Roses Vanille from Montale’s sister brand Mancera is also in a similar vein, though Roses Vanille omits the coffee note and is a bit sweeter. Since its founding in 2003, French niche fragrance brand Montale has established itself as one of the most popular and successful niche producers in the industry. So the scent is not what I expected. I expected a real coffee smell, like the name says Instead, I don't get a coffee scent, but rather a café experience, i.e. a very extensive and complex scent that changes greatly over time on my skin and undergoes a history or a journey. Montale Intense Café is a rich, warm, floral gourmand fragrance featuring notes of rose, coffee, vanilla, and musk. Offering world class performance, unique presentation, and decent value for money, Intense Café is a great option for lovers of gourmand rose fragrances.

As far as occasions go, you could conceivably wear this anywhere. Casual hangouts would be A-OK, as would be the office (so long as you go easy on the trigger). This would be a great option for a date night, and could even work for a semi-formal occasion, though I think that it would work better in more casual, “fun” scenarios. Similar Fragrances Intense Café is an absurdly long-lasting perfume, almost too long-lasting. Two to three sprays will easily last on skin all day or more, and for weeks on clothes. This is the kind of fragrance that lasts through showers and survives even rigorous scrubbing.

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I decided spontaneously for 2 other scents, was already on the way home by train, until I smelled both (about 30-40 minutes later) again! The bottle for Intense Café is pretty nice. In terms of color, it’s a dark, rich purple (older bottles were coffee brown, but that is no longer the case) with gold accents. The name of the fragrance is printed in a little box at the bottom of the bottle, and the name “Montale Paris” is printed in gold in the middle.

Finally, Grape Pearls by the House of Oud is quite similar to Intense Café, though it adds a fruity element in the form of grapes and blueberries. It also comes in an absolutely amazing bottle that looks like a swirly dragon egg. It is, of course, a bit more expensive than Intense Café at retail. Intense Cafe can be worn at any time of the year in my opinion, but I think it fits best for autumn and winter! :) Fragrances like Roses Musk, Red Aoud, Chocolate Greedy, and Full Incense have been hailed as modern-day classics for years. Intense Café, released in 2013, is perhaps the most popular fragrance in the entire Montale lineup. But does it merit that reputation?

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There are numerous other dupes and fragrances in a similar ballpark to Intense Café that I won’t list here, but suffice it to say that there are tons of similar fragrances out there within striking range. Pros & Cons Pros Whether incorporating florals or musk, Montale perfumes fuse carefully sourced ingredients from the far reaches of the globe, allowing the individuality and exoticism of each element to stand out. You'll find notes of roasted coffee, rose and oakmoss as well as amber, lemon and bergamot. In its fragrances, Montale explores creative groupings of natural and exotic scents. High concentrations mean a couple of spritzes will last the course of the day.

Sillage and durability are also top! Sprayed on at noon, I could still guess him in the morning the next day :-) However, your love of Intense Café is definitely going to hinge upon your tolerance for rose. If you don’t like rose, STAY AWAY, because this is allllll about rose. Similarly, if you don’t like sweet, vanillic fragrances or have an aversion to musk, this is also not going to be for you. And though Intense Café is blessed (or cursed) with the, ahem, radiant Montale performance, it is nevertheless a wonderful, comforting scent. Roses Musk and Sensual Instinct, also from Montale, both hint at Intense Café by being rosy/vanilla creations, but aren’t exactly the same.One very similar fragrance would have to be Ristretto Intense Café, a flanker of the original that amps up the coffee note, after numerous complaints that Intense Café wasn’t really that much of a coffee fragrance. I haven’t smelled Ristretto myself, but I’ve heard it’s quite good. Da li je za moju Penelopu? Nije! Ali bar sam nesto probao sto me odusevilo, a za nju se nastavlja potraga! This fragrance is really very, very well done by Montale! For a Montale, it is even suitable for the masses! It is not often the case with this label... :)