Bortnikoff Oud Monarch
4.5
Overall
Accords
floral
oud
warm spicy
cacao
animalic
sweet
musky
Notes Pyramid
Top
MagnoliaFrangipani
Heart
Rose de MaiHimalayan RoseCinnamonTobaccoRose
Base
Oud MeraukeOud co ChangCacaoCivetCastoreumLabdanumVanillaAgarwood (Oud)Cacao Pod
Community Verdict
Pros & Cons
- ✅ Mouth-wateringly good. Huge hit of chocolatey goodness which is moderately sweet. Feels like black powder yet somehow has a lightness of feel.
- ✅ This is perfumery done right. just enough 'stench' to keep it interesting but as little as making it still reachable to most users.
- ✅ A top-tier scent all the way. Love this scent.
- ✅ Mouth-wateringly good. Huge hit of chocolatey goodness which is moderately sweet.
- ✅ This has a wonderful combo of cinnamon gum and floral garland
- ✅ Deep, rich, impeccably blended work of art.
- ✅ Oud Monarch is an extremely wearable chocolate oud that evokes feelings of comfort and contentment
- ✅ The best balance amongst the Bortnikoff Ouds I’ve tried so far.
- ❌ The oud, civet, and cacao cause my nose to be in smell death. Not a pleasing smell at all.
- ❌ Unfortunately this comes off on my skin just like other Bortnikoff and Maksim ouds, a sweet, balsamic, fermented smell that's very likeable but also completely linear.
- ❌ The current formulation smells like a different perfume to the older one. It's not bad, but it's totally different.
- ❌ The oud, civet , and cacao cause my nose to be in smell death. Not a pleasing smell at all
- ❌ Unfortunately this comes off on my skin just like other Bortnikoff and Maksim ouds, a sweet, balsamic, fermented smell
- ❌ Nobody actually likes this, it’s impossible. Nauseating doesn’t begin to explain what this smells like.
- ❌ I bought an FB last year, it has a strange rancid aftertaste to it.
