Aoud Velvet Montale for women and men

Starts off with soft warm spicy florals--I'm reminded of marigolds for some reason--but as Aoud Velvet melds with the skin more and more of the unique and at times borderline discordant oud note slips in. The oud intensifies after about 30 minutes; never at the point where it clobbers one's neighbors with its scent, but spraying discretion is advised. At the 3 hour mark Aoud Velvet has calmed into a oud/sandalwood combo. If this is the most approachable Montale oud I'm going to be cautiously optimistic about the others, but not bad for my first Montale.

This is a really beautiful and longlasting aoud. Not brash or shouty, the aoud and white flower notes meld really well and the effect is elegant and comforting. Of the Montale samples I've tried to far, this is my favourite.

yes this is very similair to montale's velvet flowers!

You're hit with the intitial BLAST of ouds in this one as with in Red Aoud, White Aoud and Crystal Aoud.
I will compare it to Red Aoud as that one (on my skin at least)strikes me as most similar.
The flowers in this one somehow combine to read geranium (!) on my skin! Loud and clear, and I can't stand geranium, so this took some getting used to. Ouds, "geranium" and ylang ylang goes on strong all through my Velvet Aoud experience.
Velvet Aoud wins over Red Aoud because it does not play it as safe as I feel does Red. There is something truly uncompromising about this scent.
I have not quite yet befriended the not-there but very-much-experienced geranium note, but still, this goes on my love list :)

Enthralling, rich white flowers with the oriental twist.A bizarre touch from the aoud.If you want to feel the real beauty of this scent- wait for 30 min, or an hour. Warm, voluptuous, deep, refined. For grownup ladies, who are aware of their sexuality. High heel needed.

This is a captivating, beautiful scent. I have received several Montale samples from Lucky Scent and am loving them. Velvet is rich and complex, first scent is unfamiliar but lovely, (I think it must be the oud, this is the first time I have smelled oud). The oud is blended with orange blossom, and then, develops an enticing,vanilla and more, fragrance. It is also very long lasting. It smells like more than 5 notes are in it's composition. So Velvet is on my wish list.