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Essentials Collection

Mon Patchouly Ramón Monegal 2011

6.9 / 10 62 Ratings

A perfume by Ramón Monegal for women and men, released in 2011. The scent is floral-earthy. It is still in production.
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Main accords

Floral

Earthy

Sweet

Woody

Spicy

Fragrance Pyramid

Top Notes

Apple

Bergamot

Mandarin orange

Heart Notes

Jasmine

Patchouli

Geranium

Base Notes

Oakmoss

Tonka bean Vanilla

Vanilla

Perfumer

Ramón Monegal Maso

Ratings

Scent

6.962 Ratings

Longevity

7.646 Ratings

Sillage

6.642 Ratings

Bottle

7.255 Ratings

Submitted by Florblanca, last update on 06/03/2025.

Interesting Facts

The fragrance is part of the Essentials Collection collection.

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Reviews

12 in-depth fragrance descriptions

05/15/2021

9Scent 9Longevity 7Sillage

Emorandeira
395 Reviews

Emorandeira

1

Patchouli for all!

I have the opportunity to try this perfume since they have included it in a Discovery set that they sent me when I bought another perfume from the brand, flamenco, one of my favorite perfumes. I really appreciate this opportunity as I am generally not a patchouli lover and therefore probably never would have tried this perfume if it were up to me.
Mon patchouli naturally smells like patchouli but in a very different way from other patchouli perfumes. It is woody, sweet, dark and medicinal like any perfume like that, but nevertheless in this case it is less chocolatey and lighter, with a much fresher sweetness, which for me makes it addictive.
I think you could say that Mon patchouli is my favorite patchouli-centric perfume so far. I recommend it both to those who love patchouli, since they can find it in a different way here, as well as to those who do not.

Scent: 9
Longevity: 9
Sillage: 8
Versatility: 8
Originality: 10
Overall: 9

06/03/2025

ClaireV
969 Reviews

ClaireV

1

Kool-aid patchouli

I am sure that the Indonesian patchouli Monegal used here is fabulous - dank, hoary, spirit of the earth, etc. It's just that I can't really smell it for all that syrupy grape Kool-Aid (jasmine + fruity Maltol-soaked amber) slicked over the top. And for once, the oakmoss doesn't perform its saving grace of sucking everything back into the inky, velvety undergrowth (which might have calmed the shrill frooti-tooti honk of the jasmine-amber). Instead it accentuates an unfortunate aftershavey bitterness I associate with men's sporty colognes, which in turn creates the impression, whether founded or not, of the dreaded aquatic. Abhorrent, pretentious niche 'filler' that demonstrates that even raw materials advertized by the company as being 'of special origin' (as if they weren't all bought off the same Givaudan or IFF shelf) - Yugoslavian oakmoss, Indonesian patchouli, Somalian frankincense, Egyptian jasmine, etc. - can turn to shit in the hands of a perfumer who doesn't know when to stop.

06/18/2012

10Scent 10Longevity 7.5Sillage

ParfumAholic
257 Reviews

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ParfumAholic

Helpful Review 13

Mon Patchouly? Mon Patchouly!!!!!

Thanks to the extremely generous "Monegal sample donation" from Turandot (once again, thank you so much!!!!), I was able to sniff through various RM fragrances.

That's how I stumbled upon MP. Patchouly had not exactly been at the top of my fragrance wish list...the reasons for that can be easily read from my previous commentators (earthy, musty, damp cellar...). Who would still want to wear such a scent?

However, since I had the experience with "Entre Naranjos" and "Agar Musk" that this Señor Monegal clearly knows his craft and had already surprised me positively with the two aforementioned scents, I wasn't afraid of being negatively surprised by MP.

So, on to the "wrist test": The opening for me was rather unremarkable, somewhat floral, but indefinable. Was that all? NO!! Because then, suddenly and almost without warning, a true olfactory experience developed: I smell patchouly, delicate yet assertive, vanilla and amber, sweet but not cloyingly sweet, and it rises pleasantly warm and soft into my nose. Hmmmmm, delicious!!

The next day came the real test on the skin....what can I say? Absolutely brilliant! The scent clings wonderfully to me and does not differ in its scent progression in the slightest from what was on my wrist.

I am really picky when it comes to fragrances, but this one has captivated me so much - I could smell myself all the time, incredible!

One thing is certain: Since this scent is, in my opinion, wearable at any time of day, night, and year, I will have to buy it!

02/26/2012

8Scent 10Longevity

Ergoproxy
1130 Reviews

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Ergoproxy

Top Review 7

Florachouli

If this fragrance contains only patchouli, then I don't want to be called EP from today on!

This is the most floral patch I have ever tested in my fragrance life! Florachouli, so to speak.

Even the opening is characterized by all sorts of sweet little flowers, but there is no kitsch or over-sentimentality here. I suspect the flowers are Ylang-Ylang or Heliotrope.

At some point, I can perceive patchouli, but definitely not in its pure form. Even in the heart, it remains floral.

In the base, the fragrance becomes sweeter and creamier. Here, I suspect amber, vanilla, and a hint of musk.

Personally, I prefer patchouli in its earthy version, but I still find this composition great.

If the Reminiscence patchouli is too earthy for you, you should definitely try this variant.

06/04/2012

9Scent 5Longevity

Medusa00
843 Reviews

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Medusa00

11

In this cellar, I like to sit!

As a confessed Chypre lover, I can't get past patchouli, as it is a component of many (classic) Chypres and rounds off the base note in an earthy and dark way. Patchouli can smell both earthy and musty, but also like mothballs. Sometimes it reminds me of an old, damp cellar, where groundwater stood, which was pushed through the rammed clay floor during the last flood. We have an ancient house and an equally ancient cellar. In the century's flood year of 2002, there was 50 cm of groundwater in our cellar. It smells very special then. As a child, I always thought there was a secret door behind the old incense chamber that led to a magical land. However, I didn't know the Wizard of Oz back then.
Monegal's Patchouly invites me into an elegant Spanish cellar tiled with marble. A slight green hint lingers in the air along with a certain coolness. Flowers bloom in huge pots before the stairs leading to the cellar. Warm amber takes away any overly musty-earthy note from the patchouli and makes it balsamic and creamy. At the back, in front of the wine barrels, sits a Spanish gentleman smoking a pipe.
A light spiciness glimmers, and if I imagine it very intensely, Mr. Monegal has created a modern Chypre here, but without thunder and boom. Fine, noble, remarkable, subtle, yet still present and lasting! Something completely different for my contaminated scratch-and-thunder Chypre nose!

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Statements

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Emorandeira

5 years ago

9Scent 9Longevity 7Sillage

2

My fav patchouli til this moment cause It doesnt smell like the typical patch perfume: MP is brighter, sweeter and fresher. Very ambery scen

MB25

10 years ago

8Scent 7Longevity 6Sillage

4

Patchouli in Monegal style: no musty cellar, but floral with a dry sweetness, sophisticated, distinguished, and cheerful! Interesting!

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Palatinatus

4 years ago

8Scent 8Longevity 8Sillage

2

1

Artfully, the late summer scent of Patchouli is presented in an extremely floral way. Exciting: A salty-aquatic breeze that joins in.

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Zauber600

9 years ago

6.5Scent 5Longevity 5Sillage

2

CaramelAmber, flowers fixed with a bit of incense/oak moss? Patch is hardly detectable, it "cools" the scent from the heart note. Well.

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Lilienfeld

9 years ago

7Scent 8Longevity 7Sillage

2

Aquatic, sweet-spicy jasmine bomb with a patchouli top. A floral chypre. Anisaldehyde/ clove/ cinnamon/ moss/ lots of coumarin + benzoin. If it weren't for this aquatic note, I'd say it's great!

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