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· floral heart
Released 2015
**Mancera Aoud Sandroses** opens with a dry, spicy flash: saffron and black pepper crack through the air, while a touch of citrus lifts the first impression.
Shared notes: saffron, mandarin, bergamot, rose, patchouli, violet
Where it differs: black pepper, jasmine, oud
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· woody backbone
Released 2008 by Pierre Montale
**Montale Aoud Collection Golden Aoud** opens bright and dry: a citrus flash is quickly caught by spicy saffron with a light peppery sting.
Shared notes: bergamot, mandarin, saffron, rose, patchouli, sandalwood
Where it differs: red pepper, violet leaf, cedar, oud
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· woody backbone
Released 2012 by Pierre Montale
Montale Aoud Purple Rose opens with a dense rose touched by spicy saffron and sweet-tart blackberry. The opening feels bright and slightly sharp, with a distinct fruity bite.
Shared notes: rose, saffron, sandalwood, patchouli, leather, white musk
Where it differs: blackberry, agarwood (oud)
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· woody backbone
**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, rose, patchouli, amber, white musk
Where it differs: pink pepper, oud
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· warm amber wear
Released 2006 by Pierre Montale
**Montale Aoud Ambre** opens with a dry, spicy flash in which saffron and bergamot give off a brief glint before the denser, warmer outline of oud comes forward.
Shared notes: bergamot, saffron, rose, patchouli, amber, sandalwood
Where it differs: oud, labdanum
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· spicy heat
Released 2015 by Pierre Montale
**Mancera Black to Black** opens thick and shadowed: first come dry saffron and spicy clove, like warm air in a velvet room.
Shared notes: bergamot, saffron, rose, patchouli, amber, leather
Where it differs: clove, nutmeg, jasmine, oud