Montana 80 Montana for women

Marvellous perfume. I am suprised that a perfume which does not evem sell in perfume shops and never did, at least where I live, is this good. I do not see anything oriental about it. I would consider it floral woody. It smells very much of wood, which, considering the composition, is exactly what one would expect. And although I do not usually like woody scents, I love this one. Projection and lasting power are very very good, and the scent is heavenly. It reminds me of Crystal Noir and of Nina (original, 1987). But from my viewpoint it is much better than Crystal Noir, better balanced and structured, as for the scent, and in the same league as original Nina. I think that Montana perfumes these days are produced and marketed by different companies and for that reason it is quite surprising the common hight quality they carry on showing. I consider parfum de peau, even the current reformulation, Montana Blu, Montana Homme, Montana parfum d'homme and this one amongst the best of the best.

Yum!
It starts on a creamy citrus accord.
Think vanilla custard with a drop of nectarine essence.
Smoothness with a kick.
As citruses tend to behave in a rather volatile and fleeting fashion, this fades rather quickly, but oh boy are you left with a lovely surprise…

I love tuberose so there was a high chance that Montana 80 would be in my good book, however, there is tuberose and Tuberose, and this one is of the latter category … with a capital T.

There is a rather unusual but very clever pepper accent here. The amount is just right and I suspect it comes from the addition of Bay Leaf.
A daring move that certainly works a treat.

As it reaches dry down it becomes a gorgeously mouth-watering Tuberose soliflore that somehow lets you know now and again that there is more to it.
Simply fab.

Mm mmm, perfection! '80' was a blind buy and it's not what I would call a conventional fragrance. This is a deep, refined and truly divine offering from Claude Montana. I'm putting it on the same high plateau as the other five fragrances on the top shelf of my favourites. Yes, there's coconut at the beginning, which quickly softens and then the burnt orange begins to smoulder. Excellent projection and lasting power. To me, it's kind of along the lines of Hermes Elixir des Merveilles, but deeper somehow. I'll be keeping it on my dresser for a long time. Words can't explain how much I love this. It makes me happy and I'm totally smitten. Lovely bottle too.

Thank you Yamba1 for the review and the precious sample! Well like you, I get the almost rotting mandarin smell but also a huge blast of coconut, which surprised me as it is not listed in the notes. Maybe it is the combo of milk and woods? The combination smelled to me like some exotic citrus cocktail, but unfortunately that sour note makes it not one I would want to wear. Pity, because the notes sounded wonderful...but I'll leave it all for you.

I was fortunate enough to be gifted a decent of this by Jaspersen (thanks) and have been besotted ever since. In raving about Montana to my dear friend Scorpiosheep, she asked why I hadn't done a review? Well, the answer is that although I love Montana 80, I don't really know how to describe it. On first spray, there is a most unusual take on citrus. Yes, i definitely get the mandarin orange accord, but it has taken me some time to undertsand that (on me anyway) it is sharp, verging on sour, almost like the smell of a mandarin that has almost gone off. Now, I know by this stage you would be thinking that's pretty gross. Who wants to smell like rotting citrus fruit? Yet the other notes, namely the rosewood, bay leaf and flowers seem to give this balance and complexity.

I feel instant uphoria when in wear this. Just like golidlocks, it isn't too heavy, it isn't too light. It's just right. I never tire of the complexity and intrigue from the sweet/sour/woody combo and as an added bonus, it lasts 8-10hrs and more on clothing. 100% love. There you go Scorpiosheep.....just for you! XXX

Like with many Montana's fragrances, this is a distinct, creative powerhouse.
I was almost giddy when I sprayed it on, anxious for the milk, the bayleaf with the florals, and the rosewood opening.
I was blasted away - but in a good way. It smells like everything I wanted it to and more.

It is clearly oriental: flowers (gorgeous tuberose) with spicy additions (bayleaf->perfect! + a remaining something from the rosewood) and a base I think will be potent and stunning 10hrs after applying. Right now (1hr after applying) I "feel" milk and cedar more clearly.

But actually it all blends so well that it is a refreshing (cedar+bayleaf), spicy (like aftereffects of eating toooo much ginger spicy) milky and woody scent. Perfect!

This fragrance is not so much a pyramid of notes as it is a choreography. There are some notes that seem to dance in and out of the various phases of the dry-down process, while others make appearances only at certain times.

To start, I get mandarin, rosewood and a blast of tuberose. As the heart emerges, I feel even more pronounced mandarin, along with iris, orange flower, and a tiny bit of petit grain, which gives the fragrance a zesty feeling. In this phase, the tuberose stays very subdued. The milk note begins to emerge at the very beginning of the base, and the tuberose makes a re-appearance as while sandalwood very quietly steps in. I also feel petit grain again at this point. The cedar and amber are not easily detectable, but I am guessing they are balancing the composition in the background.

The base is undulating and delightful, with various notes re-emerging and then fading again.

What a lively perfume!! It is right up my alley, and I definitely have some hippie in me! It feels cheerful and bright, yet earthy, and also a bit unpredictable.

Similar in style to this fuzzy, hippie scent is Queen of Hearts by Queen Latifah, but that one is dominated by patchouli, whereas Montana 80 is not.