Honey Aoud

This is an updated review of Honey Aoud. You need to be in a confident mood to wear this fragrance as rest assured it will be noticed. I rarely find myself in the right mood to wear this fragrance. I dusted off the can from my dark fragrance draw and felt like today was the day. Bear in mind people know I am a fragrance enthusiast so compliments are not so forthcoming as they used to be, as people just expect me to be smelling good, which is totally understandable. When I put this on the other day I must have received 8 compliments in the first hour of wearing it. Yes I was feeling good that day which may have invited the compliments although I feel this is definitely a hidden gem in the fragrance world, totally unisex IMO although my wife feels it is masculine leaning. If you want a good performing, interesting, unique scent profile that draws attention, at this low cost you can't go wrong. For me I'll just use this one, when I feel I can pull it off with style. Sticky honey with wearable Montale oud to balance out the sweetness. Its a cracker.

This sticks to your skin like Glue. I exfoliated with castile soap after sampling this fragrance and it was still there. I love the fragrance Three notes in this particular order - Oud, cinnamon, and honey. Its a beast of a fragrance, even the dupe is a beast on its own. One spray per wrist, and one on the neck will suffice for an entire day. The bottle design is cool and kind of " random". Reminds me of a hairspray bottle. I bought the duplicate version from DUA Brands and its spot on as well, but I spend 60$ for 3.7 oz of the name brand on Ebay and 30$ for the 1oz dupe. So just get the original. Overall 10/10, imo, I love strong frags that require less sprays, because it saves money.

ive only had a sample of this in a discovery set so far, but I knew I was going to like it! to me the opening is very harsh, but not in a bad way. straight away you get a slightly sweet but strong honey and oud scent. to me it is slightly similar to penhaligons halfetti in the first half an hour or so, but as it dries down it turns into a really nice and very sweet woody/honey scent. I used this over Christmas, and every hug I got from family resulted in compliment after compliment. if you like honey notes and oud, I would recommend this. definitely not a safe blind buy though!

For me, Honey Aoud is a well-thought-out composition from start to finish. Its aroma is rich and opulent, yet perfectly balanced, never overwhelming. This is precisely why I appreciate Montale’s fragrances. However, it does lack some versatility. Like Oud Immortel, Honey Aoud is best suited for cooler days. Unlike Byredo’s creation, though, it doesn’t warm you from within; instead, it wraps you in a cozy aromatic shawl. Its sweetness isn’t cloying but comforting, evoking a sense of Oriental allure.

This fragrance goes through several phases on my skin but i'll describe 3. The opening is a combination of honey and what i assume is leather, half an hour later the oud steps in and this is where it stops being mass appealing and a "head turner". After another 1-2 hours the oud weakens and it goes back to honey and all the other notes combined. Great projection, i will update on longevity after a few wears. People on the internet are saying this is perfect post maceration and i hope its true.