Montri

A fabulous scent, and worth every penny spent. It's my first Dusita scent, and frankly I hadn't paid any attention to any of the previous ones, even when I saw them reviewed here. I just happened to come upon the announcement about this one a mere 3 days ago and saw all that nutmeg, rose and oud and went overboard and bought the smaller bottle. Or was afraid I'd gone overboard, even though they were giving away a 9-vial "discovery kit," and a 3-little bottle kit of some name. I worried; there you go rosequeen, dropping a wad on a scent you haven't smelled and very few people have smelled. It's a great scent, but different than what I thought it would be like. It is absolutely not a rose/spice bomb. The oud is very gentle. You're not getting a Tom Ford scent or a Montale, Memo, or anything at all like that. The juice is very much like an old school French parfum from maybe the late 1950-1975 era. Like a Hermes Amazone parfum or that Parfum d'Hermes. Montri doesn't smell like either of them, but it's in that high class really French mode from that era. And the feeling you get when you spray it on is almost like dabbing on an old Guerlain parfum out of a stoppered bottle. It has that old school exquisite feeling to it you don't get very often with new fragrances. To my nose anyway, it's very much a rose and iris scent. I'm never good at making the "vote for ingredients" function work here, but I smell more sandalwood than either oud or patchouli. Above all, it's an adult fragrance. Women or men. There's nothing frothy or giggly with this perfume, and neither will you feel like a teenager wearing it. You don't wear this to meet someone in a bar. You might wear it to meet someone who owns the block in which the bar is located. Or wear it when you're with someone in your life who you'd like to have see your serious side, for once. It's that important a fragrance. Oh, and I ordered it from Dusita's website in France and full marks to them. I ordered it the 29th, they shipped it the 31st and I got it this afternoon, June 1, in California. For 15 euro and tracking. I thought I'd have to wait at least a week. Great packaging material, no worry there either. Just the best.

This beautiful, sentimental perfume has a lovely yet wistful story behind it and it’s inspired by Pissara’s father - Montri - and it makes a homage to him. Unfortunately he passed away in 2006 and because of the respect of his memory I felt for long time that I don’t have words enough to describe this scent as beautifully as I wanted to. The notes which are used around Agarwood was Montri’s most beloved fragrance notes and Pissara has made an amazing job to capture all emotions in this scent. Because of my own overly happy childhood yet some emotional blocks related to it with my father, the tears just started to flow while writing this. 🥹 ❤️ Montri opens up with a cloud of spices and a greenish Petitgrain but really quickly I get a delightfully sensual combination of mellow roses (May and Damask) and light leather and oud. Those are the main notes which mingle in the air and I’m more than happy to find that combo which is wearable in warmer weather too. A leather note is hard to me pull off when it ́s warm and if it’s mellow and dark but this is really nicely done a soft whiff, just perfect. In my skin I don’t separate Jasmine (like a perfumer’s own Dried Fruit Accord neither) so I think this is worth to try even for those ones who doesn’t like Jasmine. Ylang-Ylang brings a little bit sweetness with Orris Butter and the latter one makes warm, powdery and delicate effect. Montri settles down in a base with Oud Palao, Oak, Cedar, Vetiver, Tonka Bean, Patchouli and Sandalwood. This juice really starts to shine in the warm weather and the warmer is the skin the prettier, softer and warmer is the aroma of it. In my cold skin during wintertime this was amazingly different than on my husband’s warm skin and on my skin now in a warmer weather. Gorgeous unisex scent 🌹 Thank you for reading, I hope my review was helpful. I would appreciate a lot if you want to follow me on IG and/or YouTube (English subtitles): @ninamariahperfumes It gives me a lot of motivation to write more. 🤗

On paper: What beautiful rose! It's no girly rose either, it's a fully saturated rosegarden for plant lovers kind of rose ;) It has a lot more going on besides that but I find it difficult to describe. I should wear this for a day to learn more about it. On skin: The same beautiful rose. The leather seems more clear now, and it's the freshest leather I've smelled to date. The rose and leather, some woodiness and all the rest make for a seamless blend. I really love it because to me it has all the beauty of the rose without it being a flowery perfume. So smartly done and thoroughly enjoyable. You know how you need thick leather gloves and professional shears when you handle roses? All these scents seem to be at play here. The green and wood from the stems, the leather from the gloves, the mineral oil and wet stainless steel from the pruning shears. I can't help but wonder if Montri had an actual rose garden :) Such a poetic perfume, perfectly matching Pissara's story and brand. Gorgeous! PS: I kept coming back to my sample and liked it more and more. I just ordered the 50ml bottle from Dusita :) PPS: my 50ml just arrived :) And guess what, the package contained a sample of Pelagos! Quelle belle surprise! I'll make sure to post a review.

I ordered a sample of Montri after reading an article here on F. It does indeed stand out in the sea of "meh" fragrances I've sampled lately. The opening is rather fresh and citrusy with a whiff of fruitiness, on my skin. Elegantly restrained use of Saffron, gives this a silky smooth minimalist texture. Other than Saffron (which runs throughout the entire composition) no one note stands out to steal the show. Notes do play peek-a-boo, though. Which may have something to do with ambient temps. It does seem to deepen as it wears and warms on the skin. I have a feeling that it's one of those scents that can smell different on every person. As I normally avoid anything with oud. Whatever kind used here is the kind I can get with. Montri has very good sillage and longevity. It's no beast, but also no fading memory of a scent, either. It holds its composure nicely, especially on clothing. If you don't consciously catch whiffs of it throughout the day, others do. FBW quality in my book. The price point, however... 8.5/10

I got a sample of Montri along with Rosarine and immediately loved Rosarine, but Montri was too... something. I still don't know, it just disagreed with me. I put it down for a couple months. The chest where I keep all my perfumes is close to where I sit and study in my room and at the time the bottle of Montri was closest. I kept getting whiffs of it without really thinking about what it was I was smelling. At some point the scent became pleasant—I would be sitting there with my laptop, inhaling deeply. I sprayed it lightly (and very hesitantly) a few weeks ago and oh my god, so much beauty and warmth! Montri reminds me a lot of Knowing, not because of the scent itself, but rather the body, the fullness of the experience of wearing it. But while Knowing is outward in a sense—a coat or a thick scarf, something protective and covering—Montri is very very internal. Like a rose garden I can retreat to.