What does it smell like?
Main smell: rose and gourmand. It opens with floral notes, moves to rose and coffee and dries down to vanila and white musk.
- Came out
- 2013
- Lasts
- 6 to 9 hours
- Best in
- winter
Intense Cafe notes
Top notes
What you smell first
Heart notes
The main smell
Base notes
What stays on your skin
Smell profile
Main accords
How strong each part of the smell is
Best seasons and time of day
A closer look at Montale Intense Cafe Intense / Parfum-like
Intense Cafe Intense / Parfum-like comes from Montale.
Intense Cafe through the year
The best time of year to wear it is winter and fall. It is less suited to summer. Ranked by season: winter, fall, spring and summer. Its warm smell feels best when the weather is cold.
Price and value
The usual price in Europe is about €6. That makes it one of the more affordable picks. It costs less than Tiziana Terenzi Delox and Mancera Aoud Cafe.
For work or for evenings
It works better at night than in the day, so it is a good pick for evenings, dinners and going out. Its gourmand side feels cosy and rich after dark.
Longevity on skin
It stays on skin for about 6 to 9 hours, so one spray in the morning can carry you through the day. It lasts longer than Haute Fragrance Company Wear Love Everywhere. Base notes like vanila and white musk are the part that stays longest on the skin.
More from Montale
The house has 59 perfumes here, led by Paris Chocolate Greedy, Arabian Tonka and Paris Honey Aoud.
Is Intense Cafe your kind of scent?
The strongest accord is rose (100%), followed by gourmand and vanilla. You will probably like it if you enjoy rose and gourmand smells and notes like rose and vanila. Less obvious notes include amber. Perfume fans rate it 3.89 out of 5.
Flankers and editions
There is 1 other version of this perfume, released in 2019.
Perfumes that smell like Intense Cafe
Similar picks to try: Tiziana Terenzi Delox (3 shared notes), Mancera Aoud Cafe (4 shared notes), Fugazzi Parfum 4 Workaholic unisex (4 shared notes) and Haute Fragrance Company Wear Love Everywhere (4 shared notes).
Perfume comparisons
See the notes, how long each lasts and the price side by side.
Questions people ask
Can women wear Intense Cafe?
It is made for men, but anyone who likes the smell can wear it.
Does Intense Cafe project well?
Strong. People around you will notice it.
When did it come out?
It came out in 2013.