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Amandes Orientales Montale

5.9 / 10 115 Ratings

A perfume by Montale for women and men. The release year is unknown. The scent is gourmand-oriental. The longevity is above-average. The production was apparently discontinued.
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Main accords

Gourmand

Oriental

Sweet

Spicy

Synthetic

Fragrance Notes

Roasted almond Vanilla

Vanilla

Smoky notes

Ratings

Scent

5.9115 Ratings

Longevity

8.491 Ratings

Sillage

7.776 Ratings

Bottle

6.987 Ratings

Value for money

6.616 Ratings

Submitted by Kankuro, last update on 06/15/2023.

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Reviews

12 in-depth fragrance descriptions

04/27/2014

2Scent 2.5Longevity 2.5Sillage

WRoth
154 Reviews

WRoth

2

Amandes Orientales

This fragrance opens with an light almond accord. This is not Louve's bitter almond (liqueur), it is sweet and milky with only a touch of the bitter almond's typical sharpness (at the base) to keep the accord interesting. This is needed, because the scent smells so clean and musky like it was a body lotion. As the notes bloom on my skin, the almond accord develops into a sugared milk accord with a dash of vanilla. Pleasant and much easier to wear than the piercing Louve, this Montale it will be definitely a disappointment to true almond lovers. Despite its lightness, this scent has great sillage and tenacity.

09/16/2012

8Scent 10Longevity 7.5Sillage

Sherapop
1239 Reviews

Sherapop

Helpful Review 2

Addictive Bitter Almond Musk

Not all almond perfumes smell like Dior HYPNOTIC POISON, and Montale AMANDES ORIENTALES is a case in point. Bitter almonds and musk are really the keys to this utterly addictive perfume. It opens like an unsweetened loukhoum--as oxymoronic as that may sound--with the same alkaline powder quality but instead of sugar there is an almost greenish aura surrounding the almonds. In some ways, it's like the outer dark coating of roasted almonds--not the inside yellowish fatty part, but the edges of the almonds, as though they have been peeled and only the shavings appear here.

The musk is very strong and seductive indeed, and eventually the composition dries down to become more sweet and less bitter, soft and smooth. It's like starting off an evening in a heated argument over some controversial political topic and then waking up the next morning in bed under soft down comforters.

11/09/2021

6Scent 8Longevity 7Sillage

Taurus
616 Reviews

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Taurus

Top Review 17

Montale has it with the almonds

Will a Montale ever make it into my real or virtual shopping cart? I increasingly doubt it. Unfortunately, even the simplest and most melodious Montale creations turn out to be rather useless perfumes.

One would think that with the three ingredients "roasted almonds," "vanilla," and "smoky notes," there isn't much that can go wrong. Most fragrance houses or perfumers would likely conjure up something solid here.

However, Montale prefers to take the more complicated route. At least in terms of the result, because with the formulation, I fear it leans more towards the cheap to qualitatively subpar side. The culprit is a rather artificial almond note, which, as can already be read in some comments, seems to have come into too intense contact with plastic wrap.

Even the vanilla smells overall too sweet and more like Dr. Oetker pudding powder. This is just as confusing as the slightly animalic barn-like note in this almost gourmand environment. Such things can easily spoil one's appetite or ruin the good feeling while wearing it.

Only much later, when the oriental almonds, which unfortunately lose all their exoticism, have calmed down a bit in the nose, does the true soul of the EdP come to light. Then, marzipan-like almonds and vanilla blend with a truly delicate smoky character into a relatively pleasant scent that one no longer expects, but better late than never to be served.

This saves AO from a total crash, but it certainly doesn't lead to a recommendation.

12/17/2010

7Scent 7.5Longevity 8Sillage

Turandot
455 Reviews

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Turandot

Very helpful Review 10

The Chemistry Works for Me Too

I have my difficulties with oriental fragrances; the only one from this direction that I can absolutely identify with is Shalimar. So I was rather skeptical when I tested Amandes Orientales. However, to my surprise, it develops on my skin in an absolutely pleasant way, unsweetened, smoky, and soft.

The opening is already interesting, as the vanilla remains subtle in the background and the almonds come across as almost finely woody. The smoky notes cast the gray veil that I love so much over the fragrance and probably also ensure that the oriental aspect does not dominate too much. Expecting unpleasant animalistic notes, Amandes Orientales even surprised me with a dark, slightly oily rose note. I cannot detect a significantly altered base; the overall impression slowly fades away.

Neither the fear of a cake-like aroma nor the mentioned horse smell has materialized, so I give the fragrance 70%. This means for me that I wouldn't buy it, but I would wear it if I received it as a gift.

08/07/2010

Andi136
193 Reviews

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Andi136

Very helpful Review 9

How disgusting!

That the aforementioned fragrance notes develop in this direction... who would have thought. Namely horse manure. I sprayed the scent on my wrist before going to bed to test it a bit more. Yes yuck, my whole bed smelled like horse-yuck! I don't know what kind of almonds they used. Perhaps like with civet cats, which eat these coffee beans and then excrete them, supposedly creating a very special aroma. Maybe these are almonds that have been eaten and excreted by horses. Who knows, who knows.
If you manage to keep the scent on longer - if you can stand it - a very noticeable almond note does develop. A bit "cleaner," though still very disgusting.
Yuck, I need a break.

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