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vaster – :
I got a sample of this thrown in to an order of other samples. I like it. The pine scent is nice and not overpowering and the pepper works well. There is a little sweetness behind it.
bmf610Bessinepome – :
This is very good, for me it is a sweeter Gucci Nobile better then Gucci IMO. Good performance and with a good price.
ruslangalas – :
spicey and green.Drakar noir ish for sure. Strong smelling and cool bottle. OLD SCHOOL smell so may not be everyones cup of tea
v007ao – :
I’m gonna try to be really careful before saying anything I might regret. All Montana Perfumes have been blind-buys so far.
Graphite and Parfum d’homme did not strike me that much for a start. But both have really grown on me after a while. The quality is not top but who cares? They cost so little, so you can apply and re-apply.
The story with black edition is a little bit different. I do not advise to overspray or you might faint. Or those around you. The opening is very, very loud. Super masculine. Reminds me of the masculine iconic scents of the 80’s. Drakkar Noir, Jazz, Tsar, Xeryus.
Incense? Leather? Ok yes but I find it also very green and woodsy. Let’s say dark green. I was hoping for something more incensy, more powdery. Pepper is there as well but I wish it was more prominent as in Cacharel pour Homme.
So I’m not spellbound to say the least. But I will give it many more chances, and who knows, I might be seduced again.
Andersen – :
I bought this blind- but at $20 for a 4oz bottle definitely worth the try. I strongly smell leather – I felt the dry-down was very fast and leather overpowered everything. Feels a bit like Etienne Aigner-Aigner Black for Men and that is not necessarily a bad thing especially if you like the smell of leather.
I was hoping for a stronger sandalwood but I mostly get Pepper, Leather and Incense in this frag.
Not great, but definitely not bad at all!
GameMaster – :
Extreamely underrated fragrance. Its develops a magnific woodsy/leather scent that you relate to very expensive fragrances.
Its darkness is a dry one, with a magnificent leather
/incense /woody pleasant and manly dry down notes.
It opens spicy with a light sweet touch due to the cinnamon and orange/mandarin notes.
It develops its dryness with a strong woody evolution milded by flowers, mainly rose.
It is easy to relate it as a flanker Montana Parfum d’Homme. It has the same quality and preety presentation as well. It does remember the Aramis Havana family without the warm tobacco note.
Well above average performance with a longevity of 12+ hours. Average projection of 4~6 feet during the first 3 hours.
Its wearability is very high. It did create a certain addiction on me. I know I am going to use it at a very fast pace. Need to get a second bottle ASAP.
My rates for Montana Black Edition:
Scent:…………………….9.0
Longevity:……………….9.0
Sillage:……………………8.5
Versatility:……………….8.0
Compliments……………8.5
Uniqueness:…………….8.5
Quality:……………………8.5
Presentation:……………9.0
Price:………………………9.5 (€20,00 for 125ml)
Average:………………..8.78/10.00
lilcik10 – :
Great perfume and very nice bottle. Only bought one last year and regret not to have bought two as it is very hard to find.
I do recommend it.
giv4eg – :
i just got this bottle today. opening is very powdery for me that i dont like, i am gonna review back in few hours again to see how this fragrance end up on skin.
TroneeTek – :
Hmmm…I wonder if this might be the same as my very mysterious bottle called Noir Sacree….the same bottle and box with a different name…..
Cheers
matz in Stockholm
flooneeUnwide – :
This shares some notes prominently with VC&A Tsar. Leather, pine, lavender, rose, sandalwood, citrus, woods, and spices. I find them quite similar. However, I prefer Montana Black a bit more. The pepper and incense just adds a nice quality to it. No bergamot. Slightly balsamic, smoking, and powdery (at first). A little on the “soapy” side, but not as much as Tsar.
A fresh easy going fragrance that captures an earlier time in perfumery (maybe late 80’s to early 90’s), while still feeling a little more modern.
I had some vintage Tsar that I sold off. Then I picked up a large 125ml bottle of Montana Black for a lot less. A worthy replacement.
I was more enamored when I first got this. Now that I’ve had more time to live with it, I find it not quite as good. It’s VERY affordable. This goes along side many others like Mr. Blass and Davidoff Silver Shadow for being a very good inexpensive fragrance. You get a little more than what you pay for, but I wouldn’t go so far as to say it’s many times better than that. For what I paid, I’d still be OK if I had paid 50% more, but certainly not double.
docker – :
Dark but different from the original which i prefer
This one is dark with a rubber note , something similar to asphalt under the sun . For me it”s a mix between “Nostalgia” from Santa Maria Novella and “Black” from Bvlgari . A deeper version of “Midnight in Paris” VC & A , also
I can’t say i like it , compared to the original, but it’s ok if you want something a little different , alluring
dirinujz – :
Super intense and dark opening. You would think it was made in 1991 not 2011. Mega silage for the 1st 4 hours of leather/pine and incense. Then somehow the rose kicks in with a hint of fruity notes. A very complex inexpensive scent with a lot of character. I am not a lover of dark scents but I do like the brightness that it has, but it takes too long to “kick” in. I will keep it in my collection though. Maybe I will grow to love it?
devil-73rus – :
This stuff is relaxing! Woody balsamic, it’s strange cuz the smell is familiar but I’m sure i’ve never smelled this before. it’s like my subconscious tells me I know it but I’m pretty conscious I don’t! Anyway let’s get to the scent: For me it smells nothing like Montana Parfum d’Homme. There is for SURE Oud here, but nicely subdued, with hints of rose, soapy-balsamic-woody vibe. That’s what I get. Classic and unique!!
Longevity and projection are average ( I have a dry skin ).
Gypeaccethy – :
A peaceful and rustic fragrance with a bit of moody overtone. Reminds me of the Tales From The Darkside tv show intro. A blast of Indian Summer in early October with a flirtatious warm breeze that can’t quite close the deal enough to get you truly comfortable due to Autum’s cool arrival. Montana Black is basically a back and fourth grudge match of new school meeting old school (shades of Halston Z-14). Lots of pine and peppery orange meeting a faint rose and even fainter incense. Montana Black creates a jagged yet refreshing experience that is preparing you for the colder days ahead. Definitely black worthy, as it’s name suggests.
Most people are going to like this scent. It’s bold but smooth with a tinge of mysterious character involved. And although it’s not something you’re going to smell at the mall, it will have enough crowd pleasing effect to make women want to get close to you and ask what you’re wearing.
I could almost see this as a year round scent if a guy fit the right mold and attitude. It’s best suited for Fall and Winter, but could actually work well in early Spring too, do to it’s rosey, floral nature. Montana black is a mature scent for sure. Probably best suited for 30 and up. If you like Issey Miyake Blue, give this one a shot. Although they’re not twin scents, they’re in the same ballpark, sporting that outdoorsy evergreen presentation where past and present collide underneath the radar.
prapor444 – :
“Hey Tats! How about one more for the road!”
In the early seventies i was riding with a rough crowd. It was California and bikes were big. A young kid who could handle himself could make a good buck if you got in with the right people.
My line of work brought me in contact with a strange variety of folks but there was this Russian cat i had run-ins with that i never forgot.
One day me and my brother biked down to the Russian’s studio. He was a sculptor and welder – an arteest – tatlin was what people called him. He was a gruff skinny dude and always had a cigarette half hanging on his lip with an inch of ashes always curled and ready to fall. He drank and always offered us warm ‘wodka’ in tall drinking glasses when we trailed in.
His studio was always all a tumble – in an old timber loft district with high ceiling no walls and furniture here and there – always in a different place from the previous visit. The studio was located where most people steered clear. A not so nice part of the city.
Inside that place was like steppin into another world. It smelled like the old timber columns & beams had lived through a fire and weren’t ready to let the memory go easy. Entering from a freight elevator there were metal sculptures all over the place with metal bars laying here and there – you always had to watch your step … and there were always women! Oh my, oh my – Beauties with a capital B. Some young some older and soo gorgeous, smelling like roses and welded metal wire. It was almost like walking into heaven for a guy like me.
Whenever Tats would start talkin i felt like i was at the tower of babel because i couldn’t understand a word and i was always focused on when that dam ash would finally fall – it never did!
This stuff reminds me of my drop-offs at Tats place. The smell of smokey wood, the pretty ladies smelling like roses, Tats welding away on some crazy construction … sipping some ‘wodka’ and takin the beauty of that chaos in – in a single breath everything made sense – things on the surface can be in total disarray but if the construction is just right – oh, what a thing of beauty it can be.
you take away one simple thing and it’s just not as fun to be there …
that’s what this stuff is like to me. It’s strange and chaotic enough but constructed well enough to make beautiful sense – it’s hard on the edges but it’s softness takes your attention away from it just enough to make it comfortable … but take away one thing and it all crashes down like a poorly built sculpture or tower of babel!
This stuff is just strange enough to make perfect sense!
Miliafloorb – :
Good spicy fragrance, more intense than the Montana parfum d’homme in red box. Not many fragrance that came out these days smelling like this so to me, it’s a class of its own.
If you run the 90’s fashion mode, then this male classic fragrance accompanies it. Even until now, it will not go outdated.
ryo70000 – :
This juice is GREAT! I get a LOT of compliments while wearing it. It has a peppery dry-down that I really like. It is a wee bit strong at first but settles down after about 20 minutes. Very good sillage and longevity. I highly recommend this! Montana scores again!