Black Musk Montale for women and men

If you liked the smell of Fahrenheit but found it TOO much like petrol/rubber, you will enjoy this.

The leather and nutmeg combo is toned down quite significantly when compared to Dior's effort, and although it still gives that 'Super Ball dipped in gasoline' accord that Fahrenheit possesses, I find it much easier to wear.

As with most of the Montales, it lasts for ages (one spray on your bare chest, and it will linger on your shirt until you wash it) and projects like a beast. People will definitely notice you, and it takes confidence to wear this.

I'll concur with alfarom and give it a 7/10, I'd love to hear what a Fahrenheit fan thinks of Black Musk.

The musk here is basically the same as in Dark Aoud minus the oud and the saffron. Dark, deep, rich, intense and completely satisfying. Leather and musk with a remarkable synthetic-woody vibe. By any means Montale-ish!

Rating: 6.5-7/10

I could almost swear that when looking at the note pyramid and smelling this on me, there has to be more to the composition than what is listed... But in either case, I absolutely LOVE this. It's dark and masculine, but it's "clean" at the same time. This is more pewter grey than black.

Longevity and sillage need not be mentioned here: it's classic Montale in those aspects. Actually, this has left traces on my skin after 24 hours. It survived 55C heat yesterday and will be on my shirt until I wash it out - but gosh, I really don't want to.. LOL

This is definitely a mood-setting fragrance that turns heads with a vengeance. I actually got stared at and sniffed by a mother/daughter pair last night. After giggling and speaking to the store owner in Arabic, he told me later on that they both wanted to know what I was and I was wearing. Apparently, they both thought I was attractive and smelled sexy. From the looks of them, case closed. ;)

Black Musk, another reason Montale is up there with Hermes in my collection....