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romeoVIK – :
Montale has a Point with this floral wonder. It opens with a wonderful marriage of Rose and Lily. The white musk is a companion to all the notes from the beginning to the end. It is not a simple and banal rose but a rose linked to the sacred world. Do you remember the fragrant “rosaries” in wood? Same thing. If you are in spring / summer and want to go on a pilgrimage, there is no better fragrance. Churches, Statues, Marbles: All this is this JEWEL!
In my opinion, the best rose!
4рвп – :
On me this is pure amber. With a little bit of rose and other florals mixed in.
pivnoy10 – :
Amazing floral scent, fresh in the opening with citrus and lily of the valley, then it turns into a feminine sweet fragrance with rose and amber and a hint of musk.
Longlasting, great quality, it’s a Montale 😉
I ADORE IT.
валера1964222 – :
Crystal flowers should be named Hazy Rose in my opinion. It is a wearable light rose fragrance that is not sharp but not quite creamy either. I got this as a ScentBird sample and I had more compliments on it than any other fragrance in my collection – which was surprising because I think it’s “meh” at best. I only smell it when I put my nose close to my skin however people around me seem to smell it from 5 – 10 feet away and think I smell gorgeous. Something must radiate from my skin that isn’t apparent to my nose. Either way, I ended up buying a full bottle solely based on the fact that it was high compliment getter for me….and it still is – strange! I wear it when I have no idea what else to wear that day, but I never crave wearing it for its scent alone.
EternoramnendOD – :
Vintage, grannyish rose with some other vintage aromatics surrounding it. I could best describe them as a hazy, white floral arrangement with a faded freshness; alongside a semi-sweet musk in the background. Possibly a treat for anyone nostalgic to this particular style—but a probably hard pass for anyone else.
Geos7777 – :
If you want a designer amped up a little, but not jump into niche..this is it. It reminds me of a Narciso yet it has an animalic naughty bit whiff to support it. Very rose, lilly of the valley gives it a fresh look and the musk keeps it from veering cold.
satir65 – :
Ambergris not amber
asr95 – :
Hmm. I expect very, very strong fragrances from Montale. They are usually one spray perfumes for me. Crystal Flowers is totally different. It’s very gentle rose water. And I mean rose water. I could bathe in this stuff and it wouldn’t be too potent. Five sprays and I’m just lightly scented with a delicate (pleasant) rose and a slightly musky/floral background.
There is nothing offensive about this scent, but nothing that really stands out either. Clear, bright roses. That’s it. Not full bottle worthy but I’ll probably save the rest of my decant for summer and enjoy this in the heat.
alan3009 – :
I thought I was crazy. The tobacco is the one in a cigarette. This is a winner, totally unisex, smells great and performs great!
Nedopurlo – :
Bulgarian rose oil diluted in a glass of fresh and very cold water. Faint smell of lilies from a garden. There’s an elegant young woman standing at the window and smoking Sobranie super slim white cigarettes.
“Crystal Flowers” really gives me a crystal cold feel, but still manages to be very different from fresh rose scents like Paul Smith Rose or Yves Rocher Rose Fraiche. This rose is accompanied with a strange note that is almost similar to tobacco. Can’t decide what’s playing with my imagination… Ambergris?
Not oriental by any criterion. It’s a very serene, elegant and pleasant rose scent which becomes kind of creamy when it dries down. It smells very sensual, optimistic, utterly sophisticated. Something you wouldn’t wear with denim.
For cold and rainy spring mornings.
P.S. Many Montales smell synthetic and artificial but not this one. One of the most natural smelling rose scents I’ve tried so far.
1Игоречек1 – :
meh. I expected more from this house. This is very generic rose water, to me. More sweet musk than rose.
Getmaan – :
Light, not interesting rose. Montale has more interesting roses.
renat-101 – :
Very nice and natural smelling rose scent. A little musky, fresh and somehow romantic.
The bottle was pink though, not the one on the picture.
So I think this pink bottle was great for it, as the scent is so feminine and pretty.
Lily of the valley isn’t bad smelling in it. It mixes very nicely with the rose and amber.
A good one from Montale.
edicard – :
Profumo romantico, gentile, superfemminile.
Una rosa leggermente fruttata e mischiata, mai invadente. Raffinato ed elegante.
vorobiev_777 – :
Crystal Flowers had been my staple scent for many years. I remember when I first smelled this perfume on my girlfriend I immediately fell in love with it. I had to have it! I always received numerous complements wearing it from men and women alike. Over the years I went through 5 or 6 bottles and still using it today. I like the bottle as it’s very light and easy to carry it on your purse. The only thing is that the top is constantly falling off and is easy to lose.:(
It’s a very strong perfume and you need to be confident enough to wear it as you will get a lot of attention. One if my favorites to this day.
mortal – :
Crystal Flowers – what a nice name for this perfume. The fragrance opens with a slightly sharp, fresh, bright rose accord with mandarine. Later the musk joins to the rose, and adds the “crystal” quality to the composition. After the drydown the fragrance sweetens up a bit, becomes softer, and more close to the skin. I don’t detect much ambery notes, thanks goodness – but some years ago I had a half bottle (gold coloured) of Crystal Flowers, and I remembered to it as a much more ambery-spicy fragrance after the drydown. I didn’t like that overwhelming ambery note, so I don’t mind the lack of amber now in this. Maybe it is a new version (pink bottle)?
sxwqyism – :
Crystal Flowers (tested from dabber)
Very pleasing and lady-like. This is sample worthy for lovers of roses.
It opens with roses, I’m thinking of beautiful pink roses.
The orange is very delicate underneath the roses causing it to be fresh and radiant.
The florals are soft, clean and green with musk. There is soft amber adding warmth to the scent.
The official Montale website states that there is Ambergris in Crystal Flowers, I’m disappointed to say that it is too soft and well-blended on my skin.
Crystal Flowers does not develop much on my skin, but that is all right, I think that it is easy to wear it year around, and could be very pleasing to others.
rwx971speagoessenda – :
Crystal Flowers is a nice and delicate musky rose but it doesn’t last longer than a couple of hours and the sillage is VERY poor.
anatolik – :
This fragrance was a random sample vial, included in a number of other Montale samples I ordered.
Started out with rose, intense, powdery dried rose petals. If you like a rose fragrance, or something that has rose in the top notes, this will be good thing. Unfortunately, I don’t. I grow many scented varieties of roses and have yet to find a rose fragrance to compete with the real thing.
When I finally got past the rose, For me, Crystal Flowers finished with similar notes to Intense Cafe. I didn’t detect any mandarin or lily of the valley.
I am fairly certain that I will prefer the other Montales that I have yet to sample.
This trail started in the New Year when I sampled Black Opium. (See review). At the suggestion of a niche perfumery, I tried Montale Intense Cafe, to see if I could handle the dry down any better.
So now I am going to work my way thru some other Montale frags, including some aouds. Stay tuned.
31031983 – :
I bought a simple for this fragrance. Love at first sight. Afterthat, I bought a 50 ml EDT and I became a so disappointed.
Longevity is so poor max half- one hour and sillage is very soft.
Among Montale perfumes it is the the biggest disappointment. Otherwise I have a lot of Montale favourites. For example White musk, Red Oud etc.
kirik_luki – :
We are facing record cold here in the Midwest. -20F plus windchill.
This was not a great choice this morning. The cold killed it. I sprayed it and this was one heavenly scent. Not long lasting….I am going to save this lovely treasure for the spring when it is warmer. I bet this scent will POP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
NOT a cold weather scent.
The mysteries of perfumes. And I love a good mystery.
Fast forward to May.
Temps today were low 80’sF….touched my sample to sniff it…O.OH.MY….this perfume needs warmth and spring to lure out its best.
Love it.
gomno79 – :
To me this smells a bit like Jo Malone Red Roses.
krikunchik – :
Montale makes excellent Middle Eastern-inspired perfumes. Most anything with the word ‘aoud’ in the name is going to be a worthy representative of the ever-growing class of aoud perfumes. Once one steps out of the aoud range, however, everything is up for grabs, and it’s anyone’s guess what the perfume may be like!
CRYSTAL FLOWERS is a good example of a Montale which might have been a mainstream designer launch. It smells fine to me, a perfectly wearable office-ready, inoffensive fruity-floral frag. The flowers are abstract but not to the point of being unwearable. This composition reminds me of perfumes such as Creed SPRING FLOWER or Bond no 9 CHELSEA FLOWERS, both of which, too, fit into the category of office-ready inoffensive fruity floral frags. This really is a genre by now, and when I say fruity-floral, I mean more abstract floral than fruity, but there is a touch of fruity to give the overall composition a brightness. The musk used, too, is clear and clean, not dark and sweaty. This is a twenty-first-century type of perfume which has gained a legion of followers in the last few years. In some ways it may seem superficial, but it is also likable to many consumers.
Precisely because this sort of perfume is the sort of thing one runs into at Sephora among the current bestsellers, it may not be the wisest investment of one’s big Montale bucks. Try before you buy.
Azura111 – :
A really beautiful rich rose scent, accented with just the right amount of lily of the valley and musk. A hint of softening amber unfurls in the dry-down. It’s very feminine and distinct, surely a dream for rose lovers. I’m surprised there aren’t more reviews.
This also really stays with you,projecting in a very subtle and delicate way, so just when you think it’s gone you move and the pretty smell wafts out.
My only qualm would be that there are many beautiful rose scents, so the price makes this one less appealing, but if you can go for niche prices then this one is worth it. Also if you’re like me and you love the original Stella but it doesn’t work so well on your skin (the orange being too predominant) definitely try this.
An enchanting fairy-tale red rose fragrance, perfect for feeling romantic and feminine. Recommended.
EDIT: This actually wears on my skin very much like Narciso Rodriguez for her EDP, a very musky rose.
Drsweexadeds – :
Delicate rose made of glass
transparent
floating
sangadgee – :
Very feminine and soft. Smells different from other florals. Not loud or aboding…but sexy, delicate and wimsical…
Good projection and staying power. The rose mxed with the mandarine is quite interesting while the amber provides some depth. A good rose…not a sick rose…I am quite picky about my roses…if you get my drift.
BloodSmoke – :
elegante, vago e romantico.
postal – :
Oh, this is divine. Very, very gentle and feminine rose and citrus, I don’t get any L-O-V (a good thing), but I do get the most gentle floral I’ve tried in a long, long time. The sillage is very good, but not too much.
Worth every penny. Sophisticated, elegant, dreamy and romantic. All that.
snompoupe – :
I got this as a sample from Lucky Scent and I love it. It starts out with citrus and delicate musk and then blooms with rose and lily of the valley. It lasts for several hours. It is not too sweet on me. It’s worth a larger bottle!
PouffHope – :
Beautiful and uncommon. drydown smooth, sillage good- not overpowering. long lasting- great staying power.
Lieam – :
Goes on as a bright floral and passes through a soapy stage on the way to a creamy, sweet dried rose. Can be too sweet and cloying in hot weather, but an interesting journey.