. There's a strong scent of rose and combined with the musk and a fresh, herbaceous green floral aroma, this perfume is ideal for a woman who is confident and who likes rose-musk fragrances as well as the earthiness of a patchouli base. I was pleasantly reminded of some rose-musk incense sticks I use to source at a quaint little bookshop in Glebe when I was living in student accommodation during my first year at University. The bookshop always had an excellent collection of good quality incenses and I would buy these lovely rose-musk incense sticks as well as patchouli incense sticks from Nepal and India. This fragrance reminds me vividly of being in that lovely little bookshop, browsing through books and breathing in the beautiful aromas of the various incenses, especially when the musk-rose sticks were being burnt.
Initially, the scent of the Oud was quite strong and sharp and I worried that I'd end up with a headache but thankfully, after about 15 minutes, the sharpness of the Oud became a softer mixture of aromas, with rose the dominant note and blending with musk and a fruity floral herbaceous note which at the time I couldn't quite identify and then later, after looking at the ingredients, realised that this was orange mandarin which uplifted the fragrance, giving it a fresh, fruity, brighter and citrusy tone. which really uplifted the perfume and my mood which was exactly what I needed. As someone who has been involved with aromatherapy for some years now, and uses essential oils often, mandarin and citrus oils are renowned for their abilities to balance and uplift emotional states such as depression. That was a wonderful touch and I commend Montale for this.
This Montale fragrance to me is dominated by a darkly resinous rose scent which only becomes more pronounced as time goes on, and the beautiful rose gradually replaces the very strong Oud which made the opening rather sharp, nearly overpowering and actually caused my face to flush: I have mild rosacea and can't always know if certain fragrances or ingredients will set off a red flush and heat across my cheeks as this did upon opening, likely due to the Oud which isn't a fragrance I've encountered before.
This being my first experience of a fragrance containing Oud, I must say that the Oud is a very distinctive fragrance. The research into Oud or agarwood, as it's known, indicated that it's very expensive primarily because it's sourced from very specific and potentially threatened aquilaria trees and only when the heartwood of these trees becomes infected with a particular type of mould, producing a dark aromatic resin called aloes, Oud and various other names with the origin of its name most likely being of Sanskrit, formed from "Aguru" which makes sense considering that Oud appears to have been used going back several thousands of years. This resin-embedded wood is renowned in Indian and North Eastern culture for its distinctive fragrance and therefore is used in incenses and perfumes. As mentioned, the initial sharp Oud which almost overpowers ones senses on opening is softened with a fresh and dark rose and rose-wood aroma, blended with musk, the fresh floral and citrusy mandarin orange which brightens up the perfume and also ones mood and emotional state overall, and underneath there's the distinctive earthy note of patchouli which gives one the scent of damp soil from a forest.
Half an hour after first application to pulse points, I was enjoying the delicious aromas of a gentler rose and noticed the rose had softened from its initial sharp rich freshness on opening and had become much more feminine and powdery, reminiscent of a rose talcum powder. There was still the hint of musk and just a touch of the moist earthiness of the patchouli base to contain the aromas. By the time the heart notes were reached, the combination of the warm gentler almost powdery and very delicate rose fragrance blended seamlessly with musk and transported me back in time to my frequent perusals of the quaint bookshop in Glebe, only a short walk from the student Hostel I was staying in during my first year at Sydney University. As mentioned earlier, the store was where I used to peruse not only books but lovely quality incenses from Nepal and Tibet and one of my favourites were the rose-musk incense ticks as well as a particular brand of Patchouli incense. Both of these would often be burning at various times upon entering the store, and one would leave the shop with the aromas blending in ones hair and on ones clothes. This lovely blend of delicate rose and musk reminds me of those halcyon days at University.
Montale Black Aoud Pour Homme also reminded me of exploring one of the beautiful rainforests in Queensland during my summer holidays between University years where wild roses grew amongst the foliage and emitted beautiful rose scents and the earthy and moist smell of damp fertile soil underfoot rose up just as the patchouli provides a lovely base for the rose-musk- and fresh floral tones. In the dry down, after about two or three hours, the rose became more delicate and sensual and blended seamlessly with the woody notes of sandalwood whilst being rounded off by slight aromas of labdanum. The memory of being in the rainforest during my University holidays, exploring the walking tracks with loved ones, was intensified due to a hint of moss, the fragrance becoming more woody whilst the rose still takes precedence but has become sweeter and brighter, and the moist earthiness of the soil that one walks underfoot due to the patchouli. This fragrance is one I absolutely adore even though I had to rely solely on a luckyscent 2ml sample and it's my experienced to date that these samples tend to be much more concentrated than the actual bottles of EDP. Montale's Black Aoud Pour Homme does not contain too many different notes but it is blended beautifully, also suits women, and is a divine scent which I'd like to perhaps buy in the future.
My initial impression was immediately of a very fresh, green and fruity rose mixed with what I cano nly think is Oud(h) - an oil I've not scented before but which has a unmistakable and distinctive aroma based upon this fragrance -and there was the definite aroma of patchouli mixed with a musky rose wood scent, basically akin to rosewood and musk mixed together and wafting up from my skin.
This fragrance is quite lovely, and whilst it does indicate that it's for men, I think it works well for women. There's a strong scent of rose and combined with the musk and a fresh, herbaceous green floral aroma, this perfume is ideal for a woman who is confident and who likes rose-musk fragrances as well as the earthiness of a patchouli base. I was pleasantly reminded of some rose-musk incense sticks I use to source at a quaint little bookshop in Glebe when I was living in student accommodation during my first year at University. The bookshop always had an excellent collection of good quality incenses and I would buy these lovely rose-musk incense sticks as well as patchouli incense sticks from Nepal and India. This fragrance reminds me vividly of being in that lovely little bookshop, browsing through books and breathing in the beautiful aromas of the various incenses, especially when the musk-rose sticks were being burnt.
Initially, the scent of the Oud was quite strong and sharp and I worried that I'd end up with a headache but thankfully, after about 15 minutes, the sharpness of the Oud became a softer mixture of aromas, with rose the dominant note and blending with musk and a fruity floral herbaceous note which at the time I couldn't quite identify and then later, after looking at the ingredients, realised that this was orange mandarin which uplifted the fragrance, giving it a fresh, fruity, brighter and citrusy tone. which really uplifted the perfume and my mood which was exactly what I needed. As someone who has been involved with aromatherapy for some years now, and uses essential oils often, mandarin and citrus oils are renowned for their abilities to balance and uplift emotional states such as depression. That was a wonderful touch and I commend Montale for this.
This Montale fragrance to me is dominated by a darkly resinous rose scent which only becomes more pronounced as time goes on, and the beautiful rose gradually replaces the very strong Oud which made the opening rather sharp, nearly overpowering and actually caused my face to flush: I have mild rosacea and can't always know if certain fragrances or ingredients will set off a red flush and heat across my cheeks as this did upon opening, likely due to the Oud which isn't a fragrance I've encountered before.
This being my first experience of a fragrance containing Oud, I must say that the Oud is a very distinctive fragrance. The research into Oud or agarwood, as it's known, indicated that it's very expensive primarily because it's sourced from very specific and potentially threatened aquilaria trees and only when the heartwood of these trees becomes infected with a particular type of mould, producing a dark aromatic resin called aloes, Oud and various other names with the origin of its name most likely being of Sanskrit, formed from "Aguru" which makes sense considering that Oud appears to have been used going back several thousands of years. This resin-embedded wood is renowned in Indian and North Eastern culture for its distinctive fragrance and therefore is used in incenses and perfumes. As mentioned, the initial sharp Oud which almost overpowers ones senses on opening is softened with a fresh and dark rose and rose-wood aroma, blended with musk, the fresh floral and citrusy mandarin orange which brightens up the perfume and also ones mood and emotional state overall, and underneath there's the distinctive earthy note of patchouli which gives one the scent of damp soil from a forest.
Half an hour after first application to pulse points, I was enjoying the delicious aromas of a gentler rose and noticed the rose had softened from its initial sharp rich freshness on opening and had become much more feminine and powdery, reminiscent of a rose talcum powder. There was still the hint of musk and just a touch of the moist earthiness of the patchouli base to contain the aromas. By the time the heart notes were reached, the combination of the warm gentler almost powdery and very delicate rose fragrance blended seamlessly with musk and transported me back in time to my frequent perusals of the quaint bookshop in Glebe, only a short walk from the student Hostel I was staying in during my first year at Sydney University. As mentioned earlier, the store was where I used to peruse not only books but lovely quality incenses from Nepal and Tibet and one of my favourites were the rose-musk incense ticks as well as a particular brand of Patchouli incense. Both of these would often be burning at various times upon entering the store, and one would leave the shop with the aromas blending in ones hair and on ones clothes. This lovely blend of delicate rose and musk reminds me of those halcyon days at University.
Montale Black Aoud Pour Homme also reminded me of exploring one of the beautiful rainforests in Queensland during my summer holidays between University years where wild roses grew amongst the foliage and emitted beautiful rose scents and the earthy and moist smell of damp fertile soil underfoot rose up just as the patchouli provides a lovely base for the rose-musk- and fresh floral tones. In the dry down, after about two or three hours, the rose became more delicate and sensual and blended seamlessly with the woody notes of sandalwood whilst being rounded off by slight aromas of labdanum. The memory of being in the rainforest during my University holidays, exploring the walking tracks with loved ones, was intensified due to a hint of moss, the fragrance becoming more woody whilst the rose still takes precedence but has become sweeter and brighter, and the moist earthiness of the soil that one walks underfoot due to the patchouli. This fragrance is one I absolutely adore even though I had to rely solely on a luckyscent 2ml sample and it's my experienced to date that these samples tend to be much more concentrated than the actual bottles of EDP. Montale's Black Aoud Pour Homme does not contain too many different notes but it is blended beautifully, also suits women, and is a divine scent which I'd like to perhaps buy in the future.
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