Part of the fashion house of Montana; established by Claude Montana;
fashion designer born in Paris on 29th June 1949, worked in London in
60’s, moved back to Paris 1972, worked for Mac Douglas, Complice
and Ferrer y Santis, launches own collection in 1977; opens workshop
on rue Pigalle; established own fashion house in 1979. Forms Montana
Parfums in 1986 in associated with Charles of the Ritz and Prestige Fragrances;
now part of the Revlon.
Montana
Montana Parfums
1986
As above but as an edp
Montana
Montana Parfums
1986
As above but as an edt
Montana
Montana Parfums
1986
Sub-titled 'Parfum de Peau'; created by Roure Perfumers; a feminine an avant-garde leather chypre parfum with top notes of marigold, ginger, pepper, black current buds and orange flowers, heart notes of jasmine, rose, narcissus, patchouli, on base notes of sandalwood, oak moss, ambreine, musk and frankincense, classified D7f. Presented in a bottle consisting of spiral layers of frosted glass by Serge Mansau, won a French Glass Industry award in 1988 for the design.
Parfum de Peau
Montana Parfums
1986
(1988 in USA) This is the re-formulated 'Montana', created by Jean Guichard in association with Edouard Flechier; an oriental fragrance with green top notes of cassis, pepper, peach, plum and cardamom, heart notes of ginger, rose, tuberose, jasmine, ylang-ylang and carnation on base notes of sandalwood, patchouli, castoreum, vetiver, amber, civet, musk and olibanum. Presented in a modernistic stepped ringed frosted bottle mounted on a black base with a clear covered square box with Montana’s signature; certain boxes had the signature un-coloured, other’s blackened. The stopper is in the base of the bottle, so has to be turned upside-down to open; presented in a stepped spiral frosted glass bottle with a black stopper, mounted on a black base in a clear square box by Serge Mansau. Re-launched in 1997
Parfum d'Homme
Montana Parfums
1986
A woody chypre fragrance with notes of bergamot, mandarin, pepper, cardamom, lemon, geranium, sage, patchouli, frankincense, cistus, jasmine, ambergris, civet and musk. Presented in a bottle designed by Serge Mansau
Montaigne
Montana Parfums
1989
A woody spicy masculine edt with top notes of pepper and nutmeg, heart notes of tangerine, geranium, patchouli and nasturtium on base notes of sandalwood, amber, frankincense and musk, classified E4m.
Montana Homme
Montana Parfums
1989
A chypre edt. Re-launched in 2001
Montana pour Homme
Montana Parfums
1989
Alternatively 'Parfum D’Homme'. A crisp woody oriental edt with top notes of cinnamon, pepper, nuts, mandarin, bergamot, lemon and jasmine, heart notes of geranium, sage, patchouli and sandalwood on base notes of ambergris, frankincense, cistus, civet and musk. Presented on a stepped green ribbed column bottle with matching black cap designed by Serge Mansau
Montana pour Homme
Montana Parfums
1989
An after shave
Montana Parfum de d’Éllé
Montana Parfums
1990
A fresh marine mossy woods floral fragrance
Parfum D’Elle
Montana Parfums
1990
A floral-bouquet edt with top notes of melon, lime, mandarin, galbanum, mock orange, ivy, buttercup, cardamom, ginger, sea lichen and broom, heart notes of ylang-ylang, cumin, coriander, tuberose, osmanthus and saffron on base notes of rosewood, musk, ambergris, tobacco, vanilla, tonka bean and beeswax, classified B3f. Presented if a tapering cream frosted bottle designed by Serge Mansau.
Eau Cuivrée
Montana Parfums
1994
A spicy fragrance
Eau d’Argent
Montana Parfums
1994
A fresh floral edt
Eau d’Or
Montana Parfums
1994
A floral fragrance
Suggestions Eau Cuvée
Montana Parfums
1994
The third of a triptych of 'on the road' fragrances. A classical floral-oriental fragrance with top notes of orange, ginger and mimosa, heart notes of peony, freesia and violets on base notes of musk, sandalwood and amber. Presented in a tall amber coloured bottle with burnished cap designed by Thierry de Baschmakoff and Claude Montana.
Suggestions de Claude Montana
Montana Parfums
1994
With notes of black current leaves, violet, mimosa and sandalwood.
Suggestions Eau d’Argent
Montana Parfums
1994
The first of a triptych of 'on the road' fragrances, a crisp marine fragrance
Suggestions Eau d’Or
Montana Parfums
1994
The second of a triptych of 'on the road' fragrances, a crisp fruity-floral fragrance
Just Me
Montana Parfums
1997
A crisp fruity woody oriental edt built around two themes; outer with notes of peach, ginger, grapefruit, pepper and wild jasmine; and inner with notes of spices, Canadian sliver fir, leather, sandalwood and musk
Montana Blu
Montana Parfums
2000
Created by Annick Ménardo, a floral edt with linen flower top notes, heart notes of peony and rose on base notes of cypress and musk; targeted for the 15 -30 year-olds. The tactile frosted blue glass bottle was designed by Thierry de Baschmakoff.
Country Road Man
Montana Parfums
An aromatic masculine edt
Montana Green
Montana Parfums
A masculine edt
Montana Green
Montana Parfums
An after shave
Parfum l’Homme
Montana Parfums
This is the re-formulated fragrance 'Montana pour Homme'