Roses Musk by Montale

Luckyscent notes: Rose essence, rose absolute, jasmine, musk, amber .

Perhaps my first time writing about a perfume should not be about one that made me wonder if I smell the same thing as other reviewers. But here it goes anyway.

Roses Musk obviously smells of rose, a velvety, freshly-cut, small, red rose. But to my nose, it starts with an almost equally strong note of tobacco. However according to the notes there isn’t any in it. There is an animalic note in the background-obviously the musk, that makes it deeper and more interesting than a simple rose. Very little sweetness. On my skin, after a few hours if fades considerably and I can clearly smell salt plus a faint note of nail polish remover. It is a nice one but I think I prefer the aoud roses from Montale. Dabbed, it lasts for quite a long time but without much sillage.

SL Rose de nuit

9/10
Beautiful dark rose. Very close to the searched One but only in the initial stages. The amber ( as usually on my skin) starts warming up and dominates the drydown. It turns into a sensual comfort scent on my skin.
The conclusion is that the One needs strong notes of patchouli and probably vetiver in the drydown.

Parfumerie generale Ether de lilas

4
Very sweet, downright yucky on my skin. The drydown sucks also but luckily very faint. Sadly enough, it's stronger than Guerlain's Vetiver pour elle.

Amouage Ubar

Notes :bergamot, lemon, lily of the valley, Damascena rose, Bulgarian rose, jasmine, sandalwood, synthetic civet and vanilla.
It's elegant and beautiful. Floral, comforting. It reminds one of vintage perfumes. And the attars.
8/10. Too pricey.

Bois 1920 Real Patchouli

Beautiful!!!!!
Hot woodsy comforting. The drydown is not as spectacular as the beginning. A tad bit on the sweet boring side.
PST: "Real Patchouly, despite the name, is not just about patchouli. It is heavy on woods and on vanilla, the supporting notes which make the star note simultaneously even darker, more forceful, and softer."
9/10

Histoires de parfums - Noir Patchouli

Noir Patchouli has notes of patchouli, coriander, cardamom, floral bouquet, juniper berry, black pepper, musk, vetiver, moss, leather and vanilla.

There is something terribly wrong with some of HDP perfumes. My nose detects in this one a very sharp astringent note. It's more like a sensation than a scent and it totally ruins this otherwise splendid perfume. The awful note seems to start fading in the drydown but not entirely so. It's a beautiful leather but what a shame about that bloody note or whatever it is! 5/10

Serge Lutens- Musk Koublai Khan

Haaaaaate it. Dirty ugly smell. One can just hop in a Bucharest bus and get this. Some men smell like this and I doan like em.