So Flowers Montale for women

This was the first Montale I have sampled. Thank you, Kterhark, for introducing me to this scent and the Montale line.

Upon first sniff, I thought: this is what Kenzo Flower wanted to be but never achieved. So Flowers is a beautiful, traditional floral with a hint of leaf and vine. It smells like a vase of fresh flowers and greens with just a a touch of "shampoo" aroma (probably the musk). I get a lot of hyacinth in this one, more than any other single floral note. The other blossoms come across as a lovely non-distinct bouquet.

I haven't tried the oudh-based Montales, though I can imagine how So Flowers might seem out of character with the rest of the line. Judged on its own merits, it's a great true floral, complex and well-blended, and unsweetened by fruit or caramel or vanilla. Quality scents in this category are getting harder and harder to find.

So Flowers has good sillage and decent longevity, and is worth a try if you enjoy florals. It's not especially original, and may not be the best in the Montale line, but it's so nicely done anyway!

Hey-hey-hey, who are you, and what happened to Pierre?

Let's pinpoint- it is not a Montale!
For those who are shakeing from the line's aoud dominant scents - it is a good news!! For the first 15 mins this juice is closer to 'Love in Paris' than to any other Montale. What my nose snoops around is hyacinth and some jasmine, I can't find the sweetness of ylang-ylang, or the viridity of rose. It is almost a green floral. Weird from the master, isn't is?

But the longevity is pretty good, and after two hours the uproarious scene of flowers sobers down into a pleasant, well-balanced but not too special scent.

Sometimes when I'm snorkling I'll see things that look soft and smooth, and I usually reach out and touch them. A starfish, for example. But when I touch it I realize it isn't soft at all, but coarse and uneven.

This is my experience with So Flowers, which looks (note wise), like a soft and fluffy scent. on me, however, it's a little edgy, and this unexpected twist is what keeps it interesting for me.

I would say that hyacinth is getting top billing, because i'm three hours into wearing this and i don't detect the powdery iris dry down or the earthy ylang ylang grounding, so all in all a well blended fragrance.

What i'm not sure of is whether or not I would tire of this after a while. it is a little sweet, I think it get light rotation in my wardrobe. But for a first time wearing, i'm really enjoying it.

I keep sampling this one- i love montale's aouds and intense tiare- but i am not enamoured of so flowers. The only single note i can detect is the rose. Nice but not outstanding.