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natochka – :
I’m just not sure Montale and me are going to be friends…I keep trying to find the one or two fragrances in this huge collection of options…Greyland did not work for me…all I got was a peppery blast with the background noise all ripe, sweaty armpit (and not the good kind)…very, very masculine and very, very strong…
LXXA – :
Greyland is brilliant, and no wonder: It’s a 97% copy of the famous and much missed Gucci Pour Homme, but with less of the smooth Bourbon vanilla and a bit more of the sweatiness. Sex bomb, definitely. Very recommendable, especially since the Gucci fragrance is long gone.
8.5 / 10
Banzay – :
opening for my tastes too peppery. no similarity with gucci.
a flat scent with a good sandalwood,cedre and vetiver and hints of skin .. it has not conquered me at all. you want to be creamy, woody, peppery, leathery, clean but in the end it does not take any of these directions and it remains a flat scent. good performance but not at the montale levels. 3/5
aliyarmf – :
I love this Montale. Greyland is quite different from all typical aoud/rose/sweet juices. In my opinion it is the closest in vibe to Comme des Garcons. It opens with very strong pepper, and later changes to very hinoki, woody, herbal green smell. Really beautifull. It is unisex but it is hard to wear for a woman. In my opinion after the pepper is gone it is very similar to Comme des Garcons Hinoki. If you are a Comme des garcons fan you will definatelly love this. It lasts all day and its projection is medium light.
Denisaks – :
This guy below seems to get off on rapid fire overly negative reviews, as he has around ten or so along similar lines just this morning. I don’t really care if someone doesnt like a fragrance but it’s not helpful to anyone to just be overtly hateful with no appreciation of subtlety.
cajnik – :
Round 3 of my Montale sample expedition…
Greyland….I’ve got my shoulder pretty much covered in this and…it’s OK…..there are some nice elements that I really enjoy: pepper, wood, spices…but there is something that I’m not fond of. I know cumin and cardamom are not listed as notes here, but this for sure has cumin and cardamom hidden somewhere in the mix. It’s giving it a little bit of a sweaty vibe….similar to the sweaty note I get when I smell Cartier Declaration, and although these two fragrances are vastly different, that cumin/cardamom note is definitely there.
This is definitely a great masculine scent for those looking for something bold, masculine, dry, and spicy. This fits the bill perfectly, but for me, this is better accomplished in CDG Blackpepper.
I’m having a difficult time picking out some of the other notes. This is what I get Blackpepper, cumin/cardamom, smoky leather, and guaiac wood….I can’t detect the cedar or vetiver…perhaps I can smell the ginger. There is absolutely no rose in here. Musk, I can barely smell, but it’s a very lively musk, rather than a dank musk.
This is ok, but it’s a pass for me. I’ve got CDG Blackpepper, Montale Intense Pepper, and Marc Jacobs BANG that give me more than this does.
79041836024 – :
Nice peppery fragrance. Shares lots of similarities with the newer CdG Blackpepper, just a bit less sweet, more “serious” and slightly woodier. Performance is, as with Blackpepper, about average.
KuZeN – :
I have recently bought a bottle of Greyland and I am glad I have.
Greyland is one of those perfumes that can give me the “Santos vibe”. Which doesn’t mean it smells exactly like Santos (Cartier), it simply has got that woody/aromatic/masculine thing that makes me feel classy and comfortable. Like an Armani dress, I dare say. Few fragrances have the “Santos vibe”.
Unfortunately it doesn’t last as long as I would like it to, but I still enjoy wearing it.
I see no point in putting side by side Greyland and Gucci for men-which is a fragrance I do not like at all and when compared to the classy Greyland scent is a slap in one’s face. A very cheap one, in my opinion, as well.
Safe for a blind buy as long as one likes woody spicy scents.
_alex_77 – :
Greyland must refer to the land of grey haired people – specifically men. Smells like it to me. Nice woody, peppery scent. Evocative of salt and pepper hair. Seems very middle aged man in its vibe.
Sillage is soft to moderate on my skin.
Good for younger guys who want to seem more mature. Maybe ideal for a guy in his early to mid 30s who is trying to present himself as marriageable material to the woman of his dreams. Or a guy in his 20s who is trying to hook up with a MILF. Or a young guy angling for a promotion at work.
If I’m going to go for a woody scent like this, I’d probably prefer something from the Comme des Garçons line, even though I’m a big fan of certain other Montales and Manceras.
But I can see how this scent would appeal to a lot of people for good reasons. It’s not offensive. It’s well balanced. It’s office friendly. It’s masculine. It’s not sweet or fruity, so it won’t aggravate anyone’s diabetic tendencies. A very civilized fragrance.
I prefer pepper on my steak, not on my skin. It’s the pepper note that detracts from this scent for me. If it were just woody, I’d like it a lot more. The pepper note makes you smell like a middle aged man who is getting his seasonings ready before he grills a steak over hot charcoal. The ultimate Dad scent. Not for me.
I don’t know how it would work for a woman. I guess the pepper note would suggest that she is a little spicy. But not excessively so. Not to the point where she wants to have group sex in public. More like a woman who has read one of the 50 Shades books and is slightly blindfold-curious. Suburban spicy. But that’s all.
Gray – :
I have both Gucci 1 discontinued ver and this. I prefer this to Gucci due to it Niche quality smell.
Better Definitely !
una504intitytek – :
Yes this is masculine but women can still pull this off. I have and love Greyland. It’s packed full of pepper and spices. Cedar wood and leather. If you like spices and leather you should like this. It’s beautiful layered with Pierre Balmain Ambre Gris. I find that most Montales act like heavy bases. Not much top or middle notes but they are heavy, dense and longlasting. That’s why i love them. And this one works great for anyone looking for a base perfume for layering there spicy, woody or leathery scents. It’s really good on its own too. I’ve worn it a few times and no one thought i was wearing a men’s perfume. I received positive feedback.
birman09 – :
Greyland is not a top seller from Montale and I can see why. Although the fragrance is good and smells natural, it’s simply nothing very interesting or groundbreaking here.
Greyland is peppery and woodsy and that’s all about it. Not much development and not a great performance like other offerings from Montale. A 100% masculine fragrance, I don’t see why Fragrantica labelled it as unisex.
mergadon – :
I love me a bit of incense and I have all the big names cdg man2, gucci pour homme, tom ford Sahara noir. I sampled this together with montale full incense and bought full incense based on the longevity and sillage which is mammoth. Then I was still craving greyland. Listen here fragrantifans projection is not the deal breaker if you want that perfect scent. Some of the most gorgeous liquids are passed over because they seem too fleeting for what you pay. I say keep a bottle on you and apply as you want. Don’t just buy the strongest scent because in the end you will kick yourself. Buy less and invest in the best.
барамбуля – :
cedro, pepe, sandalo, vetyver, zenzero… apparentemente il profumo perfetto per l’autunno, eppure nella sua perfezione c’è qualcosa che manca, la persistenza. La complessità c’è ma le note olfattive si rincorrono e poi si perdono, il “percorso” di questo profumo è piacevole, ma mai abbastanza intenso.
Lo stesso problema che riscontro in quello che per i miei gusti è più simile, Poivre Colonial di Phaedon.
Stephen – :
Yes it is pretty similar to Man 2 certainly puts me in mind of it but it doesn’t quite have the same spicing, pepper sure but not that of nutmeg and caraway. Montale Greyland hits you with a fantastic opening of cedar ginger and pepper then turns to warm sandalwood, guiac and vetiver decent spicy woods!
Some fragrances claim to be woody, Greyland is unapologetically wood and spice and I love it as much as Man 2 or Encre Noire.
Has great longevity maybe not as legendary as other Montale’s but possesses as much as you’ll ever need.
umka2r – :
This review is based on a carded sample. This one reminds me of GPHI without the incense note. Moderation projection and good longevity on my skin.
Дядя Миша – :
This is how a real man should smell on any occasion. My most favourite masculine scent. Makes me wanna cuddle in his embraces))
Warm, woody, intimate.
NORKOT – :
Lovely, absolutely masculine leather scent, with warm spicy and woody undertones. Smells great but it has ZERO sillage and longevity on my skin. A shame, because I like it a lot! I recommend a sample before buy, to see the longevity and sillage on you skin.
wolfhound77771 – :
I love it so. It’s quite refreshing feel good power citric being revealed and at the same time taken by the woods that surround it. In me it has a good projection and very hard but it is worth having it in your collection. Thanks to God has a great skin, that when the chemistry of perfume is good enough and even those that are not, my skin knows how to fix the smell until your last breath.
I classify this:
Smell: 9/10
Projection: 9/10
Longevity: 9/10
rie047Unlogrere – :
This is so strange and dusty. It smells like an abandoned kitchen that hasn’t been opened in centuries. It makes me want to cough. I can see cobwebs and little creatures scurrying about, in and out of cabinets. Also, like a shark’s black eye, this is completely devoid of a soul. I admire it but find it personally unwearable.
dhv366JeomiWogkig – :
****+
The names of Montale perfumes are functional in that they typically list the ingredients; for example, ‘Aoud-plus-something’, or an adjective is added as prefix to evoke a mood such as, ‘Dark’ or ‘Royal’, all of which direct one’s mind towards the seductive history associated with perfume, its mythology, and the Arabic tradition.
By way of clever suggestion, however, and in a black flacon, the enigmatically modernistic ’Greyland’ allows one to relocate, perhaps to a kind of uninhabited Scandinavian landscape found on an ECM album cover: an esoteric bleak space paradoxically densely full of ‘elements’: the ‘outdoors’ in which existential Bergmanesque journeys towards some form of primal telos are made possible.
The title aside, ‘Greyland’ delivers one of the most sumptuous leather-musk masculines I have ever had the pleasure to wear. Together with a subtle flourish of dark rose and spices, ‘Greyland’ impresses as a dense, full-bodied smoky, beguiling incense-type composition that resonates with all the majesty of Jan Garbarek’s rich, haunting and spacious tenor saxophone: at once man-made and metallic in tone, yet exquisitely organic and comfortable, a carpet of warm velvet within Nature’s playground.
One of the most gorgeous creations from this magnificent House.
For G x
katrinprk – :
Outstanding peppery notes however I prefer CDG 2 MAN because of its longevity. This one has a very weak sillage & lasting power!
metallica22 – :
Comparisons with Gucci Pour Homme I are inevitable but where the Gucci is a bold peppery/incense laying on an woody/ambery base, Greyland strikes as much more starker and minimalistic. The main peppery/incense accord is immediately joined by a sharp cedarwood note that while it’s perfectly executed at the same time adds even more severity to this extremely manly composition. Other woods, cumin and leather work as rough (but fascinating) refinements. Nice.
If you like bone-dry fragrances a-la French Lover, CDG Monocle Scent 2 Laurel or the aforementioned Gucci Pour Homme, give Greyland a chance.
Downside: zero sillage, weak lasting power.
Rating: 6.5-7/10
venak – :
I like it, because it is similar to GUCCI POUR HOMME, …but this is more modern ….
SENYABES – :
It’s extremely masculine, but still enjoyable for my nose, well, I woulnd’t wear this as I’m not so much into unisex/woody/spicy scents, but it is good. It has Montale touch to it, but as Guusje already mentioned – it is similiar to Isos and somehow I remember enjoying Isos a bit more. So – if you like this try Isos and vice versa.
Arrovalak – :
I love the name of this frag and the images it evokes for me. Unfortunately it’s a bit of a cumin, hoo-ha, armpit overload to my nose.
Apec – :
Where they ever came up with a boring name like Greyland for this wonderful frag, I can’t begin to guess.
Denis198227 – :
This is one to put on with an extra dab somewhere on your hand where you can enjoy it yourself throughout the day. Top and middle are very linear, with lots of ‘skank'(at least, that’s how it comes out on this woman), then, at the end of the day, it has turned somewhat more ‘lady-like’. I’m not sure which ingredients are responsible for the ‘skank’, but the rose is possibly what sweetens it at the end. Very long lasting on me, which is saying something. A must-have for me.
Shavrik-krot – :
Remind me a lot Gucci pour Homme with it’s peppery-incensy burst. But the blend is WAY better and with a higher quality. I love this one! It’s more natural than Gucci pour Homme. Montale’s having a little something; blends are fantastic! One of the better niche and without the highest prices. Under 200$ for those fantastic “oeuvres d’arts” it’s worth every dollars!
8/10
i0207510 – :
This one is very special and not for everyone.Spicy and a strong cedar note.
I like it very much.
kucherEv – :
When I speak about Montale I just can’t choose which of his perfumes I love better, I do admire Greyland, very warm and spicy-woody, with an excellent black pepper in the top.