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Warm Spicy · 2024

Dark Aoud

Rating4.0 ★ 284 votes
GenderUnisex
Year2024
Price$$$$Budget
Best for fallNighttime wearmoderate sillageModerate
Collection

The pyramid

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Top / Heart / BaseThe three tiers of the pyramid: first impression, the character, and the long-lasting foundation.More in Learn →
9 notes
heartthe character
basethe foundation

At a glance

community scores
Longevity
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LongevityHow long a fragrance lasts on skin.More in Learn →
52
fleetingeternal
Sillage / projection
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ProjectionHow far the scent radiates from your skin while you stand still. The 'sillage / projection' votes on fragrance pages blend the two, so read them as overall reach.More in Learn →
36
intimateenormous
Price value90
overpricedgreat value
Gender lean87
femininemasculine

Accord radar

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AccordA blend of notes the nose perceives as one unified smell - like a chord made of musical notes.More in Learn →
top 8 · +2 more
Warm SpicyWoodyAromaticFresh SpicyOudVanillaBalsamicPowdery
Full accord breakdown

Main accords

top 10
Warm Spicy
Woody
Aromatic
Fresh Spicy
Oud
Vanilla
Balsamic
Powdery
Amber
Sweet

Community profile

community votes
Longevity
very weak
1%
weak
15%
moderate
62%
long lasting
19%
eternal
3%
Sillage
intimate
11%
moderate
72%
strong
17%
enormous
1%
Season
spring
23%
summer
6%
fall
36%
winter
35%
Time of day
day
42%
night
58%
Gender
female
1%
unisex
13%
more male
24%
male
63%
Value
ok
9%
good value
23%
great value
69%

What people say

What people love
extremevalueunderreliablereplacementdiscontinuedwoodyoudsmoothairysillageair
What people criticise
heavysummerheatmaturescentprofileunsuitedcasualuseweakprojectionfirst

Smells similar

by scent profile

Similarity is based on note and accord overlap, not molecular analysis.

Where it sits

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How its notes pair

CardamomBlack PepperBrazilian Ro…SandalwoodVetiverAgarwood (Ou…VanillaTonka BeanAmbergris
topheartbase

Signature pair: Agarwood (Oud) and Ambergris

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In plain words

The main accords of Dark Aoud are warm spicy and woody. It opens with Cardamom and Pepper, reveals Oud and Sandalwood at its heart, and dries down to Vanilla and Tonka Bean. It lasts a moderate time and projects moderately; people reach for it in autumn and winter, day or night.

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