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Montale Intense Cafe, the bottle
the one you wantMontale Intense CafeUSD 190, 100 ml
USD 190USD 35
82% less
All 3 matches, ranked
Al Haramain Tanasuk, the bottle
smells like it, for lessAl Haramain TanasukUSD 35, 100 ml

Smells like Montale Intense Cafe.

3 bottles the community rates close to Intense Cafe, 82 percent cheaper at the top, with the one thing each does differently. gourmand, rose, vanilla, unisex.

Scent overlap

Both bottles' accords, strongest at the top, facing each other. A bar joined through the middle is one they share.

Montale Intense Cafe5 accords
4of 7 accords shared, 57%
Al Haramain Tanasuk6 accords
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Notes of Intense Cafe

What Montale publishes. Black means Al Haramain Tanasuk shares the note.

Notes

  • Coffee
  • Rose
  • Vanilla
  • White Musk
  • Amber

Notes of Tanasuk

What Al Haramain publishes. Black means Intense Cafe shares the note.

Top

  • Rose
  • Grenadine
  • Saffron

Heart

  • Jasmine
  • Amber

Base

  • Vanilla
  • Musk
  • Brown Sugar
  • Special Occasions

The 3 worth trying, ranked

Similarity is the owners' vote plus the note overlap. Price is a typical US bottle price when the house publishes one. Bars are each match's own accords.

No. 1
Monster Cafe Intense
Paris Corner, EDP
90similar, well documented, inspired by it
shares 5 of 5 notes
USD 30190
84% less, typical price
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Where it differs: Monster Cafe Intense lists the same coffee, rose, vanilla, amber and white musk, and owners find its rose softer on first spray, where Intense Cafe opens loud before smoothing out.

Buy Intense Cafe ifYou want the bold rose blast and stronger Montale presence.
Buy Monster Cafe Intense ifYou prefer a gentler opening and want it for thirty dollars.
No. 2
Al Haramain Tanasuk, the bottle
Tanasuk
Al Haramain, Extrait, 100 ml
68similar, reported by several owners, inspired by it
shares 3 of 5 notes
USD 35190
82% less, typical price
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Where it differs: Tanasuk has no coffee note and adds grenadine, saffron and brown sugar, and owners find Intense Cafe smoother and better blended, with Tanasuk ranging from two to seven hours on skin.

Buy Intense Cafe ifYou want the coffee note and a smoother, more polished blend.
Buy Tanasuk ifYou want a fruity rose vanilla and will spray your clothes.
No. 3
Rose Gourmand
Zara, EDP, 80 ml
58similar, reported by several owners, a close alternative
shares 2 of 5 notes
USD 40190
79% less, typical price
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Where it differs: Rose Gourmand has no coffee and swaps white musk and amber for tonka, so reviewers find the rose vanilla profile close but missing Intense Cafe's coffee and caramel facets.

Buy Intense Cafe ifYou want the coffee accord that gives Intense Cafe its name.
Buy Rose Gourmand ifYou want to test the rose vanilla style before paying Montale prices.

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Side by side, the way people actually decide

Two bottles, two prices, one honest sentence. Every match on the site has this card.

Read about Al Haramain Tanasuk
Montale Intense Cafe, the bottle
Montale Intense Cafe
USD 190, 100 ml
Paris Corner Monster Cafe Intense
USD 30
90 similar, 84 percent less. Monster Cafe Intense lists the same coffee, rose, vanilla, amber and white musk, and owners find its rose softer on first spray, where Intense Cafe opens loud before smoothing out.

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