40 community ratings

The Aoud

Name: The Aoud
Brand: Mancera

2011UnisexClassic

Votes lean masculine

7.4/ 10

Community score
40 ratings

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Mancera The Aoud is a unisex scent where oud, leather and cedar form a smoky, resinous core, lifted by spice and rose.

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Skunky's take: The floral side leads, it arrives with a bouquet.

How does it perform?

From 49 community ratings, all out of 10.

Longevity

8.8 /10

Sprayed at breakfast, still around at dinner.

Sillage

8.4 /10

People close to you notice, nobody gets overwhelmed.

Bottle

7.7 /10

Sits nicely on a shelf.

Value for money

7.6 /10

Most people feel it is worth the price.

Blind buy risk

Medium risk

73% of votes are positive, the rest are more reserved.

Notes

They open one after another, from the first spray into the evening.

Top notesfirst 15 minutes

White pepper Bergamot Cinnamon Clove

Heart notesfirst few hours

Rose Saffron

Geranium leaf

Base noteswhat stays into the evening

Oud Woods White musk Cedar Leather Sandalwood

Accords

From most dominant to most subtle.

Floral
Spicy
Woody
Oriental
Resinous
Smoky
Leathery

What does The Aoud smell like?

Its longevity is rated very strong and its sillage strong. Most voters pick autumn and winter, and it leans towards evenings and nights out. More voters read it as masculine, though a fair number find it feminine.

It opens with white pepper, cinnamon and clove, their warm spice eased by bergamot. Rose, saffron and geranium leaf give the heart a floral softness. The base rests on oud, leather, cedar and sandalwood, smoky and woody, with white musk smoothing it.