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pierre montale

Editor’s note pending — every credited perfumer eventually gets a written profile here.

Credits103 perfumes
Houses2
SignaturePowdery
Catalog · 103

The compositions

2007 · other
Montale · 2007

Rendez-vous à Milan

other
Montale

Aoud Blossom

2000 · other
Mancera · 2000

Aoud Line

other
Mancera

Aoud S

other
Mancera

Aoud Sandroses

2022 · other
Montale · 2022

Rendez-Vous à Paris

2003 · other
Mancera · 2003

Black Line

other
Montale

Aoud Velvet

2013 · other
Mancera · 2013

Blue Aoud

2023 · other
oud·amb·san·ros
Montale · 2023

Infinity

Infinity opens as Montale usually does — without apologies.

2015 · other
san·van·bla·car
Mancera · 2015

Aoud Vanille

Aoud Vanille opens with a spice triumvirate — black pepper, saffron, and cardamom arriving with authority.

2016 · other
ros·van·lea·ber
Mancera · 2016

Gold Prestigium

Gold Prestigium is Mancera at its most unapologetically opulent — a dense, resinous construction built on the tension between aromatic leather and white floral sweetness.

2014 · other
lem·lav·mus·amb
Mancera · 2014

Lemon Line

Lemon-Line opens with a bright, almost medicinal clarity—lavender and citrus so clean they feel scrubbed rather than zesty.

2011 · other
ced·mus·lea·ber
Mancera · 2011

Cedrat Boise

The opening is a bright collision of cassis and bergamot that lasts barely a minute before the cedar rushes in—dry, almost papery, with a synthetic clarity that some find refreshing and others find clinical.

2016 · other
lem·oud·lea·mus
Mancera · 2016

Aoud Lemon Mint

The opening is all brightness and friction: tart lemon collides with black pepper and a wisp of almond sweetness, setting up an unexpected tension.

2017 · other
vet·ros·jas·lav
Mancera · 2017

Black Gold

Black Gold opens with a warm spice trio — cinnamon, lavender, and nutmeg — that reads as kitchen-warm rather than perfumery-sharp, the nutmeg giving a soft, slightly peppery quality.

2008 · other
lem·mus·amb·lea
Mancera · 2008

Gold Intensive Aoud

Gold Intensive Aoud opens with a tart lemon brightness that quickly gives way to saffron's leathery warmth and a dry, resinous guaiac backbone.

2022 · other
vet·lem·ora·mus
Mancera · 2022

French Riviera

A citrus-vetiver that announces itself with bright, zesty confidence.

2008 · other
Montale · 2008

Aoud Collection - Red Aoud

2011 · other
oud·inc·mus·pat
Mancera · 2011

Sand Aoud

Sand Aoud opens with a dusty sweetness — black currant softened by saffron's golden warmth, like sun-bleached wood and dried fruit found in a spice merchant's stall.

2014 · other
oak·vet·lea·mus
Mancera · 2014

Wind Wood

Pink pepper sparks briefly before wind-wood settles into its real business: a mossy, mineral vetiver anchored by oakmoss that feels almost Chypre-like in structure.

2015 · other
san·mus·amb·ber
Mancera · 2015

Black to Black

The opening arrives with a saffron-streaked brightness, bergamot lending citrus clarity before the spice settles into something warmer and faintly metallic.

2011 · other
ros·van·mus·ced
Mancera · 2011

Roses Vanille

The first impression is pure rose petals steeped in creamy vanilla, warmer and more direct than many rose-vanilla combinations.

2020 · other
Mancera · 2020

Aqua Wood

2023 · other
Montale · 2023

Oud Island

2015 · other
van·ber·amb·san
Mancera · 2015

Aoud Blue Notes

The opening clarifies itself quickly—bergamot and lemon cut through oud's density, creating an unexpected transparency in what Mancera positions as a leather-forward composition.

2014 · other
Mancera · 2014

Wild Rose Oud

2016 · other
Mancera · 2016

Pink Prestigium

2014 · other
Montale · 2014

Rose Night

2015 · other
ros·pat·iri·inc
Mancera · 2015

Black Prestigium

Black Prestigium opens with an unusual top: frankincense and iris alongside bergamot and patchouli — more resinous than citrusy.

2007 · other
ora·mus
Montale · 2007

Soleil de Capri

The opening of Soleil de Capri is a sharp, clean blast of grapefruit—bracingly tart, almost astringent, like the moment you peel through to the white pith.

2017 · other
Montale · 2017

Diamond Flowers

2016 · other
van·mus·pat·pea
Mancera · 2016

Aoud Orchid

Aoud Orchid opens with a sunny blur of peach and coconut that feels more tropical than overtly fruity—sweetness tempered by a faint bitterness, like fruit flesh against the pit.

2013 · other
tob·ros·amb·mus
Montale · 2013

Intense Cafe

Montale Intense Café opens with a jolt of roasted coffee beans, dark and almost bitter, before a surprising rose emerges from underneath.

2016 · other
ber·jas·pea·san
Mancera · 2016

Sicily

Sicily opens with a bright surge of pineapple and sun-warmed peach, tempered by bergamot's citrus bite.

2016 · other
van·mus·ber·san
Mancera · 2016

Holidays

Holidays declares its intent with its first note: coconut, warm and slightly sweet, instantly tropical.

2014 · other
oud·ros·van·amb
Montale · 2014

Nepal Aoud

Nepal Aoud opens with Pierre Montale's signature materials — Nepalese agarwood alongside saffron and nutmeg, the spices amplifying the wood's natural warmth and depth.

2016 · other
van·tub·jas·ros
Mancera · 2016

Velvet Vanilla

Velvet Vanilla opens with considerable energy — pear and pink pepper reading as a spiced-fruit brightness, black currant adding depth and tartness, clove bringing the first hint of warmth to come.

2013 · other
amb·san·pat·ced
Mancera · 2013

Kumkat Wood

The opening skews tart and bright—grapefruit pulp edged with bergamot—but the citrus burns off quickly, making way for a thick weave of amber and patchouli that dominates the heart.

2012 · other
ros·van·amb·mus
Mancera · 2012

Roses Greedy

Roses Greedy makes good on both words in its title.

2016 · other
iri·van·mus·ora
Mancera · 2016

Choco Violet

The opening unfolds with a peculiar brightness—bergamot and orange cutting through hazelnut's roasted warmth, creating an oddly compelling sweetness that avoids confection.

2011 · other
Mancera · 2011

Roseaoud & Musc

2014 · other
bla·amb·ced·oak
Montale · 2014

Intense Pepper

Intense Pepper arrives as advertised: black pepper and pink pepper together in a direct, unambiguous opening that doesn't soften the edges with citrus or aromatics.

2022 · other
Montale · 2022

Soleil de Capri for Gold Apple

2012 · other
oud·amb·ros·mus
Mancera · 2012

Aoud Black Candy

Dark confectionery meets the oud tradition in one of Mancera's most playful and confrontational dualities.

2011 · other
Mancera · 2011

The Aoud

2022 · other
san·iri·tub·iri
Montale · 2022

Aqua Palma

A stark opening of green cardamom—sharp, almost medicinal—cuts through before giving way to something softer and more deliberate.

2014 · other
Montale · 2014

Aoud Melody

2023 · other
Montale · 2023

Holy Neroli

2016 · other
van·mus·jas·car
Mancera · 2016

Coco Vanille

Coco-Vanille opens with the unmistakable sweetness of coconut—not the suntan oil version, but something richer and slightly caramelized.

2014 · other
Mancera · 2014

Aoud Violet

2016 · other
van·iri·lea·fig
Montale · 2016

Oudmazing

The opening is a ripe orchard sweetness — pear and fig, both soft and honeyed — tempered by a faint citrus edge that keeps it from tipping into confection.

2012 · other
san·inc·bla·car
Montale · 2012

Santal Wood

Santal Wood arrives as if Pierre Montale wanted to distill the idea of a spiced forest into a single, uncompromising statement.

2014 · other
san·amb·mus·van
Mancera · 2014

Indian Dream

Indian Dream opens with heliotrope's almond-powder softness wrapped around orange blossom, a combination that feels both nostalgic and slightly tropical.

2014 · other
ber·lea·san·amb
Montale · 2014

Aoud Night

The opening is tart and immediate—bergamot cutting through a smoky haze of leather and guaiac wood.

2014 · other
Montale · 2014

Aoud Orange

2015 · other
Montale · 2015

Aoud Sense

2024 · other
Montale · 2024

Bubble Forever

2015 · other
san·ros·oak·pat
Mancera · 2015

So Blue

Lemon and bergamot open So Blue with a clean, precise citrus — bright and brief, working as a vehicle for what follows rather than a statement of its own.

2008 · other
Montale · 2008

Crystal Aoud

2012 · other
Montale · 2012

Aoud Ever

2011 · other
pea·app·lem·mus
Mancera · 2011

Wild Fruits

Wild Fruits opens with a rush of citrus—lemon and grapefruit that feel almost effervescent—before quickly giving way to a juicy, full-bodied fruit salad.

2016 · other
oak·vet·mar·lea
Montale · 2016

Aoud Lagoon

Aoud Lagoon opens with osmanthus in a peculiar, almost disorienting register—soft apricot skin rubbed against wet stone, neither fruity nor floral but something hovering between.

2011 · other
mus·mar·ora·gra
Mancera · 2011

Wave Musk

Wave-Musk opens with a bright citrus jolt—grapefruit sliced clean and sharp—tempered by the green snap of grass and a tart, almost metallic blackcurrant.

2008 · other
Montale · 2008

Aoud Collection - Golden Aoud

2015 · other
mus·ber·amb·lem
Montale · 2015

Starry Night

Starry Night opens with a bright citrus-apple clarity that feels clean and almost candied, the lemon and bergamot providing sharp edges around the fruit's sweetness.

2008 · other
oud·san·ros·jas
Mancera · 2008

Black Intensitive Aoud

Black Intensitive Aoud opens with a pairing that gives away its ambition: sun-warmed peach skin and clove, which together read as sweet-spiced fruit rather than something either purely fruity or purely oriental.

2013 · other
Montale · 2013

Aoud Greedy

2008 · other
van·jas·san·pea
Montale · 2008

Vanilla Extasy

Apricot opens with a soft, sun-warmed stone-fruit sweetness — not jammy or synthetic but close to the real thing, warm-skinned and slightly velvety.

2016 · other
Montale · 2016

So Amber

2020 · other
Mancera · 2020

Midnight Gold

2015 · other
Montale · 2015

Orange Flowers

2009 · other
san·ros·amb·cin
Montale · 2009

Amber Spices

A rose unfolds over warm spice, the nutmeg rendering it soft rather than sharp.

2014 · other
lea·oak·pat·mus
Mancera · 2014

Wild Leather

Wild Leather opens with a rush of bergamot cutting through earthy oakmoss and a whisper of violet, creating an unexpected freshness before the leather emerges.

2021 · other
Mancera · 2021

Lovely Garden

2011 · other
pea·mus·van·san
Montale · 2011

Wild Pears

The pear here is immediate and unapologetic—cool, juicy, almost photorealistic in its sweetness.

2015 · other
van·pea·amb·mus
Mancera · 2015

Wild Candy

Wild Candy opens with an unabashed collision of peach and coconut, dusted with cocoa powder and brightened by citrus.

2011 · other
Mancera · 2011

Musk of Flowers

2011 · other
pat·mus·amb·ros
Montale · 2011

Dark Purple

The opening is a rush of plum that feels more jammy than fresh, darkened immediately by earthy patchouli rising from beneath.

2009 · other
jas·van·ora·mus
Montale · 2009

Pure Gold

Montale's house signature tends toward excess — oud, rose, amber loaded to the brim.

2016 · other
mus·fig·ber·amb
Mancera · 2016

Pearl

Pearl opens with a translucent sweetness—fig and bergamot blurred together, softened by what feels like orchard fruit just ripening.

2013 · other
san·amb·oud·mus
Mancera · 2013

Aoud Café

The opening is a fleeting brightness—bergamot and fruit—that dissolves within minutes into roasted coffee and warm amber.

2012 · other
Montale · 2012

Aoud Purple Rose

2023 · other
Montale · 2023

Lucky Candy

2008 · other
Montale · 2008

Oriental Flowers

2016 · other
iri·mus·iri·van
Mancera · 2016

Wild Cherry

The opening is a brief citrus shimmer—lemon and bergamot flashing across the surface—before a thick, powdery heart takes over.

2012 · other
Mancera · 2012

Roses Jasmine

2011 · other
Montale · 2011

Moon Aoud

2015 · other
Montale · 2015

Golden Sand

2021 · other
lea·lem·ber·mus
Montale · 2021

Blue Matcha

Blue Matcha opens with a bright citrus jolt—lemon and bergamot cutting through the air with tart clarity—before black currant adds a subtle berry darkness at the edges.

2017 · other
Montale · 2017

Diamond Greedy

2017 · other
Montale · 2017

Diamond Rose

2015 · other
Montale · 2015

Aoud Lavender

2006 · other
amb·san·inc·ton
Montale · 2006

Chypre Vanille

Chypre-Vanille opens with a subdued rose that quickly fades into the background, making way for a resinous core of amber and incense.

2024 · other
Montale · 2024

Beast Love

2014 · other
Mancera · 2014

Amber & Roses

2016 · other
mus·ber·lea·ros
Montale · 2016

Tropical Wood

Montale opens this with a jolt of sweet pineapple and bright bergamot that feels less tropical vacation than unexpectedly juicy prelude to something darker.

2011 · other
mus·iri·gra·ozo
Montale · 2011

Pretty Fruity

Blackcurrant arrives with the sharp, almost resinous tang that Montale does so well—less juice-bar sweetness, more the crushed leaf and stem.

2013 · other
ros·van·pea·iri
Mancera · 2013

Roses & Chocolate

The opening arrives as a bright peach-bergamot greeting, sweet but not cloying, with a subtle blackcurrant sharpness that keeps it from turning too candied.

2012 · other
ros·van·mus·ora
Montale · 2012

Candy Rose

The opening is a shock of fruit syrup—raspberry and lychee so vivid they border on artificial, cut with a tart splash of blood orange.

2017 · other
san·mus·ber·van
Montale · 2017

Intense Cherry

A cherry accord wrapped in soft spice opens with unexpected restraint—no cough syrup sweetness, but a darker, almost leathery fruitiness tempered by bergamot's clean citrus edge.

2014 · other
Montale · 2014

Pink Extasy

2010 · other
ora·jas·ced·vet
Montale · 2010

Mango Manga

Mango Manga opens with orange and neroli together — bright, slightly honeyed, the kind of sunlit citrus that immediately suggests warm climates.