Herbal Aquatica

This is a summer banger which is is spearheaded by a sweet fruity but fresh bergamot.Which is very juicy bright and lumious this is accentuated by the mint and sage. Then the sea notes come in with the lotus giving an airy almost aldehydic quality this is then married with a subtle smokey woodies and sweetness.However these are never overbearing and the freshness is never lost.This is a great fragrance with an apt name. The issue is its lost in the oversaturation that is clearly Montales business model.I truly think they need to reign in the amount of releases they do.As alot of their great fragrances are lost in the pack so I think they just need to keep the classics and streamline.They are however better than many other houses that get more hype looking at you Creed!!

Sampled after hearing it was "a better version of Erba Pura". I have Amber Oud Gold as well as a decant of Erba Pura, and enjoy them both. Trying Herbal Aquatica, I was blown away. Fresher, smoother, and less of the sharp synthetic notes that are objectively the worst part of Erba Pura. Still sweet but much less-so. When I got it in and sprayed my decant of Herbal Aquatica, I knew I had to buy it. When I did so and opened my box to spray it, this frag instantly jumped towards the top of my collection, and has since battled its way to my favorite fragrance that I own. Performance is what you'd expect with Pierre Montale's work, which is to say, stellar. This fragrance is all-around one of three 10/10's in my collection.

the notes seem very wrong to my nose but when i think about it more, they do make sense. i thought its a very herbal, sickly sweet scent but i was wrong. the caramel mixed with green notes result in some sweet fruit, reminds me of mangos or papayas. this scent is heavy on caramel, tea and mint to my nose. i ABSOLUTELY adore it and its my number 2 of this perfumer (1 is intense cedrat boise) even after trying nearly all of his creations. such a nice, strong (fruity too?) summer scent, which can also be rocked in warmer winter days as the caramel carries a warm sweetness and the strong performance even cuts through cold air. thank you montale for this scent!

Beautiful nice clean smell. Big emphasis on CLEAN smell. Kind of reminiscent of detergent but better. A nice caramel undertone in the dry down. Very aquatic true to name and true to scent profile. This is the cleanest, freshest fragrance in the montale line for me. Unisex BUT a tiny bit on the feminine side. Lasts long and can put up a fight in the heat of summer still providing you with it’s true scent in the warmest of temperatures. Montale hit hard with this one . Great job by the line. Office friendly if you’re not heavy with the sprays. Great for daytime wear.

I was thinking I would like this more for my husband but after smelling a sample, I want it for me! To me, this is the most shampoo like scent I’ve ever smelled. Like my ideal “fresh out of the shower” fragrance. When I smell this I think of a misty, long haired, sea siren just coming out of the water for a breather. Absolutely stunning. I can’t say I’ve ever smelled anything like this! Love love love for summer time. Cant wait to wear on a date night where we’ll be spending time outside this summer.

I have to disagree with the people who dislike this perfume because to me, it’s a great, long lasting and fresh scent that by just sniffing it can give you an uplifting feeling. This is such a great summer frangance that if you sweat, I guarantee that you will still smell like if you just got out of the shower. Just don’t over do it though because it is strong so 2, max 3 sprays will set you up for the day and after lol. Have fun with this fragrance!

It will be a classic introduction, but unlike its counterparts like Erba Pura and Kirke, I can easily say that this perfume can be used for a much longer time, and can be preferred in every situation and on every occasion. The sweetness and fruitiness are beautifully balanced with green notes in this perfume, and the longevity is also very high. A quality scent in its own class that can be noticed by everyone around you.

Great fragrance to which I seem to go nose blind after a few hours, but others still react to it. A young woman recently said, "You smell hella good." This happened eight hours after application, which surprised me so much that I stumbled over a reaction🤪 I think this is a year round fragrance with lighter application in warm seasons.

I received a sample as a gift and fell in love. This is my fragrance 100 percent. Very refreshing, I don't understand the negative reviews written here. The smell is not sweet, more like fresh forest, grass after the rain. I would say an exotic, fresh and unobtrusive smell.

This is fantastic it's everything you want in a summer scent fruity fresh green aquatic lightly soapy sweet all in one.Theres a tropical note in this that's unlisted Mango/Guava like but not overdone femine or childish this is top top juice especially for spring/summer.

This one of the best fresh offerings from this great house and its entirely unique. It may have some aspects in common with other scents, but not as a holistic composition this is great for year round but best for spring and summer.

actually an excellent fresh fragrance from montale, lasts up to 7-9hrs, good projection, perfect for summer and spring, i'd even say for summer nights where it's extremely hot like in mid july or august

This is stunning very unisex mass appealing but not run of the mill perfectly balanced this is a 9/10 fragrance no to ways about it its fun easy to wear will get compliments and is quite unique.

Wowww erba pura gold 💯! It's sooo nice beautiful and fresh ,perfection for ☀️

Amazing fresh from Montale. Very green and refreshing yet unique.

smells like a more masculine erba pura

I sprayed this on and it was immediately familiar but I couldn't place it. Now I see Erba Pura as the number one comparison and it makes sense. After about 30-45 minutes it's transitions to something closer to Acqua Motu from Comptoir, or Montale Sand Flowers. It smells like beach sand on the shore. I like it but it's not in the class with other niche marine aquatics like DS Durga Rockaway Beach, Acqua Di Sale, Erolfa, Atlantide, etc. However, that doesn't mean it's bad, I quite like it. This one is easier to wear for the average person and will smell good to most people I think. Should be considered for a beginner or someone just looking for a single aquatic or marine scent to round out their collection/selection. -------------------------------------------- Scent 70/100 Performance TBD

Many similarities with Erba pura and yet different, a little sweeter, fresher and maybe (for some) a little more sensual. For me, Erba pura is more for a classier occasion, like... eating out in a (fancy) restaurant. I find Herbal aquatica more for going out, like...disco, cinema (if that make any sense) in any case I find them both smell very good. In short my openion; Erba pura = (good looking) confident gentelman en Herbal Aquatica the younger (knowing) goodlooking cousin. I hope it is of some use for you. BTW I used google translate so sorry for any incomplete words or sentences. Playful and sweet.

it’s a very beautiful fragrance that’s missing some notes on fragrantica for example in the opening, it’s definitely missing some peach or guava note but after around 30 minutes, it goes into the super green, herbal dry down that lasts about an hour, and I’m not the biggest fan, but after that, it dries down even more to this tea, relaxing sent and it’s just very beautiful I would give this fragrance four out of five.

A sweet, fresh, green and aquatic fragrance that I believe is perfect for spring and summer. The performance is nice and the smell is to die for. It's similar to Erba Pura and has that shower gel smell but I think it's more masculine compared to it.