Best Star Oud by Montblanc Alternatives & Similar Perfumes

Named after the supposedly richest ruler who ever lived, the African king Mansa Musa, the perfume is made with rich Indian oud (with a fermented leathery nuance), sandalwood, spices and a drop of rose.

Twilight to moonlight in an ancient city. Cumin, peach and cedarwood in an intimate embrace, summoning the smell of skin seasoned by passion.Turkish rose surrenders to a velvety bed of amber, patchouli and sandalwood. For lovers of Féminité du Bois, the groundbreaking niche perfume created by Christopher Sheldrake with Pierre Bourdon.

Perfumer: Mark Buxton

Contrary to Western expectations, sumo wrestlers rikishi 力士 exude an elegant scent which incorporates a traditional hair oil called bintsuke. This perfume conjures bintsuke with an aromatic eucalyptus and anise opening, before violet and heliotrope create a powdery smellscape, turning musky with the addition of patchouli and sandalwood. This eau de parfum represents a powerful sumo wrestler with a gentle, incense-like warmth.

Ormonde Man, a most sophisticated fragrance, despite its unconventional ingredients. Complex and full of character, sultry and mystical, the fragrance exudes soft woody notes, but it is the infusion of Oudh oil, the world’s most prized essence since time immemorial, that sets it apart, elevating the scent to one of true distinction.

Forceful but smooth, Pardon begs for nothing owing to its appealingly rich blur of patchouli, oud and castoreum. Its animal magnetism is heightened by moreish cinnamon and cocoa.

A total delight, a Shahmaran dark rose with spicy spikes. This precious rose grows on a rock of amber and this makes its aroma deep and honeyed.

That was Bloom’s fragrant fairy tale take on describing 1001’1 Nights.

It’s a very poetic perfume inspired by the Arabic saga, a maze of stories inside a story. The materials (rose, incense, sea salt) and aesthetics (it’s a rich and generous oriental blend) totally would have fitted Scheherazade’s nights.

5 citrus notes.
6 fruity notes.
5 rare perfume notes including musk and amber.

565 is a number from one curious story. The protagonist was neither that handsome nor rich, but his name was Casanova. 565 is the number of ladies who had a relationship with Casanova during his life.

The perfume is an indulgence of sweet and showy radiance: candied bergamot peel soaked in amber, with a pinch of animalic musks.

In fleeting top notes Myrtle, fragile as the promises of love, encounters the preciousness of saffron, merging into an indomitable desire for eros.

The luxuriant notes of honey are exalted by the jasmine night breeze that pervades the home of the chaste lovers, among the frescoes, on a thalamus of rose petals.

The mysterious notes of incense and sweet vanilla blend with the oriental contamination of amber and labdanum that fades into the ancient aroma of agar wood, sealing the essence of Castiamanti, expression of rich Pompeii.

Honey Oud opens with a gourmand accord of English honey and vanilla which combine to add a velvet softness to the oud oil and accentuate the rose at the heart of this complex fragrance.

The exclusive fragrance is created with oud oil from a certified sustainable source of agarwood.