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spmoo – :
It is the same as Womanity
kibroma – :
The Womanity thing lasts for just a couple minutes. Then it turns too warm too quickly and doesn’t remind me at all of sand nor sea. No love here.
lkjbizgSAZy – :
Sea and sand, you say. Well, sea it’s certainly not, although the opening really smells like iodine. As for sand, I can see that. But to me Sandflowers smells like peppermint toothpaste and concrete, vaguely salty. Now and then I catch pleasant whiffs, but most of the time it’s just utterly bizarre. Oh, and I don’t see any similarities with Womanity. Still trying to grasp the idea.
WAqahronW – :
To Vaidilé:
I cannot add anything to your words. Your description is perfect.
The only thing I can say is that this was a blind buy and instant love. It does not exactly smell like I imagined it but it was like I have known and loved this scent. Man, I am going to have to buy the full bottle now… 😀
andy-soy – :
Finally found what I’ve been looking for in womanity but without the fig and strawberry this is a loud surf and beach fragrance which delivers salt and sun without any coconut or sunscreen cliches. Surprising for montale but it comes off well. Lasts very long and I smell it all day and turns into a nutty sandalwood though the saline wafts never totally fade. Refreshing and breezy very different but wearable. Creed imperial with no fruit.
AKSAKAL – :
Sandflowers is so different from most Montale offerings of big synthetic ouds, sticky-sweet gourmands and bold roses, that it’s hard to believe it’s the work of the same person. The only thing linking it to other Montales is it’s longevity (lasts a full day on me, and I can usually smell traces of it the next morning – very impressive for an aquatic fragrance). It’s subtle and simplistic, but very, very beautifully done. I smell sand, salt, seaweed and honeyed wildflowers, and I can almost feel a warm breeze on my face. It perfectly evokes my beloved wild remote beaches by the Baltic sea.
A beautiful, much underappreciated perfume; a little microcosmos in a bottle.
blondo – :
Il profumo si apre con un’insolita nota di alcool, che svanisce quasi subito lasciando spazio al “profumo di mare”.
Non evoca però un’immersione tra le acque salate, quanto piuttosto la spiaggia poco distante: la sabbia in particolare (è la prima cosa che ho pensato annusandolo), ma anche i piccoli arbusti di rovi, e il profumo del mare portato dal vento.
Su di me è molto leggero, secco ed estivo. L’ho trovato semplice e piacevole, adatto a un uso giornaliero.
rozen – :
Wonderful! Grey sand on a tourist free shore of the Atlanic or Irish Sea. Warm weather with a comforting breeze coming in from the open water. Partly cloudy day paired with a good mood to create some memorable, quality time. Perfection also in terms of performance! Bravo Montale!
zerrba – :
ancora profumo di mare. ancora, sì, perchè questo profumo ricorda altri accordi marini assai noti (aqua motu, una serie di vari rem, fiore dell’onda etc etc) che connettono il naso con le sensazioni provate su una spiaggia: la salsedine, l’acqua, le alghe, i solari… a differenza dei citati profumi, però, questo è più aromatico, probabilmente per la presenza del ginepro, che rende il fondo più persistente e più “montaliano”. mentre gli altri profumi di vacanza svaniscono in un soffio di brezza marina, questo, essendo peraltro un edp, rimane a lungo sulla pelle, perde le note muschiate (per mia fortuna) assestandosi su un fondo decisamente maschile. molto buono per la calura estiva.
юляша1982 – :
Il mio profumo per eccellenza. Un profumo che sento così bene su di me che me ne frego della sua spiccata stagionalità e lo metto anche in inverno, anche di sera.
Perfettamente bilanciato tra salino, ozonico e marino, nessuna nota è fuori posto.
Simile ad Acqua di Sale, Aqua Motu, Hyle e altri, è vero, ma al contempo così diverso e particolare.
Inoltre è assai persistente, aldilà del suo essere eau de parfum, e dopo anni la gente, anche chi mi conosce, ancora si gira e mi chiede che profumo indosso.
valeant12 – :
Wow surprisingly similar to Womanity! but with anise.
Эвелина4 – :
Its strange how my skin turns dry and cool fragrances into something sweet. It is soo sweet on me, I love it. I can feel menthol within..
NeusiaNug – :
Sand, sea spray, sand dollars and refreshing shore breeze on a cool yet sunny day at the beach. A slight melon note persists from beginning to end with a dull, minty edge. A literal interpretation of a beach scent, simple and enjoyable. Try this and smell like you’ve been at the beach all day without even stepping outside.
lisa.volma – :
Montale SANDFLOWERS evokes immediate memories of Comptoir Sud Pacifique AQUA MOTU. Something about the algae and the sea water. In waves, SANDFLOWERS has a strange oriental vibe to go with the muskiness. AQUA MOTU is even muskier and perhaps more musky than aquatic. The biggest difference between the two is the juniper in SANDFLOWERS, which is quite marked especially the opening, making this creation seem rather aromatic and the algae very mossy and green.
My understanding is that Pierre Montale was formerly associated with Comptoir Sud Pacifique, I presume as the perfumer. The similarity between SANDFLOWERS and AQUA MOTU may not therefore be my imagination! The bottles are similar, except that the Montale version of the aluminum can ends up looking sleek and niche, while the Comptoir Sud Pacifique version imparts the decided impression of being some kind of budget drugstore body spray. Is it just the trinket on the Montale that makes the difference? I don’t know exactly why, but I really like the Montale bottles and really dislike the Comptoir Sud Pacifique bottles.
I am not much for aquatic fragrances, so SANDFLOWERS is not really my kind of thing, but anyone who likes AQUA MOTU is bound to like this composition, which is unisex and even leaning a bit toward the masculine side. I consider this to be an atypical perfume for Montale. It seems more like a vacation scent to me. Maybe it should be called SAND DOLLARS?
ne_ivka – :
So soft and summer breezy! Very nice, but too weak for me.
Roma308 – :
I just tried my sample of Sandflowers and I swear, all I got was beach water, seaweed, freshly collected sea shells and sanddollars. Not really what I desire as my personal aroma. My friend said I had a fresh out-doorsy smell. The name is appropriate. It really lasts. I’d be interested to find out how this translates on a man.
Hepo – :
Marine notes always remember me of aqua motu by comptoir de sud pacifique and when they get really loud then I recall Rem by Reminescence. The watery notes are evident is Sandflowers, but I like the softness given to it. I agree with adele l ”Smells of warm sand only cleaner -almost sunny. Not entirely sure if it’s really something I’d wear often though. Beachy without the sweets and coconut.”
Dimon-Pokemon – :
I’m just going to have to buy a full bottle of this. I’ve tried so many samples that my nose needs a long vacation!! And FINALLY found something (Sandflowers) that is fresh smelling in the steamy summertime that I don’t have to keep reapplying every two hours!
On my skin, to my nose, this is a very light cantaloupe husband likes it too, and he gets watermelons. Go figure.
mpl – :
Aquatic, greenish, and spicy notes combine to smell exactly like cucumber slices sprinkled with cinnamon, quite the odd combination. That’s it. Cucumber and cinnamon.
This bizarre gourmand note lasts for an hour or two, after which the scent degenerates into generic aquatic sillage with the cinnamon-cucumber mix still clinging close to the skin for a couple more hours. After that, it remains just a mild aquatic-cucumber skin scent for over 12 hours. Given that I generally dislike aquatic scents, this is not for me.
ToveSpoof – :
It reminds me of “Motu” from l’Artisan Parfumeur but with a sweeter accent. I find it very pleasant in summer, especially in the cool evenings, and kind of sexy (especially on a man!)
unfortunately it’s not very lasting on my skin even if it’s an Eau de Parfum……
but it’s worth the buy!
killer2 – :
I feel firstly something that reminds me of an aoud wood with a shoe polish accent. It’s too strange, because aoud isn’t mentioned here. Then come some flowers, dissolved in water. The fragrance will be very nice if there weren’t that aoud-shoe-polish accent, it’s too dominating. May be it’s not aoud, it’s sandalwood.
Deroxvkbbl – :
Actually this is very cool- as in interesting. Smells of warm sand only cleaner -almost sunny. Not entirely sure if it’s really something I’d wear often though. Beachy without the sweets and coconut.
ulitkane – :
The seawater is the first note and it smells a little articial but also like salty dried seaweed. If not for the chemical artificialness, it would be fresh – similar to Issey. Eventually the sandalwood warms it up but too little to late in my opinion.