Parfum de Peau Montana for women

I also need to mention that I have an older bottle of this perfume and a new one which I bought just yesterday. And I'm definite that the original formula has been changed! Because they don't smell the same, but mind you both are Magical! WOW! (and my older one isn't spoiled or anything) the older version and the newer one are both Amazing! A true classic and a must have I believe.
I would give both versions 10/10.

A Very Sensual perfume!
For a Very beautiful and attractive woman!
When a woman decides to wear this fragrance, she should make sure that she looks Gorgeous that day!!
The result will be Magical!
I Love this Parfum!

Well, this was my first real Perfume and I write it intentionately with capital. I was growing adult and felt in love with a sample of it gotten from French friends of my parents. I was still in Romania at that time and my father was sent by his factory to travel a lot abroad. So he was in charge to bring me that "very adult, very sophisticated" scent and he found it in the Switzerland in the end. It was the first scent I've got compliments for in my life. So, I don't write too much about the scent itself, I know. But how can one talk about one's first love??
OK: the happy end: I brought with me to Germany late 90ties the last drops of that first flask, and kept them until I got online another one. Youz can't find it in shops in Germany and it's good so: It's only for adults ;-)

Montana symbolises the excessive 80's in so many ways (the GOOD ways, of course). The empowerment of women, massive shoulder pads, huge hair, extreme coloured eye makeup and fabulous electronic music! Ironically enough, I started wearing it in the late 90's and still thought it was awesome! It is a VERY powerful scent, warm, sweet, rich, peppery and the endurance is amazing. If you love perfumes, you must try it! Gorgeousness in the extreme!! Oh and don't forget the incense - a sheer delight!

"Parfum de Peau" has this intense, sour quality one finds in "Magie Noire". It demands attention and it gives an abstract dominant sensualism to the whole.
It is exactly what the name says, "The perfume of the skin", nicely done and pretty distinct!
My colleagues at the university used to wear it a lot, and though not to my liking, I can see a good reason for it to be around forever.
"Parfum de Peau", is an ideal perfume to wear in a room full of smokers. Nothing deactivates better (actually it prettifies it) the smell of a cigarette smoke!

Does anyone know about the Summer edition of this perfume? Is it different from this one?

I personally don't get the fuss about this one. It's a mediocre green chypre. Not much leather to my nose. I had a vintage, but maybe a bad bottle, we never know...

There are way better ones out there, but I still haven't stocked up on those, so I will not reveal my opinion right now.

SIMPLY THE BEST!!!!!!!

Simply my signature perfum.. not for everyone.. only women who feels in control.. it will definetly reflect that feeling.. wear a couple of sprays only otherwise could be offensive.. the best lasting power EVERRRRR.. best for parties or elegant evening outings.. i used to have it when i was 20 years, 20 years passed and I was never over it.. very hard to find.. now I got it and keeping it for special occassions.. too afraid it might finish :(

This is the nicest perfume ever made. There is no other perfume like this one. Some people compare Rumba to this, and I do like Rumba, but it is not comparable. Rumba is too sweet and is not nearly as sophisticated as this one and the smell is not really alike. The drydown of Rumba does remind one of this perfume, but it is not the same. I find it hard to understand that someone managed to create such a perfume. This perfume is in fact oriental but the flowers and mainly the ginger give it a really special balance. The original was better and stronger but the reformulation is still amazing and still, from my viewpoint, the nicest perfume in production. And the sillage and longevity are still very good, although the original would sweep the air. Unfortunately very hard to find these days. I do not know if they discontinued it recently.
Does anyone know where to buy it online? I see it advertised in some american sites, but I do not know if it is the genuine product.

Montana is by far my favourite dominant leather fragrance, especially in its opening. It must be the daffodil that sweetens it a bit for the honeyed leather effect. I am glad I got a large bottle!

One of the best leather/chypre scents I've smelled besides Fendi. Very mature, not meaning as some call it "old lady". Quality with staying power (need not to re-apply). I have the body lotion that smells as good as the edt.

Oh, I loved this, when I first bought a bottle back in 1988! So fruity. Quite heavy, but then nothing light ever lasts on me. Is it still available?

This miniature went immediately to Aunty Kathy who just LOVES it! I'm disturbed by the cat spray note (yes, that really does exist) and it renders me unable to appreciate any facet of the perfume. Each to her own.

I read another review, for Alchemie, that suggests it's the black currant that gives the cat spray note, and it's present here too. Wow, I'd never have guessed. Notice I have no balloons but honestly I do smell it even if others don't.

Received this precious vial in a swap with my dear friend Yamba1 and wow! it's very strong, but a pretty inoffensive floral at the same time, definitely not a stinkbomb. It's is almost powdery in character, but certainly not a shy and retiring powder. I'm not normally a fan of florals but this has a delicious sour fruity/peppery overtone and the leather base notes add heaps of interest to my nose. I will happily wear this one day or night - wore it to bed last night and it lasted pretty much for 8 hours. I give it 10/10 and I'm VERY fussy.

One of my first fragrances back in the day ! loved this one for nights out always received compliments when I wore it just have a tiny miniature left now.

A wonderful scent! I feel incenses and this make me believe that Parfum de Peau is like Byzance...I loved it!

After I read a lot of raving about this one, I was eager to try it and did so in a small perfume shop. I couldn't understand the blast around it. Too me it was very strong and also extremely stinky. It's truely an 80s perfume and maybe it's simply not the time for this kind of scent anymore.

The 80s had too much of everything. Too much synthie music, too much pink lipstick and definitely too much in perfume.

Too much in perfume was then and still is no problem for me :-) Never.

PdP is too much of everything. It is a wild beast, pacing annoyed in circles, hissing at you, it hates its cage.

And just as such a big cat PdP smells very animal-like, at least in the beginning.
I can smell the musk from the next room.

The fruits which should accompany the leopard should beware of the patchouli-musk-leather-combo. These notes are quite present, they are already a test of courage in the tiniest of doses.

80s fragrances have a hard time being loved in today´s "clean" and soapy or unisex freshness. They quickly offend today´s "hightech" noses who have just read an article on the ordeal of musk oxes on wikipedia.

PdP leads me back to the roots of our existence : the beast, the animal, no matter if carni-, herbi- or omnivore.

This fragrance tortures our senses with heavy fumes which could originate in a hothouse, then again from an animal cage and in the end from the tanner and his freshly-made leathers.

However, PdP is, note this as a warning, sexy as hell. When you wear this your halo will melt into ashes :-)

I would say this scent was an inspiration for Agent Provocateur. PdP is burlesque, boudoir and a doll house in a very attractive bottle - but all in a very nice way and surely suitable for very special tastes and occasions which you want to think of for a long time :-)

PdP shocks you at first sniff but then the hissing beast turns into a half-tame chimera and dries down softly but it takes a while.

This animalic scent is special.

I cannot say that I don't appreciate Parfum de Peau as a masterpiece of the skank genre. I cannot say that I find it's spice and rose anything short of beautiful either. But unfortunately the beauty flees my skin within minutes, and I'm left with what I can only describe as a baaaad neighborhood: stale urine and mold all the way.
I was sure I would wear and love it, judging from the reviews and all, but no, I'm not ready to walk about with eau de hobo clinging to my skin.
Good news for those who have the right chemistry - PdP lasts forever and has atomic sillage.

There is something addictive about Montana..

Montana is a leather scent that opens up with an overwhelming burst of pepper and cardamom, combined with juicy fruits. All notes blend together perfectly.

Montana is: Extravagant, Sex, Animalic, Leather and 80's.

It's loud with amazing sillage and lasting-power. Extremely unique and peculiar.

genial.... magic...so special.This perfume is like an opera, it's just perfect and amazing. I love the scent also the bottle... So bad it s so hard to find....

Yes, it's very distinct. Yes, it's very demanding. But give it a few moments - even an hour and you will start feeling its inherent and true power! This is an ode to every self-conscious woman out there. A woman who doesn't care too much for the girly sweetness that so many scents exude. Leather and warm incense. Musk at its very best. WOW! The sillage is very fitting - and the staying power is as unique as the perfume itself! In love? Oh, yes I am! :)

I have a hard time reviewing a perfume I can't pronounce, but since my SO is one foot away I insisted he say this for me(he's French). The conversation went like this: (me) Pew? (him) Peau. (me) Pew. (him) Peau! (me) Peeuuuw (him) PEAU!

Whatever. Here is what I think of parfum de Pew. It opens harsh, so wait it out a bit. The top notes fade away after 20 minutes, and at this point the fragrance smells 'wet' to me. So, soggy, heavy florals with a hint of incense.

During the middle phase the incense becomes more prominent and the wetness fades away. I like this phase best; the florals and basenotes are really rich. It creates a wonderful halo that is perfect for a cold night. I can't comment on sillage because i can never guess that, but this seems average- not too strong, not too weak.

Despite the name I wouldn't call this a stinker. Like other reviewers, I wouldn't call this a leather either; to me it is more of a floral oriental. For it's price range it is certainly one of the better fragrances.

Beautiful fragrance, very similar to
Jean Louis Scherrer. Long lasting and
the best is when you spray just a little, even less than a little is more then enough!

Divina at Fragrance Bouquet....

I feel has the most astute and best description ...
I wish I could have given ...
of this Amazing Favorite Fragrance...
so feel I must share a portion of what she said with you ...

"Montana is a floral chypre that opens up with an overwhelming burst of pepper and cardamom, combined with juicy fruits that excite the senses and leave the nose tingling.
The ginger and carnation at the perfume’s heart enhance and prolong the peppery spiciness,
while rose and tuberose give the fragrance depth and substance.
It is the base notes however, which turn this into a truly magical concoction: amber, cedar, patchouli, olibanum, vetiver, oakmoss, musk, civet and by far my favorite of all animalic notes, castoreum,
which all blend together perfectly.

I'm gasping for more in a state of addiction.
Not only is Montana extremely unique and clashingly peculiar, it is also a Deviant by nature."

Parfum de Peau, also known as Montana de Montana, is usually described as sexy, assertive, dirty, and sultry.

what a great way to describe such a complex fragrance....

I found it on my 1st trip to PARIS ..way back in 1989...at his Boutique facing Galerie Vivienne

I bought Parfum de Peau ,The Savon de Bain,and mens leather gloves in his trademark Cobalt BLUE...

All these years ...I never used the Savon the Bain ...I kept the Cobalt Blue Gloves wrapped gently around the soap box still in its original boutique bag.
His Fragrance, as well as the Savon de bain is so amazingly
well constructed and expertly made ..... that the Cobalt Gloves are now infused with the fragrance...
and I wear them with great pride of rare special occasions....

I bought Parfum de Peau on Ebay ..as a treat to myself for my Birthday .. and
yes, it remains the same formulation ...and if your lucky you might get a great deal on it ..like I just did ..

Found a bottle the other day and had to have it. 'been years since I had smelled Parfum de Peau. It is still the daring escapade I remebered. Leather and tobacco with dry citrus, roses and narscissus. Ka-bam. I was dancing in a nightclub in the 90's all bound for moo moo land.

Much to my misery, I own a reformulated Parfum de Peau. It is strong, but in a special way, STRONG with capital letters. Imagine the novice me spray liberally and i n h a l e ! Slapped in the face, punched in the nose, but I was sincerely woken up. I once put it on when going to bed and I could just not fall asleep. Parfum de Peau puts you in charge, acts on your hypothalamus and overactivates your cortex, sharpens your nerves and prepares you for a challenge. Well, do not wear it to bed, do yourself a favour!
Step number one: apply less than sparingly and then yes you have a potent but tamed chypre scent, still loaded and demanding. The first to be detected are the ginger with flowers and afterwards pepper. The pepper is dry, invigorating, and I think this is what gives the impression of tons of oakmoss. There is also something winelike at the very beginning, which then gradually fades (maybe marygold). I do not see dramatic changes of the scent, I mean from now on the scent evolves very very slowly, that it seems to take a whole life, without changing too much. My skin needs a lot of time to get to terms with it, but when I do detect the basenotes, I like it, as they remind me of the basenotes in Diva, less sweet and more woody. At this point the scent (contrary to all expectations) remains just a touch of warmth, of leather, a hint of the initial fragrance but which clings faithfully for a long time. I'd rather I put it on in the evening in order to smell good in the morning, according to my taste and development on my skin (sleep permitting).

My mom gave me this one long time ago and I was only able to wear it once since it gave me a major headache. My sisters and I joke about Montana to this day!

very very dirty....its musk gives me nasty...
it is very very much strong...1 drop is enough for all day long !
i hate this perfume.

See the bottle... is enough to give me a huge headache!
So sad...=/

I'm a little surprised at the "leather" classification for this one, as I find its character much more reflective of a floral chypre. It is strongly reminiscent to me of one of my favorite rose chypres, L'Arte di Gucci.

The fruits in the top are tart, but not overwhelming, and I wouldn't call it "fruity" in the modern sense. There is quite a bit of patchouli in this as well as some lovely florals - I do smell a lot of narcissus, which is a note I tend to enjoy. And I do smell musk, amber and leather in the base, but the marigold and patchouli continue to hang on throughout, so that Parfum de Peau seems less leather-focused and more chypre - like wearing one's leather jacket into the garden in autumn.

Very sophisticated and womanly.

Verry unique scent, I like a lot !

so so special and strong sexy and feel like lovely cute woman anyway i love this one so I bought 2 bottle

Now I have a pretty nice collection of perfumes. But some years ago I could afford buying only one bottle and that was Montana Parfum the Peau.

This fabulous scent is still one of my favorites. I love the leather warm scent it has. It will last for hours.

Self confident and sophisticated woman will probably enjoy wearing Parfum the Peau

Although I am not wearing it (as a man)
it is my favorite females perfume.
Claude Montana had designed some beautiful distinctive scents,definitely signature.
This one suits to a woman with class.
To me it smells animalic and hot erotic,but I have to say my first love in the 80s wore it and she drove me crazy with it.
It is still out there but if you find an old original in that totally blue box with the blue "Montana"-writing,get it!They replaced some natural ingredients by chemicals now and the new one is similar but has not the same depth like the creation from the 80s.
My favourite mens fragrance is..guess what..Montana Parfum d`home,and of course I wrote a note here to!
Enjoy this beauty!

Oh yes, this takes me back. One sniff and I am transported to dancing around my bedroom in the 1980's, dreaming of being a femme fatale. I swear my mother first had a bottle, and I kept stealing sneaky little spritzes whenever I wanted to feel grown-up and sultry.

Wearing this perfume again, now, I can tell you it has really held its own. Yes, I think you can tell it has 'vintage' qualitites, but that is not such a bad thing in these days of endless copies of Light Blue and fruit-cocktail celebrity scents.

The fruitiness is here, delectable blackberries perfectly balanced with the ginger, pepper and orange blossom. The marigold is a very important note for me, it travels through the layers and holds the fragrance together.

The middle is slightly soapy, quite clean and a surprising link between the fruity musk opening and the darker notes to come...

The leather isn't overpowering, it's the leather of a favourite old jacket, soft as a baby's skin and a sort of smokey vanilla quality.

Older perfumes seem to have a certain gravitas, a drydown worth waiting for that many modern perfumes are sadly lacking. So many these days seem to be all about the top notes, an instant fix that promises much and delivers nothing new.

Parfum De Peau is a (fairly recent) classic that deserves wider attention, especially from Oriental lovers with a passion for fruity musks!

A very nice and balanced composition, not unusual for a leather, but well done. In the vein of Clinique Wrappings (v. similar drydown, but Peau does not have the dry citrus), Moments by Priscilla Presley (which has sharper florals), and Azuree by Lauder (which is more distinctive, commanding, and pervasive). Excellent longevity, very inexpensive.

I liked it when I was a youngster, but when I bought it back next year, it smelled different (I found it had not much smell at all). I asked in the shop and they told me that they chanced the chemical formula!! It's a shame!

I found this perfume back in the 80's, when I was a teenager. I used to go in my local store and spray it on myself. I loved it........ it was probably the first perfume I ever liked.. I would like to get some more to see if my taste has changed.

I ran across this scent at a discount store and thought I made a mistake purchasing it. This one had to grow on me and now I love it!
I was able to finally obtain the body lotion which adds depth to the eau toilette.

When I sprayed this on a cotton ball, all I smell is patchouli. 'Smells like Berkeley, only minus the stale urine in the gutter.