Reviews of Patchouli Leaves
by Montale

To me this smells like SL Ambre Sultan mixed with some Montale Blue Amber. It is extraordinarily tenacious and long lasting. It is a beautiful scent but just far too strong for me to wear.

Personally, I can detect more amber than patchouli in this!

The opening notes of amber and mint smell like a cross between Piper Nigrum (but with the mintiness lasting a lot longer) and Ambre Sultan (but less harsh and medicinal). Since I wasn't too keen on these two, this seemed like a good compromise. However, the déjà vu continued into the drydown.

Although this is a deep, resinous and warm scent (which was surprisingly enjoyable to wear) it soon developed into a rawer, slightly sharper and intense version of Tauer’s L'Air du Desert Marocain. As I already own this Tauer creation, I really can’t see this as bottle-worthy (and nor would I consider it to be superior). However, amber lovers may find something very appealing in this.

[Original submission date: 25 May 2008]

Very dry and woody, like cinnamon bark. I was expecting some sweetness from the vanilla, musk and amber but I get none. Or, perhaps, a slight dark, syrupy touch like Wood & Spices, but somehow it manages to stay so very dry even with that touch of sweetness. I also get a hint of mint, something cool and refreshing that balances the sweet touch into that neutral dryness. Not a bad scent but a little onedimensional.

Patchouli Patch meets Amber Extreme. This stuff smells like it's loaded to the brim with amber! The more it dries down the more the clean, dressed up patchouli a la Patchouli Patch shows up. It smells pretty nice overall, but given how much amber I smell here I would rather just have an amber fragrance.

Patchouli Leaves macerated for two years in the trunk of the oak tree combine with vanilla, amber and white musk on a base of Cystus ladaniferus from Tibet.

At first time it remembers cough-drops or some other medicine. For me it's a warm, vintage, smell that call up recollections of past.