Greyland

Oh yeah, this is a great fragrance. I don't know how I missed this earlier, except of course that Montale sells lots of similar sounding fragrances. But this one is a lot different from the other Montale scents I've tried. This one is actually very woody, as opposed to so many other fragrances out there that say they're woody and really aren't. There's no mistaking it in this one. Dark, but it's not like you're lost in a pine forest either. Mercifully not smokey. I don't smell pencil shavings either, although I really like that smell; there are none in this canister. Lasts about 5 hours on my skin, at least tonight, my first outing with it. Very masculine, but wearable for us women who like dark non-sweet oud/patchouli/cedar scents. So not a blind buy though, and with the demise of retail everywhere it's getting a lot harder to test anything first. Fortunately Montale is selling 20ml cans of many of their scents, including this one, so you can start small.

Now this is nice, very nice. It opens with a strong peppery blast, metallic cedar, and something else I can't place (is that patchouli like smell the vetiver?). Within 10 minutes it dies down a little and you get that unmistakeable pencil shavings aroma. As others have said you can smell the wood and the graphite. I couldn't place the other aroma I was getting on opening so I had to take to Google. Glad I did, I've learnt a new word - cistus. Apparently cistus is an essential oil from the rock rose plant and is described as smelling woody and herbaceous. That was it, under the sandalwoody scent there is a cedary, rosey, herbal twang. I would say longevity and sillage are moderate.

Yes this is masculine but women can still pull this off. I have and love Greyland. It's packed full of pepper and spices. Cedar wood and leather. If you like spices and leather you should like this. It's beautiful layered with Pierre Balmain Ambre Gris. I find that most Montales act like heavy bases. Not much top or middle notes but they are heavy, dense and longlasting. That's why i love them. And this one works great for anyone looking for a base perfume for layering there spicy, woody or leathery scents. It's really good on its own too. I've worn it a few times and no one thought i was wearing a men's perfume. I received positive feedback.

Yes it is pretty similar to Man 2 certainly puts me in mind of it but it doesn't quite have the same spicing, pepper sure but not that of nutmeg and caraway. Montale Greyland hits you with a fantastic opening of cedar ginger and pepper then turns to warm sandalwood, guiac and vetiver decent spicy woods! Some fragrances claim to be woody, Greyland is unapologetically wood and spice and I love it as much as Man 2 or Encre Noire. Has great longevity maybe not as legendary as other Montale's but possesses as much as you'll ever need.

I love this Montale. Greyland is quite different from all typical aoud/rose/sweet juices. In my opinion it is the closest in vibe to Comme des Garcons. It opens with very strong pepper, and later changes to very hinoki, woody, herbal green smell. Really beautifull. It is unisex but it is hard to wear for a woman. In my opinion after the pepper is gone it is very similar to Comme des Garcons Hinoki. If you are a Comme des garcons fan you will definatelly love this. It lasts all day and its projection is medium light.