The rumour is that he was at Comptoir Sud Pacifique.
You can see some similarities - the aluminium bottle, the exploration of vanilla. CSP had some quality scents before their reformulation binge.
I wonder anybody knows what did Pierre do before he created Montale in 2001 and opened the showroom in 2003 ???? Seems like he never creates any perfume before that (no information on the net).
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The rumour is that he was at Comptoir Sud Pacifique.
You can see some similarities - the aluminium bottle, the exploration of vanilla. CSP had some quality scents before their reformulation binge.
Last edited by Petra Ichor; 2nd May 2010 at 10:47 AM.
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There´s also a watch brand with the Montale name, http://www.alibaba.com/product-free/...48/MORANO.html
I´m not sure if it´s the same company.
Isn´t it strange there´s not even one picture of Pierre Montale on the net?
The only snippet of info I found is that prior to founding the house of Montale, Pierre Montale was a private perfumer to royalty in the middle east..
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I remember someone on here saying Comptoir Sud Pacifique was his old company, but I can't find any info on that.
Slightly OT anyone else been unable to access the montale site all week ?
I think Pierre Montale might be a myth. Or a front for a money-laundering operation. Either or.
The Montale front page has been down for weeks, but you can get in via http://www.montaleparfums.com/montale_US.php (or you could, just tested it and it too is duff now)
Here's one of the articles talking about Montale and CSP: http://fragrancebouquet.blogspot.com...nd-all_03.html
..."considering CsP is a line that was originally created by Pierre Montale. There now seems to be some 'bad blood' between the lines, since Pierre Montale is (understandably) upset to see his formulas changed and degraded. Having come into the CsP line only after Pierre had already departed and never having known the ‘good stuff’ I still love CsP for what I know it to be right now. "
Certainly a conundrum wrapped in an enigma :)
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Per Luckyscent:
Parfums Montale came into being in 2001, when perfumer Pierre Montale relocated to Saudi Arabia and began to create perfumes for Arabian kings, queens, sultans and princesses. In 2003, he opened his first showroom in Paris and unveiled his masterful creations to the West, combining Eastern essences with precious woods, resins, florals, sweet confections and spices from around the world to create his beautiful line of perfumes.
Perfume traders usually broadcast what the manufacturers (brand owners) authorize them to publish. The information may be correct but is usually so limited that it leaves important facts undisclosed. 'His', i.e. Pierre Montales, line may actually be a line owned by family members of the royal family in Saudi Arabia. I can believe that PM may be the perfumer of some of the thirty perfumes appearing on the world market from one day to the next in the year 2003, but I doubt he alone deserves credit for all of them, particularly those containing oudh. Whatever the truth may be, the success is impressive, and their noble address in Paris certainly made up for a poorly administered website.
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Very interesting indeed.
I had no idea that PM had anything to do with CSP.
Smellin good
A real enigma of a man.
sounds like an interesting guy, the Montale brand kinda creeps me out though
I think there is a huge possibility that there is no real "Pierre Montale" at all.
The person who's playing the role of Pierre Montale may have a real name like Michel André Thomas.
...Thomas White Aoud? That won't work.
EDIT:
Since they're going to settle it out in court, maybe we'll see if he is truly "Pierre Montale" after all.