Lady Emblem Montblanc for women

Bleh in a bottle.

This was gifted one from my MIL. It's underwhelming, really nothing to write home about. I'm using it for layering with other things now but I may just go ahead and declutter it/pass it along to someone who can give her some love.

Nice bottle design. Smells like a watery fruity scent to me. It's crowd pleasing but nothing about it really stands out.

This scent ipens up a bit sharp ,the pink pepper with the grapefruit w sake . On my skin, it’s then softens down to a fresh rose , and becomes a sweet fresh delicate pink rose blended with the sandalwood and warm amber. It’s a very pretty scent . It doesn’t last long on my skin though I can probably smell it for like 3 hours . Wish it lasted longer !!!

Over-sharp sour notes of the opening - Yuk. Is this for Men? I found this perfume very masculine. Dries down to something a little tamer but still, nothing pleasing. Not likeable at all for me. I just picked it up by a soccer field discarded, not something I would ever pay for, in a million years.

I sprayed this on my arm maybe 3 hours ago. I've scrubbed if off twice with dishwashing soap...its going nowhere. My chest is closing up from the pepper... I might be getting an asthma attack. True story guys I'm going to soak my arm in hot soapy water now.

Even before the first spray I could smell this sweet and unobtrusive rose note floating through (which is so strange that it’s not in the notes). This opens with a tart-sweet freshly cut rose, beautiful and bright with a little touch of sharpness. This dies down pretty quickly in to clean fruity floral almost giving a very shampoo vibe which makes this such an easy breezy fragrance to wear. Then as it settles in after about 30mins it’s like it becomes a little more complex and ‘grown up’, almost like it starts as a 16 year old in the opening and settles in to its early 30’s by the dry down. I’m really enjoying how it sort of settles in to the skin on me in a way that makes it really comfortable as an everyday wear. Very different from the sometimes bombastic niche fragrances that can often make you feel like they are wearing you.
It’s girly, office friendly and I’m interested to see how this fares in receiving compliments.

Very sophisticated and versatile floral scent. Smells nice and clean. Gorgeous bottle and decent longevity.

This is pretty scent. It’s light and fresh. The sake note is a nice touch, but not completely out there. The atomizer sprays super fine mist, the bottle feels luxurious too. I see this as a good gift perfume as it is not super expensive and i can see it appealing to most women in a wide age range. If you are a niche perfume lover though, i can see this boring you.

Fresh start of the day, not very long lasting.The fragrance i wore when i was pregnant.I find it very good and not offending for anyone. The others we’re too much in my nose.So it’s fresh and summery fragrance.

Общо взето, безопасен за подарък, ако не знаете какво обича човекът, но някак не се запомня. Приятен, лек аромат.

This is a very pleasant and Elegant fragrance. Very Nice, but longevity is so poor!

After reading the reviews I'm convinced there are several different variations of this scent lol I don't get the grapefruit or marmalade... Not much fruit either. I get pure soft rose that's slightly sweet. Makes me feel like a spring morning and gives me a bit of energy (it's currently -34 today lol I needed this scent)

I have always detested too floral fragrances and was surprised wen I blind bought it because I did like it (I got the rose right away and I didn't read any reviews) but this one has enough sweetness in it for me to like it...and for the $19.99 price I feel it was worth it. Lasts a fair bit on me where as my skin eats most scents almost instantly.

Got my second bottle !
Elegance in a bottle .. sophisticated, sexy and yet girly and flirty..
At the opening i definitely get the grapefruit, the opening is boozy. at the drydown I get wood and musk with a touch of sweetness, very delicate, non headachy sweetness..

This perfume brings a lot of memories for me.. first kiss, first love, end of high school...
It was the only perfume i owned before i got into the perfume world.

It’s a great perfume for eveningnight time as it has that boozy neuance,
And it’s especially good the colder days in my opinion.

HUGE problem with this perfume is that the lasting power is so weak! After an hour I can’t smell the perfume on me anymore.. on days i wear this perfume, i have to carry it with me and reapply often 😤

Opens quite fruity but sour, I’m definitely getting the red grapefruit vibes. There is some jasmine, and as it dries the fruit fades, it’s stays floral with a bit of musk. Sweet and feminine but the sour side of sweet, no sugar here. The pepper is light I wouldn’t call this peppery if you’ve smelled peppery frags. It’s fresh, a soft floral, with musk in the dry down. Not too woody, and not leaning amber.
It’s a great price. I blind bought it, and in hindsight wish I’d gone for the elixir, which looks more like the amber frags I usually go for.
I’ll probably layer it on top of some patch/vanilla frags to give it more depth.
As it is it’s a fresh soft floral day scent. Would be fine in the heat of summer.

Edit: Have a read through the earlier reviews if you are interested in the power of suggestion… it appears the notes listed were incorrect at first, and so many people describe this as jammy, berry, very rosey etc, all of which it is definitely not!

Lovely! Both soft and strong all at once. At first sniff you really get the pink pepper and sake with maybe a hint of pink grapefruit. It’s both citrusy and light yet a little rich. On dry down you mostly smell musk, jasmine, amber, and some remnants of sake plus rose- even though I don’t see rose on the notes here. It’s the scent I think a professional woman would wear if she didn’t want to offend anyone- it has that classy complexity yet is gentle in a way. I think it’s somewhere in between modern and classic. With some oak moss, civet, or vetyver it would be more classic or 80s. If it was sweeter or had more citrus it might be more modern. Good value. Lovely bottle. Lasting power is good.

Innocent , soft and for mature women . This parfum reminds me of me my mom , it's really delicate not bold enough for me but I still like it . I'm maybe to young for this , remind me of a Dior or Guerlain scent but I don't remember which one

Totally sweet on my skin but not like sweet vanilla. Smells like powerful but feminine at same time, is not one of my favorite but is fine i like it

I'm surprised to have found that this perfume consists of these sweet notes in reality it's kind of a white musky perfume with just enough hints of sweetness, it's a light intimate delicate perfume and very feminine can be worn in all seasons the only downside is its longevity, lasts no more than an hour

For me it is the perfect spring/summer fragrance. It is not too sweet like my other perfumes so I was very surprised that I enjoyed this scent. Not a blind buy as I smelled it once in the store before ordering it. On my skin it is very long lasting.

I was so intrigued by the marmalade note and expected this to be a jammy goodness feat roses. Found it at nearby department store, try it on paper, can't stop sniffing it. It's rose! It's a nice rose! Happily ordered my bottle.

The package came and I sprayed it on me. I waited for the sweeter notes to show up but I got none. This manifested itself as a very tame rose then BAM! pink grapefruit.

It's unmistakably pink grapefruit. My family always kept a can of pink grapefruit candies when I was younger. This exactly smells like that, accompanied with a good dose of dewy roses. Tart, sour, no marmalade.

This does smell very safe and inoffensive. Office/campus friendly and sits very well with those who dislike loud perfumes. Not a hate but still kinda disappointed. Where's my marmalade, Montblanc? :(

Quick update: I layered it with a jammy, sticky, turkish delight-ish kind of rose solinote from an indie brand (currently not in Fragrantica's database). Now I got EXACTLY what I had in mind on Fragrantica's scent pyramid. Pretty sure there's a lot of jammy rose solinotes out there (mine's pretty cheap) that will definitely do the work.

My husband likes this. For some reason it smells very 90s to me. This fragrance opens with a youthful burst of orange and feminine florals. It is great for the summer and makes for an optimistic and refreshing start to the day. The patchouli is more prominent in the drydown, lending a stronger and rounded base. Orange and patchouli are the most detectable notes, with a biting spice from a dose of black pepper that adds further freshness. The scent is encapsulated by a very oriental rose. The texture is a combination of powdery sandalwood and bursts of zesty fruit.

Altogether, it has a very happy, extroverted and easy-going, girl about the town character.

I adore the raspberry, it's my favorite note. People eyeroll me; but...it has a "ketone" scent, and it's tart and distinct. Nothing is quite like it. Other fruits can be very similar, but raspberry is unique. I think it's underrated, and it's something I can pretty much bet on always working for my personal chemistry. Maybe it makes me less of a fragrance nerd, since it's not a highfalutin ingredient, but that doesn't matter to me. People are so snotty about stuff like this. If wanting to smell like delicious jammy fruit is too "blue collar" for you, I guess we can't be friends.

In this, I wish the performance was a little better. I'm always good with a raz&rose accord though, it never hurts, and never gets old. There isn't much patchouli in here, or sandalwood. It's FREE of the common vanillic drydown, but instead stays tangy, comfortably sweet and zesty. My only gripe is that it doesn't stay long enough. It's a skin scent, so on one hand it's nice, but it won't be a contender around other people and their frags, and will be strong armed in crowds.

This is actually more of a summer fragrance, and I find it refreshing despite it not being a classic "freshie". The rose isn't too heavy, but rather it's gardeny and pretty.

Mid-June is when the raspberries begin to grow, and I'll probably save this until then in honor of them. I only have a large decant so far, but at this awesome price point, that could change.

Lady emblem.you tricky minx
I've got an older bottle which is rounded, eraser, woody, maybe rose branch woody, but airy. Has never lasted long on cool months.

I tested another bottle today and it was fruity rich and woody, arms length silage, semi reminded me of coach edp.

Naughty naughty mont blanc

Sweet, tender, innocent scent. Does not linger or last even on application. I can hardly smell it. Good for young ladies. What do you expect from $19.99?Not bad after all.

I am not too sure how I feel about this scent, however to date I am not in love. I dont get the rose scent, but I do get a nauseating headache inducing pepperingy and cloyingly sweet scent. The longetivity is formidable, I'd rate a 7.5/10 and silage is ok. I will come back later with an update.

@Vanilla panda

Yes, that is exactly how I experience the fragrance, which I purchased directly from Montblanc. I love Notino, but they have ceased their US operations..
I was disappointed at first, for the same reasons that you stated, but I loved the bottle and had already sprayed it so I figured it would become part of my collection though I probably wouldn't wear it. My box/bottle happens to sit in a spot where I can easily access it so I have randomly chosen to spray a few times, for fun.. The packaging somehow stands out - even though it's just a plain pink square shaped box.. And I have to say the fragrance has started to grow on me. I still don't love it, but am staring to appreciate it - it will be a "once in a while" perfume for me, something I spray at home when I feel like I need something different. It's nice, not what I was expecting, but something I can learn to enjoy during the right moment.

No sweet notes to my nose or on my skin! I don't mind it though- it starts fresh and sour, almost sharp. I'd say I smell grapefruit and not some marmalade. The rose is really out there the entire time. I'm usually not a rose girl and I happen to dislike almost anything that smells of roses, but Lady Emblem is a big exception. I love this fragrance for spring. The longevity is moderate and the scent stays close to my skin.

Edit
I have been wearing this for some time now since it is spring where I live and the warmth brings this fragrance to life. I have received multiple compliments and honestly, I feel beautiful wearing it. However, this is one that I would respray and the shape of the bottle doesn't make it easy to carry around. Despite the design being pretty, its inconvenient shape is the only con I could give Lady Emblem.

No marmalade, no sweet and tangy gourmand fruitiness.

Very sour rose, very peppery juice, whenever sprayed on paper strip or on my skin.
Dry down on my arm is just weird, a bit moldy and musty.

Not sure what happened here, any Fragranticians there experiencing something similar?

I (blind) bought my new bottle online from Notino France, a reliable and reputable merchant.
For the moment, I'll let the juice 'mature' and try again later.


EDIT
According to Montblanc official website, Lady Emblem notes vastly differ from Fragrantica's!
Fellow Fragrantician willfullmiscond already made us aware of that discrepancy hereunder - thank you ;)

Top note: Sake notes - Pink pepper - Pink grapefruit
Heart note: Jasmine - Rose Essential™ - Pomegranate
Base note: Sandalwood - Amber notes - Musk crystals

These notes seem to match my perception of the frag, that is to say, very very sour and peppery. I'll return it finally.

Most of perfume websites (BaseNotes, Perfumo.net etc.) or resellers (Notino, Amazon...) list exactly the same notes as Fragrantica's: raspberry, marmalade and so on.
This makes me question about their common info source - apart from the fact that many websites will copy and paste descriptions from others!

Interestingly, many reviewers smell those gourmand jammy notes, while they don't seem to get any of that sake, grapefruit etc. as provided by Montblanc website.

Moreover, there's no info to be found suggesting any (dramatic) reformulations ever occurred.

Still scratching my head over it.

Feel free to email me via Fragrantica platform your thoughts on it guys!

This is a soft, dewy rose scent with a touch of sour berries and a whiff of musk, sometimes a faint smell of wood comes through, but the next moment it is gone again. The sweetness of Lady Emblem is not the sticky/cloying type, and the persistent sour note in the background strikes a fair balance. It is a light, calm, and unobstrusive fragrance, suitable for everyday occasions or the office.

Unfortunately the performance of Lady Emblem does not match its price, longevity is below average with a rather moderate projection -- you may get some more lasting power when applying on cloths. Furthermore the sour accord can turn quite unpleasant in warm and humid weather, so I preferably wear it when temperatures drop outside. If you like light fruity scents or rose, this mighty be for you, else it is a pretty costly unadventurous fragrance -- nice to have, but nothing you really need.

Marmolada does not appear on my skin. Delicate raspberry sweetness appears whit time. From the beginning, you can feel the irritating, herbal - sour note that resounds to the very end. Delicate rose, dewy, similar to the one from Chloe Roses. The whole fresh, spring.

If you like jadore you will Love it, if you hate jadore...you will hate it for sure.

I have a problem with sweet fragrances so I tend to more fresh, floral fruity type of thing, but I have been looking for something out of this range and today I came across this, and i loved it. It is not overwhelming and developed gracefully after 4 to 5 hours. I am in love and will buy it asap. It is not a statement fragrance, with an outstanding personality, but i enjoy it's discretion and elegance. I've been counting the surprises that Montblanc and Boucheron bring me everytime I try something from them.

I bought it and can't stop using it.

Well first of all it is a nice fragrance no doubt .
However I bought it as sweet fruity sexy fragrance and I was shocked to find huge in your face rose note makes it FLOWERRRRY yet a bit sweet .

So we cant deny it has sweetness but not as expected .. u gonna be shocked if u are not flowers lover.

This scent, on me, reminds me of walking through the heirloom roses at our beach house as a child. I am a lover of roses! This actually smells like roses to me, not some imitation. It isn't white or green at all to me. The Patchouli, Sandalwood and Rosewood seem to last for quite some time, as does the rose. The middle notes are, in my opinion and for my chemistry, balanced perfectly so as to not get that powdery rose scent that so many describe as 'old lady' smell. The fruit keeps it fresh and adds a little brightness- like a sweet breeze blowing through that beach house rose garden. Perfect sillage and great longevity. I love it.

In my opinion, the best time for it is warm weather, because in summer heat it can become too generic and shampoo-ey,while in cold weather - too quiet. A crowd pleaser, I don't think many people would object to it. Bottle design is beautiful and I think this fragrance would make a good gift because of how agreeable it is.
Sweet and sour, which makes it different from the majority of rose+raspberry DNA fragrances currently in the market, but not enough to make it outstanding. On me, doesn't develop over time, which is a major letdown.
On my skin, longevity is average, about 4h, sillage is moderate.

Hey y'all
Doing another review as it's a different season

Yes... well, I don't get the rose notes. I suppose the fruit part could be in the same vein as what Chloe does..

Pleasant perfume yes, but I find it doesn't last so long and at least I don't think it appears to have much sillage.

First off I get fresh, crisp fruit - not a fruity tootie- it must be wood that tempers it...
then the fresh goes and I have the fruit perfumey scent left.

This is a test after s shower in the evening, so I may just wear it tomorrow to do a day test.

I love the bottle, it glistens like the light shimmering over a stream.
(I only buy for scent though never for a bottle).

Cheers

socorrosouza - I couldn't agree more with your comments on reviewing a perfume! Everyone's chemistry and nose is different and adding the caveat "on my skin" is definitely recommended, esp. for negative reviews.
For me I have often changed my mind on perfumes and never totally write anything off until I have at least tried it in all seasons and at different times of the day.
Personally I find Lady Emblem to be very different to Roses de Chloe, which it has been compared to many times here. I own and love them both but wear them for different moods and in different weather.
On my skin, Lady Emblem seems to emphasize the jammy rose, tart raspberry and creamy rosewood. The other notes are definitely there but are more of a support. The patchouli is very well behaved and settles in with the smooth creaminess. I would find this too sweet if it were not for the tart sourness of the raspberry and the balancing effect of the woods, patchouli and musk. I also have to be careful not to apply too much as it does tend to be a bit nauseating for me (esp. in hot weather), lightly does it and it is a wonderful well behaved scent to my nose.
This is also not a perfume I can simply apply without thought, my chemistry seems to change and the weather definitely plays a role so some days I can't wear it and others I can't do without it. There are a few perfumes in my collection that I have this love/hate relationship with. Weird isn't it?
On the topic of silage, I have had a colleague compliment me on my perfume in our pause area 3 or 4 hours after applying Lady Emblem! It is generally still noticeable to me for at least 8 hours and if I put my nose to my skin about 12 or more. I think I am probably very lucky with both the silage and longevity.
Thank you everyone for your reviews! Happy perfuming!

Cassandra, Lady emblem is very different from Chloe on my nose, it is a much sweeter and more citric scent brought by the marmalade , there is something bittersweet brought by the raspberry and a greener. rose. Chloe on my skin is a musky rose, delightful, but more mature, LE is more a playful rose. But if you don't like rose scented perfumes please don't buy or sample them, rather than pontificating about them (more like denigrating the scents). Nobody should be coerced into loving rose or any other sort of scents, but should not badmouth them as if being the final authority , the know it all of fragrances. If you should criticize harshly any perfume at least include the caveat on MY skin.
Also LE lasts for 8/9 hours on MY skin with moderate but enduring sillage.

Fruity woods musk? Hazy musk or hazy wood background. Fruits with an aquaticness in the opening, so relaxing in the evening.
It's as hot as hell here still, humid. Sits close to the skin.

On me it is a green rose with soft gourmand background, delicious and long lasting. I don't usually like Montblanc perfumes but this I love . Soft, long lasting, flowery, this is a must have for rose lovers. On my skin it is delightful, rounded, even better and longer lasting than Roses by Chloe.

A light, fresh, extremely feminine perfume. The bottle is absolutely gorgeous and multifaceted, though its contents are not as multidimensional. This is not meant to be a critique- Lady Emblem's simplicity is admirable. On me, it smells of roses and fresh peaches, with the subtlest hint of musk and sandalwood on the dry down.

It is polite, pleasant, pretty. Not the most interesting or complex, but I love it nonetheless.

My sister in law is a fresh citrusy person.
Orange blossom and lemon grass are her favourite .

Light blue by dolce is a perfume she loved using.
Lately, she finished her bottle of Dolce by d&g.
She wasn't enthusiastic at ALL about her blind purchase of bamboo by Gucci.

THIS one on the other hand , is a winner.
She is very very happy with this one.

P.s. She lives in Dubai.

Currently I REALLY like this, but it is cool weather and think I will LOVE it in spring/summer. LOVE the bottle and the juice is a winner in combination and blending of beautiful notes :o)

It's an elegant and sophisticated scent. If you want others to notice what you're wearing and ask, this is the scent to use. It's also eau de parfum so there are more perfume oils used so depending on your skin chemistry, it is expected to last longer than most other parfums.

I was wandering in Rhodes, Greece. The bottle enticed me, well I am a magpie to a perfume bottle! It smells fantastic! It is deliciously sweet, you want to instantly keep sniffing, addictively and nuzzle into any clothing or material it has been caught on . I adore it. I cannot wait to own it. It is a perfect sweet scent to wear in hot climates. It smelt fantastic as we walked along the port harbour and of course whilst watching the sunset in Acropolis! The sea breeze wafted this under the noses of many Handsome Greek beings Oooh la la! The attention was accepted. Pleasantly surprised.

I thought I would end up liking this one more than I did. It's almost a bit nauseous to me, like a non-existent pink pepper peeking through the composition. I guess it is the type of rose used. I don't find it overly sweet, but it doesn't stand out to me either. I think I would find it gorgeous layered over a pure liquorice type of scent, let's see if I ever get around to trying that.

Love Love Love <3

I can't stop sniffing myself. It smells really delicious up-close ;^) !

Beautiful bottle <3 it looks gorgeous sitting with my collection! Lady Emblem really does smell like jam in the top notes then Dries down into sweet and woody floral with a touch of roses and berries! Nice day time and spring scent

It's sweet and fruity perfume.
I love combination of Pink rose and Raspberry on this perfume.it has a Beautiful bottle.
better for young women.

This is one of the most delicate rose perfumes I've ever smelt. Smells like fresh pink roses mixed with a touch of love and romance and sensual red berries. It's definitely fruity, but very stylish and feminine, not in a childish way. It's not overly sweet, at least to my nose it smells somehow sour like fresh cut grasses. I also smell something like pine apple that I have no idea where it comes from, but whatever it is, it is delicious.
It stays pretty good on my skin and even though I'm not a fan of these polygonal bottles, the bottle is extra ordinary. All in all, highly recommended for classy young women.

It's just a fruity, rosey perfume and suggests nothing new. It comes from the same line with daisy.

If you like roses, give it a try. This scent is associated with airports for me. Calm, light, elegant.The bottle outdoes the perfume.

In short it's quite simple scent. Nothing extraordinary. Patchouli note is subdued, but it is quite woody.

These are my first Montblanc perfumes.I havent found others of that brand appealing to me before. But I've fallen in love in Lady Emblem from the very first whiff. For me the scent resebles Roses de Chloe which I love and wear the most often but somehow it reminds me also of Givenchy Ange ou Demon Le Secret. Seems hardly possible to make those two simillar to one fragrance but yet for me Lady Emblem combines it! LOVE IT!

I tried this only on paper, but I really want to try it on my skin.
The bottle is beautiful and original with a nice shade of pink.
I also like the advertising somehow. I appreciate that Mont Blanc always present classy women with a casual yet classy attitude for their perfumes. Not pushing too far the trite phoney sex card.
anyway their perfumes can be sexy in an attractive elegant way, always very tamed, subtly inciting more than aggresively flashing the "prey".
This Lady Emblem is a little bit of a simplistic perfume for my tastes but I like it.
Immediately upon first spraying on a paper I thought: "OMG! My Cartier So Pretty re-loaded!" but no, it wasn't. The initial rosey blast gave me a wrong impression. This Lady Emblem is much softer and thinner, more jammy and fruity with a vague hint of peach.
Unfortunately woods here could not make the miracle. Lady Emblem seems trapped in the fruit basket trying to emerge. Anyway I wouldn't say it smells exactly like the plasticky fruity baskets around. At least, here fruits are not cloying. I will try it on my skin and see what happen.

I do really adore this. On paper it's very jammy but today I tested it on my skin and it's so much like YSL Baby Doll with just a touch of jam on top. Not sure if I'll buy it since I've had baby doll a few times.

I love this smell so much! It reminds me so much of summer nights in Paris and all the amazing feelings and memories there. It is definitely a scent you can get attached to easily.. It is also the smell which people can start associating you with and say 'Oh I know your smell!" It's gentle, warm, silkish and very addictive. LOVE it!!!!! Amazing release Montblanc!

Mostly a rose scent with some fruits. Kind of fresh in my opinion. I don't think I am too crazy about it. I find it more suitable for spring than for autumn, it would have been better to release it then.
Rose note is quite nice in it, but the whole thing is just too simple and boring for my taste.

So this is what Montblanc writes up? A girly yet sloppy handwriting of a perfume in pink ink(i'll stop with the pen references now). I'm disappointed in this perfume. First spray is pure synthetic Herbal Essence hairspray of sour raspberry accord. I do smell plenty of musk and a bit of sad sandalwood. For a split moment I can smell red roses, big lush red roses and then it's gone. Overall, through the whole course till the very end, is sweet&sour raspberries. I was expecting something more refined and thicker from a luxury company. At least the bottle is pretty.

IMO, this could be a celebrity scent. Light, shampoo-like, sweet. That's about it.

Finally we have a decent and beautiful womens release from Montblanc. The advertising copy says Lady Emblem is light but complicated, and that's the rare case when I agree with advertising words.

Montblanc Lady Emblem is a rosy fragrance with a lipstick type of rose (similar to Paul Smith Rose and Roses de Chloe). Here this rose accord is enriched by a modern gourmanish undertone, and this frutchouli makes the scent multidimensional. What I like is that Lady Emblem doesn't have acute angles: a well balanced and tender creation both for 15-year-old lady and for woman in 40's.

I want this! Montblanc create awesome scents
This sounds delicious.

I love the bottle....excited