Sensual Instinct
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€ 140.00 - Regular price
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€ 14.00 per 10ml
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Roasted coffee and rose that finish in a gourmand base of cocoa. It starts with a touch of liqueur and ends dense and dark.
¿A qué huele Sensual Instinct?
Top notes:
Bergamot, mandarin, cardamom, saffron, whisky.
Heart notes:
Amberwood, jasmine, rose, tiramisu, patchouli leaves.
Base notes:
Cocoa, coffee, vanilla, oakmoss, cedarwood, white musk.
Inspiration:
A call to the primal instinct: roasted coffee and rose in chiaroscuro, balanced by praline.
Do you want to know more about this perfume?
It opens with citrus and spices, bergamot, mandarin, cardamom and saffron, and a touch of whisky that gives it a boozy feel from the very first minute. The heart is the sweetest part: tiramisu, rose and jasmine, with patchouli and amber wood underneath. In the base, Coffee and cocoa take the lead, sweetened by vanilla, while oak moss and cedar dry it out a little.
Sensual Instinct is an amber gourmand eau de parfum by Montale, the house Pierre Montale founded in Paris in 2003. The brand presents it as a call to the primal instinct and describes a praline balance between roasted Coffee and rose. On its own scale, it rates it as strong intensity.
It is for anyone who enjoys dessert perfumes with a bit of darkness, especially in autumn and winter. If sweetness tires you out quickly, better choose another. On its product page, Montale suggests pairing it with Intense Tiaré, and it makes sense: the white flower lightens the Coffee. Intense Café is its close relative, with the same rose-and-Coffee pairing in a simpler version, and Chocolate Greedy takes cocoa and Coffee into a floral-free register.
What does Sensual Instinct smell like?
Sensual Instinct smells like roasted coffee and rose with a base of cocoa and vanilla. It opens with bergamot, cardamom, saffron, and a touch of whisky, and moves through a heart of tiramisu, jasmine, and patchouli.
What does Sensual Instinct pair with?
Montale suggests pairing Sensual Instinct with Intense Tiaré: tiaré flower and jasmine lighten the coffee. It also works with Intense Café, which repeats the rose-and-coffee combination in a simpler version.
Is Sensual Instinct very sweet?
Sensual Instinct is clearly gourmand, with tiramisu, cocoa, coffee, and vanilla, but oakmoss, cedar, and patchouli keep it from becoming cloying in the base. Montale classifies it as having strong intensity.