Roses Elixir Montale for women

Why do I smell patchouli? Especially in the beginning. After that it turns nicer and lighter but for some reason just gives me headache.

I find it very similar to Miss Dior Cherie

I just LOVE this perfume!
To me it's a mystical blend of roses, musk, white flowers, vanilla and amber.
It's so fresh and uplifting yet it's still classy and elegant and beautiful.
When I wear it a lot of heads turn, and I get asked a lot about it ;)
It's also sweet makes u feel so special like a princess ;)
It's strange but I don't smell as much strawberry in it.. To me it's more floral and musky.
It's staying power is great! It's one of few perfumes which can actually linger around and stay on you clothes for a whole week!! WOW
The scent greets you upon opening your closet! (if you hadn't washed the perfumed piece yet)
On my skin it stays all day and sometimes to the next morning (until I shower!)
I LOVE YOU Roses Elixir!
THANK YOU Montale!
This is my first Montale perfume and it won't be the last :)

Sweet and slightly boozy, Roses Elixir is an energetic, bright fragrance. This is my favorite "vacationey" rose, perfect for days when you don't want to take anything seriously. It starts out bright and citrusy, but after a few minutes it develops into to an almost chocolately, creamy warmth. It makes me think of chocolate covered strawberries, fresh roses, and champagne! It hints of La Rose Angel, occasionally, which I love, but this is unique, and perfectly fun.

Sweet and fun scent at first..then becomes floral, sharp and tart with a little hint of musk. The jasmine I can detect very much and the orange flower. On first spray, I thought this was going to be an instant love for me. However, the very tart-y floral dry down is a bit much for me and it makes me want to wash off this scent. Very green. Good scent for spring.

I hated it first! Smelled VERY floral and..synthetic and just really BAD!!! But after a couple of hours it turned into very nice fresh, strawberry smell..But I don´t know if it is worth buying a perfume just because of the drydown..

This is very synthetic and horrible. I have to remove the sample from my sample box because it messes with the smell of other samples

I don't find this overly sweet at all. I actually really smell the earthiness of the strawberry leaves at first. The rose is prominent but quite green, then the musk, a hint of white florals. It is actually a smidgen like Victoria's Secret Strawberries and Champagne in the beginning. There is a slightly dry bittersweetness that I would liken to a rose wine or a sparkling white maybe, or perhaps a mixture of both. Pulpy earthy strawberry. The notes are blended very well. Wow, the musk gets very lovely as it wears on. Very very gorgeous slightly sweet natural muskiness. Mmm. It has really nice sillage. You'd only need a spritz or two. The drydown is beautiful.

My favorite Montale perfume. Its super sweet, but I think the citrus plays a role in balancing out all the sugariness. If you don't like strawberries then this scent is not for you because it basically consists of strawberries, and just a tiny bit of rose. In fact, if I were to rename it, I'd change it to Strawberries Elixir. This Montale is for the floral fruity girls, and I adore it. Where I live its not very popular so whenever I spray some on people ask about it. Its the creme de la creme of all strawberry scents.

If you were to check this rose's petals I'm sure you would find quite a few cavities. She apparently has a sweet tooth. (so to speak) I'm not sure it's entirely her fault though. She was obviously born to like the sweeter things in life.

This rose smells like she's been dipped in vanilla and then rolled in strawberry sugar. If you are prone to headaches from perfume I'd RUN at even a glimpse of the box on this one. The sweetness is unrelenting and devours the rose entirely.Poor thing~she never had a chance.

Initial notes of lemon and water blooming into white flowers and orange blossom, peony and bitter citruses. On dry-down makes me think of lace and porcelain dolls. A sweet yet decidedly unromantic scent, friendly and innocent. Candied angel wings and dried orange curls. Almost Victorian as it fades away over hours into sugared lemon, roses and vanilla.

This Montale is too tart and sour for my taste. I can smell roses but only faintly because of all the other things mixed in. Not my favorite.

All day enjoying wearing my sample of Roses Elixir I have been reminded of some scent I used to wear long ago -- but was unable to identify until just now: Spiritual Sky Strawberry Perfume Oil!

This Montale is a beautiful, upscale, wonderfully-made, rich and lovely scent similar to that sweet, cheap oil.

That said, I DO love it but would only wear it in private for my inner flower child; roses and strawberries are not what I equate with sophistication or allure! Peace,love and harmony, though, absolutely!

this scent is nothing special.very fruity and too less roses....it disappointed me!!!i do not feel comfortable with montale's fragrancies so i do not find noone of them particularly well blended.i always find them cheap and rose elixir isn't an exception

I like this one too!

Sweet strawberry with roses and again, a touch of salt background.

Remind me Elle de Yves St-Laurent but way better. More natural.

Like this and want something like that for my GF.

edit: oct 03, My GF like it but not greatly. Too sweet for her.

I’ve been on a serious rose kick for a while. Over the past year, I’ve sampled different renditions of the Queen of Flowers—sweet, innocent, sharp, or mysterious—and some of these have left a lasting imprint on the landscape of my olfactory experiences, so I was excited to try Roses Elixir.

Roses Elixir is a green interpretation of the flower. The rose is not prominent to my nose; rather, it serves to highlight the herby, green notes and strawberry leaves (more so than the fruit itself). The fragrance is sometimes described as sweet, but the sweetness is barely there. The rose makes a subdued appearance in the heart of the perfume, toward its second stage, and the base is almost chypre-like.

The notes list vanilla though I don’t register this note well. Overall, this is a fresh, summery, well-crafted take on green, citrus rose that is only a tad sweet. In fact, it reminds me of a couple of Les Parfums de Rosine creations where the rose is similarly used to accent other elements.

As for my personal preferences, I liked Roses Elixir well enough, but it would not replace my favorite Hermessence Rose Ikebana, which is also fresh, but is juicier, fruitier, and livelier than Roses Elixir. Although Roses Elixir doesn’t have powerful sillage, it lasts fairly long on me.

EDIT: The last couple of days have been cooler, and the fruity notes are more conspicuous to me (or perhaps my perception has changed).