Day Dreams

A safe blind buy for white floral & citrus lovers, this was another successful gamble for me, based on seeing a cheap 100ml bottle & liking the notes. I would say this is a typical golden citrus, beachy, white floral summer scent. It’s gorgeously feminine, rather than unisex & I would say it’s a fairly typical, unoriginal fragrance style in that it’s not a unique combination of notes. In this sense it is different to other montales & has less unique qualities. It actually reminds me a bit of Lady Million, (but with a bit more about it), so yes the profile is more generic / designer like, than from a niche house. For me it’s safe buy for lovers of the notes and I can see how people likened the smell to the insert of a beauty magazine. Reminds me of walking into the fragrance section of a beauty department store. It’s just a well rounded, lightly tropical floral fragrance.. pleased to have this in my collection

I only ever had one Montale perfume before-Dark purple, and at a first whiff this was a 1000% reminder, so the Montale DNA is definitely there and I love it. I am always on the hunt for fresh perfume that actually lasts long and has a great projection and doesn’t smell generic and I smell huuuge potential here. This is perfect for people who usually enjoy heavy perfumes but want something fresher without loosing that je ne sais quoi. The more I smell it the better it gets, as a good perfume should. I am extremely impressed and satisfied with this blind buy. I have that rare urge to buy some back ups right away just in case. This scent is singing to my soul 🎶 Clementine and white florals and vanilla with coconut, all wrapped with a Montale bow on it. I mean what more could you ask for (if you already like Montale) it’s all there and I LOVE IT.

Oh my gosh, yes to the glossy magazine insert!!! There is that something airy about it that new glossy paper has. I do think this is unisex. I would love this on a man- so fresh, but I also like it for myself. I can also see another reviewers point about being sexy and trashy hahah there is something that’s really in your face about this fragrance with how strong it is and how it kind of really fills the nose (almost like the sensation of an astringent but this frag doesn’t smell like astringent) Oh and yes it does have a familiar montaleness to it. I really like this, I think this could be a versatile fragrance. It’s beautiful and strong and holds up to the weather and parties. I however do not get the oud other reviewers are mentioning.. the closest thing I detect is that bitter neroli mix with an ever so slight woodiness of sandalwood.

Big fan!! Upon spraying this on my skin, I can smell sweet, fresh/citrus, floral, and powdery accords. As it dries down, the fresh/citrus and floral accords fade, while the sweet and powdery accords develop. This fragrance is a warm and smooth gourmand with a soft sweetness and slight creaminess from the vanilla, coconut, sandlwood and tiare flower. The powdery finish makes this fragrance feel like a comforting, cozy, warm night by the fire sipping on hot coco with mini marshmallows. I see that others say it's perfect for summer - but because the fresh/citrus notes fade away quite quickly, the vanilla gourmand notes make it feel more like a fall or evening/night time fragrance for me. It's a bit too sweet and warm for the day time personally, but to each their own!

This is a perfect ‘easy reach’ in the high heat of late spring and summer. The overall feeling of Day Dreams is warm, fresh and tropical. It has a bright, zingy citrus opening. I get soft tropical white florals in the mid. The tiare is there, but it’s well balanced and doesn’t take over the scent. On my skin the base is dry coconut and creamy sandalwood. There is a tiny bit of a ‘dryer sheet’ aspect, but it’s not soapy or overpowering at all. While Day Dreams has the typical Montale DNA, it feels much less synthetic than most of their scents. It’s a very crowd pleasing perfume, and the performance is amazing for this scent profile. I get lots of compliments when I wear this, even from several feet away 6 hours after application.