THANKS to My friend ANDRE today I'm wearing REMAIN from the House of AMOUAGE. An EDP. A spicy sweet olfative family fragrance. Released in 2025. The nose behind This fragrance Is Pierre Negrin. It opens with notice bergamot, mandaríne, pepper touch and Inciense notes, in the middle juniper, Jasmine, ylang ylang and vanilla notes and finished with Patchouli, sandalwood, Tonka Bean and Gaiac Wood notes. ELEGANT masculine classy and Easy wear fragrance for all days and all ocations a safe Office fragrance with better performance in fall- winter -spring seasons. A deligthful drydown with Inciense/Patchouli/Woody and sweet notes. Projection 4-5hrs Sillage 2mts Stay on skin +11hrs.

After seeing the ads for this brand all over social media I finally pulled the trigger and got the discovery set. Unfortunately, I found myself not really intrigued by any of them as many smelled just bad and others were okay at best, but not worth going beyond the sample. However, this bad boy just stood out to me. As my nose has evolved, I find myself appreciating different scents but really looking for something more appealing to me. Not necessarily safe, but something different. I have enough aquatics and freshies, vanilla-bombs and even woody scents so now I’m at the point where I want something that stands out and adds to the collection in a new and meaningful way…and this is the latest to fit that bill. The oud, suede and amber combination is fantastic to me. I don’t get the citrus in the opening but I’m okay with that. I can sense a little florals in the background but overall the spices and various woods won me over. Definitely not something I’d expect to smell at Dillard’s or Macy’s. It does sit closer to skin for me similar to The One and the Givenchy Ambree/Privee/Boisee frags, but for date night, this is something I love to put on and even just spend the house at night as it’s been semi-cooler in the desert, I’m all about it. Longevity is 4-6hrs for me but I’ve also noticed that sample bottles spray different so I’m curious to see, now that I have a real bottle, do I get better longevity. Weird wrinkle I’ve picked up in sampling versus whole bottle purchases. If you haven’t tried this one and are into darker frags, would recommend.

Due to my monthly medical expenses, I’ve not been replenishing some of my luxury fragrances so I decided to dip into the dupe pool. I was looking at a replacement for MDK Baccarat Rouge 540(although I’m not totally out of it), so I decided to try Le Bonbon from Montagne. I haven’t bought anything from this House but this fragrance had the exactly the same composition of jasmine, saffron, cedar wood and ambergris, so I bought it. Fragrance arrived today and comparing the two on my wrists, I am very pleased with the results. Any other thoughts on Montagne from the Brotherhood?