Rose Night

Earl grey and roses. It’s sophisticated, beautiful, and way more interesting now that I recognize it’s earl grey tea I’m smelling - I don’t get patchouli from this at all. The floral element reminds me more of the rose in Tea Rose than the rose in other Montales and Manceras. It’s less sweet than Roses Vanille, Intense Cafe, Intense Cafe Ristretto, or Arabians Tonka, but sweeter than Roses Musk or Roses Musk Intense. It gives me the impression of a serious writer getting down to business with her sonnets/thesis/next great novel/etc on a sunny day, getting cozy at her wrought iron bistro set on her balcony over the florist, brewing blooming tea in a lovely glass teapot. Also, the delivery guy probably has a crush on her, but assumes she’s way out of his league. She sure as sugar SMELLS out of his league.

I need to let it sit a few minutes on my skin so that I can really enjoy it. The first 10 minutes of this perfume hit really hard, too screetchy and loud. After that, it settles quite nicely and that's when the resemblance to Stella makes its debut and I love that. It's a very spot on alternative to our beloved Stella. More of a day time scent, not offensive at all, it's a beautifully done rose in here. I highly recommend this one.

Delicate rose petals .. refined and modern! Rose Night is a beautiful scent with a beautiful white musk that frames the rose... very beautiful also the amber that you feel a little in the distance. This parfum I like very much, has a delicate heart, is fashion and night, really nice! Sillage: 7.5/10 Longevity: 10./10 Scent: 8.5/10 Overall: 8.5/10

This is a dream come true for me! My signature scent is Stella Absolute and Stella EDP pre-2003. This smells almost like a dupe AND has great longevity. Perhaps now I can stop paying an arm and a leg for the discontinued Stellas! This is GREAT. I bought it blindly and am SO SO grateful. It literally smells just like Stella (original) to my nose.

Typical Montale's rose with patchouli. Maybe if I wasn't an owner of others, I would buy it. Strange, it wasn't heavy on my skin, but on blotter it's loud. I like it on the blotter more:)