Montaigne Caron for women

I started with the body creme and fell in love with the scent. Quickly, I ordered the Eau de Parfum (2007 issue). At first the nose gets hit with a blast of strong notes. Did I make a mistake ? At least, from the beginning there was a vintage feel, a typical Caron feel. Then, after a short hour, the middle notes came forward and the scent became more and more pleasant. Medium sillage, something green, almost like hay. Still, I was not pleased with my purchase, the body cream had smelled more like skin. Almost 2 hours later, finally, the soft base notes came out, vanilla, amber, and something like cedar (although not listed as such).
Very pretty. This perfume works best if sprayed ample under the clothes, before going out. Then it settles in, and when resprayed over the base notes later on, those get reinforced and the scent becomes soft and pretty.
You cannot go wrong with Caron. There is a classic feel to this scent, quality without question, just be patient and let it settle.

I have the vintage pure perfume courtesy of Miss Guerlain. It's so different from the modern over the top sweet scents that are so prevalent these days. A deep floral with a a marzipan note. I was expecting to really love this one and it's growing on me but I'm not sure that I'd buy it. Power to all those who love it.

This is a beautiful scent, classic and very well crafted, it's very far from the kind of scents launched in the market nowadays that too often are reminiscent of artificial sweeteners and air freshners. This one is about good old traditiona perfumery. Narcissus really stands out and mimosa makes it round and creamy but never sweet. Beautiful combination.

The opnions about Montaigne are so different.
Smoky? No.
Woody? Maybe.
Flowery? For sure.

Jasmine, orange, woods, vanilla... I buy it thinking it could be a good choice to substitute my beloved Moschino Couture! and the rare Anné Pliska (rare at least here in Brazil), after all this is a Caron (almost a niche parfum), but no, it's just a redundant scent with a smell... yes, just a smell in a beauty flask.

No wonder it's sold by R$ 49,00 here in Brazil.
Maybe one day I'll give to it another try.

I saw this perfume on sale and decided to buy it unsniffed. After trying at first, I was overwhelmed by the scent. I thought to myself: Oh my God!!! What did I buy?!?! The coriander? Or the bitter orange?
First notes were very harsh, made me gag a little (maybe I applied with a heavy hand...) but after a while, 20 min maybe the harsh notes were gone and I got a nice flowery-woodsy smell. Then I learnt:
1-never ever apply Montaigne with a heavy hand;
2-apply it at least 1 hour before leaving home so you will not bother any sensitive nose that might be around you.
3-Allow the scent to settle in your skin.

Staying power over 8 hrs in my skin and very good sillage.

Then you can enjoy Montaigne.

Aproveitando as ofertas (mto barato - menos de R$50 30ml)comprei 2 vidros. Sinto As notas de cabeça são fortes - sinto um aroma doce de laranja e algo mais (talvez o coriander), mas dura pouco. Uma hora depois não sinto cheiro algum, nada mesmo, e mais tarde, bem próximo à pele, aquele amber delicioso, que poderia ser mais forte...Mas em mim não prevalece flor alguma.

IMO Montaigne is no big deal. Someone compared it to sun tan lotion - I absolutely agree. It's rather cheap smelling - in a nice way though.
I could wish for a shampoo to smell like this - but not a perfume.

The first time I applied Caron MONTAIGNE, I obviously overdid it—a common mistake that I make with the creations of this house. They are strong and can only be appreciated when sparingly applied. I also find that Caron perfumes are quite capricious, changing a great deal with humidity, temperature, mood, and who knows what else—to say nothing of reformulation! Happily, when all of the planets are correctly aligned, the liquid inside my bottle of MONTAIGNE turns out to be a quite nice perfume, which was something of a relief to find for someone concerned that the great philosopher of subjectivity should not be maligned. In fact, on reflection, it makes a lot of sense that this ambery oriental should be as mercurial as the self, changing constantly in the face of new events and experiences. Given that the self attends to various stimuli on a fairly arbitrary basis, dependent upon a variety of other mercurial and random factors, my reception of MONTAIGNE should, too, be prefigured by all of the same.

All in all, I can recommend this perfume to those who appreciate thick orientals. To my nose, MONTAIGNE seems to contain myrrh and/or leather, though neither is listed among the notes. Perhaps the narcissus is very concentrated and combined with the coriander produces this effect. Whatever the case may be, this is a great wintertime perfume—but also appealing on a temperate summer day, I recently learned. Exceptional longevity and medium sillage. As the final proof that this is a decent creation, Emperor Oliver aka “Diogenes” aka “Nanook of the North” aka “Orson Wells” aka “Oscar Wilde” aka “Howard Hughes” aka “Houdini” (my cat) likes MONTAIGNE a lot. Which also, come to think of it, makes a lot of sense!

This reminds me of Bitter orange drizzle cake. The sponge made with good quality butter, eggs and vanilla, dense and yummy. Then flavoured with a syrup of bitter Seville oranges, which prevents it from becoming sickly. Quite addictive and delicious.

Lady Love said it perfectly:

"It is woody and a bit smoky, sweet and dry at the same time."

The EDP is very balanced, smooth and refined. It's exactly what I'd hoped it would be.

I think naleiarenee must've sampled something else, couldn't possibly be this beauty, which seems the antithesis of aldehydic, there's nothing bitter to my nose, and maybe I'll give you the powder, but "old lady"? Nah, not a chance. I think some people confuse elegant with old-fashioned.

To me it would seem out of place on a teen or 20-something, because it oozes maturity, in the best possible meaning of that word.

After falling in love with an earlier version of EDT, i finally got a large bottle of EDP! OMG, I adore this scent so much....it is so dark. mysterious and sexy. Sillage and lasting power are excellent: 5-6 hours at least. I am definitely going to explore Caron fragrances more.

I finally realized something...the drydown of Montagne smells very much like Jasmine Noir by Blvgari...but Caron quality is way better.

I purchased a 1.7 oz EDT blindly, just for the hell of it. I was buying Forbidden Flower by Lolita Lempicka and the seller combined the shipping for just $ 1, so i couldn't resist the steal.
Wow, one of my best blind purchases!
To my nose, it has absolutely nothing to do with Sublime, but this is a very rich, sophisticated fragrance: warm, dark, mysterious. Someone wearing this would be an epitome of a classy, highly refined lady. Must to be used with caution though...no more that 2-3 sprays. I have an EDT, and the sillage and lasting power are deadly!

I have been wearing it for a few hours already, and actually, the opening reminds me more of Opium flanker,Orchidee de Chine, which i love so much. But in a couple of hours it turns into something along the lines of Le Baisier du Dragon by Cartier.
I am sooooo head over heels with this fragrance. I can only imagine how gorgeous the EDP is going to be!

This reminds me of Sublime by Patou but less complex and more modern.

It is woody and a bit smoky, sweet and dry at the same time.

It's a classic perfume, that I find seductive and opulent, but I much prefer Sublime.

Fantastic winter scent; heavy and sweet but refined and warm.

This concert notes of jasmine, vanilla and sandalwood produce the greatest of symphonies for hours...

An absolute treasure for a scent lover...big thumbs up...!

(EDP Review)
My sample came by way of DoctorMod, who went above and beyond generosity to help me in my quest to try all Carons.

i was very excited to sample this, as it features one of my top five floral notes: narcissus. Now that I have it my one wish is that it weren't so heavy.

Yes I can smell the narcissus, but it is wearing like a perfume on me and not as an accessory. To my nose it needs more 'bubbles', or 'air' if you will. It sinks on my skin instead of soaring.

This is not a bad scent, however, just a heavy scent. I'd be curious to see what would happen if some green notes were brought in.

Sorry to all you Montaigne fans ,but I purchased this (untested)and to my horror tis awful !Too much aldehydes and bitter orange and powder .Strong and stale smelling to my nose,very "old lady'.

Delicious powdery bitter orange and aldehydes. Smells expensive, French and formal. Complex floral base, reminds of Nuit de Noel on my mother as she dressed to go out, elegant and beautiful. Dry down is ultimately very sweet almost like orange sweet tarts, but yummy still.

all I have to say is Beautiful!! I get spices out of this at first then very quickly turns to Jasmine and Rose. I think my mom would love this, it reminds me of Ciara...