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.

This starts out with a synthetic cherry mixed with citrus to bring out the sourness of the cherry with a bit of musk in the background. The musk doesn’t balance out the sourness of the fruit. It just sits there at the end being unpleasant. The cherry itself smells very fake but thankfully it doesn’t last long and this turns into a sweet generic floral scent. It’s an okay scent but not the holy grail cherry I am searching for.

Don't recommend it. In shop tester smelled amazing, like a sweet candy, cherry smell. But when bought... Don't get me wrong... smell was amazing (first second), BUT then smell of spirt just goes straight to your nose and stays there for a WHOLE DAY. I gave it a change many times and all these times it gave me headache. Very disappointing fragrance.

Such a disappointment. Montale is one of my favorite brands so I was expecting an intense sniff but wound up with meager whiff! Luckily I only purchased a small decant of this and Mancera Cherry Cherry. Now that's a beautiful Cherry scent! I'd like to see Montale try again for a better cherry version.

Why do I smell poop on this one? Like a nice bathroom that someone just pooped and covered by air freshener. I could smell a small hint of cherry at the opening, then it becomes sweet, it all goes away and all is left is nice fragrant flowers with a hint of poop.

just opening was nice.. now i still can smell it on my scarf.. bah.. unpleasant sweetness.. probably ill wash it tomorrow.. i dont like this at all.. cheap sweetness.. im staying off of Montale perfumes.. smells very synthetic

This is really intense, intense sweetness that you should be careful with. Consider wearing it in spring or colder summer nights. This can easily become head-ache and tooth-ache inducing if you`re too liberate with it.

Брала из-за вишни, и я ее почти не чувствую. Кажется очень базовым, мускус, сандаловое дерево, розы, такой аромат женщины за 45. Понравилась ваниль спустя несколько часов, но она очень базовая, ничего особенного.

I’m going to be completely honest; I have no idea what I’m smelling. But I know one thing, and one thing only: this is not a cherry scent. It’s floral, and sweet and very synthetic.

It really smells like a cheap air freshener. I love cherry but this is a hard pass. I wouldn't want to smell this on a woman too.

Nasty fake cheap air freshener smell. I like a lot of montale, and was REALLY hoping to like this, but just no

Not intense, not cherry... As I was looking for some cherry fragrance, this feels like a huge disappointment

Just very light cherry. Nothing special(

This is beyond what I thought Montale’s version of horrible would be. If there’s any cherry here, it’s a rotting one buried below mounds of musty clothing in a stale pile at a yard sale.

I really don’t like it. There’s no cherry here for me. It reminds of a Dior perfume. This is not a gourmand fragrance at all!

A weak floral powdery scent. Not intense and no cherry. So disappointing!

Intense Cherry is a fruity aromatic musk. In the opening spritz, you get a splash of sweet synthetics, brushed over a mild sweet cherry (with what seems like a touch of cola to it), and a faint touch of vanilla and florals deepening the sweetness. It almost feels like Montale was aiming for a naturalist style here, yet the simplicity also kinda comes off to me like his intention could have been to cheapskate an easy release. I don't think the fragrance is especially bad, but I think it might definitely be hard to appreciate. The style feels a bit vintage, as there's a faint haziness enveloping the notes, much like that in the style of vintage perfumery. The collection of notes themselves aren't especially vintage in any way, but would have been very fresh and modern in their time. It just has this hazy oversoul to it from the musk in the backdrop, that makes it smell grannyish in ways. Montale is prominently a granny lover. I lost count how many of his works (especially form this brand) that caters to that crowd. But this one I think, would especially be a crowd pleaser. The style is mature, but the aroma feels very fresh and youthful. The fruity floral aroma is both soft and comforting, and has qualities that can be easy to love for the right person. The sandalwood essence (not natural—but I think a recombined accord of lactones, javanol, and alpha-santalol) provides a touch of abrasive stimulation. It warms the senses significantly, and provides a texture that I think really gives heart to the fragrance. Almost extremely hard to tell that he was holding back here, or that a naturalist style wasn't just perfectly executed. Impossible for me though to shake the feeling that there's an empty space here. I'd say that cola from the opening is exactly it though. If that were implemented to stand out a bit more and stick around, this fragrance would be perfectly complete in my opinion. I don't think it would have lost its intended style at all either—only perfected it fully—given the immense nostalgia from soda shops in vintage times.

When you open the parcel (if you recieve it in the Post/by Carrier etc - or even if you purchased it in a Department Store you should shake the bottle a little then use two tiny sprays (it might not smell exactly right yet,) but this adds just a smidgen of air into it & helps with the next part. Then - shake the bottle (Hard!) For a full two minutes! Then pop it in your living room or similar where it's slightly warm; & in a dark cupboard or drawer Then leave it for three weeks. It will settle - molecularly. Very important that it does but it must be in a slightly (!) warm dark cupboard or drawer. Not a cold room. Definitely not. (Trust me, I have a Scientific PhD from before I wrote full time) - these modern Gourmandes are made from certain chemicals which are fairly volatile/changeable & shy sometimes - the vanille & mid notes tend to disappear in cold warehouses & overnight when they're transported & sit in vans/warehouses. They just hate being stored in the cold & hate being transported more. Then, after a full three weeks - yes I know it's a bit rubbish & not very spontaneous/fun!) shake it again Very Hard For one to two minutes Very hard! Each time! Then when you spray it it should be perfect & All the Notes should show up. Later store it in a cool dark place. Not a slightly warm one. You'll find all your Gourmandes + any of the newer reformulations of such as JPG - Now made by Puig! Like all the Paco Rabanne pfmes & any not over £120 per bottle tend to be exactly the same - they don't use what they used to & these jokers who make these perfumes use the IFRA Regulation Nightmare to basically have an excuse to switch most of the accords for Much Cheaper materials & it's all a bit dody. This works though - works wonders on most perfumes espc Gourmandes

Sometimes, especially with Montale, I wonder why scents are labeled as Unisex when they are nothing but man or woman ... period! This one is, most definitely, a scent that belongs on NO man ... ever ... for any reason! Do they do this false-flag unisex-thing to increase sales? If so, then it is underhanded, false-advertising, and not appreciated. Montale Intense Cherry should have been sold as a women's scent! It is a very basic cherry/vanilla with a slight radiance of rose nestling just behind it, and that's about it. I do not smell any of the other notes listed here, and it would appear that no one else reviewing here does either. I wanted to like this, but it is far too feminine for a man, and it's too bland for my wife. Oh well. Ya can't win 'em all.

probably expected too much from this. it was a blind buy just imagining how nice it should smell black cherry and knowing the compositions and smell of other Montale perfumes. but... fruity - yes, cherry - yes. but definitely not this black juicy cherry. something soft spring wise, but nothing really intense. i expected a bit more sweet but also missed that. glad i bought only small bottle of this (20ml). would say it will be nice summer perfume (other Montale in my opinion may not be a proper summer ones).

I was hoping to like this a lot. I tend to like even cherry scents that are somewhat medicinal. But this one is just not to my liking. It is sweet, artificial almost-cherry, very floral, and not particularly intense in the way I want. All the reviews that say it smells like air freshener...I agree. It smells like a well-done Glade air freshener, but it still has that vibe. I'm hit and miss with Montale, and this one is a miss.

Montale if he doesn't do the rose-oud combo but a unexpected note (cherry), has to put sandalwood and jasmine in it. How to ruin a perfume that could have been softer and amazing due to note of the cherry.

This doesn’t havent Oud in it does it? Idk why but I’m getting a slight Oud feel to this. It has a very similar vibe of Sugar Oud by Les Fleurs Du Golfe which is Oud and passionfruit. Hm...

a different cherry from the usual opulent or medicinal ones! it’s a fresher and more floral cherry paired with loads of rose. i really like it!

Sweet, cherry, very light, girly. Simple. Not impressed. Staying power and silage less then mediocre.

This is a mess! Bubbles1964 is absolutely right! Smells like hairspray on me! It’s a NO for me.

More rose than cherry. It reminds me a bit of Very Irresistible.