Haute Montagne

i cant stop sniffing my wrists. its like a block of wood that you want to take a big bite out of. the wood and musk are the most prominent, giving haute montagne its masculinity and mystery. when combined with vanilla which gives HM its allure and sense of comfort, the resulting product is so damn majestic, as well as unisex. it becomes quite peppery in the dry-down which is unfortunate for me, somebody who dislikes pepper in frags :( but overall, just a work of art it works day and night but lives on a very mellow type beat, so it would be worn best in cloudy or bad weather. i can picture this being worn by guys and girls cause haute montagne has a very soothing and delicate nature to it thanks to the vanilla. as a girl, i would wear this in moody weather for everyday. haute montagne smells like: its the first day of december, chilly but not yet festive, and you and your introverted partner escape to a remote cabin retreat amongst the rich north american woodlands, now shedding their leaves, and a scenic creek. the landscape is tranquil, home to majestic deer and elk. its 9 in the morning and your partner had already risen from bed, leaving you alone to oversleep. youre awake, tangled in the sheets, and amongst the ubiquitous wood can smell their spicy, musky cologne lingering on their vacant side of the bed. you, before getting up and worrying about where they are, try to savour the last of their warmth on the sheets before it all gets lost to the cool air.

....... Was at the mall and sprayed this on a test strip, couldn’t smell anything literally anything... took the test card with me, and later that day the test card seemed to smell AMAZING , is to me very much Amber, vanilla and pepper. Couple days later, same test card it hit me that this smells A LOT like Jo Malone Myrrh & Tonka. Fast forward a couple more weeks, same test card smelled like pepper with a slight sweet undertone . Needless to say I went back to the mall (few weeks later) and got an actual sample. Sprayed it on the top of my forearm maybe 6-7 small free sample sprays ,was about 2pm.. And the scent was still very noticeable at 730am the next morning. I even put on another fragrance at 530am on my shirt and opposite forearm. Sitting here at 730 and I’m constantly getting beautiful wofts from this moncler. That I applied well over 15+ hrs earlier !!! It’s crazy !!! Compared to the Jo Malone this is a great value even at full retail in my opinion. Of course if ya know ya know and I quickly ordered it on jomashop this morning. If you like Myrrh & Tonka Jo Malone,.. You’ll LOVE this juice. I’m a 48 yr old masculine dude for context. Thnx Moncler!!! This stuff is off the charts AMAZING!!!!!! All seasons Any reason !! IMO.

I blind bought this because I was attracted to the note breakdown and I was greatly impressed with Moncler's iris/violet fragrance Le Solstice. As I smelled this on my hand for the first time, I perused the reviews here on Fragrantica, and read from oldest to newest. I began formulating thoughts and an opinion about this fragrance, I happen to be going through a bit of a wood fragrance fetish at the moment, so this came at an opportune time. I eventually stumbled upon luvoxlixir's recent review. Luvoxlixir's well chosen, cogent and poetic description of Haute Montagne enhanced my experience as I was introduced to this beautiful fragrance. I cannot offer any words to outdue, improve upon, equal or add to luvoxlixir's eloquent yet unpretentious portrait of this fragrance. I give this gorgeous, woody, spicy, vanilla, aromatic, earthy fragrance a 9.5/10 and a Fragrantica score of 4.55.

This is beautifully linear fragrance. Primarily, I get a perfect vanilla note with an earthy green note. It's quite rugged and elegant at the same time, and I think it's very inoffensive for any situation at all. I'm happy to stumble upon this fragrance sample. I'm not too happy about the price where it stands now ($240). I think this is a $120 max type of fragrance. That's not to say that it doesn't smell great. It doesn't smell synthetic. It's a very good blend. I might pick this up later this year if I can find it on sale.

I blind bought this based on very limited reviews on Reddit and YouTube. I am very picky when it comes to cold weather fragrances. I don’t like the strong gourmand pastry-like scents, Azarro the most wanted Parfum. But this here, is a BANGER. I’ve never smelled anything like this. I want to smell like this all day every day. The imagery this takes me to is an upscale cabin mountain resort. Hard to explain the scent profile but the vanilla is present but not in a gourmand way. I can’t stop smelling my wrist.