Presence Cool

A nice fresh fruity scent. Starts off a bit artificial, then it evolves into a pleasant fresh, soapy, fruity fragrance. Longevity and silage are moderate. This was a blind buy but I'm glad I got this. I haven't had a bad Montblanc yet. By the way, this is nothing like Presence original this is like a superior and sweeter version of NightFlight. You could wear this any time - it's a good one.

The name and color of this give a false impression. This is not a blue fragrance. It is a barbershop fougere. Plenty of lavender and eugenol, smooth tonka. It isn't going to make the same statement and Azzaro PH or Paco Rabanne PH, but it has a nice aromatic freshness and for $20, it is a blind buy for guys like me who can never have too many nice fougeres.

Trying many times I like this a lot ‘ I use this for work as a deodorant. Clean smelling shower gel or as others opinions being said ‘Gillette shaving foam’yes I agree and this is similar to original penguin ice blue ‘also Salvatore ferragamo subtil fresh’ but montblanc presence cool smells better to me. Definitely.

Got a new batch but it says made by Scannon SAS and not inter Parfums. It is soooo tomed down that it is really difficult at least for me to smell it as I remind it from the 2003 early vintage round elíptic bottles. Any one got this new ultra toned down version?

This is a great fragrance. Fresh and crisp. Elegant and serene. Blue and shinny. Glad it was re-issued. Much better IMO than the original one which is heavier and powdery.

Smells just like Gillette Sensitive Skin After Shave Gel- a cool, pleasant scent that makes you feel nice and fresh.

This matches my usual expectations of Montblanc Men's fragrances: initial craving/excitement from the beautiful presentation (love the shiny box, 'cool' bottle - pun intended, and strikingly blue juice); interesting/attractive smell (in this case a watery-spicy, green-cool scent that could work as a versatile year round scent); ingredients compromised in quality; mediocre projection beyond the first 10 minutes; crap longevity; disappointment. Therefore, ironically I'm not disappointed at all :) It performs much better when sprayed on clothes though.... UPDATE: After wearing it several times over the last few months, I've come to the conclusion that I was overly harsh in my judgment. For me, it seems that olfactory fatigue sets in quickly after more than 4 sprays on my skin. Less sprays than this and its depth is much more impressive with longevity & sillage acceptable at 5 or 6 hours. My favourite Montblanc so far. (Update 2025: since overtaken by Individuel Tonic and Explorer Ultra Blue).

Presence Cool by Montblanc is an aromatic, amber fragrance with a light wooded atmosphere. Its opening is pleasant, elegant, bringing some characteristics of the original Presence, but only for a brief moment, it smells fruity, citrus and floral. After the opening, it becomes a clean scent of flowers and amber, mainly geranium and soft woods. A very common scent in the late 90s and early 2000s. It is a fragrance to be used on any occasion, it has a very pleasant and inoffensive aroma, perfect for office work. I had read about its short duration, but it stayed with me for more than 12 hours, although with little projection. It is already a discontinued fragrance, but it can still be found at an affordable price. Its bottle looks great in that blue color. I like it, but I think I'll give it to my brother.

Wish I had known about this previously as I was literally searching for a fragrance that smelled like Gillette sensitive skin shave gel. Lol no joke. That was a year ago and I just stumbled upon these reviews and went out to Marshalls and blind bought it. Thank goodness they had it. It definitely fills my need for a light “not trying too hard” fresh out of the shower scent. I love smelling like shave gel I don’t care what anyone says 😂 Edit: This is a great pickup for layering, in my simple humble opinion. Smells fantastic with Dylan Blue and Molecule 02/Ambroxan. Spray this one heavily. Edit: Don’t knock it till you actually try it dude 😂 to each their own. I payed around 20.00 for this NOT 35.00. Do not buy for 35.00

Nothing special, basic, linear, clean, and safe fragrance. Unable to return or else I probably would have. I DO NOT agree with the people below me saying this is a gem for under $35 and that it layers well with dylan blue... There are an enormous amount of better fragrances you could get with $35 and dylan blue completely overpowers this. I can see this working out for younger guys that are just getting started in their journey, but may not be the best for someone who is really into fragrances - (boring, dated, weak performer, etc.) I do use this as a house spray, I enjoy it for that! It is actually growing on me a little bit.

I didn’t hate this fragrance but did not like it either ! This opens up smelling like a soapy 90s style that’s just slightly off putting,sharp and synthetic. Once this dries the bamboo and apple note give this a fresh watery smell with the geranium giving this an almost barbershop type smell. So in a nutshell this smelled like a generic,aquatic with a barbershop touch in the dry down. Performance was above average as it projected softly but actually lasts me 5-8 hours ! Which makes it a decent gym and casual scent. Overall rating-6 out of 10 ! A pretty forgettable scent but still not bad at all

This was a blind by for me since I was trying to find a more affordable version of Nautica Latitude being that it's discontinued...Presence Cool is nothing like Latitude at all, which I was a bit pleasantly disappointed because it still smelt okay after the dry down. At a first smell I noticed a cheap synthetic smell, similar to Gillette's 'Pacific Light' aftershave, but it turns in to a light fresh smell which i found to be not too bad. On me i found Presence to only last about 3-4 hours but lasted on longer on clothing. All in all, this fragrance is nothing to go crazy about in my books...

Nice warm weather scent. It does give me the ADGio vibe but not exactly. Stays pretty much the same fresh scent from start to finish. Discontinued, but I found mine at Burlington. Blind buy. No regrets. I needed a nice fresh blue in my new collection. Edit after wearing today, Seems to be a decent performer for a fresh scent. I put it on @ 6 this morning. It's about noon and it's still going strong. Used 6 sprays I think. 3 on skin,, 3 on clothes. I work by myself so I don't know how well it projects. Glad I had a warm day in December to try it out.

Edit/addition to my prior review: Very nice and natural geranium predominating here. You can always count on geranium to be pretty good because the natural form is cheap, and synthetics are not used. This is not a "light" scent at all. It is cool, but on me is very heavy if I use more than one spritz. This has great sillage and longevity on my skin, and that is really an understatement. It is exceptional. Very green and slightly sweet, with a fresh note that sometimes makes me think this could be a fresh flanker to Bvlgari Aqva.

Where the og Presence smells like a cinnamon shaving cream, as others have mentioned Presence Cool smells like Gillette shaving GEL. A cheapie win for those of us who have a use for generic soapy fougerish clean smells. I use this along with my Nauticas, Coach Blue, Drakkar Noir, Lomani, Cool water when I just want to smell like a clean, unassuming, well groomed man. Good for blue collar workers, and trips to home depot.

I love it! It's my second favorite cologne so far! It's very relaxed and calm smelling. It is perfect for a chill relaxed guy! :D But for some reason, my body makes it smell very fresh and not manly at all, but when my older cousin sprays it (he's 30), it smells very very manly, so I don't like it on him, but I like it on myself because it smells unisex on my skin, almost the same as when a girl sprays this on herself.

Best review of this right here, so this doesn’t have that super sharp after shave smell as the original. This is much softer smoother and calming. If I had to describe it best, take Nautica voyage and add some of that blue Gillette shave gel aroma and you get this. Super pleasant and definitely a mass appealing hidden gem worth it for under 35$

Nose Note #290 Nice barbershop fougere, but very weak. Seconds after application and it barely gives a push. I'd say it goes in the direction of Egoiste Platinum, but it's much more aquatic. Overall it completely fades into the shadow of many over classic fragrances of the same manner. A fragrance as safe as they get

Nice, fresh, easy and great for the gym. This is similar to Mont Blanc Starwalker with the bamboo note. An easy dumb reach! I give this a 8.6/10

This is really nice. Just what you would expect given the fragance notes, with good projection and longevity. Green. A modern fougere for sure.