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Released 2020
**Love by Kilian Rose and Oud Special Blend 2020** opens dense and shadowed, with saffron and the tart nuance of blackcurrant creating an almost wine-like accent in the first minutes.
Shared notes: bergamot, saffron, black currant, rose, geranium, oud
Where it differs: peony
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**Love by Kilian Rose and Oud** opens in contrast: a cool citrus flash quickly meets dry, almost velvety saffron. Within minutes, the rose moves to the center—not sweet and not powdery, but dense and wine-dark, edged with a subtle spice.
Shared notes: bergamot, saffron, black currant, rose, geranium, oud
Where it differs: frankincense
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Released 2017
**Amouage Ruh Al Ward** opens as a dense red rose lit by pepper and dry saffron, vivid from the first breath yet never raised to a shout.
Shared notes: rose, pink pepper, saffron, bergamot, turkish rose, geranium
Where it differs: damask rose, frankincense
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**Montale Aoud Amber Rose** opens in a dry, lightly spiced way: sparks of bergamot and saffron quickly settle closer to the skin.
Shared notes: bergamot, saffron, pink pepper, rose, oud, patchouli
Where it differs: white musk
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Released 2008 by Pierre Montale
**Montale Aoud Shiny** opens with the cool green edge of violet leaf and the transparent citrus spark of bergamot. In the first minutes it feels dry and faintly metallic, like light falling across polished glass.
Shared notes: bergamot, geranium, rose, patchouli, oud, sandalwood
Where it differs: violet leaf
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**Montale Original Aoud** opens with a dry, slightly prickly accord of spices, where saffron and pepper leave a fine metallic spark on the skin.
Shared notes: bergamot, saffron, pink pepper, rose, oud, patchouli
Where it differs: spices, vetiver, leather