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Femme Individuelle
Hawthorn and lotus in the same heart is an unusual pairing, and it is what gives Montblanc Femme Individuelle Eau de Toilette 75ml its slightly unplaceable character. Blackcurrant opens it alone, and alone it is sharp: tart, dark and faintly leafy, with a green bite that stops the fragrance from sweetening too early. That first impression lasts a few minutes and then the flowers take over.
Rose is the recognisable one, soft and a little fruity in this treatment. Hawthorn is the oddity, a hedgerow flower with a dusty, faintly musty sweetness that reads nostalgic rather than modern, and lotus is the cool one, watery and clean with a green undertone, which keeps the middle from becoming plush. The three together make a heart that is pretty without being obvious.
The base is the warm half. Vanilla sweetens quietly, amber adds a soft resinous glow, patchouli brings earth and a trace of ink, and white musk smooths the join so the last hours sit close and comfortable on skin. Michel Almairac composed it, and it dates from 2004.
As an eau de toilette it is moderate by design: four hours or so, a soft trail, nothing that fills a room. That makes it easy to wear at work and through the day, and the 75ml bottle is a sensible size for something you reach for regularly rather than hoard. Autumn and spring suit it, and it reads feminine and quite grown up.
Montblanc is a German luxury goods maker based in Hamburg, known first and foremost for fountain pens and writing instruments and later for watches, and it operates as a division of Richemont. Its fragrances are produced under licence rather than in house by the company itself.
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