Pure Gold 2009

Pure Gold by Montale
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6.9 / 10 299 Ratings
A perfume by Montale for women and men, released in 2009. The scent is floral-fruity. It is still in production.
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Main accords

Floral
Fruity
Sweet
Powdery
Fresh

Fragrance Notes

ApricotApricot Orange blossomOrange blossom White muskWhite musk Egyptian jasmineEgyptian jasmine Italian mandarin orangeItalian mandarin orange NeroliNeroli VanillaVanilla PatchouliPatchouli
Ratings
Scent
6.9299 Ratings
Longevity
8.0223 Ratings
Sillage
7.0225 Ratings
Bottle
7.0217 Ratings
Value for money
6.863 Ratings
Submitted by Kankuro, last update on 02/06/2025.

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Reviews

5 in-depth fragrance descriptions
10
Bottle
7.5
Sillage
7.5
Longevity
7
Scent
Sherapop

1239 Reviews
Sherapop
Sherapop
Very helpful Review 7  
A better exemplar of a popular genre...
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.
2 Comments
8
Pricing
4
Bottle
6
Sillage
10
Longevity
8
Scent
Elydrk

5 Reviews
Elydrk
Elydrk
1  
Great everyday fragrance
If you're looking for a signature everyday scent I think this is the perfect fit for that, it's so pleasant and bright, I call it my "happy day perfume" because it genuinely smells like a happy day. Nice sweet juicy mandarin and apricot opening followed by beautiful white flowers that settle into a luxurious clean laundry scent that lingers for DAYS, I also believe this would be great as a gift, as I haven't met anyone that didn't love it, truly a great fragrance.
0 Comments
8
Sillage
8
Longevity
4
Scent
Gingeralena

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Gingeralena
Gingeralena
Helpful Review 4  
Review number 3 and already a tear
My search for the ultimate apricot fragrance continues and so I came across "Pure Gold" by Montale during my research. The pyramid sounded very appealing, most of the comments also, so I thought to myself, so wrong can not be. Oh, how lopsided I was wrapped there...
Today my filling arrived, I sprayed full of joy and urgs, what is THAT? The prelude is for me not a bit citrusy as so often described here but a strange mixture of herbaceous and dusty, brrr. So I shrugged it off in horror and thought to myself, never jugde a book by its cover, we all know that first impressions are not necessarily decisive. So for the next hour I waited for this scent to sting my nose less. Wasn't that easy, because the sillage is already very pronounced to begin with and there was a sultry cloud of fragrance constantly wafting into my nose. Really not nice, especially since I can not even make out on the basis of the fragrance notes, what exactly disturbs me there actually just so.
Now, 4 hours later, it has developed into a quite pleasant, soft vanilla scent, but I get that with other fragrances and that without having to go through this top note before.
As fruity I do not feel this fragrance at all, also friendly is not an attribute that I would give him.
Now such impressions are of course highly subjective, but Pure Gold is unfortunately not for me and I must first recover from today's smelling experience, before I give him another chance.
3 Comments
5
Bottle
5
Sillage
6
Longevity
7
Scent
Oswina

15 Reviews
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Oswina
Oswina
3  
Classically dignified
An unspectacular, unobtrusive fragrance. It changes between fine, breathy floral notes paired with heaviness and hinted sweetness. The burning to stinging passes after some time. Sometimes soap gets through. In our perfumery he is highly sought after
2 Comments
8
Pricing
8
Bottle
7
Sillage
8
Longevity
9
Scent
DerBenni

4 Reviews
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DerBenni
DerBenni
4  
The cozy bed in paradise
Wow, when I saw this review, I thought to myself, I need to start writing reviews too. So I'll give it a try.

I was really surprised that the fragrance is rated so "poorly". When I tried it for the first time today, I was immediately won over. I couldn't really classify it, as I had never smelled a similar fragrance before. Perhaps this is also due to my recent experience - I've been working intensively with fragrances for almost two years.

The fragrance reminds me of a soft, pleasant soap. As soon as I catch a whiff of it, I want to snuggle up and simply relax. I think it's a shame that it's mainly seen as a feminine fragrance. When I smell the fragrance on myself, I feel like I'm lying in paradise in a cozy, fresh bed. For me, the fragrance is gender-neutral and can be worn by anyone who likes this type of scent. To give a rough classification, I would say that it goes in a similar direction to Prada L'Homme. What also sets this fragrance apart is its versatility. In my opinion, it can be worn for any occasion.

I hope you were able to get something out of my first "review" and I look forward to seeing where the journey takes me next.
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