Black Aoud
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- Authentic original perfume
- Try before the full bottle
- Travel-ready 3ml, 10ml, 30ml
- Long-lasting scent
Black Aoud by Montale is a dark, rose-heavy oud built for people who like their perfume loud. Rose opens it, deep and a little jammy rather than delicate. Oud and patchouli take over through the heart, earthy and deep. Musk holds the base, keeping the whole thing warm rather than sharp. Released in 2006 and worn by men and women alike, it suits anyone drawn to rose pushed into darker, woodier territory. Voters save it for winter and autumn nights, choosing it once evening settles in, more for going out than for everyday wear. Most wearers vote its longevity eternal, and most call the sillage enormous, so a single spray goes a long way. A 3ml decant is plenty to find out if it suits you.
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The community verdict
For winter nights, Black Aoud pairs a pronounced rose with oud and patchouli over musk; autumn evenings work too. Most find it exceptionally long-lasting, with enormous projection that can fill a room. It suits an assertive style, but a light hand may help if rose feels intense.
Summarised with AI from perfume-community reviews
- Topfirst impression
- Heartafter a few minutes
- Basewhat lingers
- Brand
- Montale
- Scent profile
- Unisex
- Launched
- 2006
- Decant sizes
- 3ml, 10ml, 30ml
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Montale Black Aoud, hour by hour
How it opens, settles and lingers on skin.
Rose crushed against oud in a shadowed marble hall.
What wearers say
Votes from fragrance communities, most-voted answers first.
Longevity2,212 votes
Most voted: 61%Eternal
26%Long lasting
Sillage2,415 votes
Most voted: 53%Enormous
31%Strong
Season2,212 votes
Most voted: 55%Winter
35%Autumn
Time of day2,212 votes
Most voted: 55%Night out
38%Evening
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Longevity2,212 votes
- Very weak2%38 votes
- Weak3%72 votes
- Moderate8%177 votes
- Long lasting26%579 votes
- Eternal (Most voted)61%1,346 votes
Sillage2,415 votes
- Intimate3%83 votes
- Moderate12%299 votes
- Strong31%746 votes
- Enormous (Most voted)53%1,287 votes
Season2,212 votes
- Spring8%177 votes
- Summer2%44 votes
- Autumn35%774 votes
- Winter (Most voted)55%1,217 votes
Time of day2,212 votes
- Daytime5%110 votes
- Office2%44 votes
- Evening38%840 votes
- Night out (Most voted)55%1,218 votes
Which size is right for you?
Every size is decanted from the same original bottle.
At 3 sprays a day.
Loved by 50,000+
Why scent lovers try it with us before they buy the bottle.
Hand-decanted from the original bottle
Decanted by hand from authentic bottles, never diluted.
Wear it for days before you commit
Live with it at work, at night and at the weekend before you buy a full bottle.
Just like the full bottle
A fine-mist atomiser sprays like the original, so it opens, projects and lasts on your skin the way the full bottle does.
10ML vs a blind buy
What a decant gives you that a bottle bought unsmelled can’t.
Why 10ML?
Blind buy
Authentic original perfume
Yes
Yes
Smell it on your skin before you buy
Yes
No
Try several scents for one bottle’s price
Yes
No
Travel-ready atomiser
Yes
No
No full bottle wasted if it’s not for you
Yes
No
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The house
More from Montale
Montale was founded in France in 2003 by Pierre Montale, who built the house around oud paired with rose and bottled it in his trademark aluminium flacons. Oud is still part of the story, but the range here runs mostly sweet and warm: amber, vanilla and musk, with coffee, caramel and tonka bean for richness and saffron for heat. Intense Cafe is the first one to know, rose and coffee over vanilla. Chocolate Greedy is a spiced cacao treat, and Arabians Tonka is a dense, sugary amber. Black Aoud goes back to the roots with rose, oud and patchouli.
Frequently asked questions
What does Montale Black Aoud smell like?
Montale Black Aoud opens with Rose. The heart brings Agarwood (Oud) and Patchouli. It dries down to Musk.
Is Montale Black Aoud long lasting?
Shoppers on fragrance communities most often rate its longevity as eternal (61% of votes), and 87% rate it long lasting or eternal. They most often rate its sillage as enormous (53% of votes). How long it lasts on you also depends on your skin and how much you apply.
Is Montale Black Aoud good for summer?
Shoppers on fragrance communities rate it mainly for winter; summer takes only 2% of season votes.
Is Montale Black Aoud good for winter?
Yes. Shoppers on fragrance communities vote winter its best season, with 55% of season votes.
Is Montale Black Aoud for day or night?
Shoppers on fragrance communities mostly wear it after dark: 93% of time-of-day votes are for evenings and nights out, 7% for daytime or the office.
Can I wear Montale Black Aoud to the office?
Shoppers on fragrance communities rarely pick it for the office: only 2% of time-of-day votes go to the office.
Who makes Montale Black Aoud?
Black Aoud is made by Montale. It was launched in 2006.
How many wears is a 10ml decant of Montale Black Aoud?
A 10ml decant of Montale Black Aoud holds about 200 sprays, roughly 67 days of wear at 3 sprays a day. The 3ml decant holds about 60 sprays, around 20 days. The 30ml decant holds about 600 sprays, around 200 days.
Which other Montale perfumes can I try?
Besides Montale Black Aoud, 10ML has Intense Cafe, Chocolate Greedy and Arabians Tonka from Montale, each decanted from the original bottle.
Is this Montale Black Aoud decant the original perfume?
Yes. Every Montale Black Aoud decant is filled by hand from an original Montale bottle, with nothing added or diluted, so it opens, dries down and lasts on your skin the way the bottle does. We sell only authentic originals.
What is a decant?
A small amount of a perfume, taken from its original bottle and put into a travel atomiser. You get the real fragrance in a size that lets you live with it for days before you decide on the full bottle.
How does the money-back guarantee work?
If a scent isn’t right for you, get in touch within 30 days of it arriving and we’ll arrange a refund. Terms apply. See our refund policy.