Pure Gold

straight from the fridge one bite of an under-ripe apricot— autumn winds Hijosei Dajami akei Sessi, Early Winter and the Sounds of Dead Birds. After smelling this, I am amazed that no one has connected this to Guerlain Mitsouko and Rochas Femme. The scent lies on a continuum between the two, leaning more towards Mitsouko, perhaps at a stretch, an attempt at a modern interpretation of the classic? It lacks the sensual quality of Femme and mercifully refrains from the blinding, almost painful golden quality of Mitsouko. It retains the artfulness and old school construction of both though. This is not a gourmand scent. It is not a scent connected to any time after the 1990s. If you want Killian or TikTok popular, this is one hundred percent not for you. This is old-school done with modern materials. The apricot, sharp, sour, aromatic and inedible, hinting at that poisonous quality galbanum and angelica root both possess . The background reminds me of the slubbed wallpaper you saw a lot in the 1970s, in shades of gold and green, decorated with antique gold leaf that was designed to be admired at parties, preferably with a coupe of perfectly chilled champagne in hand. Vintage and bold, it smells like titian hair and chartreuse silk. The sillage is intense and the longevity excellent. If you are looking to find something young but elegant and old school, this might be for you.

I really didn't think that I would like this based on the notes (I usually go for duskier scents like Guerlain Encens Mythique and Serge Lutens Fumerie Turque), but I received it as part of a discovery set and I'm in love. If pure gold could actually have a scent, this would be it. Sillage and longevity both pack a punch so use sparingly if you're in close quarters. There are other pretty accurate descriptions of the opening and drydown here so I will just say that I feel like an NYC socialite when I wear this.

My first full bottle purchase of Montale, I spent months ordering their sample boxes and various individuals from eBay so I’ve tried around 25 of theirs and this is the first one I pulled the trigger on. Strangely it’s marketed for women but as a straight man I’d say this is perfectly unisex so I’ve no issue rocking it. The apricot is the star of the show, I literally can’t stop smelling it it’s very addictive, and it has serious staying power! Don’t sleep on this gents, my girlfriend loves it on me 10/10

This is, in my honest, humble opinion, better suited for men. For some odd reason, this is unexpectedly wonderful on my skin. More casual than other fragrances with similar notes, this is very easy to wear. I turn heads when I wear go out wearing this and I seem to get bombarded with compliments when I wear this with white shirts. The sillage is moderately noticeable; more so in heat. The longevity is typical Montale on my skin - 10 hours of solid olfactory alchemy. I can't lose with Montale.

A dreamy parfume, it brings me a little baby too! The jasmine is magnificent,and the white musk in harmony with apricot and neroli is something fantastic! a nice fragrance for me, suitable for all seasons, this is a positive and welcoming fragrance, French-style! i really like it! Sillage: 8.5/10 Longevity: 10./10 Scent: 8.5/10 Overall: 8.5/10

For me this smells a lot like Gucci rush, a little different in dry down. I did compare them side by side and Rush has a longer lasting power and stronger smell, very impressive, but Montale Pure Gold has still a very long lasting power with a more fading close to skin end. I love both of them, among my favorites.

I agree with Taxidermy, this is very simular to Libertine, which I loved but this one is even better! I don't understand the people who finds this A Sharp fragrance, on my skin it is very soft and not A hint of sharpenes. So soft, warm and fresh at the same time and lasts A very long time, great for summer!

Delicious and sophisticated. Creamy apricot with well-rounded white florals. Perfect summer/spring scent. Totally unisex, and a compliment getter from my experience. I feel very expensive wearing this one. This one lasts a good 6+ hours and the silage is moderate.

Very similar to the discontinued Vivienne Westwood Libertine. The only difference is the 'sparkling' opening. Sourish, perfumey floral fruity. I like it a lot.

well smells quite good for me, sweet enough, i get a lot of compliments. But my husband says that it smells like ald ladys perfume.. yahhh

This perfume is a mix of Abricot, Musk, Jasmin and Neroli. Very nice for spring and summer. It is a fun and linear floral fruity scent (kid/senior/all), not offensive. More for woman to my opinion, but all ages. The sillage and the longevity are excellent! It is a Montale fragrance. 8/10 In this brand, for spring and summer: Diamont Flowers > Sweet Peony > Pure Gold > Crystal Flowers > Diamond Greedy > Intense Tiaré > Roses Greedy > Pearl > Sicily

Wow, I see am am the only person that got Pledge Lemon out of this. Not that it is a bad smell, just caught me off guard. That initial citrus notes do mellow out quickly as the musk adds to it. The other notes smooth it out it it becomes quite wearable. Not really my style but I found that I liked it more than I expected. FB worthy? Huh, will have to see if I can find a bargain.

Well, I personally use this fragrance as almost all fragrances by Montale are unisex, and i don't find it feminine, this is sweet but there is strong sharpness in it. That's why I concider this also a unisex perfume. And as advice don't blindly buy this perfum. Test it on your skin. My brother sister and I all used this, and that's absolutely different on each of us.

Pure Gold is the most classical "French Perfumery" style floral of the Montale line. Slightly green opening, big floral heart and somewhat chypre/powdery dry down. I love Montale, but I certainly don't consider it as a classy house, their fragrances are usually more about a wow powerful effect (something I really enjoy). Yet Pure Gold is pure class.

Apricot is a difficult note to me but here its perfection. The Apricot, Musk and Patchouli is a perfect round and warm mix. I can't detect any white flowernotes at all. The Apricot is not sugarsweet here but the scent have a sweet airy note. A comfort-scent that is very grownup and female'ish. If you're into fruity notes, try this one.

It reminds me of late summer evening in the South. Women wearing ponds cold cream, jasmine wafting in the breeze, drinking peach iced tea, and fireflies coming out as the air cools down. Delicate, feminine, not too soft or loud, very nice.

I would’ve enjoyed Pure Gold if it didn’t have an odd rusty note! Other than that it’s a fresh white floral clean fluffy musk that performs very well lasting over 6 hours on my skin and 12 hours on clothes.

Sharp and uninteresting opening but dries down to a creamy white floral apricot. Fluffy, soft, cotton-like. Quite lovely, really. Needs either to be covered by fabric or otherwise warmed up to blossom.

It's a nice scent for those who like jasmine. Nothing special at all. I would expect more from Montale, but... Pleasant,and everybody - If they feel , because it's very close to skin- will like it.

Almost identical to Chypre-Fruite, but thankfully a tiny bit more floral and without the burn plastic fruit accent.

I don't know why but this gives me shaving cream or furniture polish vibes but I like it

It smells like new vanilla perfumes. Nothing very different. But it's great. 8/10

Reminds me of Acqua di Gio EdT.

I really don't get Montale. I keep trying their fragrances, hoping to find just ONE I like, but they all smell really harsh and synthetic to me. It's particularly baffling because I find Mancera fragrances to be of high quality; even when I don't enjoy a particular Mancera fragrance, I can still appreciate that it's well-made. This just smells like a cheap apricot candle to me. If you blindfolded me and had me smell this, I would never guess it was from a niche perfume house or the price point they're asking for it.

I could tell the apricot note before I even looked what the notes were . It has a little woodyness to it. After the apricot opening Dries down I cant smell the apricot as much and just smell dewy orange blossom trees after a storm in the calm of the crisp fresh air, so that must be the musk . Jasmine really takes over , I wish the apricot would stay. would wear it but not buy it .

I was surprise by this one. Based on the notes I thought this one would be more floral but I think the apricot comes in strong at first sniff. The dry down is very woody/musky to me and leans a little more masculine. I have to say, I would like this smell on a man. It's very bright and spring!

This doesn’t smell at all how I thought it would given the notes, it smelled very harsh and masculine to my nose, with a sharp chemical edge, almost metallic-smelling. And then dried very dusty/powdery on my skin, and not in a good way. This was a total miss for me, unfortunately.

The first wear was harsh, i regretted blind buying it, tried again after a week, and wow, it's smoother, and give a cozy feeling of white flowers even though it had neroli.. I'll let it macerate and update.

This feels like a dirtier and less bright Amouage Sunshine, which I greatly prefer.

Oh my, I was not expecting this explosive almost tear inducing, super projection, hours long lasting white flower, monster scent grenade! I got this delivered to work and two sprays cleared out my small office of people and caused coughing fits from co-workers, it was like a chemical weapon in strength. Since my poor nasal passages were in too much shock, I didn't even get a chance to notice the dry down phase. However, I am kind of reluctant to test again anytime soon. Just wanted to warn that the initial sprays are potent. Not for the office, maybe after the powerful stuff wears off. More on this later. Unwilling to give up on this since it wasn't cheap and is one of my first Montales along with Roses Musk, a super fresh and realistic rose, also super strong.

I was so sure this would end up a favourite frag after testing the first time but, I had another go round with Gold yesterday. I dumped the rest of the tester on me. This is not usually a very wise thing to do but I had just come in from a day of gardening followed by a shower. I wanted to be wrapped in a frag that would comfort me and thought this would be it. Nothing. Very faint smell but really nothing. Gave it time to warm up and still nothing. More time was given for it to warm up but still, really nothing. A little powdery scent like an unscented body lotion. I have a very strong sense of smell so this wasn't about me......

It opens with a sharply sweet apricot, which is too much for me. I almost scrubbed it off but wanted to know this scent from the beginning to the end. Luckily I waited a little bit more to see its beauty. The dry down is very charmimg and long-lasting. Anyway, the opening is too sharp and cloying. Overall not a stunner. I won’t buy the full bottle.

The cupboard under the sink. I really want to like this fragrance as it has the citrusy vanilla notes I enjoy. It is however too similar to the waft of lemon washing up tablets I get when I open the cupboard under the sink. It’s great as a fresh fragrance, as if your clothes are freshly laundered but not for a romantic date.

Very sharp fragrance. After spraying, there were the mild and more easy-going top notes, but after a few hours, it's purely sharp, not purely gold. All about neroli and jasmine in my opinion. Also very strong, when you smell it closely, I don't know about the sillage though. Not the nicest one by Montale.

I have not yet smelled a Montale that I would like. They all seem to have this very harsh synthetic edge that irritates me. Not sure if this just incompatibility with my body chemistry or if this is just the type of perfumery that does not work for me aesthetically. Its a pass.

I received this as a sample from Lucky Scents. It goes on Very Medicinal and lasts for about 30 minutes this way. Then it finally mellows out to something sort of pleasant, and then it fades away. No WOW factor here and medicinal smell is so not worth it.

A bit almondy, nice but not for me, a bit "mature" and "synthetic"

i loved the apricot opening, but after that it was pure jasmine

Got this in my sample kit from Montale. I was pretty disappointed in this one tbh. I wanted to like it based on the reviews here and the similar perfume suggestions, but even after waiting a few hours to sniff the dry down, all I'm getting is a strong "my dad is working on his old car again" smell from this one. Granted, I'm a full blown Gourmand addict - cloud, kyse marshmallow, Burberry Her are my favorites. It smelled like vintage perfume that has long gone bad mixed with a strong auto body shop smell as it dried on my skin. If you're not someone who only goes for super sweet gourmands, this could totally work for you! On me, it wasn't great or feminine :(

There is something in this that smells offputting, like something rotten or chemicals. I don't know what it is but it's not nice at all.

English: I've tried, used and stopped using numerous perfumes that if I try to account for them ever to quantify the accuracy, but none of these was able to obtain both prominent compared to Montale Pure Gold. What struck me this fragrance was how it evolves, as well as their silage and fixing almost eternal here ... It seems that volatilize not NEVER, how can this happen in a fragrance ?! Not sure if this is good or bad. Obvious that there must be countless other perfumes of the world outside with the same characteristics, or maybe even higher. Montale perfumes House is a Niche RSS Enterprises Group and have signed their fragrances by Pierre Montale creator of House, who printed in Pure Gold a fruity floral so intense and poignant that is no body that is able to accept it, not . Now, it opens with a cover in the face given by Musk form so concentrated that I come to believe that the whole world Musk is there and along comes a bouquet of jasmine Jupiter-sized pulling her hair back and warned that comes more thump a society composed of neroli, patchouli Baunilhão and angry. This initial crazy mix reminded me of AVON Crystal Aura, which by the way was a perfumaço that exuded yards and yards, it was discontinued. His heart is in Damascus with grout and more Flowers Vanilla Orange resected, giving the fragrance a more somber aspect, making it even more than at the beginning and also highly invasive. At its base is more noticeable musk with a light citrus coupled with Vanilla and White Flowers that are growing, beating you, kicking your stomach and making you realize that Montale Pure Gold is scent to be applied with toothpick, or otherwise, will be death sudden conscious. No wonder a fragrance from the hands of Pierre Montale have much notoriety since the same honed his perfumísticas skills in Saudi Arabia creating perfumes for the nobility in the East, hence the peculiarity of their fragrances are as compared to Attar's and consequently scare both nostrils Western audience. This here is first perfume for Sheiks! [laughs] ... And here to talk about projection and ultra setting would be redundant, then it is up to each one to read draw their conclusions about, if they exist. I dedicate this review to my Amiga Diana Alcantara! Português: Já experimentei, usei e deixei de usar inúmeros perfumes que se eu tentar contabilizá-los jamais os quantificaria com exatidão, mas nenhum desses pôde obter tanto destaque se comparado ao Pure Gold de Montale. O que me impressionou nesta fragrância foi a forma como ela evolui, bem como sua silagem e fixação quase que eternas... Isso aqui parece que não volatiza NUNCA, como pode isso acontecer numa fragrância?! Não sei se isso é bom ou ruim. Óbvio que devem existir inúmeros outros perfumes de mundo a fora com mesmas características, ou quem sabe até superior. Montale é uma Casa de perfumes de Nicho do Grupo RSS Enterprises e têm suas fragrâncias assinadas por Pierre Montale criador da Casa, que imprimiu em Pure Gold um floral frutal tão intenso e pungente que não é qualquer organismo que seja capaz de aceitá-lo, não. Ora, ele abre com um tapa na cara dado pelo Almíscar de forma tão concentrada que chego a acreditar que o Almíscar do mundo inteiro está ali e juntamente vem um ramalhete de Jasmim do tamanho de Júpiter puxando seus cabelos para trás e avisando que vem mais pancada de uma sociedade composta por Néroli, Baunilhão e Patchouli revoltados. Essa mistura louca inicial me fez recordar o Crystal Aura da AVON, que por sinal era um perfumaço que exalava metros e metros, ele foi descontinuado. Seu coração tem Damasco em caldas com Baunilha e mais Flores de Laranjeira ressecada, dando um aspecto mais sisudo à fragrância, tornando-a ainda maior que no início e também altamente invasiva. Em sua base é perceptível mais Almíscar com um leve cítrico somado a Baunilha e Flores Brancas que vão crescendo, espancando você, chutando seu estômago e lhe fazendo perceber que Pure Gold de Montale é perfume para ser aplicado com palito, ou caso contrário, será morte súbita consciente. Não é de se estranhar uma fragrância das mãos de Pierre Montale possuir tanta notoriedade, uma vez que o mesmo aperfeiçoou suas habilidades perfumísticas na Arábia Saudita criando perfumes para a nobreza do Oriente, daí a peculiaridade de suas fragrâncias serem tão comparadas aos Attar’s e consequentemente assustarem tanto as narinas do público Ocidental. Isso aqui é perfume primeiramente para Sheiks! [risos]... E, falar aqui sobre projeção e fixação seria ultra redundante, então cabe a cada um que ler tirar suas conclusões sobre, se é que elas existam. Dedico esta Resenha à minha Amiga Diana Alcântara!

Montales "Pure Gold" starts immediately and ballistically with this sharp note of a metallic orange, neroli scent, scent which I otherwise barely can detect in other perfumes but here it is in all regalia present, full, enveloping, as fruity as floral. this of course is the modus operandi of Montale with the oudh (real !) and rose perfumes which I adore, as with several other of his perfumes (Intense Café, Intense Tiaré, Attar). But people have we forgotten "Giorgio"? Fred Haymans "273"? Houbigants "Orangers en Fleurs"? with "Giorgio" Pure Gold shares the gunshot opening and with the last two perfumes the lovely full ylang-y 'orangeness'. I guess, but I am pretty certain I am amnostic to synthetic muscs (as half of the populace) here it is the musc by Montale which gives Pure Gold an orange blossom as tangy and with almost metallurgic sharpness. this citrus sharpness we find almost identical in Versaces "Eros pour Femme" where orangeblossom and lemonblossom fight for attention during its entire (long) sillage. Where people place the apricot as the strongest note I am surprised because with me the apricot gets citrified. the jasmine gets an "orange- all over". These notes are detectable but I found it refreshing to, for once, get a good whiff of orangeblossom with Giorgio-like tenacity and Versace like Pomp & Circumstance. Dusitas "la Douceur de Siam" also comes to mind but in the end I'll find Houbigants orangerie perfume "Orangers en Fleurs" concordant with this, again, Montale masterpiece. . ps now the apricot is fully restored to my nose as the glowing centerpiece 'giorgioising' 'pure gold' all: magnificence.

I have been a big lover of the Montale house for years now with my signature scent being Rose Musk and Rose Musk Intense. I have had my mind on Pure Gold for a long time and happy I finally decided to purchase it. Firstly, as always I have to give credit on the intensity and longevity of this perfume. Montale has really outdone itself concerning sillage and longevity. Definitely my longest lasting perfume with Pure Gold also sharing this same advantage. Literally 2 sprays will last the whole day even applied on bare skin. This perfume is absolutely beautiful and I am in love with the bottle and the name. The first spray is probably my least favorite stage of the perfume. As many people say, it is an explosion of something very sweet, childish, generic, apricot. After 30 minutes or so the perfume envelops into something much more sophisticated including a beautiful dry down, which I am in love with. To me it smells like sweet apricot syrup, with a mixture of white floral notes and strong white musk lingering throughout. It also becomes slightly powdery on my skin, which normally I am not keen on, however for Pure Gold it rounds of the scent perfectly, making it less young and slightly less sweet. At this stage I also notice some soft patchouli notes and it reminds me of a sweet soapy scent. I am happy I tested this multiple times at the counter to discover the dry down of it instead of judging it by the opening. It is a very playful scent, very feminine. Overall very happy to have this in my collection.

Montale PURE GOLD starts out as a fruity-floral blend with a lot of clean resinous musk. I find it somewhat nondescript, especially initially, when I have trouble discerning individual notes... except for the musk which is quite big. Later this perfume starts to seem more like a nice floral with a slight soapiness. The floral component seems to me to be mainly jasmine. I was thinking that PURE GOLD was similar in some ways to Jennifer Aniston and DKNY Pure, but in side-by-side comparisons I changed my mind. PURE GOLD is much better than those. Perhaps the idea is similar, but in this case we have much better ingredients and execution. JENNIFER ANISTON veers too far in the industrial direction in an attempt to be clean. DKNY PURE has a touch too much woodish aromachemical stuff for my tastes. PURE GOLD is perhaps how those perfumes should smell, but they don't, which is probably why they are on their way out of the stores already... PURE GOLD is another example of Montale going beyond their area of expertise (middle eastern-inspired oud creations), to produce a decent, if not extraordinary, perfume.

I’ve read someone else say, and I have to agree- Montale and Mancera are almost like an acquired taste that take a few tries before you usually say “nah” and then begin to crave and need it! I originally tried this after seeing the bottle with a gorgeous star (I know, but I love her) and thought It was too different, almost men’s soap type smell (Neroli?) the first 10 minutes that turned me off. As I continued perfume sampling I kept getting GORGEOUS trails (sprayed my arm) that lasted through the entire night. It almost became the best “washed, powdered skin” smell EVER. I needed a bottle. - the drydown was just TOO GOOD. Now I’m addicted. Pure Gold has a strong opening but it really does turn into an apricot/neroli soap with beautiful white florals underneath and the most addicting musk softening everything together. I still smell the “skin but better” the next day. The sillage in the air is phenomenal. Give this one a try if you love: white florals with an edge/ peach or apricot/ soapy but strong (lasts through heat)/ amazing longevity/ a bit of sweet powder/ sillage galore. Love love.

I can go on and on about the top notes, middle notes and more but the truth about this perfume is that on my skin this fragrance smell delicious, expensive, and so sensual that I can't get enough of it. I own some really nice fragrances, some niche and private selection but his one is already sort of special. The price is very affordable since is an old perfume but my goodness gracious this one carries its own magic. I found myself looking through the gold bottle to see how much juice was it left on it because suddenly I felt so panicky about spending it all. Funny thing is that I just got it, so luckily it will last me at least a little bit . I'm a late bloomer when it come to Montale, although I purchase my first Montale decant maybe 10 years ago from Notino and loved it back then, I never pull the plug until just recently, why? I don't have a clue. I totally love Montale Pure Gold, my first Montale ever. I'll recommended to everyone more that many of the other ones that I currently owned. The price is right and the scent is magic, it carries its way all the way through.

This one begins with a musky apricot, amidst some sour botanticals. As it dries down, the musky sourness seems to give way to some natural sweetness. You get an almost pulpish, fruit flesh-like texture with the apricot. This is sweetened by a noticeable presence of vanilla, while a light musky nuance remains lingering in the background. It's not especially stylish, although natural and sweetened. And given the muskiness, I don't find that it has much comfort factor as a gourmand fragrance either. Based the composure, I would say that the suggestion here is that this fragrance was intended to be used in your pure gold toilet (a common household ritual); yet I don't know how this fragrance could even begin to compete with the myriad of greater fragrances available out there for this; nor do I think that it even does well to succeed in this task to begin with (given how musky and sour it is). You mine as well just leave it in there and walk away. It's potentially not that different.

at first, this was an unusual Montale for me. it took however not long before I grew accustomed to it and placed it next to the heady rose-ouds from Montale I have. this 'apricot note' is from heaven. somehow Pierre Montale is able to do magic with his perfumes. it is confidently strong and with Intense Tiare I now have a somewhat wider perspective on Pierre. (it has always been good.) a pity is only that you have to approximately 'weigh' the flacon to judge how much still is in it. this perfume is also oh so chic. refined and yet as nostril clearing as his extrait of Black Aoudh and his 'oudless' Attar (of which I had already 3 flacons). I ALWAYS blind buy the biggest flacon, even with Dusitas 'Oudh Infini'. so also with this apricot number. I feel like a flapper on the cobblestone boulevards of Paris. as the putain I am as a homosexual man. my other favorites are Louban, Aoudh Purple Roses, Nepal Oudh.

Of the two apricot scents by Montale that I have sampled, Sweet Vanilla and Pure Gold, this has more subtlties with a late 80s and 90s classic edge. Think gold lameé pumps, the wet look, red lips, Hermes Fauberg 24 and perfumed makeup. Basically Grace Jones in A View to A Kill and Brigitte Nielsen in Red Sonja. Tall, gold, and fizzy like a stem of prosecco. If you are looking for a lean gourmand with pinterest and PTA meeting goals for pastry gal meetups, Sweet Vanilla smells exactly like an apricot tart.

Beautiful. I sometimes find 'white florals' astringent and too sharp, but here the jasmine is lovely. It starts off very fruity and sweet, but light and bright. The overt sweetness gradually dissipates and a gentle creamy musk and a natural orange appears. There's a vague powdery note as well that comes through as well. I've seen some reviews saying it has huge sillage but it doesn't on my skin, its more of an intimate skin scent. Longevity is about 5-6 hours on me. This is very feminine I think.