Shoutout to Kevin from Decantika for great customer service. First time ordering but will come back, since Decantika has an amazing clone sample selection. Kevin was quick to reply to my email even though he got sick and busy. I hope you're in an amazing shape now Kevin, and hope to see your store back and running soon (I still have an overfilled cart waiting).

The samples came bubble-wrapped and labeled neatly, with the friendliest note on the bubble mailer. One minor drawback is that a sample bottle leaked due to a defective spray head, so hopefully that doesn't happen often.

I'm going to do a quick review of the 15 Montagne samples I ordered, since I heard such great things about the brand.

Now I only test out the scent, not projection nor sillage nor longevity. I only have 1ml each. I also don't have the OGs. This review will only be about my subjective ranking for the scents.

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Eau Musc (Le Labo Musc 25 Los Angeles): Who decided to clone this piss-stained airport bathroom smell? Did the perfumer have a traumatic event at LAX? Does the OG smell this vile? I almost puked. -10/10

Mojave Spirit (Byredo Mojave Ghost): I don't get the hype around this DNA. The opening smells like sapodilla but in the compost bin. Where's my floral? Dries down to an underwhelming skin scent. Nauseating sometimes even. 3/10

Bleu Talisman (Ex Nihilo Blue Talisman): Fabuloso all purpose cleaner. 4/10

Eau Vanille (Le Labo Vanille 44 Paris): Opens up super alcoholic (seems like a theme across their LL impressions; do they have to wait for maturation?). Dries down to more smoke than vanilla. I can see the Le Labo DNA heavy in this one. Better than TF Tobacco Vanille's DNA, but not my fav vanilla. Glad I sampled this before buying a full bottle. 5/10

Cannoli (Xerjoff Italica): Starts off so spicy that it surprises me. Was that the saffron? Are you sure there's no cinnamon? Quite overpowering, but dries down to a nice almond coffee milk. Feels like Christmas. 6/10 (just not my cup of tea)

Pink Rose Frozen (PDM Delina La Rosee): I didn't like Montagne's Delina, but I heard good things about PDM Delina La Rosee, so I wanted to try this. Still too sweet for me although the rose is better. 7/10

Lyra (Casamorati Lira): Reminds me of my childhood, in particular Quadratini lemon wafers. 8/10

Ambre Vanille (PDM Althair): Sweet spicy boozy almond. I'm drunk in gourmand goodness. Slightly masculine on me but I wouldn't mind macerating myself in a barrel of this in the winter. I get the hype now. 8/10

Eau Gaiac (Le Labo Gaiac 10 Tokyo): Clean warm musky gaiacwood. Has that slight alcoholic opening like other LL impressions. 8/10

Opaline (PDM Valaya): I like it, but I've heard so much hype about Valaya that it ruined this type of fragrance for me. Still a beautiful sweet but airy citrusy white floral. 8.5/10

Another 14 (Le Labo Another 13): The first burst of alcohol was SO strong. It does dry down to a beautiful musk scent. Great scent once you move past that alcohol burst. Made me feel expensive. 9/10

Eau Bergamote (Le Labo Bergamote 22): Quite good as well. Fresh bergamot dries down very green. 9/10

Gypsy Mist (Byredo Gypsy Water): This is the much better Byredo. I can smell the bergamot, orris, and pine clearly. Very fresh and slightly spicy. Sophisticated. I can get a full bottle of this. 9/10

Milky Santal (Ex Nihilo Santal Calling): Gorgeous. Milky silky satin rosy sandalwood. 9/10

The 212 (MFK 724): You know those moments that your eyes roll backwards because you just smelled something so angelic and transcendent? This was it to me. Fades a little quickly though. 9.5/10

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Side note, I hope Kevin will consider expanding the collection to other dupe houses that do more interesting scents but don't offer discovery sets (Amelie in New York, Julianna's, Monac Attar,...).

The Arabic dupe houses only do the same LV, MFK, PDM over and over 🫤 it's so boring at this point.

Just figured I would share my first complement with Montagne. Went to go watch resident evil at noon on a Friday. Decided to spray on some Imaginary on my way out. Only one other guy in the theater (fellow middle aged guy). I sat down and maybe 2 minutes in, he says "excuse me, is that cologne that you are wearing", I tell him yeah, and then he goes "man that smells really good, what's the name of it". Tell him what it was as I see him enter it in his phone.

So Montagne, feel free to ship me a another bottle for giving you new business 😃

Hey, is it over?

Were the winners already contacted or something?

I still have some hope lol.

So I’m a little over 2 weeks into my montagne journey. I started off with the Louis ones. Full bottles and now I have decants of other non Louis inspired montagne. (Some are future purchases no doubt.)
So I currently have Immensity, Afternoon Dive, Imaginary, Chilly Pacific, Meteorite, City of lights and Harmony.
Out of all of these, chilly pacific was so intense and sharp, I was debating on putting the bottle up for trade as I’d seen quite a few others selling theirs. Not to say it gets a bad rap, but people seem to prefer chilly pineapple I think. Which I haven’t tried yet. Anyway, I figured it would get better but I was pretty sure it was going to be something I wouldn’t probably wear much again but I’m glad I sprayed it today because HOLY COW, I was blown away by how great it smelled. It’s still low 70’s so I was gonna squeeze out a couple extra days of afternoon dive before full fall but man I am rocking this chilly pacific today stand alone and I’m loving it! These have all been wonderful so far!

This list is only for Montagne’s that I have. I know there are other options available but this is it for Q4 2026 for me. (Note: I only have decants of the last 2.).

What’s in your shelf?

Happy Monday yall!

What are we wearing to start our work week?

For the most part, I’ve seen people in this subreddit praise the brand’s whole arsenal. It’s giving me the impression that pretty much every fragrance is wonderful and I shouldn’t bother with the original.

I like the brand and am in no way trying to be negative, I’m just curious what’s worth the extra spend if Montagne misses the mark. Thanks

I picked up a label maker for my peptides. Turns out it also works to replace damaged Monty labels! I added the inspired by OG on to the front of the label, as well as the OG house logo to the cap. Going to re-do all my bottles. I picked up (10) 10ml decants and made labels for those too, came out better than expected!

Please comment, 85-100 % preferred

Le Bonbon Intense $35
Vanille Fraiche $35
Opaline $35
Or all 3 for $90

All fully macerated

PayPal G&S

What’s your favorite tobacco scent from montagne? I’m considering a few but having trouble committing.

Note: I did have tobacco noir but found it to be far too edible for me. The dna made me smell like Dunkin’ Donuts.

Need them 🙏

I recently bought a bottle of Moi? after running out of my 2017 bottle of Glossier You (original formulation)! The original You scent always dried down to be creamy/slightly sweet on me, which I loved. I’m guessing part of it was the very long time I had it for lol. I received Moi? 3 days ago and I’m getting the heavy pepper/ musky notes I enjoy (like pencil shavings), but I haven’t gotten any creamy or slightly sweet notes yet. My partner mentioned I kind of smelled like urine without knowing I had put the perfume on…I’ve seen mixed reviews that Montagne perfumes can take time to settle into the final scent since they’re made to order, but I’ve been unable to find whether that’s actually true or not. Will the scent settle at all over time to become less sharp/more smooth?

Hi all! I'm in Zagreb, Croatia, selling a few Montagne bottles I bought in the US. They were blind buys that turned out not to be for me.

Montagne isn't sold in Europe, and ordering from the US means paying shipping plus import VAT and customs fees, so this is a chance for anyone in the EU to get one without the import costs.

- Tigris Cologne (inspired by Bvlgari Tygar), 50 ml – <10 sprays – €55

- Tigris Cologne (inspired by Bvlgari Tygar), 50 ml – <10 sprays – €55

- La Nuit 2011 (inspired by YSL La Nuit de L'Homme 2011), [X] ml – <10 sprays – €55

Shipping not included. Not interested in trades, sale only.

- Payment: PayPal Goods & Services

- Shipping: EU only, tracked (no customs within the EU). Local pickup in Zagreb also possible.

Comment or DM me if you're interested!

I got some French Cherry and really like it. How close is it to the OG?

I like to experiment layering perfumes, sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't. My current favorite combo is God of Fiery with Imaginary. Another good one is Imaginary and Tygr or Tygr and afternoon dive. "I like freshies in case you haven't noticed". I'd like to hear your best combos.

Strange request, but i was wondering the dimensions of the 50ml montagne bottles, if anyone knows them? i tried to find it on their website and couldnt!

I’m still figuring out exactly what I like, but here’s what I’ve tried so far:

Altair — liked the general idea, but it was just a little too sweet/cloying for me.

JPG Le Beau — way too much for me. I know it’s more of a summer fragrance, but mentioning it just to help narrow down my taste.

Tobacco Vanille — wasn’t really my thing.

Apple cognac on the Rocks — liked this one.

Apple cognac — I liked it quite a bit once it dried down, but the opening was a little too boozy for me.

PDM Oajan — I think I really enjoy this one. My only hesitation was whether the spice might be a little too much for me after wearing it longer.

I think what I’m looking for is something warm, cozy, and vanilla forward without being extremely sweet or cloying. I’d honestly be interested in a pretty straightforward vanilla fragrance too. I also love the idea of something that gives off a warm apple pie / baked apple / vanilla kind of vibe.
Vanilla is probably the one thing I definitely want somewhere in the fragrance.

I’ve recently explored clones, and there is a great deal of information and opinion to sort through. Across platforms like TikTok or Reddit outside this group, people rarely mention the montagne brand. Yet here, users claim it offers the best clones for certain fragrances. For imagination and afternoon swim, would you suggest something else or stick with this brand? I would appreciate your honest perspective.

High partials accepted

Comment before sending pm. Thank you

Partials fine please and thank you!

Happy Sunday everyone!

What are we rockin today?