Sweet Oriental Dream

Montale Sweet Oriental Dream EDP opens with a moderate to a strong projection of very sweet, gourmand, nutty, and light floral notes. The opening is delectable, elegant, dense, intense, and inviting. The honey and almond are prominent opening notes. The honey note in this fragrance is very sweet, dense, and delicious; very close is the almond, which comes across as nutty and milky. Two steps behind are the roses, which are evocative of pink or white roses, just a light floral touch for balance, almost unnoticeable under the dense and sweet accords of the honey and almond. As the fragrance commences to dry down, the vanilla develops, blending itself with the honey but staying a step behind; the vanilla makes the fragrance feel dry and slightly powdery. The fragrance has a linear opening to dry down transition with no abrupt changes. The development of the vanilla and its drying effect over the fragrance is the most noticeable opening to dry down change. Once Montale Sweet Oriental Dream EDP has reached its full dry down, it can be summarized as a moderate to strong projection, very sweet, honey, almond, and vanilla fragrance with faint rose accords. The fragrance feels appetizing, bold, casual, comforting, cozy, creamy, delicious, dense, dry, elegant, exotic, expensive, gourmand, high-quality, intimate, inviting, milky, modern, natural, nicely-blended, nutty, relaxing, rich, seductive, special, sweet, syrupy, unisex, warm, and very pleasant. CATEGORY: Oriental Vanilla (2006 Pierre Montale). BATCH REVIEWED: 2020 (#G0170). WOW RATING: 9/10. Simple but delicious honey, almond, and vanilla fragrance. DISLIKE RATING: 2/10. The fragrance is very sweet. UNIQUENESS: 7/10. Honey and almond are common notes, but the fragrance has a unique quality touch. MASS APPEAL: 9/10. A fragrance that most people will enjoy. PROJECTION: 4/10. Moderate, about 4 feet around the wearer. SILLAGE: 6/10. Very good, about 6 feet behind the wearer. APPLICATION: 4 atomizations. LONGEVITY: 6/10. Very good, about five hours, it projects well for over 4 hours. SEASONS: Winter, spring, fall, colder days, daytime, nighttime, and climate-controlled environments. OCCASIONS: Formal events, outdoor gatherings, office, casual, holidays, vacations, romantic, dating, clubbing. This fragrance is office-friendly. VERSATILITY: 6/10. A very sweet and delectable fragrance, ideal for casual or formal wear. GENDER: Unisex. The honey, almonds, and vanilla are gender-neutral. The rose is a faint accord. AGES: Any. RECOMMENDATION: Montale Sweet Oriental Dream EDP can be found for about $80. It is a delicious fragrance ideal for those that enjoy gourmand, honey, almond, and vanilla fragrances. It is a great buy. BLIND-BUY: Yes, but only if you are familiar with its notes. SIMILAR: These are examples of other fragrances in the same genre. • Acqua Di Parma Blue Mediterraneo Mandorlo di Sicilia EDT is a good, mild, very sweet, vanilla, almond, anise, fruity, and tolu balsam fragrance. • Armaf Craze EDP is an outstanding almond, vanilla, and nutty fragrance. • Guerlain L’Homme Ideal EDP is a very good, sweet, cherry, nutty almond, vanilla, tonka, and leather fragrance. • Guerlain L’homme Ideal EDT is a fantastic, nutty almond, sweet tonka, leather, woody, and spicy fragrance. • Guerlain L'Homme Ideal EDP is a very good, sweet, cherry, nutty almond, vanilla, tonka, and leather fragrance. • Maison Francis Kurkdjian Baccarat Rouge 540 Extrait is fantastic, musky ambergris, bitter almond, spicy saffron, and woody fragrance. • Parfums De Marly Pegasus EDP is a great, sweet, nutty almond, vanilla, sandalwood, floral, ambery and spicy fragrance. • Montale Sweet Oriental Dream EDP is a great, delicious, honey, almond, and vanilla fragrance. SUMMARY: A moderate projection, very sweet, honey, almond, and vanilla fragrance with faint rose accords. The fragrance feels appetizing, bold, casual, comforting, cozy, creamy, delicious, dense, dry, elegant, exotic, expensive, gourmand, high-quality, intimate, inviting, milky, modern, natural, nicely-blended, nutty, relaxing, rich, seductive, special, sweet, syrupy, unisex, warm, and very pleasant.

In the field of 'Turkish Delight/Rahat Loukhoum' fragrances, S.O.D. is the black sheep of the flock. In typical Montale style, it takes a concept and turns it up to eleven. Eleven thousand. This is the bad boy of turkish delights. Dark, greasy, poisonously sweet, and not nearly as powdery or soft as one might expect from the notes alone. The opening is teeth-achingly sweet, dark richness, all burnt sugar, rose, bitter almond and acidic oud. After 3-4 hours or so you start to move into the drydown where it takes on a strange, almost unsettling chemical greasy-sweetness, with a dash of vanilla smoke. I've noticed a lot of people find this note very artificial, but for what it is worth - I actually grow a species of orchid that has blooms that smell exactly like the drydown on S.O.D. Prosthechea radiata if anyone's interested. The hot, sweet, almondy latex drydown lasts for another 8 hours or so, before finally bowing out with a last gasp of ragged, smokey vanilla. I adore this frag and truly find it unisex, but in this case 'unisex' does not mean 'safe'. Definitely try before you buy and perhaps avoid wearing this in warm, enclosed spaces. You may accidentally knock someone out. Longevity is predictably eternal. Getting this on anything other than your skin is a bad idea - you'll most likely be catching whiffs of it for months to come. Projection/sillage is just as nuclear as most Montale offerings, not office safe, heck, probably not even warm weather safe. Outrageous, delicious, nasty and hot. Enjoy responsibly.

Hmmm.... I'm not sure this is MY sweet oriental dream, but might be someone else's. It's really a gorgeous, soft, feminine scent, however the initial blast of powder is a bit of a turn off for me. Luckily, it never manages to get to Guerlain status with the powdery notes, but it's still more than I am usually comfortable with. The rose is quite prominent, and I can't say it's a rose I particularly like (not surprising since I am very finicky with rose scents).That being said, I still think it's a lovely scent, but I wouldn't buy a bottle. I do appreciate the marzipan vibe, and I've noticed that it gets sweeter and more gourmand as it sits on my skin but it never reaches that deep, rich, sweet, seductive level that I look for in an oriental. I like full fat, rich orientals like Hypnotic Poison eau Sensuelle, and rich, sexy gourmands, so for me this one just wasn't exactly my cup of tea. Don't get me wrong, it's a beautiful scent, just not something I can see myself wearing too often. I might try it again later and see if anything changes. Btw, this perfume is STRONG, which is great. A little goes a long way. Sillage is moderate to long lasting (actually, just right!) and longevity is amazing!!! EDIT- I think that as it sits on my skin, the rose is fading and the marzipan (well, almond, but sweet like marzipan) is coming out more which makes me think maaaaybe I could kinda like this one more than I originally thought. Not a super fan of the opening notes though or the powder throughout all the stages :(

First impression only: The fragrance opens up with a powerful dose of honey at first. After that I immediately get the rose note (I got scared at first while smelling that familiar "jammy rose", as normally I really tend to dislike it perfumes), but then the rose mellowed down a bit (phew, fortunatelly) into this very nice and sweet combination of almond, vanilla and sugar. It's definitely a very, very sweet fragrance and although it's not totally baby powder/talc like, it's still kind of "baby powder-ish" to my nose. :) It's lovely, though, and I'm even considering getting a full bottle now, as I can even smell a little of a bubblegum note in this, surprisingly (that's not what I expected at all!). Very nice, sweet, bubblegummy, milky, powdery, yummy perfume. :) But not for those who dislike very sweet perfumes. EDIT: I need to add something to my previous comment. Today I'm wearing this perfume again and only now I can smell that it's pretty talcy, actually. Only now I finally get the baby powder aroma. :D Different from Teint de Neige, maybe, but still very talcy and powdery - which means, this is going to be my next purchase. :) Having bubble gum and Johnson's Baby Powder all in one - sounds like something worthy to add to my collection. :)

Very sweet and gourmand oriental fragrance! This fragrance smells yummy Turkish delight warmed and sweetened by the honey note mixed with the tasty almond note and beautified by the rose of France and Centifolia rose notes. Delicious! I really like roses in this fragrance. I wish they were more intensive. Actually, they are intensive enough, but they smell more like in Turkish delight. The other notes hide their beauty a little bit. As for me, I feel more roses smelling this fragrance right from the bottle than on the skin. Because of the almond, honey and a little bit rose notes this fragrance reminds me a Louve by Serge Lutens. Only if Louve smells more like a liqueur, Sweet Oriental Dream smells powdery enough. This fragrance is very bright, intensive and sweet. Sometimes it seems to me even sickly sweet associating with something like a wet rosy almond sugar powder. But despite it seems to me too sweet sometimes, I really like this fragrance because it's very yummy and the roses notes are very charming in it! Besides, I like how this fragrance is called because it really smells exactly like this:) Turkish delight oriental fairy-tale!

After almost two years after testing the sample of this fragrance for the first time I finally bought a full bottle. Despite absolutely loving it from the very first sniff, I was hesitant about buying a FB because it wasn ́t really wearable for me in warmer months (wasp and bee attacks because of the intense sweet honeyed note :P), so I didn ́t find it to be reasonable enough for me to get it and wear it in colder months only, as I tend to reach for any of my perfumes anytime I want. However, recently I have been craving this scent so much, especially after smelling it from the old empty sample sprayer, so I purchased it. It is gorgeous, so stunning. It ́s honeyed rose, so sweet I can almost taste it... so lovely, vanillic, powdery, almodny, dessert-like. I don ́t think I own a perfume more delicious than this and I have many gourmands in my collection. This is so bold and intense. Definitely sweet, definitely dreamy... :) The summer 2023 is slowly coming to its end but the weather is still quite hot and the wasps, bees and hornets are everywhere but... I think I will wear it no matter what. :) Carefully enough, of course. :)

I'm bracing for the worst with how many bad reviews this frag has. I got a sample of this and Vanilla Cake on a purchase at a reputable makeup and fragrance website here in the Middle East (Golden Scent). The opening on my skin is horrible with strong piss and cherry cough syrup scents. That was a rough for nearly an hour before a familiar scent appeared, Pure Honey by Kim Kardashian (honey, white florals, white musk, vanilla) without the coconut and a stronger rose note. The drydown is a slightly sugary and powdery white musk, white florals and almond with a slight tinge of honey. Reminds me of a standby of mine, Aubade. The sillage is massive on the first 2-3 hours becoming less noticeable but still leaves a trail. Only gripe of mine is as this is a Montale I expect 10+ hours performance, this one is gone by 7. Clings massively on clothes though, had to wash my nightgown twice to get rid of the scent. Hopefully when my budget isn't too tight anymore, I will buy this one within this year.

This is what I've been looking for in an incense fragrance, although looking at the notes you'd never think incense. The opening is Nag Champa which I love. The bitter almond middle does have a slight medicinal quality and is indeed a little bitter which could be unappealing, however on me I feel it is balanced and manageable. The base is what I would have wanted from shalimar. Think of the opening of Shalimar plus the dry down mixed with honey. Spicy, powdery, warm and resinous. If you want to smell like Nag champa incense this is very close. The projection is outstanding. I'm an over sprayer but I definitely shan't be with this perfume. The longevity is also excellent. Good for this autumn and winter. I'm not sure how it would perform in warmer weather but with 100mls I'm sure I'll find out. I really enjoy this. It's much more sophisticated than I had imagined with depth, warmth, sweetness and meditative qualities.

I swear I smell chocolate. I know it isn't listed but the notes in this on my skin create an incredible chocolate accord. Got a small sample and am wearing it today. Sweet it is, if you don't like sweet steer clear, and it lasts. It's quite linear but I expect that from Montale and I am not someone who demands my perfumes evolve. If I like the scent then I like the scent and I'm happy to stick with it. This one is lovely, not as in your face as some Montales though overspray could be a real issue if you are to trigger happy. Go easy on this one to enjoy it better. I get a lovely natural honey, complete with pollen, some musky nut in the background and a hint of vanilla. Sometimes the honey is forefront and on some breathes I'll swear I'm smelling a milky/dusky chocolate. Then it's back to honey/nut. I'm really enjoying this on a cool rainy summer day.

Of all the fragrances I’ve sampled, this is one of the few I’ve purchased a full bottle of. It smells like vintage makeup powder, not necessarily literally but more conceptually. Right at home in a pink, frilly 50s boudoir. Reminiscent of baby powder, the almond is gentle, sweetened by the honey and rounded off with smooth vanilla. The rose is not distinctive, but adds a slightly sour/citrusy, fresh floral note that harmonises with the bitter side of the almond. If you’re looking for potent rose, you won’t find it, but I’m not at all disappointed. Hours in, the honey shines through, with the floral rose and bitter almond joining in to create a honeysuckle like scent. The staying power is strong but on me personally, the projection drops off very quickly, becoming a close skin scent, but I think this suits the type of fragrance it is.

First impressions: So I just sprayed this on my hand and I'm reminded of baby powder, it's kind of nostalgic as kid I used that stuff a lot. But I can see why some might compare this to the smell of lotion. Will follow up with full review soon when I've had more time with this one. Little update it just hit me and I figured out what kind of baby powder this smells like it was Johnson & Johnson talcum powder. This is turning into a weirdly nostalgic scent like I can wear it in a kind of comforting way. I'll probably wind up getting a 50ml of this soon. But this one is growing on me slowly and that's a good thing and it seems to work well on me body chemistry wise too, and I don't really have anything bad to say about Sweet Oriental Dream.

Powdery, so enveloping that you can easily choke on it if overdosed even slightly, marsmellow sweet and very addictive, wearable only in winter but unmistakably beautifull. This juice to me bears a striking resemblance to Lorenzo Villoresi - Teint de Neige. I would have called it a dupe, but both of them are in the same price range. If you have worn Teint de Neige once, you will remember it forever, that is how I immediately made the connection. I am wearing these fragrances side by side now and there is really no need for both in the collection. The smallest possible bottle will last for ages. FB wise, I would have picked Villoresi for the bottle and a slightly more playfull opening, otherwise they behave identically.

Undoubtedly, whenever my husband smells a honey note, he says, "Ugh, urine." Every single time. Kills me because today I sprayed every single one of our perfumes onto testers and took the day to smell them blind, without bottles or colors or brands. In my blind sniff test, this came up in the top 10! This smells like pouring real honey from a jar. It would be amazing layered with smoke and rose notes. It's cravable, and I can't get enough! I read comparisons to a less expensive alternative and was tempted to try it, but I went ahead and paid for SWEET ORIENTAL DREAM because Montale's project like a boss... and I was so in love that I worried it's dupe wouldn't measure up. I do not regret it for a second. True love.

When Montale envisions it's finale product. They make sure you get every cent paid for. They last so long. I love this company doesn't water them down. I hope not anyways. If they have, my heart would have another hole in it. I love this. Rahat Loukhoum candy is my favorite, and powdered sugar, almonds. Oh, I don't know, it must be my DNA, I love the Keiko Mecheri, both of them, the light bottle and dark purple bottle. I have the vintage. I read that it was reformed, sad. I say give it try. It lasts all day, and stays true to it's first spray. I just hate to use mine up. A fun fragrance for everyday. It's for all who love gourmand. They used to sell samples, and everyone was so long lasting. Not like the reform.

I already wrote a review for this (I love the perfume, by the way, even though I don't have a full bottle yet), but I would like to add that this is actually quite dangerous for people with apiphobia or spehksophia, when you are afraid of bees, wasps and hornets (although actually I appreciate what they do for nature and wouldn't hurt them or anything, I just feel uncomfortable when they fly around me and so I run away) because this literally attracts this kind of little flying creatures. :D I tried wearing it in the summer (foolish me, wearing this with its sweetness and heavy honey notes, right? :P but I didn't know much about perfumes back then) and the bees&wasps followed every step of mine. Be aware. :)

When I first tried this super gourmand I could only stretch to a like. I have to say it has grown on me. Its a beast indeed! Phenomenal longevity. You have to let it settle and apply with a light hand or you could be put off at the first hurdle. It is an intense sweet dessert affair. Almond is king here and backed up with lots of honey and vanilla. Its more like a custard slice with a heavy dose of almonds. There is a touch of rose but certainly not enough to start talking about Turkish delight. I could only see myself wearing this at night and in cool conditions because its that strong. The longer its on the more I warm to it. If you have a sweet tooth then this is a must have.

Whoa! This scent is sweet! It took me a minute to right myself after first smelling it--I was almost knocked over! I was worried I may have ordered in error, but after I gave it a few sprays, it settled down. I think the initial blast was just whatever was left in the sprayer. After I acclimated and cleared it, things improved. This is a cozy, comforting, sweet, and powdery vanilla and almond (the almonds don't come out right away--you have to wait a minute) perfume. It's actually quite lovely, but def something you'd need to be in the mood for! I'm quite fond and found it for a good price online. Highly recommend to gourmand lovers :)

So....it's July in Australia which means in the Southern States...effing cold! Maximum temp today was 5 degrees C. And two days ago I received this gem. I have had it before...maybe 15 years ago. The new juice is great but the first 5 mins is more screechy or annoying than I remember. After that...I am busy smelling myself all day and all night. Who cares? I smell like honey, almond, sugar and spices. I LOVE IT! Join me or go home... In my almond, honey milk bath spa I am lolling around. Sounds pretty good if you ask me. Not a work scent. But if you do wear it to work? You are a legend and they will say... Fuck me - she smells good.

This is the first Montale I've tried that I've really liked, and it's little wonder, since I can only confirm what so many people have already said: this really is almost a dupe of Loukhoum! Essentially it's the same cloud of Turkish Delight goodness that can be overpowering when encountered at the wrong moment, but quite wonderful when applied lightly on a cold day. This one might be slightly less powdery and even more straighforwardly sweet, but I don't think I could tell them apart in a blind test, so if my decants of both of them ever run out, the price difference will make this the obvious candidate for a full bottle purchase.

On me I get sweet almond, honey, sugar and cinnamon. Cinnamon and sugar are not listed as notes, but that is definitely what I get on my skin. On me it smells like a mix of honey, sugar, and cinnamon together that’s what I get! With some almond...and the almond is not bitter. It’s delicious!! Some of the reviews I read said that this smelled like straight baby powder, which I don’t get at all on my skin. I also saw reviews that said it smelled like Turkish delight, I also don’t get that (although, that would be nice :-)) This lasted on me ALL day with excellent projection. Definitely want to add this one to my collection!!