Montana Parfum d'Homme Montana for men

I agree with all of the below. Thank you all very much for your comments that encouraged me to try this.
This is one of the best fragrances I own and I picked up 125mls for less than £8. Once I'd tried it for a few days I bought another straight away.

The smell is wonderful but as noted below it is briefly a bit pokey at the beginning. It's very masculine but complex,deep,spicy, woody and warm. A beautiful beast. Projects well and lasts a long time.
I'm not usually a fan of the "80s powerhouse" scents but this is NOT your typical potentially overbearing 80s powerhouse - this is a bit special.

I'm just getting into fragrances and trying out lots of things if I can pick them up cheaply. I don't think I'm going to find a better fragrance at this price for a very, very long time.
Absolute bargain. The name almost put me off - I'm so glad it didn't.

Highly recommended.
NOTE : If you want to try it make sure you get Montana Parfum D'Homme (A GREENY-BROWN BOTTLE IN A RED BOX)and not the confusingly similarly named Montana Homme (a grey-blue bottle in a blue box)- they are very different.

Great review Ericrico thumbs up, just as you said this frag is bold! wear while riding an old Triump (convertable) in a sunny autumn day setting!

A rich, green aromatic fougere with a warm base - Montana Parfum d'Homme is not a true leather scent, although there is definitely leather in the composition. And, by the way, this is a bomber jacket that is tattered and worn-type leather...something Marlon Brandon would wear while riding an old Triumph. A true throwback/80's powerhouse in any context, but definitely refined. The key to this composition that keeps the top clean, aromatic and not too dark (with all the moss, leather, wood and musk) are the aldehydes, along with the blast of citrus. The entire fragrance is strong, but lifted and smooth. Lavender, Tarragon, Sage and Pine stand out to me and make this a green fougere with nice floral components in the heart as well - geranium, carnation and a touch of jasmine all blended. This is serious juice. I like the soapy component here too, although the aldehydes keep it from being overly soapy. If I had to say this was a "love-child" of two scents that I admire qualities of, it would be Krizia Uomo (a very green soapy scent with some good pine) and Halston 1-12 for its cleanliness and very nice drydown. However, Montana goes a step farther than those scents in overall depth. I like both of those and believe them to be great, classic scents that are (in a way, restrained). Montana is much bigger and broad-shouldered. They call Montana the Big Sky State - there is a huge amount of air you fill with scent in this Devil's Tower flacon! Not for the faint of heart...Aiona and Grottola's reviews sold me on getting this scent after smelling it years ago in my early 20's. Glad I did! 30-45 minutes in - the patchouli in this has kicked into another gear with the pine and leather (while still carrying a lot of nice florals and green herbs) and I am grinning right now. No incense for me (I am an incense lover - but that is fine...I prefer the soapy/green vibe undertone of what this is giving me). Ironically, I have been looking to purchase Aramis Havana, but after getting this for a great price - I will be looking another sought-after/elusive bottle by Aramis come spring instead, as this has won me over!

Wear this with two-three days of facial hair growth, a leather jacket and an attitude. It is non-apologetic and you must wear this with a cockiness, or it could wear you. 8/10 - solid and recommended!

Note - a reviewer compared it to Gianfranco Ferre for Man. Please don't take offense, as I am a huge admirer of that scent - and have vintage and current formulations. Very different structures although they share some notes...Gianfranco Ferre for Man is a Top 10 for me. This is very good but I recommend GF for Man over this (although having both is my choice)... :-) !

This is not as much a leather but rather aromatic. Smells mostly of lavender, although after a while (a longtime actually) pepper becomes more noticeable. Aromatic notes have always been the most common in male perfumes. I do not know where the idea that men should smell of those herbs or wood comes from. It seems that there is a fear of marketing something other than aromatic, woody, aquatic or citrus for men. After all designers should be more creative, rather than conformative, if one bears in mind the price of their fragrances (not this one these days). The only unusual thing about this perfume is its strength, which is impressive and unusual, mostly these days. That makes it quite interesting, sometimes even intoxicating. I wish I appreciated the scent better, both for that reason, I like strong perfumes, and because most perfumes are unrealistically overpriced, and this one is quite cheap.

Oh montana pour homme ! I got it at a shop you never thought it selled frags! , i just bought a bottle today !!! 125 ml for a nice 24 dollars marvelous!
Got a trip back in memorielane today its a great earthy spicy warm woody scent
I bought it back in 1990 for my brother he liked it alot then.
Its just as i remembered maybe a bit less strong in the herbs section

I must say i really think of cacharel pour homme now smelling it what do
These two have in common besides sage? I hear its like havanna? I never smelled that one :-( but i really smell some cacharel in it like its a lite version
Well maybe im the only one ...
Great scent very down to earth its strong but tender..
Im now a proud owner again

Tnx Grottola for your review i totally agree with your words in this, its a forgotten and underrated frag i bought it in the 80's i guess it was and still is a great scent very hard to find here.
Love the patchouli, oakmoss and sandalwood combo in it.

One of the best fragrances by far

There were a lot of fragrances like this “back in the day.” I was wearing Francesco Smalto Pour Homme back then (got it as a gift), and it’s interesting to compare the two. Both are natural smelling and strong, with strong lavender and oakmoss notes. And they share quite a bit of other notes too. The main difference is that FSPH is more focused on particular notes, and is unbalanced (though some may like this). The Montana does a great job of balancing a lot of notes, and it’s got good projection (“sillage”) and very good longevity.

I agree that this may indeed be “better” than Havana by Aramis, especially the drydown. There is a green quality, a fougere quality (more on the herbal side than the creamy one), a spicy quality, and mossy one. The other notes play supporting roles, providing an overall full, rich character. One way of thinking about this one is that it’s the green, herbal version of the original Azzaro Pour Homme, though the Montana is richer, with strong spice and more notes. Thus, it represents a true 80s “power” fragrance, and to me, a major accomplishment in perfumery. Only the top notes are a bit much, and you can spray less than usual to keep it discreet. I think I have a bottle produced much later than 1989, suggesting that if there was a reformulation it was done well.

UPDATE: Here is my new review: I'm astounded at the quality of this fragrance, relative to the current prices. Some may indeed feel that it's "over-constructed," but many of these kinds of fragrances keep me interested for many hours. There's a soapy lavender/fougere quality, a spicy one, a mossy one, a floral one, etc., and the dynamism is great, as you might expect. There is a fairly sharp opening, but once that fades the different elements are more balanced. Havana isn't as complex in the drydown, and has a more powdery quality (and it's got tobacco, though not much of a soapy lavender element), but they certainly seem similar at first. The other thing is that it doesn't fit easily into earlier genre classifications, but instead has aspect representative of several (fougere, oriental, leather, chypre), and so some may feel uncomfortable about this. The only thing "missing" is an animalic note (there's also no gourmand element, but they were yet to come), which separates it from other fragrances of the 1980s, such as ones that had strong castoreum notes (Yatagan, KL Homme, One Man Show, etc.). Longevity is excellent, and projection ("sillage") is just right, except for the powerul opening (which can cause olfactory fatigue, especially for newbies).

Yet again, a bold perfume from a nose known for creating quite memorable stuff!
This excessivelly masculine perfume fell like a bomb back in the 80's. The smell was unique and strong and the packaging like yesterday's minimal, not that it looks any outdated now.
I believe the bottle represented the tower of Babel in a beige sandlike colour while the box that carried the bottle came in a gorgeous hot shade of red (there was so much thought and trial and error on this product, one can tell) an artistic perfume statement only French could provide at the time.
I remember even the quality and texture of the paper of the package was just right!
The fragrance was a multi-facet leathery oriental composition, very unique, which found a couple of imitators later and I'll say imitators only because great minds just borrow.
I still have the bottle I got back in the 80's somewhere (I believe in the fridge of my parents' house) and I can verify that it has maintained its trademark presence without a simple sign of deterioration!
"Montana parfum d'Homme", is a very inspirational creation in many levels.
We really want more like this.

A note: it lasts forever.

One of my favorites! Such a happy scent! Sillage is excellent and longevity is good.

Montana Parfum d'Homme is one of the most neglected masculines ever, but it can be a real treasure if you give it a chance. It is a lot like Aramis Havana, however, this came first. Of course, there are a few differences.

If you've never smelled Havana before and thus can't draw a comparison, then the best way to describe these two scents is that they are very powerful, spicy green fragrances. Like Havana, the Montana has a powerful opening blast of lavender, green spices, and leather; there's also a subtle cumin note that is not overbearing for people like me who hate cumin. I also get some aldehydes and floral notes among the opening blast, giving Montana softer, more "plush" feel than Havana. As the scent dries down, it retains this character, however the middle and base unearth themselves more and more until I'm left with a subtle masculine presence of moss, patchouli, leather, and a slight hint of incense a few hours later. The lavender and spicy notes hide in the shadows quietly. The entire scent life, there's a slight "celery" kinda smell, which is the only thing I don't like about Montana Parfum d'Homme. It's not unpleasant, per se, but it's weird.

I get a good 8 to 10 hours out of Parfum d'Homme. I actually prefer this to Havana, simply because it's not as "hot and bothered" or overbearing as Havana is. This one is more conserved and accessible.

I'll also mention is the bottle - it reminds me a lot of Devil's Tower from the film Close Encounters of the Third Kind. From what I understand, it was supposed to look like the Tower of Babel. The sprayer is also awesome; it's a big sprayer button and the top of the sprayer curves to fit a finger, and it sprays the juice very generously but controlled, like a high quality Chanel or Guerlain atomizer.

Bottom line: Try it, as I find Montana Parfum d'Homme to be an unsung masterpiece. It's a satisfying, unique masculine that deserves more recognition.

One of the best fragrances I have ever had (the original version)Very sophisticated and masculine.Perfect sillage and longevity.

Wonderful leather , very manly ,very classy with outstanding longevity and sillage.Far away from to-day fragrance production.I don't know Aramis Havana which is reported to be similar but for me, Montana is very close to Gianfranco Ferré for man and Oscar Pour Lui ; I put all three at the same level of excellence in my personal fragrance scale.My rating : 4.8/5.

Edit february 2012 : I agree with ericrico comment and have to update the comparison I previously made : Gianfranco Ferré for Man is by far better !

Sampled it on releas in 1989 several times: it was so revolutionary I was kinda in shock. That faded and it became my signature scent with many compliments of people, and to date I believe it is a true classic that not only has a very good composition and excellent longevity, but also reinvented man's fragrances even if it didn't set a direct trend. It remains in a league of its own and despite being out of production still feels very contemporary.

Incredible fragrance!! I agree with Aiona. It´s very similar to Aramis Havana.

This is my all-time favourite mens fragrance,although the head,heart and
base notes in Europe seem to be different to what is said here:
Top:Tangerine,Pepper,Nutmeg
Heart:Geranium,Nasturium,Patchouli,
Sandalwood
Base:Amber Gris,Incense,Musk
It`s an oriental fragrance I would say and a perfect mixture between spice,florals,slightly fruity and musky.
Very sensual killer scent.
They re-launched it (red box,original)
in 2008 by a company called selective beauty and reduced the spice a little to make it more modern.Still has the same special vibe.
Way better than Havanna by Aramis and
designed in 1989,while Havanna was created in the 90s.
Not for boys but for men with character!

Love love love this masculine fragrance. Lemony-bergamot with aromatic sage. Lovely pine resin smell. There must be vanilla in it. Amber, patchouli, oakmoss, sandalwood in the drydown. Such a wonderful guy's scent. Sillage is pretty large for the first few hours. Longevity is incredible (> 24 hours on my skin). I've read that it's very similar to the more-expensive Aramis Havana, but I haven't tried that one to compare.

Totally edible! I could happily drown in a vat of this liquid.

Of note, the "blue box" version is an entirely different scent, I'm told. What I sampled was the "red box" version.

Opens strong but then settles down to a soft fragrance tattoo on the skin. Wonderful bottle also.

Very strong opening, the ultimate masculin cologne with good longevity