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· woody backbone
Released 2007 by Pierre Montale
**Montale Aoud Rose Petals** opens with a damp rose lit by a cool citrus gleam and a faint, spicy bitterness of saffron. In the first minutes it feels vivid and almost velvety, like dense petals just misted with water.
Shared notes: saffron, oud, patchouli, cedar, frankincense, amber
Where it differs: rose, geranium, bergamot, vanilla
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· woody backbone
Released 2010
**Rose Oud** opens with a cool, slightly metallic rose petal touched at once by dry saffron and spicy cardamom. In the first minutes, it plays on contrast: a pale citrus glint above, and a dark resinous shadow beneath.
Shared notes: saffron, frankincense, cedar, patchouli, oud, sandalwood
Where it differs: rose, cardamom, lemon, turkish rose
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· woody backbone
Released 2015 by Fabrice Pellegrin
**Diptyque Oud Palao Eau de Parfum** opens with a dense rose wrapped in the spicy, almost wine-dark shadow of berries and saffron.
Shared notes: saffron, frankincense, patchouli, sandalwood, amber, musk
Where it differs: rose, berries, coriander, oud wood
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· floral heart
**Mancera Gold Intensive Aoud** opens bright and dry: citrus flashes on the skin while spices bring an immediate warmth with an almost metallic edge.
Shared notes: saffron, jasmine, patchouli, oud, amber, musk
Where it differs: lemon, black pepper, aquatic notes, rose
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· floral heart
**Amouage Rose** opens with a dense, slightly cool rose touched by saffron and pink pepper. In the first minutes it feels bright and composed, like a velvet petal held in dry air.
Shared notes: saffron, jasmine, patchouli, frankincense, amber, musk
Where it differs: rose, pink pepper, raspberry, iris
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· floral heart
**Amouage Shams Al Doha** opens in a dry citrus light: bergamot and lemon give a brief flash, immediately tinted with saffron.
Shared notes: saffron, jasmine, frankincense, amber, patchouli, sandalwood
Where it differs: bergamot, lemon, nutmeg, rose