Intense Roses Musk

Very pretty musky rose (duh!), more on the fresh and dewy side, at least at first (haven't been wearing it long enough to know whether it gets jammy later on--I suspect it will, but I don't care because I love all kinds of natural rose scents). I just have a small tester-vial, but I could see owning a full bottle of this someday, or at least a larger decant. It smells to me quite similar to my Delina dupe, the hilariously named Delila, and I wouldn't be surprised if there were lychee or rhubarb notes lurking amid the roses and musks. Bonus: My husband really likes this one. Sometimes I think his nose is equipped with a special sensor that can immediately detect if a perfume is expensive or not. He almost always likes the more expensive ones the best, even if I don't tell him what the brand is or show him the bottle or even tell him the name. If only this talent were marketable! The sillage and intensity are just insane: the name is no lie. As it dries down, it's getting a bit of a woody, oudy, Middle Eastern vibe, even though nothing like this accord is listed. Even though I have at least four very similar rose-forward frags, I think I need this one, too, damn it. I should stop ordering test vials. They only get me into trouble! The musks seem creamy and not at all vanillic, so I suppose in that regard it is not exactly like a couple of my Delina and Delina Exclusif Arabian cousins. I get the teensiest bit of smoke, too, like a blown-out birthday candle on a exquisite rosewater cake. I know some have criticized the synthetic rose notes, but this comes off quite realistic on my skin--nothing remotely "bathroom freshener" about it. Hats off to Monsieur Montale for what just might wind up being my rose perfume ne plus ultra. I doubt I'll give up my others, but this one pushes most of my rose-appreciation buttons. I like a tart, fresh rose with a bit of green, along with blowsier, jammier roses. I like cut roses and living roses and simulated roses in Caswell-Massey soaps. I might mess around with lots of other flowers sometimes (violets, irises, jonquils, peonies, jasmine, gardenia--if I don't love them all, I love 99% of the standard perfumery florals), but rose really has my number. Update: Wearing more liberally, I'm getting a haunting fragrance that makes me think of Days of Wine and Roses, only it's more like Day of Roses-wine, or a dark Merlot-like wine made exclusively from the darkest and ripest and burgundyest roses. This rose fragrance is too complex to be a soliflore--there's also some jasmine singing sultry counterpoint, and some musks and ambers that read slightly woody to my nose--but it still reigns supreme. The only danger of this perfume is that I love it so much I might be tempted to overspray, despite its obvious beast-mode performance. Fortunately, the atomizer is slightly subpar for such an otherwise superior perfume (and I like the opacity of the bottle, which protects the perfume even though it keeps me in a perpetual state of suspense as to how much I have left), so you have a little time to think about the consequences of your actions. Over time, it smells chocolatey--like rose-chocolate incense. LOVE. This might be Delina Exclusif's weird and glamorous aunt. Update: I think people who complain about the poor longevity must be getting noseblind to the perfume. I sprayed a test strip more than a week ago and can still smell it when I bring it up to my face. I think it's likely that people tend to get anosmic to the Montale musks. Update: A couple of months after my initial review, and I have experienced a series of major Montale and Mancera disappointments, which made me wonder if maybe I would start to dislike this one, too. I won't lie--the musks are instantly recognizable, and many of the perfumes resemble one another more than you might think come drydown time. I'm leery of these musks because I think I get noseblind to them when I wear them, and yet I know the perfume is still projecting like a beast because of the tests I have done on strips and fabric. I don't wear this one very often because I could see myself abusing it and dispensing headaches like some kind of Pain Santa. And this is not my rose ne plus ultra, alas. I would choose Nahéma (Guerlain) over this in a heartbeat. I also prefer La Fille de Berlin (Serge Lutens); I prefer Intense Roses Musk to Roses Vanille by Mancera (which is itself rather close to Tanasuk and Club de Nuit White Impériale), and as other reviewers have noted, it does bear more than a passing resemblance to Intense Cafe, so if you have that already, you might not want to bother (or vice versa), but this is still a damn good rose, and I'm not at all sorry that I purchased it. I do think the bottles are awful--not because they're aluminum and opaque (that to me seems eminently practical) but because they're vulgar, with that silly bling for the cap lock (I think most of us would prefer a conventional top, which takes no more time to remove than the little clip and is also much less likely to get lost).

Disclaimer: This is my honest review, my personal experience. I have strange skin type and not many perfumes smell good on me, but those perfumes people hate - smell wonderful on me. Two years ago, my father bought me a perfume in Dubai. The only thing I told him to look for was "floral and jasmine scent". He came home with an unknown Saudi-Arabian perfume, and I can remember the moment I opened the bottle. It was the most perfect scent of female perfume I've ever smelled. Strong, floral, crispy, expensive-smelling, oriental... I still have that perfume and I am using it only on special occasions, because I don't want to lose it. It's so good I want to bathe in it. My clothes smell like it even after washing. It makes me want to travel half the world just to get it. It's called "Tous Les Jours - Majesté". So, two years have passed and I've been looking for a similar perfume, like something remotely close to it. One day, I randomly smelled Montale - Intense Roses Musk in a store and my brain exploded! It was THE SMELL I was searching for!!!! It's the kind of smell which is almost unisex, but more feminine. For example, my mom hates when I wear it cause it's super strong, and I want to conquer the world while it's on my skin. It's the smell men remember, it makes them confused, in a good way. 😂 One of the rare perfumes I plan to buy over and over. Perfection!

I am an all time lover of the original Roses Musk. This is basically exactly the same but more stronger and heavier, and lasts even longer on your skin. Another difference that I notice is that the liquid of this fragrance is slightly oilier in texture than the original version, which is the reason why it lasts longer on you. This scent is so beautiful, flirty and sophisticated. Strong sweet rose throughout with a strong musk and amber base. You definitely need to like these notes in order to like this perfume. Personally I do not detect any jasmine in particular. Very feminine and pretty. The fragrance is not too complex, its very simple and very easy to wear in any situation. The silage is amazing and people will notice this perfume when you wear it. Only received positive comments from this ! It is definitely very expensive but worth it in my opinion.

Just wow. I think my girlfriend will need to buy her own bottle, or fill up a travalo. This scent is beautiful, and as long-lasting of a modern scent as I can find with these notes. The sweet and smooth rose keeps its character for 12+ hours with just a light spray to the back of my hand. Longevity on the back of my hand is 14.5 hours, usually projecting 3" even after 12h. Incredible. The rose in this is very similar to the rose found in Intense Cafe, just slightly brighter/sweeter in itself. I prefer the latter as an inviting scent, but IRM is sweeter and more rose-focused, and more feminine-leaning. A man can definitely pull this off, and it's a fantastic scent to layer. Scent: 9/10 Longevity: 10/10 Projection: 8/10

I blind bought this based on all the positive reviews, and had expectations of a power house juice. What I didn’t expect was to get a preview whilst opening the sealed box..this is so strong it could hardly be contained by the metal canister, or the pouch...the powerful rose began its journey before I could pull it out of the box. Sweet delicious rose, not unlike Parfait de Roses. No fruit, no sugar, just a gorgeous voluptuous addictive rose with some soupçon of something Mediterranean. Don’t wear this to any fragrance sensitive occasion, it will blow your audience away - unless of course that’s your intention. Beautiful, highly recommended if you love rosey fragrances with guts that last the distance.