Gold Rose Oudh Extrait De Parfum TIZIANA TERENZI

Gold Rose Oudh shares the Rose Patchouli and Oudh DNA of Montales' Black Aoud. Where it differs and kind of goes to the next level is with the addition of the Honey, sandalwood and pepper notes. Makes it a much richer composition, more well rounded and balanced as well. Paolo Terenzi has done a fabulous job. I had Black aoud and when I sniffed this, I sold My Montale and picked up a full bottle of this little gem.

Projection is good but not the nuclear fallout of Black Aoud. Longevity likewise is about 8-10 hours instead of the 24 hours of the Vintage Montale. Cost wise, atleast here in India, they are similar. Black Aoud retails for about 7000 rupees/110$ but you get testers for as low as 3000/45$. TT Gold rose oudh likewise retails about 9000/140$ but official Testers are available for about 4500/70$. So if you are going purely by most bang for your buck, take the Black Aoud but if you want the overall better frag, Gold Rose Oudh is it. Its like the difference between Coach and First Class. They both get you to your destination but the experience is very different.

I agree with another reviewer below that the rose here is similar to the rose in Portrait of a Lady and in Porpora. And what I get from Gold Rose Oudh for the majority of it's lifetime on my skin is mostly that rose with some patchouli to support it. I feel the oud mostly in the medicinal opening. You must like rose, otherwise don't bother with this.

On my skin the medicinal opening lasts for about 15 minutes and then the rose starts to take over. This fragrance is loud and long lived for me. I put two sprays on the back of my hand, went to sleep, walked the dog, ate brunch, and the scent is still powering on 12 hours after spraying. The oil sheen after spraying on skin is very apparent; I usually only spray fragrances on skin, but I definitely wouldn't spray something this oily on my clothes unless it was old raggedy ones reserved only for doing yardwork or house improvement work.

At the current price from discounters (100 ml for $110 to $150) if one likes the scent, this is a crazy good deal. Even at the $220 retail price, I think it's reasonable especially in comparison to some other fragrances that cost the same or more, like for example some Tom Ford 50 ml private blends.

This was an instant electric shock in my entire body when I first smelled it. I couldn’t get it out of my head like when you first fall in love. I had to keep going to try it again and again until I had to buy it and I can’t stop wearing it. Even if I try and wear other things in my collection, I can’t help it and this is what I always end up deciding to wear, day after day. Everyone around me loves it even people who don’t typically like rose or oud.

It has an incredible balance between the depth of the rose and the oud, with all the other notes that makes it less heavy than the other rose/oud combos, very unique, completely versatile: perfect for wearing in the summer as well as the winter. It might be a little bit of a night scent more than a day scent because of its elegance and darkness, but I still wear it during the day cuz it’s just too good not to

It’s complex: very deep, but also fresh, mysterious and a little sexual, but very elegant and refined. Seduction in a bottle. It’s a masterpiece.

Masterpiece for night time wear, especially clubs and bars. However you will mostly get male attention. Thick dark tarry oud, honey, jammy rose and patchouli. I wore 7 sprays of this from a decant, which is a tiny amount cause decants don't spray much and apparently people could smell me from 30 feet away in an outdoor bar seating area. Got 3 compliments in that night for it, one was from a pakistani guy.

You must love roses to like this scent. Overwhelming roses! Thick and strong deep red roses with some other notes just to support the beautiful rose note. It screams quality IMO. Totally unisex but on a female it can be quite seductive IMO.

Dominant notes are Rose, a little oud, patchouli, mild honey, spices.

It leaves an oily layer on the skin and smells better from a distance. The longevity is very very good and the projection is good moderate. Suitable for cold weather only.

I get the similarity with Black Aoud by Montale but.. let's be honest.. there's only 20%-25% similarity. This is pure quality without the nasty Montale medicinal oud and the cheap rose essence.

For the dark goth rose lovers.. If you care about oud, stay away from it.

If Lyric is the fresh, green rose, this is the opposite. The dark, goth rose.. lol! Mr. Dracula's scent or if you prefer the perfect dark rose fragrance for a dangerous lady..