09/03/2012
Sherapop
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Rich Potent 1980s-type Floral Perfume (not so much sandalwood)
Montale SANDAL SLIVER--at least my sample of it--is a floral bomb. I do believe that the correct notes are listed above:
Bergamot, *Jasmine*, *Neroli*, *Orange blossom*, Sandalwood, Vanilla, Citruses
Lots of jasmine, neroli, and orange blossom are blended with a touch of sandalwood and citrus. The composition is not really sweet, and I do not detect much in the way of vanilla. To my nose this is a big floral perfume in the 1980s style, which would probably appeal to femmes d'un certain âge who wear the Elizabeth Taylor DIAMONDS series. The quality here is obviously much better, but the spirit is the same. I would never call this a unisex perfume, to be honest, and I cannot think of any gents off the top of my head who would want to wear SANDAL SLIVER. I imagine that the low ratings derive from dashed expectations. Is this a sandalwood perfume? No, not at all. Flowers, not sandalwood, are the focus.
I have smelled a few other recent perfumes in this style: DAVID YURMAN and some of the La Praire Life Threads series members inhabit the same general olfactory neighborhood. Lots of over-the-top richness combined with abundant and potent flowers! This is not really my style, but it is extremely strong, more like a parfum than an eau de parfum, so for those who like huge floral compositions, a small bottle would suffice for a lifetime. The color of the liquid in my sample vial is dark burnt orange, so it even looks like a parfum!
Bergamot, *Jasmine*, *Neroli*, *Orange blossom*, Sandalwood, Vanilla, Citruses
Lots of jasmine, neroli, and orange blossom are blended with a touch of sandalwood and citrus. The composition is not really sweet, and I do not detect much in the way of vanilla. To my nose this is a big floral perfume in the 1980s style, which would probably appeal to femmes d'un certain âge who wear the Elizabeth Taylor DIAMONDS series. The quality here is obviously much better, but the spirit is the same. I would never call this a unisex perfume, to be honest, and I cannot think of any gents off the top of my head who would want to wear SANDAL SLIVER. I imagine that the low ratings derive from dashed expectations. Is this a sandalwood perfume? No, not at all. Flowers, not sandalwood, are the focus.
I have smelled a few other recent perfumes in this style: DAVID YURMAN and some of the La Praire Life Threads series members inhabit the same general olfactory neighborhood. Lots of over-the-top richness combined with abundant and potent flowers! This is not really my style, but it is extremely strong, more like a parfum than an eau de parfum, so for those who like huge floral compositions, a small bottle would suffice for a lifetime. The color of the liquid in my sample vial is dark burnt orange, so it even looks like a parfum!
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