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grec – :
Probably the most beautiful summer scent in the world today, this outstanding natural beauty is something that truly has to be experienced to be believed. The perfume is a straightforward composition comprised of the leaves and fruit of the Monstera Deliciosa plant. To this an enfleurage of sacred ear flowers, white datura, and bullhorn orchid is added. The perfume is a lush, earthy floral green like I have very rarely seen in perfumery. It is akin to crushing the leaves and fruits and allowing the juices and saps to intermingle in organic harmony. The perfume exudes natural beauty from the time it leaves its beautiful bottle. Lush, tropical, inviting and so understated, the unisex perfume has moderate sillage and very good lasting power. A completely bewitching masterpiece of modern natural perfumery!
yqetltlvqj – :
a glorious straight forward (but not boring or obvious) green scent, monstera is quickly becoming a dear favorite. my scent preferences tend to be extreme — give me enveloping warmth or an aloof chill — as both seem to give me strength when i need it. monstera falls in the latter category, but it it isn’t a floaty aloofness — its green keeps the wearer grounded and of the earth, it’s motto may be ‘those who know don’t speak’, with a sly smile. beautiful and in control. unlike my other favorite greens–such as diptyque philosykos, prada infusion d’iris, maison martin margiela (untitled)–this is pure earthy green, where i find those others have other elements to distract (the sweet coconut of philosykos, the incense of d’iris and untitled) from overt dirt. perhaps a bit challenging for someone entering the green scent world, it’s deeply rewarding for those of us who can’t get enough of it. while the notes list blue orchid, datura, and monstera fruit, nothing about the feels floral or fruity to me (though, admittedly, not notes i’m instantly familiar with)–but rather of their crushed leaves and dirt they grew from. bliss.
edit: i really took note after writing this review of how the floral comes through after a few hours on the skin. it’s soft and not cloying and lovely — though i can’t speak of any particular notes.
HKartryY – :
I noticed there’s no note pyramid for monstera and although it’s listed in the description above, the notes luckyscent lists are more identifiable: leaves and fruit of Monstera, sacred ear flowers, white datura, bullhorn orchid.
Monstera is a very strong like. It’s a juicy fresh green, like an unidentifiable green twig snapped right under my nose that develops into a high end perfume. For some reason I hate using the phrase “smells expensive” because I feel like all good perfume smells like the sum of it’s worth. “Smells expensive” in regards to Monstera, is a sort of criticism. It smells a little pretentious, cerebral, and aloof, like an ice queen.
It smells very modern- sleek and polished. Despite being a green perfume it smells “urban”. The fragrance of a new condo dweller. It reminds me of an area of my city that 7 years ago was an old train yard with an abandoned refrigerator factory. It was revamped and is full of industrial style condos, an Urban Outfitters and a sushi place that’s open late and plays dance music.
But anyway…..It smells like an incredibly crafted green perfume. It’s a little too clean for me, so I layered it with patchouli. Monstera with patchouli morphed into the cousin of Chanel no. 19, and it went from new condo dweller to NYC rooftop garden and made it more my style, but still felt ostentatious while I was jogging.
Overall, Monstera is a modern unisex green frag, and if that’s your jam you should immediately invest in a bottle.
maks-let – :
I tried this out the other day at my friend’s store (called Kick Pleat in Austin, TX, and they carry the whole line). This is such an intriguing scent! I immediately thought of Aura by Mugler…although Monstera is more Aura than Aura is! And the longevity was amazing: put it on in the afternoon and could still smell it in the morning. Although I have to say, this fragrance has so many layers, it’s definitely a chameleon. At first it was all emerald green and medicinally herbaceous, almost masculine. Later as it developed it retained a spicy greenness but became softer and almost sweet cream on my skin. I only sprayed one spray on my left arm (ONE!), and I could smell it constantly without having to lift my arm so I’d say the sillage is crazy good as well. This is a BOLD scent. I think men could easily find this a favorite for themselves as well. I’m looking forward to taking the other scents out for a test-drive soon! Highest praise for Xinu <3
Droxerz – :
It’s hard to pick a favorite among Xinú’s All-Star line up. For sure though, the top 2 will be Monstera and OroNardo.
Monstera is a Green-Woodsy-Floral, with similar vibe to the original Vent Vert, and Dusita’s Sillage Blanc. There’s something funny about this, since Vent Vert and the Dusita have zero pyramid overlap, yet there’s a distinct resemblance.
Like Xinú’s Copola, projection and lasting power are outstanding. One of the best Green fragrances I’ve ever tried. Xinú is rapidly becoming one of my favorite Houses. I hope to visit them in Mexico some day.
serega borchik – :
nice bottle 🙂