Pure Love

Pure Love is a woody rose from Montale, released in 2019 and worn by anyone. Woody is the accord everyone names, and about half also describe it as gourmand, floral, ambery or leathery.

Rose opens the scent alone, warm and full, and it stays present as the woods arrive rather than disappearing after a few minutes. The heart is sandalwood and vetiver, the sandalwood creamy and smooth, the vetiver dry, rooty and slightly smoky, so the rose gradually takes on a drier, more serious character. The base brings leather, vanilla and ambergris: the leather is soft rather than harsh, the vanilla gives a gentle sweetness that explains the gourmand impression, and ambergris adds a warm, salty, mineral glow that carries the dry-down.

It is a cool-weather scent for evenings and for anyone who likes rose without sweetness or fruit, framed instead by wood and leather. Those who enjoy sandalwood-and-vetiver bases with a floral opening should find it well balanced.

Pure Love — unisex fragrance by Montale (released 2019). Top notes: Rose. Heart notes: Sandalwood, Vetiver. Base notes: Vanilla, Ambergris, Leather. — Parfica open fragrance database