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· woody backbone
Released 2011 by Pierre Montale
Montale Dark Aoud usually opens with a dense woody wave: dry, dark, and edged with warm spice. In the core, you get a direct, almost minimalist duet of oud and sandalwood without obvious sweetness.
Shared notes: black pepper, saffron, rose, sandalwood
Where it differs: oud, patchouli
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· floral heart
Released 2023 by Quentin Bisch
Guidance Amouage is a fragrance for men and women, belonging to the floral fruity group. Guidance was released in 2023. Perfumer: Quentin Bisch.
Shared notes: Rose, Vanilla, Sandalwood
Where it differs: Pear, Hazelnut, Jasmine Sambac
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· spicy heat
Released 2020
**Dark Vanilla** opens not with dessert sweetness, but with a dry, almost smoky spicy accord where vanilla already stands in the shadow of leather and wood.
Shared notes: saffron, black pepper, vanilla, rose, sandalwood
Where it differs: spices, citrus, leather, patchouli
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· floral heart
Released 2024
**Black Magenta** opens with a cool spark of bergamot and pink pepper, and from the first seconds a darker fruity tone comes through. Plum and blackcurrant give it a dense, wine-like sweetness that feels velvety rather than sticky.
Shared notes: saffron, rose, plum, vanilla, sandalwood
Where it differs: bergamot, pink pepper, black currant, magnolia
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· floral heart
Released 2022 by Jordi Fernández
Stellar Dreamers opens with dry saffron and tingling pink pepper: a bright, spicy start that is immediately noticeable in the air.
Shared notes: saffron, plum, rose, vanilla
Where it differs: pink pepper, tuberose, leather, amber
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· warm amber wear
Released 2015 by Quentin Bisch
Venenum Kiss opens with the dry warmth of saffron and nutmeg, quickly lit by a soft, slightly honeyed neroli. In the heart, the rose feels dense rather than airy: amber gives it body, while artemisia adds a herbal bitterness and a shadowy…
Shared notes: saffron, rose, vanilla, sandalwood
Where it differs: nutmeg, neroli, amber, artemisia