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· woody backbone
**Montale Intense Black Aoud** opens with a dark rose wrapped in a dry saffron accent and a brief citrus spark that quickly sinks inward.
Shared notes: rose, saffron, mandarin, bergamot, oud, patchouli
Where it differs: frankincense
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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: bergamot, pink pepper, saffron, rose, patchouli, amber
Where it differs: black currant, magnolia, plum
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· floral heart
**Amouage Mawaddah** opens with a warm rose lit by a gentle spicy spark of saffron and pink pepper. In the first moments it feels bright but never sharp: bergamot gives a brief citrus gleam, then quickly recedes into a deeper register.
Shared notes: rose, saffron, bergamot, pink pepper, patchouli, amber
Where it differs: geranium, frankincense, jasmine
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· woody backbone
**Montale Orient Extreme** opens with a dry, spicy flash of saffron and citrus, like warm air drifting from the doorway of an eastern spice shop.
Shared notes: saffron, bergamot, mandarin, pink pepper, patchouli, oud
Where it differs: bulgarian rose, vetiver, violet
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· woody backbone
Released 2020 by Pierre Montale
**Montale Oud Pashmina** opens with a dense, warm accord of oud and rose, where woody darkness is softened at once by velvety, almost wine-like petals.
Shared notes: oud, rose, saffron, patchouli, leather, sandalwood
Where it differs: coriander, labdanum, moss
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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, saffron, pink pepper, rose, oud, patchouli
Where it differs: spices, vetiver