The point at which the feminine aspects disintegrate enough to be wearable for a guy will be different for every guy though.

I've reached for it only twice as that boozy coffee note was the most prominent all the way to dry down. I personally won't be getting a full bottle of this as I live in a hot climate and I could really only wear this in winter. However the only one thing I noticed that is very very oily and all of my clothes becomes also yellow and oily around the neck. The dry down is a delicious vanilla pod tinted with caramel, very soft and contrasting with the previous stages of the perfume. I also worried that it projected too much or had lots of sillage because it kept wafting to my nose.I do enjoy this perfume for the aspect of stronger coffee scent, and I can tell that it has a more syrupy effect on my skin than the original. I’ve learned, less is more - max five sprays - avoid spraying anywhere in the stream below your nose, spray on the sides of your body. Right before purchasing intense cafe I thought I’d give ristretto a try by sampling and man am I glad I did!

Ristretto on the other hand loses an aspect of that evolution by starting already somewhat darker, then evolving to even darker, during which some of that more opulent gourmand experience IC has is lost in Ristretto.I feel like the house of Montale have played some kind of practical joke on fragrance wearers, by naming this fragrance Intense Cafe. This unexpectedly complementary arrangement gives way to a heady sillage of vanilla, amber and white musk. Note: The pros and cons listed on this page have been generated using the artificial intelligence system, which analyzes product reviews submitted by our members. Most of the fragrances I've wanted to try from the house are rarely on display or even available in stand alone samples - they have way too many, haha. As scent dries down I can start to pick up a bit of vanilla and amber and that’s how it plays till the finish.

Ristretto is extremely strong and oily on the skin, so I think those who have trouble with fragrances not lasting on them might prefer this one. As others have mentioned, rose plays quite a starring role as well, and again I appreciate the restraint of not making it too sweet.I prefer this to Intense Cafe because the coffee consistently stays there from beginning to the dry down.