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09/21/2021
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A visit to the bazaar or why the wheel does not need to be reinvented
Ibrahim had his stand at the large market on the outskirts of the city. Exactly there where the last dwellings were already surrounded by fine sand and the city slowly merged into the desert. Like every morning, Ibrahim was one of the first to prepare his stall for the hopefully numerous customers of the day. He dragged the countless woven baskets and wooden crates from his truck and systematically set them up around his stall. After the energy-sapping work was done, he set about opening each container and stowing the lids next to them. The first containers held countless spices such as cumin or even precious saffron. While he worked on the next baskets and uncovered the finest rose petals, violets and stalks of patchouli, the truck passed his stall as it did every morning, delivering countless canisters full of fuel to the stall near the main road. While Ibrahim was a lover of fine and beautiful fragrances, he still took a deep breath of the gasoline-saturated air every single morning and obviously enjoyed it. After the brief interruption, he turned back to his fragrant wares and set about unpacking the leather-wrapped caskets filled with rare resins, precious oud and fine vanilla beans and arranging them for sale.
To preface: Yes, Mancera's Aoud Exclusif is a rose oud fragrance through and through. Per Se this must mean nothing bad, however, the market seems to be currently but very saturated by this oud combination. Especially under these circumstances, it is of course of interest whether this candidate is worth a look. And to answer this question in advance: Yes, he is!
Aoud Exclusif starts as indicated with a colorful jumble of spices. I do here really hard in the first few minutes to smell out something concrete, but could swear that I perceive cumin and saffron. Next, violet and patchouli present themselves. The violet used here creates a slight nuance of petrol, while the patchouli comes across as dark and slightly chocolaty. Only after the initial upbeat of patchouli and violet has subsided does a beautiful, dark rose make itself known. The implementation is Mancera very well succeeded and you could almost see the thick and almost black leaves in front of you, as fine dew drops collect on the rough surface. This spectacle also lasts for a while until finally the oud makes an appearance. I think I detect something typical of Mancera in the Nepalese oud, a note that has also been used in Red Tobacco, but is difficult for me to pick up. Sure, you can clearly recognize the oud accord, however, something very slightly animalic resonates here for me. In my opinion, something that flatters the entire fragrance composition very much. Once the oud has also integrated between the other notes, some leather, soft resins and a certain powderiness by the musk comes into play. And just the just listed base note makes Aoud Exclusif at the end again really round and wearable.
In any case, you should be clear that the wheel has not been reinvented here. However, I would argue that Mancera has succeeded in creating a great rose oud fragrance, which can score with a very well implemented twist of spices and violets.
To preface: Yes, Mancera's Aoud Exclusif is a rose oud fragrance through and through. Per Se this must mean nothing bad, however, the market seems to be currently but very saturated by this oud combination. Especially under these circumstances, it is of course of interest whether this candidate is worth a look. And to answer this question in advance: Yes, he is!
Aoud Exclusif starts as indicated with a colorful jumble of spices. I do here really hard in the first few minutes to smell out something concrete, but could swear that I perceive cumin and saffron. Next, violet and patchouli present themselves. The violet used here creates a slight nuance of petrol, while the patchouli comes across as dark and slightly chocolaty. Only after the initial upbeat of patchouli and violet has subsided does a beautiful, dark rose make itself known. The implementation is Mancera very well succeeded and you could almost see the thick and almost black leaves in front of you, as fine dew drops collect on the rough surface. This spectacle also lasts for a while until finally the oud makes an appearance. I think I detect something typical of Mancera in the Nepalese oud, a note that has also been used in Red Tobacco, but is difficult for me to pick up. Sure, you can clearly recognize the oud accord, however, something very slightly animalic resonates here for me. In my opinion, something that flatters the entire fragrance composition very much. Once the oud has also integrated between the other notes, some leather, soft resins and a certain powderiness by the musk comes into play. And just the just listed base note makes Aoud Exclusif at the end again really round and wearable.
In any case, you should be clear that the wheel has not been reinvented here. However, I would argue that Mancera has succeeded in creating a great rose oud fragrance, which can score with a very well implemented twist of spices and violets.
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