Herbal Aquatica Montale 2022

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7.6 / 10 288 Ratings

A popular perfume by Montale for women and men, released in 2022. The scent is aquatic-fresh. The longevity is above-average. It is still in production.
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Main accords

Aquatic

Fresh

Green

Fruity

Sweet

Fragrance Pyramid

Top Notes

Sage

Calabrian bergamot Herbs

Herbs

Mint

Heart Notes

Marine notes Lotus

Lotus

Green tea

Papyrus

Base Notes

Brown sugar Vanilla

Vanilla

Amber

Sandalwood

Ratings

Scent

7.6288 Ratings

Longevity

8.2272 Ratings

Sillage

8.0269 Ratings

Bottle

7.0272 Ratings

Value for money

7.6249 Ratings

Submitted by MiniGBIC, last update on 07/29/2025.

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Reviews

9 in-depth fragrance descriptions

05/22/2024

8
Pricing 8
Bottle 8
Sillage 8
Longevity 9
Scent

EsSchwingt
19 Reviews

EsSchwingt

1

A beautiful summer fragrance!

Montale's Herbal Aquatica is one of the nicest niche fragrances for the hot summer times i have tested. For me (as also seen in the similarities) it comes close to Xerjoff's Erba Pura especially in the opening, but as it develops it appears with a bit more herbal and sweet tone. The scent is described exactly like the title suggests, it clearly has herbal notes, which are very pleasent and not pungent att all, these notes are accompanied by marine notes and bergamote, which really fit together nicely in a somewhat symbiotic way, completing each other in their smell, creating a very well put together scent. The scent as a whole therefore feels really light and sweet. The longevity is above-average with a fragrance-oil proportion of 40%, which is really good for fragrances in the range of 100-150€ (per 100ml).
I can really recommend going into a niche perfumery and go see for yourself. I love this fragrance and can't wait for summertime to wear it!

06/11/2024

7
Pricing 5
Bottle 7
Sillage 9
Longevity 7
Scent

Leimbacher
497 Reviews

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Leimbacher

Very helpful Review 12

... where lobsters - drumming on crusts ..

Anyone who spends more than five minutes looking at perfumes knows that mainstream aquatic fragrances are often far too soft, synthetic and showery. However, the fact that some niche aquatic fragrances take just as much getting used to, with extreme algae, seaweed, salt or even more blatant scent impressions - you can get a whiff of this almost as quickly. "Herbal Aquatica" by Montale attempts the balancing act - as an extremely accessible and almost fruity, gourmand niche watermelon... Is that damn cool? Or does this combo fall into the water?
"Herbal Aquatica" has strong parallels to "Erba Pura", but the successful Xerjoff has also become such a memorable power fruit aromatic and bestseller that you can see similarities almost everywhere (similar to the way Ford's "Oud Wood" or his "M7" have shaped eagle wood or Guerlain's "Vetiver"). Nevertheless, the similarities here are particularly hard to deny. Only very late on, in his final phase, does he become the king of fire for me. It swishes, swishes, swishes as if Poseidon himself has taken the helm. And still in the most pleasant way, that's the art! I really like that! But before that I had my problems with its bubblegum-like moisture. But I already had that with Xerjoff's hit. It's like a fruit punch in the Mediterranean. And the water sloshes into the bowl! Not bad, but close! Nevertheless, it has to be said: "Herbal Aquatica" will manage the balancing act for most people, it could make aquatics socially acceptable. Or at least contribute to it. However, its hairspray apple (?) is a shaky candidate. Add to that its spicy greenness, its dessert creaminess, then the sound of the sea paired with (in the worst case) caramel. There is a fine line between cacophony and symphony... Sandalwood and vanilla have to be interpreted aquatically and everything has to remain so suitable for the masses. Even if not every ace up my sleeve pulls. A bit of the Disneyfied ocean.

Flacon: inconspicuous with Montale as always, but the color choice fits
Sillage: potent without burning
Longevity: much longer than the aquatic cut (8-11 hours)

Conclusion: one of the most delicious and gourmand aquatic fragrances ever. But I prefer to eat my dessert with a sea view, not directly in the sea..

05/03/2024

8
Pricing 7
Bottle 9
Sillage 9
Longevity 7
Scent

Franzi116
11 Reviews

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Franzi116

Helpful Review 6

Wait a minute, I know that one!

The other day in the perfumery in front of the Montaleregal, a woman next to me sprayed a fragrance on the test stick. I thought to myself: "Wait a minute, I know that one!". I had to think for a moment about where and then find out whether we were standing in front of the Montale or Xerjoff shelf. When I asked the lady which fragrance she had used and she showed me the Herbal Aquatica, I had to test it on my skin. And the almost identical notes in the opening of Erba Pura were very clear. This continued right through to the end. There was a hint of freshness and a little bit of typical Montale DNA. This makes it subtly different from Erba Pura. I find it more pleasant. But I still prefer to smell both on others than on myself. Both are somehow too overloaded for me.

02/14/2024

6
Pricing 7
Bottle 8
Sillage 8
Longevity 10
Scent

Jeremydeo
6 Reviews

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Jeremydeo

3

Another "take" on the Erba pura DNA

As you read in the title a take on Erba Pura's DNA and it looks like Montale thought "hey everyone does it why don't we".
So I own the fragrance for about more than 2 months and I find it phenomenal, imagine Erba pura in less sweet more "masculine" and more balanced nothing that disturbs everything in harmony, it lasts very long and the fragrance feels more and more with time a sau horny sillage the green tea note is very successful, it is simply phenomenal

04/15/2025

9
Pricing 7
Bottle 9
Sillage 9
Longevity 8
Scent

Pauloetr
2 Reviews

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Pauloetr

Helpful Review 2

Fruit cocktail with a view of the sea - or a dive into the candy bowl?

Herbal Aquatica was like my first dip into the big perfume world. Originally, I had my sights set on Soleil de Capri, but as fate would have it, the tester was empty - and so I was led to Herbal Aquatica by a very nice consultant. A stroke of luck? Maybe even more.

The first spray is like a sea breeze blowing over a freshly sliced fruit platter - juicy, sweet, with a cool hint of mint, as if someone had poured crushed ice into a tropical fruit punch. The composition is so present and light at the same time that it immediately reminds me of well-known power fruit fragrances. And yes, "Erba Pura | XerJoff" comes to mind in my heart at the latest - not because Herbal Aquatica imitates it, but because it reinterprets it in an almost playful way. Less overloaded, less dense, but more open, clearer. As if you were listening to the same melody - but played by a different instrument.

Over time, it becomes a little more synthetic - typical Montale - but this is not a total loss, rather a slight drift from the Mediterranean towards a high-tech spa. The sweetness remains, but it becomes creamier, softer, perhaps even a little dessert-like. As if the fragrance is shifting down a gear.

The longevity is strong, totally sufficient for summer - lasts all day -, the sillage is clear but not overwhelming. I would say: you wear it without it wearing you. And that's not a given, especially with aquatic-fruity fragrances.

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