This perfume still unisex, it can be pulled off by a dare sexy lady that takes it as is, or a patient dude who does not mind getting some stings from the bees first before reaching to the honey at the end. And here I am referring to the feminine opening against the masculine drydown. Sto se performansi tice, suvisno je pricat kad je Montale u pitanju. Kao i vecina mirisa ove kuce, ovo je beast mode. Projekcija 3-4h, od toga prvih 1-2h ispunjava prostoriju. Silaz mozda i bolji od projekcije, OT ostavlja izuzeto upecatljiv trag za sobom. Trajnost preko 12h, prezivljava i tusiranje. I did not get the Sumac note that they talk about although that I am a Mediterranean guy and know Sumac very well. The same applies to the cumin seed and all the other notes. The juice here blended in a perfect equal way that you can not detect the original elements at all. The drydown is the same as the middle-note ( this perfume is semi-linear ) so once it hits the heart it does not change after that. It is sexy, intoxicating, and addictive. Ovo je striktno zimski miris, moze da prodje i na jesen, ali mu najbolje odgovraju sto nize temperature. Definitivno nije za preko dana, ovo je nocni lovac i novi kralj clubbing mirisa. Moze da prodje i na randevu, ali oprezno sa sprejerom. When I ask her is it the perfume that I’m wearing she was like no..not really. It’s that “other strong one”.

and while this fragrance can be worn year round as long as you're careful with how much you apply, I prefer to wear it in the Fall, because in the Cool Air its Spice notes are more apparent. Montale/Mancera brend je po meni jedan od najboljih, ako ne i najbolji, ako uzmemo u obzir odnos cijena/kvalitet. Ne kazem da su najprirodniji, najunikatniji, najkvalitetniji mirisi, ali po cijeni dizajnerskih mirisa, odje dobijate makar 5 puta vise. First, there are more Spices at work than just Sumac & Cumin. I smell Saffron, Cardamom, Coriander, & dare I say Cinnamon. After spending an entire day discerning the notes, what I've come to realize I actually smell, is an Incense accord with a ton of Spices. Which in combination with its Citrus notes, Floral/Herbal/Earthy/Lemon nuances from the Sumac, Neroli-like nuances from the Orange Blossom, & its Dark Green, Earthy, Tobacco note, all work to create this "Grape Shisha" accord.

To me the rose here is much stronger than the voting suggests. It really hits the sweet spot for balancing the oud and co. I'm sure the incense accord in particular, probably with the sandalwood, plays a big part in the fact that I don't primarily experience the oud as the grainily medicinal kind that I find to be the most common in Western oud fragrances. For me the overall effect here, with the oud at centre stage, is creamier than those Western scents and also has a light powdery aspect. The oud, to my nose, is definitely indolic a lot of the time, and as smooth as a baby's dirty bum. Wearing this in moderation only, misted onto my clothes, I love it. The oud is hidden, so you are safe here if you dislike that punchy oud smell. Tobacco I can't smell yet. Orange blossom and incence are nicely blended together, but noticeable. It's also safe territory. Oud Tobacco is one of Montale’s recent releases and is a mix of the two eponymous notes, with some citrus, spices, and sweets, which yields a sort of spicy, sharp, woody, resinous, sweet mix that’s very workable and apt for cooler weather. Cumin is the main listed note that accounts for the spicy, slightly animalic quality present throughout, but the oud itself does not contribute in an animalic or medicinal way, from what I can tell, but rather supports the sort of smoky, resinous undercurrent below the cumin, tobacco, and sweet contribution of tonka. The citrus / orange blossom notes are faint, at best, as the fragrance does not seem to express them very clearly to me at any point. Rather, there’s a generally well-blendedness and creaminess throughout most of the fragrance, and I imagine that the orange blossom especially helps facilitate a smoother blend. There are 2 different Oud accords in this fragrance. One smells like Wood thats Smoky/Ashy. The other smells like Crude Oil Soaked Wood. Both Oud notes play a supporting role to the overall theme of the fragrance, which is "Grape Shisha Tobacco".

The "Grape" nuance is created by the aroma chemical "Methyl Anthranilate". Which is used to enhance the notes of Orange Blossom & Neroli. It gives off a sweet scent reminiscent of "Grape Soda". Ako volite slatko-zacinkse mirise poput JPG Ultra Male, Mancera Red Tobacco, V&R Spicebomb Extreme, garantujem da ce vas Oud Tobacco odusevit.Sumac doesnt smell like Grape. It has a Floral/Lemon scent thats somewhat Herbal, & Earthy. So where is this phantom "Grape" nuance coming from ??? Again when you take in very faint breaths, you can smell the harsher, warmer woody aspects during the scents life, but really for the majority of this fragrance, smells a lot just like joop homme wild, mixed with just a touch of date for men.