I'm firmly in the middle here to be honest. Opens really well for me I love sweet scents and this one instantly reminds me of some sort of fruity sweet thing, can't for the life of me think what it is. maybe like fruit bon bon sweets or something? That natural orangey, ylang and yes raspberry opening is then suddenly met with (and I don't mean to be crude here) a kind of pissy note. As it settles the vanilla is right there throughout which this creamy complex array of sweet notes. I really like it! It's kind of contrary to my common sense which kinda makes me think this is a bit of a stupid fragrance or a mess of notes! Marshmallow!!! That's it smells like marshmallows for a split second then swirls through some other notes...what an odd beast. Another wear is on the cards and it could go either way to me honest this and judging my the votes this fragrance is the epitome of polarizing!

Yes it is pretty similar to Man 2 certainly puts me in mind of it but it doesn't quite have the same spicing, pepper sure but not that of nutmeg and caraway. Montale Greyland hits you with a fantastic opening of cedar ginger and pepper then turns to warm sandalwood, guiac and vetiver decent spicy woods! Some fragrances claim to be woody, Greyland is unapologetically wood and spice and I love it as much as Man 2 or Encre Noire. Has great longevity maybe not as legendary as other Montale's but possesses as much as you'll ever need.

My final scent in the sherbet series and I was looking forward to this one so much! Thankfully it didn't disappoint...I love rhubarb the taste the smell, the synthetic apple based flavouring in sweets...whatever I love it! Every fragrance I've ever encountered with a Rhubarb note has been an instant hit with me but this one takes the biscuit. This doesn't appeal to my slightly snobby fragrance head this goes straight for my childlike soft centre and makes me love it uncontrollably, as much as I love Rhubarb pie! My oh my... it's absolutely beautiful sharp, sweet Rhubarb but just like the rest of this series surprised me with subtle complexity of very mellow, exotic floral notes from orchid and the tiniest hint of vanilla. A strong woody base would've grounded it and maybe lent some more substance to the fragrance but I didn't detect any. All that positive stuff but then a huge negative is that the longevity is pathetic! I don't think I've ever used that adjective to describe even the most feeble of juices but this really is gone in Minutes rather than hours, never known anything like it! If Mark Buxton's devil in disguise is similar I need to hunt that down and see if it lasts better because otherwise I would've bought CDG Rhubarb in a heartbeat! Such a shame.

I say this is a woody floral scent which when it's dried down is complex enough to be interesting but subtle enough to just as easily be forgotten. I fear I am getting ahead of myself. Not being someone who is overly familiar with Osmanthus, I must say it's a lovely fragrant smell mixed with jasmine in this composition it's very nice. The opening is really sweet, playful and quite feminine with ylang ylang and a boozy berry scent which fades quickly but made me stand up and take notice. Then it just becomes a bit lack luster, pleasant but far from special. I think the tongue in cheek title of this fragrance is definitely poking fun at pretentious blurbs associated with brands like By Killian which @Sherapop points out brilliantly below. I've only tried 3 Etat Libre d'Orange fragrances so far in my life and each has been a real experience Dangerous Complicity is no exception.

Woah! I literally can't wait to sample this one! I thought agave was a fruit? shows what I know! That thumbnail of it looks awesome anyway. I know Jo Malone has a fragrance containing agave but it's not that common, Phaedon haven't had any bad scents so far and this seems interesting.

Okay so I'm pretty seasoned in Montale fragrances now...I've tried a lot of them. Red Vetyver is one of the stragglers after working my way through various Aouds. Yes...I thought to myself...how much can this smell like Terre d'Hermes? Well... ALOT! is the answer. The opening is that gorgeous juicy orange tempered with dry earthy vetiver the spice of pepper and cleanness of cedar. It's a stunning fragrance done very well and it's the age old question..."who did it first?" or more ominously..."Who copied who?" (I don't believe in intentional copying in most cases BTW) well I think this was out in 2008 and Terre was 2006 if I remember correctly? But more importantly is there anything which sets this apart from TdH and the answer could well be starring me in the face. Recently I tried Terre d'Hermes EDP for the first time and pitted it against the faithful EDT. The main difference was that I prefered the 'ever so' slightly boozier, heavier and more fruity quality of the EDP in smell. However performance wise the EDT beat it hands down and the fragrance never changed from beginning to end, just straight delivers. I'd say positively Red Vetyver possesses the great qualities of both! The opening is exploding with orange fruit like the EDP, the bitterness of the EDT is there but it has the transitional drydown from the EDP. That drydown incidentally is really nice and long as I've come to expect from Montale. So Is it worth trading this for Terre d'Hermes? No. That's no offense to this fragrance but even if it lasts longer that has never been an issue for me. How about Montale make a copycat of D&G's the One that lasts 12 hours...then they'd have a winner on their hands!

woah the opening starts out harsh, like a fresh marker pen stinging my nose with a combo of fruit and labdanum. When it settles a little however it's a super sweet cotton candy hint of coffee and vanilla...sound familiar? Well instantly to me this smells like a stronger, deeper version of ROCHAS MAN. Seriously the likeness is uncanny. I think what makes it deeper is a smooth honey/tobacco edge to it and that labdanum for me pushes it to a more niche level...If there's such a thing? It kind of dries down like a Le Male musky vanilla but still with that lasting power and an edge of class. It's quite different to Rochas Man by the same rule as it drys down it becomes less and less like it. In terms of sweetness and refreshing qualities I personally prefer the cheaper option. As it goes on...I get that note I don't like all that much (Calone I think?) It's the same unpleasant synthetic sea like aquatic note from the dreaded 212 Surf I tried recently...but when low in the mix it's tolerable and actually adds something to the composition. In longevity and projection terms this beats hands down and so it should at this price. Xerjoff have something which seems common here to 1 million (I see the likeness but not overly) or Rochas or Le male or even Zegna intenso in the drydown but the Italian house have done it slightly better. Doesn't offend me...but I wouldn't wear it all the same!

1969 reminds me hugely of coSTUME national Homme. The absurdly sweet opening which becomes intensely sugary which I love could put many off. The peach note is not playing around or girly it's concentrated, atomic fruit which is almost caramelized with a tiny touch of sweet rose. Then as it dries down the hints of chocolate and very delicate patchouli are evident driven by a gentle musk base. I for one think it's like a better version of coSTUME national even though 1969 doesn't quite have the same sharpness of cinnamon or clove although somehow the same effect is created. Also CN goes a bit sour after all that sweetness as an attempt to balance it. Sometimes I think if you go that far you should just stick to it and go 'all out sweet' and that's what this does. Longevity is average and it projects at first then dies down very quick. My sweet tooth and love of fruitiness makes me adore this.

This is a really odd outing from Tauer and something which I was eagerly anticipating but just straight forward don't like now I've tried it. The opening is a strange, stagnant one a little like acrylic paint but not even as nice somehow duller. It's oddly floral as it settles, lilly of the valley, loads of clary sage and pepper come to the forefront. The base of this fragrance is deeply rooted(no pun intended) in an earthy vetiver and ambergris but I get beeswax and a touch of honey even. It comes off like a very masculine hand cream to my nose, very weird and just unpleasant. Not something I would choose to smell like but an interesting composition from Andy Tauer who is impressive in his approach when tackling well known notes and accords, taking them in a different direction. Vetiver Dance is not for me.

The opening is stunning, full of petitgrain, citruses then when it settles a little the deep dry nature of vetiver and tea with maybe a hint of ginger. All the while at the back of this is a white floral note which is the unmistakably soapy texture of neroli. All these elements to me give this scent has a Mediterranean feel and the drydown becomes dominated by neroli and petitgrain. What I like about this fragrance is the strength and projection in the first couple of hours, if you like things like neroli portofino or Mugler Cologne this is a scent with some considerable power and pretty good longevity worth looking at. I for one am not so fond of neroli and it's dominant here, my summary of the first fragrance I've tried from this house is not bad at all.