Nilafar du Nil Monto
What does it smell like?
Main smell: woody and vanilla. It opens with vanilla and cinnamon, moves to vanilla and elemi resin and dries down to vanilla and cedar.
- Came out
- 2020
- Lasts
- 6 to 9 hours
- Best in
- winter
Monto 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 Nilafar du Nil Monto
Nilafar du Nil is the house behind Monto.
The style of Monto
The strongest accord is woody (100%), followed by vanilla and warm spicy. You will probably like it if you enjoy woody and vanilla smells and notes like vanilla and vanilla. Less obvious notes include palisander rosewood, jasmine and vetiver. Perfume fans rate it 4.22 out of 5.
Is Monto long lasting?
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 Tom Ford Oud Wood and Penhaligon's Portraits Clandestine Clara. Base notes like vanilla and cedar are the part that stays longest on the skin.
For work or for evenings
It works better in the day than at night, so it is a good pick for work, school and daily wear. For evenings, Imaginary Authors Memoirs Of A Trespasser 1 has more depth.
Best seasons to wear it
The best time of year to wear it is winter. It is less suited to summer. Ranked by season: winter, fall, spring and summer. Its warm smell feels best when the weather is cold.
Nilafar du Nil perfumes worth knowing
The house has 26 perfumes here, led by Narmar Extrait De Parfum, Trajan and Narmar.
More from this line
There is 1 other version of this perfume, released in 2021.
If you like Monto, try these
Similar picks to try: Maison Francis Kurkdjian Amyris Homme Extrait de Parfum (5 shared notes), Tom Ford Oud Wood (4 shared notes), Imaginary Authors Memoirs Of A Trespasser 1 (6 shared notes) and Penhaligon's Portraits Clandestine Clara (6 shared notes).
Quick answers
Does Monto project well?
Strong. People around you will notice it.
When did Monto come out?
It came out in 2020.
Can women wear it?
It is made for men, but anyone who likes the smell can wear it.