Of the ones I sampled, none IMO.
Please list what you believe are the most disappointing Montale scents due to longevity, quality, originality, scent, sillage, etc.
Thanks in advance!
Mike
Of the ones I sampled, none IMO.
All of them.
Except on the longevity and sillage part, which they excel in....unfortunately when what is projecting is unpleasant then it counts as a negative for me.
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Fougeres Marine, smells like Tommy Hilifiger cologne on steroids.
I have four Montale and all of the are Brilliant
No complaints with anything. Smells awesome, lasts into days and projects into miles? What else would you want?
Life is too short to sample. Buy Blind| I am generally not interested in batch hunting or weak fragrances.
[UK] - FÈVE DÉLICIEUSE splits
Top 10 in no particular order:
Amouage - Epic Man
Montale - Black Aoud
Montale - Aoud Lime
Boucheron - Jaipur pour homme edp
Hermes - Terre d'Hermes pure parfum
Thierry Mugler - A Men Pure Malt
Serge Lutens - Ambre Sultan
Rochas - Lui
Davidoff - Cool Water
Mancera - Cedrat Boise
Chypre Vanille
Didn't like this one
I have 76 large bottles in my collection, and none of them are disappointing to me.
I've only sampled about 5 Montale's line and found Wild Aoud to be a disappointment.
Any chance of swapping or purchasing a decant of some of your 76 bottle collection?? Quite impressive.
Ones that intrique me that aren't on their way to me already include: Cuir d' Arabie, Full Incense, Greyland, Dark Aoud, Woods & Spices, Vetiver Sables, Wild, Sandflowers, Moon Aoud, and Black Musk.
I do not like Black Aoud as I find it overwhelming and felt like a walking bowl of pot pourri when I sampled it. Also Red Aoud was just too sickly sweet for my taste and it just rubbed me the wrong way.
I loved BA but was too nuclear potent for me to enjoy
Is the juice worth the squeeze?
After you sample a hand full of their Aoud fragrances, you'll find the rest disappointing since they smell very similar to each other. Regarding their normal line, I find majority of them lacks depth and quite synthetic smelling
I had to put up my Black Aoud for swap. The rose note was overwhelming on me. Grannyville!
Hard work never killed anyone, but why risk it?
Not that I love all of them but of the 12 or so I've worn none disappointed me. Perhaps my expectations of Montales weren't unrealistically high to begin with.
Black Aoud. Thoroughly hyped, but not it's my bag.
You will NOT find any Montale with poor longevity or projection. They all are incredible. BUT there are some to stay away from. Boise de Aoud, Wild Aoud, Moon Aoud, Original Aoud, and an out of production one called Aoud Lime Leather. These are awful, bland, or both. Boise de Aoud smells exactly like a urinal cake deodorizer found in a public bathroom.
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Wood and Spices.....Was a huge disappointment for me.
had the whole catalogue gave it away for free!
I'd recommend to give it another shot, and in colder months, as I felt the same way about it the first time I tried it. Gave me a headache and felt I was an old granny. Scrubbed hard to get off! Now I LOVE it! Great drydown too.
Obviously it appears that most of the Montale line is full of love it or hate it frags.
On the whole I am not a huge admirer of the Montale range of fragrances. I have been on the fence for many months regarding Black Aoud and finally decided that it is not for me. I also had Red Aoud in my collection for a while before it started to irritate me. Blue Amber opens well enough but drying down becomes a little too feminine. Probably, the one I like the most gets little love here, however I think it would work well in the summer and that is Santal Wood.
Greyland
Totally boring and nondescript...
It's ok but I expected Blue Amber to just completely amaze me, but it didn't do anything for me.
Not my kind of fragrances....sorry.
Loud and synthetic in my opinion.
* Most drawn to complex florals, chypres and orientals. Collect the best, forget the rest *
Life is too short to sample. Buy Blind| I am generally not interested in batch hunting or weak fragrances.
[UK] - FÈVE DÉLICIEUSE splits
Top 10 in no particular order:
Amouage - Epic Man
Montale - Black Aoud
Montale - Aoud Lime
Boucheron - Jaipur pour homme edp
Hermes - Terre d'Hermes pure parfum
Thierry Mugler - A Men Pure Malt
Serge Lutens - Ambre Sultan
Rochas - Lui
Davidoff - Cool Water
Mancera - Cedrat Boise