Montale Herbal Aquatica, hour by hour

How it opens, settles and lingers on skin.

Sea spray settling on sage and green tea by the shore.

Herbal Aquatica by Montale, bottle pictured with its key notes: Sage, Mint and Lotus
  1. First spray0–15 min

    • Calabrian bergamot
    • Herbal Notes
    • Mint
    • Sage
  2. Heart15 min – 2 h

    • Caramel
    • Green Tea
    • Lotus
    • Papyrus
    • Sea Notes
  3. Dry-down2 h – 7–12 h

    • Amber
    • Australian Sandalwood
    • Vanilla Sugar
Lasts
7–12 h
Long lasting
Sillage
Moderate, 2 of 4
When to wear

SeasonSummer

Time of dayDaytime

Best forWork

What wearers say

Votes from fragrance communities, most-voted answers first.

  • Longevity234 votes

    Most voted: 47%Long lasting

    35%Moderate

  • Sillage231 votes

    Most voted: 52%Moderate

    37%Strong

  • Season234 votes

    Most voted: 49%Summer

    36%Spring

  • Time of day234 votes

    Most voted: 56%Daytime

    25%Office

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Longevity234 votes

  • Very weak1%2 votes
  • Weak2%4 votes
  • Moderate35%82 votes
  • Long lasting (Most voted)47%110 votes
  • Eternal15%36 votes

Sillage231 votes

  • Intimate1%3 votes
  • Moderate (Most voted)52%120 votes
  • Strong37%86 votes
  • Enormous10%22 votes

Season234 votes

  • Spring36%85 votes
  • Summer (Most voted)49%115 votes
  • Autumn11%26 votes
  • Winter3%8 votes

Time of day234 votes

  • Daytime (Most voted)56%131 votes
  • Office25%58 votes
  • Evening15%34 votes
  • Night out5%11 votes

Which size is right for you?

Every size is decanted from the same original bottle.

  • 3ml

    To discover it

    Price: Now €7.11Was €10.90SAVE 35%
    • Per ml: €2.37/ml
    • ≈60 sprays
    • 20 days of wear
  • Best value

    30ml

    To keep it

    Price: Now €55.80Was €123.90SAVE 55%
    • Per ml: €1.86/ml22% less per ml than 3ml
    • ≈600 sprays
    • 200 days of wear

At 3 sprays a day.

Loved by 50,000+

Why scent lovers try it with us before they buy the bottle.

  • Hand-decanted from the original bottle

    Decanted by hand from authentic bottles, never diluted.

  • Wear it for days before you commit

    Live with it at work, at night and at the weekend before you buy a full bottle.

  • Just like the full bottle

    A fine-mist atomiser sprays like the original, so it opens, projects and lasts on your skin the way the full bottle does.

10ML decants in glass vials and a travel atomiser

10ML vs a blind buy

What a decant gives you that a bottle bought unsmelled can’t.

Why 10ML?
Blind buy
Authentic original perfume
Yes
Yes
Smell it on your skin before you buy
Yes
No
Try several scents for one bottle’s price
Yes
No
Travel-ready atomiser
Yes
No
No full bottle wasted if it’s not for you
Yes
No

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The house

More from Montale

Montale was founded in France in 2003 by Pierre Montale, who built the house around oud paired with rose and bottled it in his trademark aluminium flacons. Oud is still part of the story, but the range here runs mostly sweet and warm: amber, vanilla and musk, with coffee, caramel and tonka bean for richness and saffron for heat. Intense Cafe is the first one to know, rose and coffee over vanilla. Chocolate Greedy is a spiced cacao treat, and Arabians Tonka is a dense, sugary amber. Black Aoud goes back to the roots with rose, oud and patchouli.

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  • Montale Roses Musk decant

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Frequently asked questions

What does Montale Herbal Aquatica smell like?

Montale Herbal Aquatica opens with Calabrian bergamot, Herbal Notes, Mint and Sage. The heart brings Caramel, Green Tea, Lotus and Papyrus. It dries down to Amber, Australian Sandalwood and Vanilla Sugar.

Is Montale Herbal Aquatica long lasting?

Shoppers on fragrance communities most often rate its longevity as long lasting (47% of votes), and 62% rate it long lasting or eternal. They most often rate its sillage as moderate (52% of votes). How long it lasts on you also depends on your skin and how much you apply.

Is Montale Herbal Aquatica good for summer?

Shoppers on fragrance communities rate it a summer scent: summer is its most-voted season, and summer takes 49% of season votes.

Is Montale Herbal Aquatica good for winter?

Shoppers on fragrance communities rarely pick it for winter: only 3% of season votes go to winter.

Is Montale Herbal Aquatica for day or night?

Shoppers on fragrance communities mostly wear it by day: 81% of time-of-day votes are for daytime or the office, 19% for evenings and nights out.

Can I wear Montale Herbal Aquatica to the office?

Shoppers on fragrance communities favour other times of day, but the office still takes 25% of time-of-day votes.

Who makes Montale Herbal Aquatica?

Herbal Aquatica is made by Montale. It was launched in 2022.

How many wears is a 10ml decant of Montale Herbal Aquatica?

A 10ml decant of Montale Herbal Aquatica holds about 200 sprays, roughly 67 days of wear at 3 sprays a day. The 3ml decant holds about 60 sprays, around 20 days. The 30ml decant holds about 600 sprays, around 200 days.

Which other Montale perfumes can I try?

Besides Montale Herbal Aquatica, 10ML has Intense Cafe, Chocolate Greedy and Arabians Tonka from Montale, each decanted from the original bottle.

Is this Montale Herbal Aquatica decant the original perfume?

Yes. Every Montale Herbal Aquatica decant is filled by hand from an original Montale bottle, with nothing added or diluted, so it opens, dries down and lasts on your skin the way the bottle does. We sell only authentic originals.

What is a decant?

A small amount of a perfume, taken from its original bottle and put into a travel atomiser. You get the real fragrance in a size that lets you live with it for days before you decide on the full bottle.

How does the money-back guarantee work?

If a scent isn’t right for you, get in touch within 30 days of it arriving and we’ll arrange a refund. Terms apply. See our refund policy.