Montale · 2012
Aoud Purple Rose Eau de Parfum
Longevity
Beast12+ hours
Projection
StrongFills most of the room
Polarising
Mixed
amber-forward
cozy
bold
mysterious
warm rose and saffron, smoky leather
Scent Notes
Warm & Amber
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Snapshot
The full profile.
About This Perfume
Think warm rose and saffron, smoky leather: that is Montale Aoud Purple Rose. It opens with rose and saffron, moves into Oud, patchouli and sandalwood and settles on white musk, leather and amber. It reads unisex.
This eau de parfum is best in spring, fall and winter and is an evening scent. Reach for it for date nights and nights out. Released in 2012.
Wearers report that it lasts through a full day, and projects strongly and fills a room.
Is it right for you?
- Best for: anyone after something amber forward and cozy for date nights.
- Sample first if: you have not smelled it before; it is not an easy blind buy.
- Skip if: you dislike oriental fragrances.
Around $63.
Explore more: More from Montale · Warm & Amber perfumes · Rose perfumes · Saffron perfumes
Concentration
Eau de Parfum
Occasion
Date · night out
Projection
Strong
Gender lean
Leans unisex
The verdict
Best for
Best for
- Date
- Night out
The Brand
Montale
Montale is a Paris niche house founded by Pierre Montale. Montale: 150+ perfumes on Scendira, from about $59 to $225.
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Picks on the nose
Arabians Tonka (2019) reads as sweet saffron leather, tonka with smoky woods, opening on saffron and bergamot and drying down to tonka bean, cane sugar and amber. Expect dark cocoa with creamy vanilla, bitter orange from Chocolate Greedy (2007); candied bitter orange up top and coffee bean and roasted tonka bean underneath. Intense Cafe (Eau de Parfum, 2013) is described as sweet rose coffee, creamy vanilla haze, with vanilla, amber and white musk at the base.
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FAQ
Common questions.
It smells like warm rose and saffron, smoky leather. It opens with rose and saffron, moves into Oud, patchouli and sandalwood and settles on white musk, leather and amber.
Wearers report that it lasts through a full day, and projects strongly and fills a room.
It is best in spring, fall and winter. It is an evening scent. It suits date nights and nights out.
It reads unisex.
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