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...

a musky cherry -- the cherry is not particularly syrupy or saccharine -- nice though. Drydown is reminding me of Malibu Musk and Calyx

This DOES in fact make a great air freshener! In my search for a holy grail black cherry fragrance, Montale's Intense Cherry 🍒 hit my radar. I ordered a decant with great anticipation/expectations. Nope. The cherry opening was promising, though not the deep, organically luscious scent I was hoping for. The dry down was okay, but overall, this didn't wow me. I sprayed this on a perfume test strip which I set aside, near a window that catches the afternoon sun, and promptly forgot about it. Well, Intense Cherry reacts to intense heat, it seems. The whole room smelled like it does after I burn cherry vanilla incense; with a hint of men's cologne. Hmmm...

Yeah its not the best, I'm searching for a cherry perfume and its not that cherry, even though its in the name. I saw other people comment on how its not sweet at all and I agree. If you are searching for a floral/fruity scent that is not sweet this might be a great pick. Regarding longevity: I wore it for a few days, spraying generously, I forgot I was wearing it and it was not noticeable almost right away. I honestly did not even remember to smell my wrists to check if it was still there. Again, I don't think its a horrible perfume; it is just that right now I am searching for something lightly sweet, actually cherry and actually long lasting.

Although the name suggests cherry, the cherry note itself is not very obvious. The opening has a sweet tart black cherry impression with a touch of citrus brightness. It feels quite direct, but the fruitiness appears quickly and fades just as quickly. After that, rose comes through almost immediately, and its presence is stronger than the cherry. It carries a soft powdery fruity floral quality. It is a cute little rose musk fruity floral. Not stunning, but not unpleasant either. Like many Montale fragrances, the longevity is quite strong. After five or six hours, what remains on the skin is rose musk with a hint of vanilla and soft woods.

First time I've ever been disappointed by a Montale fragrance. Generally powerhouses, but this barely lasts on me and severely lacks cherry. The rose and jasmine combo is great, as usual, but the cherry is almost nonexistent. I prefer sour cherry notes, but the sweetness of the jasmine takes the sour edge off and just makes this into a basic fruity floral with a cherry focus. Certainly a gourmand, but a fail as far as sour cherry notes go. Nice and fresh, but if I wanted fresh I would have bought something else.

I'm not in love with this fragrance and don't dislike it at the same time. Its musky and woody notes are very pretty, this is what I am searching for in my perfume, however I don't feel they're balanced well enough by the sweet tones and, in effect, they seem to be more masculine than feminine to my taste. I like these notes much better in Narciso Rodriguez' "Musk for her". Also, the cherry note is almost not detectable, I wish there was more of it...

This reminds me of wild cherry by Mancera. I don’t get much of a cherry note. To me it smells like Nivea cream. The more I wear it, the more I like it. This scent has to grow with you. Give it a chance. I noticed that I started to really love it once I smelled the shirt I had on when I wore this perfume. I continue to be very surprise at how long the smell lingers on clothes for days!

Disappointingly weak on me, though really quite pleasant. Cherry fades within an hour and I'm left with all the rest right next to my skin. Not bad, but for that price - underperforms. You name something "intense cherry" I expect a splat of cherry liqueur in my face. My mum's homemade jam smells stronger AND lingers for longer. Will use up the bottle and forget I ever had it.

Ne sent pas vraiment la cerise de mon point de vue, féminin , frais et léger, parfait quand il fait chaud, n'incommode pas, tenue moyenne et pas réellement de sillage sur moi; pas très avantageux vu le prix, bien obligé d'admettre que la majorité des commentaires négatifs sont vérifiées de mon côté

It’s true, this is a primarily powdery perfume. Basically a cherry flavored baby powder. Now I’m not against baby powder notes in fragrances and actually this fragrance is a rather pleasant powdery one, but I’m low-key offended at the nerve to name it intense cherry 🧐

Pros: doesnt smell like medicine Cons: will choke you out. Great if you'd like to suffocate. Just sort of a weird mish-mash of bergamot and cherry on top of a base that is a bit like you knocked over a perfume shelf at macy's and everything mixed together.

A cherry candy in a bottle, more for fall and winter. Not serious scent, fun, more for woman and young. I agree with the comments below . 5/10, not my type

Intense? Not hardly. A pretty, soft cherry floral. Hilde Soliani's Una Tira L'Altra is the real deal if you seek intense cherry.

Intense? Really? Cherry? Where?? Intensely lacking even a hint of cherry. I’m re-naming my bottle ‘Fake News.’

Montale Intense Cherry is, unfortunately, the first fragrance from the brand that left me disappointed. Despite its name, the cherry note is almost nonexistent. Instead, what I got was a very penetrating, synthetic floral scent that feels overpowering in the worst way. The fragrance is sharp and artificial, lacking the natural richness or depth I usually expect from Montale. Rather than delivering the juicy, vibrant cherry I was hoping for, it’s dominated by a generic, chemical floral aroma that makes it difficult to enjoy. The synthetic quality is hard to ignore, and it feels cheap, especially for a brand known for its more luxurious compositions. On top of that, the performance is quite poor. While the scent starts off strong, it fades surprisingly fast, becoming a weak skin scent in just a couple of hours. Overall, I wouldn't recommend Intense Cherry. The lack of cherry and its overly synthetic, penetrating floral nature make it a disappointment, especially for Montale fans looking for the usual quality and depth.