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How does Montale Roses Musk compare with other Montales ( with a rose note) ?

post #1 of 15
8/10/10 at 4:32pm
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Hey guys and gals,

I need some help with this one. I have not sampled Montale Roses Musk. But I do really like all the Montales with a rose note ( Aoud Damascas, Crystal Flower...etc.)

How does Roses Musk compare with the other Montales. Is it a similar vibe ? How does it smell ? What are your overall impressions of Roses Musk ?

Thanks !
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post #2 of 15
8/10/10 at 5:18pm
I find Deep Rose, Taif Roses, & Highness Rose much richer and more pronounced if that makes any sense.
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post #3 of 15
8/10/10 at 6:45pm
It's considerably different to me - one of my favorite Montales too. Both the wife and I love and wear it often.
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post #4 of 15
8/10/10 at 9:28pm
I don't like it much. It is quite feminin. Montale has many better rose-based scents.
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post #5 of 15
8/12/10 at 5:36pm
Thread Starter 
Thanks gentlemen Your input certainly helps

Finding a rose based scent is ridiculously difficult
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post #6 of 15
8/16/10 at 7:46am
Have you tried Paestum Rose?
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post #7 of 15
8/16/10 at 3:50pm
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I have, actually ( I have a bottle). Its not really my thing. Really well made fragrance, but not what I am aiming for. Too many "other things" going on, detracting from the rose. I just cannot wear it out, and for occasions I may, I prefer to wear something else.
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post #8 of 15
10/9/10 at 3:42pm
This is a fantastic rose scent. I really like this one a lot - and is a great fragrance for any rose lover to sample.
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post #9 of 15
10/9/10 at 4:08pm
It wasn't what I was expecting. The musk isn't prominent or dirty. Probably the clean/white variant. It mainly smells of rose and very similar to a lot of the other Montale rose scents. It's nothing really special.
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post #10 of 15
10/9/10 at 8:28pm
I agree that the musk is clean, but it isn't light: it's quite rich and harmonizes well with the slightly liquor-like rose. One of my favorite rose scents.
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post #11 of 15
10/9/10 at 9:40pm
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Well, I gotta seek out a sample of this one now. I'm seeking out different fragrances at the moment, but this thread can get me back on track with my rose quest
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post #12 of 15
10/10/10 at 2:15am
I find a lot of these Montale rose scents very similar. I didn't find anything special about rose musk.
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post #13 of 15
10/10/10 at 2:25am
It's nice, but the rose is really lacking the depth of the rose I've smelled in other Montales. To me, it's very pretty but nothing to write home about.

I far, far prefer Sonoma Scent Studio's Rose Musc. A richer rose note paired with a nice labdanum-rich musk. It had a lot more depth than the Montale, to my nose, without being any less pretty and demure.
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post #14 of 15
10/10/10 at 6:53pm
Surfacing,

I can send you a sample if you like.
PM me.

Sheglows.
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post #15 of 15
10/12/10 at 11:04am
l found Roses Musk very pleasant & l'd say it's easily unisex. ln my notebook l wrote "it's like roses with the leaves on" when l sampled it. The rose slowly sweetens as the amber & musk creep in, & there's something smokey in the base. The sillage is quite soft & sensual. My only complaint is that it didn't last as long as other Montales on me.
ln comparison, l preferred Crystal Flowers as the sillage & longevity were fab; l would have considered a full bottle had it not reminded me of Stella, which l already have.
Speaking of Montale roses, today l sampled the new Roses Elixir. lt's very sweet, with a strong strawberry jam note for the first hour. After that it fades to a clean, rosy musk, but like Roses Musk it's only detectable very close to the skin after 2 hours on me.
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