Intense Cherry

Is it a true cherry? No. Is it, surprisingly, my favorite Montale? Yes. I find most of their fragrances synthetic, and this isn't an exception. I didn't actually like this scent until my third or fourth try, but it's now part of my daily rotation. Powdery and thick on first spray, shimmery and bright. I mostly get rose from this, with a bit of something like an electric maraschino on the breeze. This is my warm-weather perfume - I cannot read this as anything but spring/summer. It feels like the sort of scent a girl might imagine a woman wearing. I like that sort of thing. Mood: Glittery body mists, beignets after dinner, reapplying lipstick after dinner, asking if you'd like to come upstairs after dinner; a forgotten Polaroid, an ill-advised flash tattoo, Shirley temples and milkshakes split three ways, the residue of a sticker. Big hair and lashes that flutter against your sunglasses. A pair of broken-in heels. A pair of broken hearts. A love letter sprayed an obnoxious number of times, bright rose-colored kisses trailing off the envelope. A musical's second night at the theatre. Cherry Garcia eaten in heaping spoonfuls with the freezer door still open. A laugh like a bell.

I have bought this perfume blind. I Hope find here a really intense cherry, something like Lost cherry by Tom Ford, but with the montale's performance. However the cherry here is very subtle. What i get the most is a very nice vanilla-musk-rose fragance, very close to intense café but changing the subtle coffee on that one for the subtle cherry here. The performance as the montale It is is good. Very good longevity and moderate sillage. Regarding the unisex tag i am a man i am perfectly able to wear It. It is true that the opening is a bit more feminine but the dry down is basically vanilla. Just un case i would recommend to try before buying because if you are a Man Who Live very masculine fragances (with leather, oatchouli, Woods, Green notes...) Probably you would find this one a bit too sweet and floral for you. Scent: 7.5 Longevity: 8 Sillage: 6 Quality/price: 5 Versatility: 9 Originality: 6 Global: 7

The first 30 mins or so has an awesome cherry scent over top. Fun! The cherry fades real quick, though. Sad. What’s left is very perfumey- a jumble of notes I can’t really pick apart, but do smell good. I think it’d be a hit at da Clerb, kinda like “look at me! Look at how primped I look and how scented I am! Buy me a drink and SMELL MEEE!” That said, the strong silage fades fast, especially for a Montale. Ahem, where is my cherry perfume with Roses Vanille performance, Perfumers? HEAAAAAR MYY CRYYYYYYYY!!

Haven’t explored gourmands too much but I like this one. Smells somewhat familiar, like a nice sweet body cream from the Body Shop and I guess would pair nicely with flowery or fruity lotions. Some similarity in the opening with Very Irresistible - as said by another reviewer below. Vanilla forward in the dry down. Takes me to a happy place during bleak November days. Might purchase depending on how I get on with the rest of my sample.

I was let down by a few other popular Cherry scents while on my mission to find the perfect Cherry (IMO). I sampled this and was pleasantly surprised. It’s definitely a burst of Cherry and the Bergamot really helps ramp it up. And as time passes the florals, Jasmine & Rose, come into play and they just mingle together in all the right ways. Still not what I was looking for though as far as the perfect Cherry. So onto the next one...