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· floral heart
Released 2015 by Pierre Montale
**Blue Aoud** opens with a bright, cool flash of citrus that quickly gathers dry spices and a faint fruity sweetness around it.
Shared notes: bergamot, spices, rose, violet, patchouli, oud
Where it differs: fruity notes, saffron, ylang-ylang
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· woody backbone
Released 2019 by Pierre Montale
**Montale Pure Love** opens in a soft, skin-close way: first comes a clean rose, lightly spiced with cardamom and lifted by a dry citrus accent.
Shared notes: rose, bergamot, sandalwood, patchouli, amber, vanilla
Where it differs: cardamom, vetiver
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· spicy heat
Released 2016 by Pierre Montale
Shared notes: bergamot, spices, rose, patchouli, oud, sandalwood
Where it differs: orange, saffron, clove, musk
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· woody backbone
**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, spices, rose, oud, patchouli, amber
Where it differs: saffron, pink pepper, vetiver, musk
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· floral heart
Released 2012 by Pierre Montale
**Mancera Aoud Black Candy** opens with the dark sweetness of licorice cut by a cool mint accent, like glossy black caramel carried through cold air.
Shared notes: bergamot, rose, violet, amber, patchouli, oud
Where it differs: licorice, mint, saffron, white musk
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· woody backbone
**Mancera Aoud S** opens brightly and with a slight sharpness: the citrus flash is quickly shaded by a dark berry tartness and a dry stroke of saffron.
Shared notes: bergamot, rose, patchouli, violet, leather, sandalwood
Where it differs: mandarin, black currant, saffron, oud wood