Being an avid scent collector, I have a respectable collection of perfumes.
But only one of them was ever STOLEN from me. And it wasn’t Joy (once touted as “the most expensive perfume in the world”), it wasn’t the mythical Chanel No 5 (alas – I wouldn’t have missed that one!), and it wasn’t any of my pet fragrances.
The one that got stolen (by a supposed friend of mine!) was Peau de Parfum by MONTANA.
I suspect it was only partly for its scent (which many
do find extremely appealing), and partly because of the bottle. Its bottle is – or was – a modern masterpiece in itself. And it’s the beauty of the bottle that I still miss.
The perfume was launched in 1986; I received it in 1990, as a gift from my father.
The scent immediately struck me as very spicy vanilla – a very strong and enveloping, even overpowering vanilla.
It turned out, however, that this scent does not contain vanilla at all - not even a drop of it.
It ...