Orient Extreme

Orient Extreme by Montale
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6.0 / 10 36 Ratings
Orient Extreme is a perfume by Montale for women and men. The release year is unknown. The scent is oriental-spicy. Projection and longevity are above-average. The production was apparently discontinued.
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Main accords

Oriental
Spicy
Floral
Woody
Fruity

Fragrance Notes

BenzoinBenzoin RoseRose MuskMusk OakmossOakmoss HoneyHoney Citrus notesCitrus notes SandalwoodSandalwood PatchouliPatchouli
Ratings
Scent
6.036 Ratings
Longevity
8.328 Ratings
Sillage
8.123 Ratings
Bottle
7.431 Ratings
Submitted by Kankuro, last update on 08.03.2024.

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3 in-depth fragrance descriptions
7
Bottle
9
Sillage
9
Longevity
8.5
Scent
Chippie386

14 Reviews
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Chippie386
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Super Chypré Lead Free
A good to very good smell... but only for perfume connoisseurs or extroverted people
He starts very opulent with a rose that comes very dark and sweet. Together with honey and a light super petrol note it offers a very strong and, at the beginning, almost obtrusive fragrance experience.

After about 15-20 minutes, the oak moss and a strongly herbaceous façade emerge, somewhat reminiscent of the top note of Antaeus. After about an hour it remains more monotonous, chypre-like and herbaceous. The sweetness from the opening disappears completely and a very masculine oakmoss rose chypre scent remains. Herbs, saffron and oakmoss then form the basis of this nevertheless not too dry oriental. An Oriental that is more chypre than Oriental.

If you're looking for an extraordinary, socially acceptable fragrance that comes along in the style of the 80s, you should try it. He seems more mature than Black Aoud, but less playful than eg Oudmazing. Who is looking for something tart, rather elegant in between, completely without fruit, will find it here
For me personally one of the best from Montale .
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10
Bottle
7.5
Sillage
7.5
Longevity
7
Scent
Sherapop

1239 Reviews
Sherapop
Sherapop
2  
Dry Woody Oriental Chypre
Montale ORIENT EXTREME is a bizarre creation. It lacks most of the qualities we currently associate with oriental perfumes, above all, any source of sweetness or culinary spices. Instead, it packs a punch of dry, dry, dry wood, which smells like firewood after the fire has gone out and is no longer even smoldering. Very stern, like a plank of wood used to punish an errant child. No, this is not a warm cuddly oriental perfume. Far from it, in fact.

Still, I think that ORIENT EXTREME has its virtues. For one thing, it is very unique. The only perfumes I remember being this dry and woody are incense perfumes, but this does not smell at all like incense. It's rather like an incense perfume with charred wood instead of incense. It called to my mind one of the Chanel special edition (exclusifs) perfumes--was it SYCOMORE?--I'll have to go check. Whichever one it was, it reminded me of a campfire. Not a seductive elixir at all, but truly thought-provoking.

That's about how I feel about ORIENT EXTREME. This is a thought-provoking composition, not very inviting in the usual way, and not at all cuddly but fascinating nonetheless. It reminds me a bit of some of the Serge Lutens creations, as a matter of fact--not in terms of the composition itself but in terms of the challenge it poses to the nose and also to one's mind. This is a challenging perfume which requires some patience to appreciate.
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4
Scent
Awesomeness

247 Reviews
Awesomeness
Awesomeness
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No Orient - It's all oakmoss on me
There is no orient in Orient Extreme. It's an oakmoss chypre in a classic style. By today's standards, it can easily be worn by a guy, but it also could be a fragrance of the 1970s or earlier - you know, the era when chypres were chypres.

Unfortunately, chypres aren't for me as I am one of those people who is sensitive to oakmoss. If you are looking for the real stuff, you have found it. Oakmoss. Just not for me.
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