Okay so this line is impressive however you stack it up. For the Oud/Rose lover this has to be a worth while fragrance to check out because despite lacking the depth and intensity of some, it delivers the basics in a very concise way. The opening rose starts out very jammy and sweet, very intoxicating for the first few minutes. Then it starts to settle and become darker, less sweet with the oud becoming more prominent. Rose Oud is reminscent of countless others but I would definitely say more on the side of rose. This makes it not really a fragrance for me, it's straight up floral and straight up wood which despite intensity progression in terms of smell is quite linear. What I mean is that despite drying down to a very warm, gorgeous, cozy light rose and woods it takes several Rose dominated hours to get there and I'm not sure I want that. I like a bit of patchouli or creamy sweetness even vanilla with my rose just to lift it. I prefer the Noir de Noir or Rose d'Arabie's of this world, that sort of thing. This is more one for a true rose lover, actually darker than I expected with a growing synthetic oud note. Yeah other than lacking a little bit of quality compared to high end stuff this scent is very, very impressive for £22. The longevity & projection was very good, beastly even at first but then fading and not matching the calibre of Montale, Mancera etc... But really not far off and what do you expect? Great value and really worth checking out if you want an Oud/Rose combo on a budget.
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10 years ago
Rose Oud, from Monotheme Venezia was released in 2013. The perfumer behind this creation is unknown. It has the top notes of Elemi and Lemon, middle notes of Geranium and Rose, and base notes of Agarwood (Oud), Amber, and Patchouli.
Okay so this line is impressive however you stack it up. For the Oud/Rose lover this has to be a worth while fragrance to check out because despite lacking the depth and intensity of some, it delivers the basics in a very concise way. The opening rose starts out very jammy and sweet, very intoxicating for the first few minutes. Then it starts to settle and become darker, less sweet with the oud becoming more prominent. Rose Oud is reminscent of countless others but I would definitely say more on the side of rose. This makes it not really a fragrance for me, it's straight up floral and straight up wood which despite intensity progression in terms of smell is quite linear. What I mean is that despite drying down to a very warm, gorgeous, cozy light rose and woods it takes several Rose dominated hours to get there and I'm not sure I want that. I like a bit of patchouli or creamy sweetness even vanilla with my rose just to lift it. I prefer the Noir de Noir or Rose d'Arabie's of this world, that sort of thing. This is more one for a true rose lover, actually darker than I expected with a growing synthetic oud note. Yeah other than lacking a little bit of quality compared to high end stuff this scent is very, very impressive for £22. The longevity & projection was very good, beastly even at first but then fading and not matching the calibre of Montale, Mancera etc... But really not far off and what do you expect? Great value and really worth checking out if you want an Oud/Rose combo on a budget.