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.

This is one to put on with an extra dab somewhere on your hand where you can enjoy it yourself throughout the day. Top and middle are very linear, with lots of 'skank'(at least, that's how it comes out on this woman), then, at the end of the day, it has turned somewhat more 'lady-like'. I'm not sure which ingredients are responsible for the 'skank', but the rose is possibly what sweetens it at the end. Very long lasting on me, which is saying something. A must-have for me.

I love it so. It's quite refreshing feel good power citric being revealed and at the same time taken by the woods that surround it. In me it has a good projection and very hard but it is worth having it in your collection. Thanks to God has a great skin, that when the chemistry of perfume is good enough and even those that are not, my skin knows how to fix the smell until your last breath. I classify this: Smell: 9/10 Projection: 9/10 Longevity: 9/10

Absolutely love this, grabbed a bottle after not having it for a few years and damn! This is so damn sexy but not in a coy seductive way, but more like just had sweaty passionate sex and getting ready for the next round type of scent, in the best possible way. My ex wife told me that it was the only thing she would take if we got divorced, if that tells you anything.

Skutočne dobrý parfum ktorý pripomína Gucci PH1 na 80% Tento je viac kremový a jednoznačne je to pánska vôňa ktorá nie je pre ženy!!! Vyžaruje z nej luxus a musk je tam krásny Milujem túto vôňu!!! Greyland a aoud musk sú pre mňa v dome Montale najviac obľúbené. Je to vôňa pre alfa samca a nie metrosexuálov!!! ;) Pekný deň všetkým

What a great surprise this was....!!! I am getting vibes combined of Gucci PH1, Balmain Carbone, Montana Graphite and JC Dirty English. I find Greyland smokier than the afore mentioned. This is not really a "beast mode" Montale. Performance is moderate/average,IMO. Loving this one !!

This guy below seems to get off on rapid fire overly negative reviews, as he has around ten or so along similar lines just this morning. I don't really care if someone doesnt like a fragrance but it's not helpful to anyone to just be overtly hateful with no appreciation of subtlety.

Love it! One of the few Montale I really dig. Woody, spicy and sexy. Very musculine. I get a well-balanced cumin-like note (cumin itself is not listed)... Maybe it is the interplay of pepper with some of the woods, or cistus... A great scent, quite unique. Projects and lasts a lot.

Amazing scent, its very very dry woods. I cant imagine this scent on a woman, its like smoked wood with spices. Very unique. Sad that I cannot find it anywhere and Montale discontinued it. Im not suprised as it's a quite harsh scent, really not for everyone.

فلفل سیاه عزیز و حس تراشیدن مداد ----------- Scent & Quality: 10/10 Longevity: 8/10 Sillage: 8/10 Creativity & Uniqueness: 9/10 Affordability: 7/10 ----------- Overall: 8.4 + 0.5= 8.9/10

A minimalistic and austere masterpiece that smells extremely natural. One of the few Montales that I like. Cedar, pepper and cumin are the most prominent notes.

I have both Gucci 1 discontinued ver and this. I prefer this to Gucci due to it Niche quality smell. Better Definitely !

Where they ever came up with a boring name like Greyland for this wonderful frag, I can't begin to guess.

Greyland must refer to the land of grey haired people - specifically men. Smells like it to me. Nice woody, peppery scent. Evocative of salt and pepper hair. Seems very middle aged man in its vibe. Sillage is soft to moderate on my skin. Good for younger guys who want to seem more mature. Maybe ideal for a guy in his early to mid 30s who is trying to present himself as marriageable material to the woman of his dreams. Or a guy in his 20s who is trying to hook up with a MILF. Or a young guy angling for a promotion at work. If I'm going to go for a woody scent like this, I'd probably prefer something from the Comme des Garçons line, even though I'm a big fan of certain other Montales and Manceras. But I can see how this scent would appeal to a lot of people for good reasons. It's not offensive. It's well balanced. It's office friendly. It's masculine. It's not sweet or fruity, so it won't aggravate anyone's diabetic tendencies. A very civilized fragrance. I prefer pepper on my steak, not on my skin. It's the pepper note that detracts from this scent for me. If it were just woody, I'd like it a lot more. The pepper note makes you smell like a middle aged man who is getting his seasonings ready before he grills a steak over hot charcoal. The ultimate Dad scent. Not for me. I don't know how it would work for a woman. I guess the pepper note would suggest that she is a little spicy. But not excessively so. Not to the point where she wants to have group sex in public. More like a woman who has read one of the 50 Shades books and is slightly blindfold-curious. Suburban spicy. But that's all.

I wanted to try this because of the comparison to Gucci PH1 but I think this shares only 30% of that scent profile. I get pepper, ginger, woods (cedar, sandalwood, guaiac), vetiver and possibly papyrus and immortelle. The cedar is dry, the guaiac isn't smokey, more pastel, the sandalwood is smooth. The ginger keeps it from turning too dark. Greyland really does "feel" grey to me. ⚪ It legit reminds me of a haunted house on an overcast day. It smells like a mix of old, vintage, dusty wooden house with a little earthiness. It's not an aroma chemical bomb like many others from the house. This is actually fairly soft but not weak, and projection is suprisingly good. This is perfect for a rainy day or Halloween 🎃 Scent 7/10 Performance 7.1/10 P. S. Someone said it smells like a spa or sauna, and I get vibe too.

Comparisons with Gucci Pour Homme I are inevitable but where the Gucci is a bold peppery/incense laying on an woody/ambery base, Greyland strikes as much more starker and minimalistic. The main peppery/incense accord is immediately joined by a sharp cedarwood note that while it's perfectly executed at the same time adds even more severity to this extremely manly composition. Other woods, cumin and leather work as rough (but fascinating) refinements. Nice. If you like bone-dry fragrances a-la French Lover, CDG Monocle Scent 2 Laurel or the aforementioned Gucci Pour Homme, give Greyland a chance. Downside: zero sillage, weak lasting power. Rating: 6.5-7/10