Onyx Extreme Aaron Terence Hughes 2021

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9.0 / 10 177 Ratings

A popular perfume by Aaron Terence Hughes for women and men, released in 2021. The scent is oriental-floral. Projection and longevity are above-average. It is still in production.
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Main accords

Oriental

Floral

Sweet

Woody

Spicy

Fragrance Pyramid

Top Notes

Rose absolute

Heart Notes

Chocolate

Ylang-ylang Plum

Plum

Raspberry

Vanilla absolute

Base Notes

Thai oud

Amber

Ambergris

Musk

Oakmoss

Sandalwood

Perfumer & Creative Guidance

Aaron Terence Hughes Brand owner, Perfume maker

Ratings

Scent

9.0177 Ratings

Longevity

9.3169 Ratings

Sillage

8.9168 Ratings

Bottle

7.9169 Ratings

Value for money

7.6149 Ratings

Submitted by PhilS20, last update on 08/28/2025.

Interesting Facts

The fragrance is part of the Oud Collection collection.

Smells similar

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Reviews

10 in-depth fragrance descriptions

04/17/2023

8
Pricing 7
Bottle 9
Sillage 10
Longevity 9
Scent

Giles
85 Reviews

Giles

Helpful Review 4

ATH is creatively maturing

I have 34 ATH fragrances in my collection and this is my new favourite.
This has a hint of PDM DNA in my opinion. Another house I really enjoy. As with all ATH fragrances this lasts forever and is of high quality ingredients.
I get very beautiful oud and rose combo that projects beautifully from my body. There is no ATH down and dirty accords in this one.
A very beautiful fragrance that I have no qualms wearing all year round.

05/31/2023

Mwtx
1 Review

Mwtx

3

Oud rose powerhouse

So I learned from this that I am not an oud guy. But even though I’m not a fan of the scent I can tell it’s high quality oud. Starts off as an oud bomb and then the rose kicks in and it turns into an oud/rose combo with a bunch of other stuff in the background I personally can’t dissect, but I am an amateur nose I am not trying to say it’s blended bad. The quality is actually very good in my opinion.

I made a mistake of spraying this on myself like 6 times and it was projecting like crazy for the whole 5 hours or so before I decided to scrub it ( and it was NOT easy to get off ). I am pretty sure I coulda got atleast 8-10 of solid projection if not more if I did not scrub it. It is without a doubt a beast mode fragrance that you probably shouldn’t spray more than 2-3 times. Same ballpark as sauvage elixir in terms of performance, maybe even a little stronger.

If you are an oud fan I think you should sample this. If you aren’t then yea you probably won’t like this. I was hoping for something a little sweeter haha.

Still gotta give props to ATH though. I love raw cherry and hard candy elixir and will continue to try his stuff out over time.

06/17/2025

7
Pricing 8
Bottle 7
Sillage 8
Longevity 7
Scent

JPMNEW123
2 Reviews

JPMNEW123

1

Rosa, rosa, rosam, Rosae, rosae, rosa, rosae, rosae, rosas, rosarum, rosis, rosis…

I finally received my 10 ml and could’nt wait to try it after so many praises on internet. I spayed it on and… immediately thought about Jacques Brel’ song “Rosa” (Yes I’m Belgian and old enough to know it). For me this scent profile incarnates this song and as the lyrics say “C’est le plus vieux tango du monde”: Rose and oud.

Except that in this dance, Rose is definitely leading. Picture a tall beautiful Argentinian in a scarlet red dress and high hills, waltzing a small discreet and tame partner with a small moustache and old black suit. “She” is fierce, loud, attracting the light and “he” is not even a supporting act, trying to exist.

The scent opens quite strongly on the rose which is… well absolute. And absolutely present through the opening, middle and dry-down of this perfume. Maybe less prominent in the dry-down but still there with a faint touch of chocolate and oud.

Projection is good (thank god I only sprayed it on my arm) and longevity is above average.
I just realised that I’m not a big fan of Rose in general and I get why people don’t like this combo or refer to it as “Old Grandma scent”. If you like rose, this scent is for you.

For me, the rose was just too much, almost inducing an head ache. So not only this long lasting scent is hurting my head, I cannot remove this chorus from my head: Rosa, rosa, rosam….

04/03/2025

10
Pricing 7
Bottle 10
Sillage 10
Longevity 10
Scent

Le1sg00
2 Reviews

Le1sg00

1

Best Oud-Rose Around Right Now All-In-All

Animalic but not disgusting oud (don’t worry if you don’t like that facet; you will def get used to it then LOVE the scent trust me) in the opening with rose. Dries down to beautiful decadent oud rose which is super woody and has chocolate facets lifting it. No issues with projection & longevity. Cant go wrong

04/23/2024

PeteRalon007
105 Reviews

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PeteRalon007

Very helpful Review 13

Chocolate fondue!

There are countless rose oud fragrances, but this one stands out. While other competitors generally follow the "sweet rose with shrill synthetics - oud" route, Onyx comes with a dark, juicy and fleshy rose plus fruity Thai oud at the beginning. This is interesting because the eaglewood does not remain monothematic, but rather enters into a warm and gentle fusion with the chocolate. Imagine a bar of Swiss chocolate in the sun, but only the vanilla-twisted scent, not the consistency. Something like this. In combination with the fruity aspect, a kind of chocolate fondue with fruit and oud or warm woods. Yummi. And that with the 10 hour longevity, the sillage was completely moderate. Projection about 1 meter, perfect. With one spray. So rich that even Scrooge McDuck would be pleased.

Just right for rainy or cold days, but unfortunately hard to find...

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