Dark Aoud
Dark Aoud opens with an almost medicinal intensity—raw, astringent oud that feels unpolished and confrontational.
The scent fingerprint
Weighted by intensity across 10 accords.
Every perfume in Sillage is represented as a distribution across canonical accord slugs — a lingua franca for scent. Two fragrances with overlapping fingerprints are scent-twins, even if they share no literal note.
- Oud85
- Sandalwood75
- Leather35
- Amber25
- Incense20
By the editors · 2 min readDark Aoud opens with an almost medicinal intensity—raw, astringent oud that feels unpolished and confrontational. This is not the sweetened, velvety version often marketed to Western audiences. Instead, Montale presents oud in something closer to its traditional form: sharp, leathery, faintly animalic, with an edge that demands attention.
As it settles, sandalwood emerges to soften the composition's rougher angles. The wood brings a creamy, slightly dusty quality that tempers the oud without domesticating it entirely. The contrast creates a restless character—neither purely harsh nor comfortably smooth.
This suits those who want their oud uncompromising, or anyone curious about the note's less approachable side. It wears close and serious, a private experience rather than a crowd-pleaser. Not an everyday scent for most, but compelling in its refusal to charm.