Reviews of Mukhallat
by Montale

I have to agree with Trebor and Foetidus on this one...Montale's Sweet Oriental Dream is much more richer and well rounded than this comparatively "thin" example of a Turkish Delight scent. Serge Luten's Rahat Loukhoum is also a much better choice if you want to try a scent that's inspired byTurkish Delight.

Wild strawberries and sweet almonds? Well, I’m sorry but this smells horribly synthetic and medicinal. If anything, it reminds me of an empty bottle of strawberry-flavoured cough syrup.

This should never have been released, let alone created. Mukhallat is one of the worst Montale releases ever.

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[Original submission date: 28 September 2008]

Another Turkish delight gourmand: fruit and nuts and sweet, sweet, sweet. I suppose every niche fragrance company with an adequate product line has to do one of these. If you want one of these Turkish Delight fragrances, and are thinking of Montale’s Mukhallat, I would suggest you check out the competition, including Montale’s own Sweet Oriental Dreams. Mukhallat replaces the sweet sweets in Sweet Oriental Dreams with synthetics… not an adequate replacement. This one’s headache inducing and completely unworthy.