Oudyssee

#956 in my "Tour de Fragrance" Got this as a decant and the moment I smelled it I wanted a bottle. It's been that way for me with a number of Montale's fragrances as my taste leans oriental and I've focused on their oudier offerings. This scent is not particularly oudie, fresher than I was expecting. I went upstairs to retrieve my bottle of Versace "Pour Homme Oud Noir" to see if that's what I was smelling, and not really. The lavender and mate makes this quite different in a good way and gives it a hint of the barbershop. Mate is one of those ingredients I've kind of wrestled with in organic teas, as it can have kind of a plastic hint to the smell, but in fragrances like Memo Paris "Irish Leather", Xerjoff "Torino", Louis Vuitton "Cactus Garden", it's been an absolute killer note as it is in this scent. The EDP performance is quite good here. Lasts past lunch as a skin scent. Projection is more moderate. A few hours to arm's length. Got compliments on it right off. BUT DO NOT SPRAY YOUR CLOTHING! A lot of oil in this and it will definitely spot your clothes. For me it's more dinner date wear, casual wear. Cool weather. Fair price. Safe blind buy.

I’m sampling it for the past two days. It shares the lavender freshness and the general vibe of Manceras black gold if you deduct the violet and enhance the Oud (similar notes even..), crazy good for summer. mature fresh/slightly sweet citrus fizzy pop vibes with a prominent Oud blast in the beginning which lasts for brief amount of time thankfully and it’s taken over by a delicious cocktail🍹 of citruses which will remain for the remainder of frag’s life. Smells yummy and refreshing, good sillage I can smell it throughout the day with pleasure, I think I prefer Manceras black gold if I had to pick one but not redundant to own both. BG for winter months or nighttime, Oudysee for summer months or daytime. I let my wife sample it for a day, Definitely a more masculine scent. Huge thumbs up from me !!🫶🙂

This is simply put one of the best pure fresh tenacious full bodied freshies.The citrus combines with the spice so naturally but bracingly undoubtedly masculine.The spice is multifaceted sparkling crackling effervescent and warm all at once. Then the clean soapy lavender comes in adding another fresh dimension.The aquatics give this lovely bubbly sea foam accord without the fishy animalic touch. The amber oud and mate bring sweetness smokiness and greeness as such this enables it to be highly versatile despite being clearly warm weather focused.This is like an elevated ADG Profumo as well as a aquatic focus LV Imagination simply goat status from the niche hero Montale

This is one of the best most monstrous fresh niche perfumes ever.Manages to be a beautiful citrus aromatic aquatic without the pitfalls of smelling like cleaner or cheap it's very good.If you enjoy Roja Oceania,Tiziana Terenzi Foconero,Sedly etc. Then this is a no brainer, its basically Montales rendition of aquatic blue fragrance. At Montales price point but on the higher end of £120 which for the power sillage and longevity make this more than worth it.As it's ever bit as good as those scents if you have none of those buy this instead. Mancera and Montale with the new releases ,are for the most part slowly pulling away and becoming one the best niche houses period.

why is no one talking about this? this is the greatest Montale ever made. i filled up with emotions the first time i smelled this, because it’s EXACTLY how Sicily smells like. The sea, the salt, the oud, its sooo beautiful! Fragrantica is missing the Pink Pepper notes which is listed on their website and found all over the coast of sicily along the salty, volcanic coastlines. you want to smell like a mediterranean vacation? get this. an absolute masterpiece! this is what TF oud minerals wanted to be, but failed.