Ginger Musk

Ginger musk...hmmm...??? I've come to have no expectations when trying a Montale fragrance as they either are exactly what you expect (usually some Oud/Rose variation) or totally not what you expect from the cryptic name or regardless of a note pyramid. What you can be a little more certain of and almost always expect, is atomic strength but even then sometimes a soft scent. 'Ginger' from Montale and I'm expecting some sort of rough, firey, distilled ginger beer, consomme of epic proportions and enough musk to sink a battleship...but I'm wrong again! Ginger musk is a sweet and unique fruity, dark berry cocktail which does indeed have some ginger at the back of it (somewhere?) and makes for a really odd fragrance. I'll be honest the olfactory adventurer and childlike sweet tooth in me immediately adored the sweet and unique opening. It's like some foreign candy, an approximated and synthetic fruitiness whereby you can't actually tell what kind of fruit it's supposed to be?? If Ginger musk was deep and thoughtful in the base notes (perhaps some booze or even Aoud?) then fine but it has this silky smooth musk which is not animal at all but ever present. I loved this fragrance right up until a couple of hours in, then I began to have my doubts about it? Just in terms of being a fragrance I wanted to add to my collection I thought the quirkiness would carry it and it's true I've not smelled much like it out there. However on the same day I got my girlfriend to try Roses Musk (a scent I subsequently tried myself) and even though it was a tired combo of notes I much preferred the drydown. Truth is I was just a little sick of ginger musk after a while although the drydown is soft and almost powdery. I have to go with my gut reaction and it was on the whole positive so it gets a 'Like' from me. It lasts very well and projects in the first couple of hours atomically! I applaud it for being a talking point and that's what fragrance is about at the end of the day. I sense it's a polarizing one this, worth trying and making up your own mind.

I wasn't looking for Ginger when I was given a sample of this...This juice smells incredible...I'm shocked frankly and I own over 80 colognes...I look for the richness of the aroma and this one has it for sure despite the reviews here ! This can be worn anywhere, anytime in my opinion. Try a sample of it on eBay if you can find one, or ask around here on Fragantica to find a sample of it. Like one of the reviewers here mentioned, if you're looking for a super skunky almost unbearable musk...look eleswhere...but if you would like your musk gently hidden but yet noticeable, you'll love this one! Scent 8 ~ 10

The first Montale sample I ever tried that I felt was full-bottle worthy; unusual and understated, this reminds me of sparkling dry ginger ale, ice cold, with berries in the glass, the scent of this cocktail mixing pleasingly with the wearer's lightly musky perfume. This to me is a clean and classy implementation of ginger, and wearable anywhere. The sweetness and berry notes intensify as the perfume wears on, and its all rather lovely.

at 1st let me THANK Floof for the sample ! The Thousand and One Nights in a bottle ,wandering around an Arab market in a robe of embroidered silk ,incense reeked around me .. as an Arab i would appreciate this scent , um not a fan of arabian fumes and oils but this one is really nice , great mixture of arabian air and scents , the spice smells incredibly alluring. its heavy lidded, come hither with aroma makes me think of the irresistible lure of Scheherazade and the sensuality of sultry arabian nights.the base sweetened by the blackberries and enriched by musk..! its not my kind of fragrances but if i could be an Arabian princess i would definitely wear Ginger Musk ;) note* i would appreciate alot sniffing this on a a man !! :) LOL

This starts off very soapy on my skin, and initially I did not like it. The drydown, however, is its saving grace for me...soft musky ginger, it just kind of floats around me. So, not a favourite, but I do like it.