Patchouli Leaves Montale for women and men

I purchased this with a strong patchouli/amber scent in mind. I knew this is how I wanted to smell and I'm so happy the Scent Bar is right next to me, cause they always guide me in the right direction. First off, the staying power of this magical fragrance is ridiculous. Second, the dry down is seriously amazingly beautiful. We go from strong patchouli and amber to soft vanilla with a powder puff of amber surrounding. INCREDIBLE. I always feel the true test is what my husband thinks, before I tell him I already dropped the cash on it, and when he smelled this one, not knowing it was new, he said I smelled incredibly sexy. He also used the words erotic, exotic and intoxicating...along with some other slightly inappropriate adjectives to describe this mesmerizing scent. Well, that just so happens to be EXACTLY how I want to smell...I think I smell a new signature scent coming on!

UPDATE: okay, been wearing this for about a month now, and never have I had so many complete, absolute strangers, come up to me and ask me what I'm wearing. I sort of love every second of this. quite literally every day, someone compliments my fragrance and not just a "you smell nice" kind of a compliment, but an almost shocked "whao, what are you wearing?? you smell amazing!" sort. And they ALWAYS want to know where to buy it. Needless to say, I'm in love.

This is what happens if you add a ton of patchouli to Ambre Sultan.

I tried it and I love it.
It's a sweet, spicy, strong and sensual patchouli with amber, vanilla and some cedar in it (?!). I do not smell forest or wet soil (wish I did, but it's nice and different).
It isn't dark or metallic, just nice and warm perfume with great sillage and longevity. Very much woody :).

Montale PATCHOULI LEAVES offers a lot of dark oily hippie patchouli in a luscious labdanum-amber base with just a touch of sweetness. Wearing this perfume is like wearing an old worn-out sweater that feels cozy and comfortable and even cuddly but is not something that I'd want to don in public. It seems somehow too personal and too suggestive for anywhere but home.

I cannot help chuckling at the reviewer who said that this would be great--were it not for the patchouli! I realize that some people do have a patchouli problem, but I think that the name in this case is a sufficent red flag... Recommended for patchouli lovers and hippies, this perfume has excellent longevity and smells totally groovy!

too bitter and heavy, dark patchouli,

What prevents me to loving this
is the heavy amount of amber as the opener the amber had a bit of an curdled
smell but that my only compaint.
of course you've got patchouli but it drowns in a wet saturated sea of oils
but want makes it dry is the Labdanum
with the deep fiery smokey scent plays
a part of this fragrance and the animalistic spots of Musk and the
drydown of vanilla.

I would love this if it didn't have patchouli in it. The undertones are rich, deep, smooth and edible, and aside from a nice woody aspect, the patchouli has just too much of that hippie-oil feeling to it and ruins it for me. I had to scrub it off. I have smelled real, fresh patchouli leaves, crushed in my fingers directly from the plant, and they do not smell like this.

Smells really natural patchoully with a touch of "chocolate" in it. Really sexy fragrance I think more masculine side but can be worn by woman :-)


8/10

i came up with a more fair way to assess this perfume and this is my new review for it. after noticing that most of my the scents i like included patchouli, i assumed i would enjoy most patchouli based scents. patchouli, however, is a moody pal. in this fume, the patchouli is dark, wet and dense. it conjures up thoughts of a late night sky after a thunderstorm. the earth is still trying to soak up the excess water and everything is dank. the patchouli i like is more the next day with the sun drying everything out. this one is not for me, but it lasts very long for those who like a moist patchouli.

great for patchoulli lovers...the vanilla comes in a few hours later. i could have sworn i smelled cedar in here, very strongly at the beginning.

A great patchouly scent, dark, sensual, complete.