Montale Soleil de Capri, hour by hour

How it opens, settles and lingers on skin.

Grapefruit peeled on a boat deck under white flowers.

Main accordscitrus, fresh, white floral, musky, aromatic

Soleil de Capri by Montale, bottle pictured with its key notes: Kumquat, Grapefruit and White Flowers
  1. First spray0–15 min

  2. Heart15 min – 2 h

    • White Flowers
  3. Dry-down2 h – 3–6 h

Lasts
3–6 h
Moderate
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.

  • Longevity

    Most voted: 55%Moderate

  • Sillage

    Most voted: 52%Moderate

  • Season

    Most voted: 58%Summer

  • Time of day

    Most voted: 62%Daytime

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Longevity, 1,172 votes

  • Very weak6%67 votes
  • Weak9%101 votes
  • Moderate (Most voted)55%639 votes
  • Long lasting24%277 votes
  • Eternal8%88 votes

Sillage, 1,537 votes

  • Intimate18%276 votes
  • Moderate (Most voted)52%803 votes
  • Strong19%289 votes
  • Enormous11%169 votes

Season, 1,172 votes

  • Spring28%328 votes
  • Summer (Most voted)58%680 votes
  • Autumn10%117 votes
  • Winter4%47 votes

Time of day, 1,172 votes

  • Daytime (Most voted)62%727 votes
  • Office23%270 votes
  • Evening11%129 votes
  • Night out4%46 votes

Which size is right for you?

Every size is decanted from the same original bottle.

  • 3ml

    To discover it

    Price: Now €6.57Was €9.90SAVE 34%
    • Per ml: €2.19/ml
    • ≈60 sprays
    • 20 days of wear
  • 30ml

    To keep it

    • ≈600 sprays
    • 200 days of wear
10 ml decant of Soleil de Capri by Montale next to the original bottle

Your 10 ml decant, next to the original bottle

Every perfume we sell is the authentic original, decanted from the perfume house’s own bottle.

Key notes
Decant sizes

We buy our bottles from authorized EU distributors and directly from the brands, and 10ML decants every perfume itself.

Choose 10ml

Loved by 50,000+

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

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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Montale Soleil de Capri in plain words

What it smells like, how it wears and who it suits.

What it smells like

Zesty citrus opens it, with sharp kumquat, then white flowers add a light floral centre. It dries down on soft musk. The feel is sunny, sharp and refreshing, a straightforward summer citrus with a floral glow rather than a complicated story.

How it wears

Wearers mostly report a moderate hold and a moderate trail, though some find it long-lasting and stronger.

When to wear it

The community wears it in summer and spring, by day and at the office, and some like it on warm nights too.

Who it suits

Suits women who like straightforward summer citrus-florals. The citrus has a sharp edge that wearers notice.

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Sizes and price per ml

At 10ML, Montale Soleil de Capri comes as 3ml for €6.57 (€2.19/ml), 10ml for €20.61 (€2.06/ml) and 30ml for €53.91 (€1.80/ml).

Frequently asked questions

What does Montale Soleil de Capri smell like?

Montale Soleil de Capri opens with Citruses, Grapefruit and Kumquat. The heart brings White Flowers. It dries down to Musk and Spices. Shoppers on fragrance communities describe its main accords as citrus, fresh, white floral, musky and aromatic.

Is Montale Soleil de Capri long lasting?

Shoppers on fragrance communities most often rate its longevity as moderate (55% of votes), and 31% 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 Soleil de Capri good for summer?

Shoppers on fragrance communities rate it a summer scent: summer is its most-voted season, and summer takes 58% of season votes.

Is Montale Soleil de Capri good for winter?

Shoppers on fragrance communities rarely pick it for winter: only 4% of season votes go to winter.

Is Montale Soleil de Capri for day or night?

Shoppers on fragrance communities mostly wear it by day: 85% of time-of-day votes are for daytime or the office, 15% for evenings and nights out.

Can I wear Montale Soleil de Capri to the office?

Shoppers on fragrance communities favour other times of day, but the office still takes 23% of time-of-day votes.

Who makes Montale Soleil de Capri?

Soleil de Capri is made by Montale. It was launched in 2007. The concentration is Eau de Parfum.

How many wears is a 10ml decant of Montale Soleil de Capri?

A 10ml decant of Montale Soleil de Capri holds about 200 sprays, roughly 67 days of wear. 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 Soleil de Capri, 10ML has Intense Cafe, Chocolate Greedy and Arabians Tonka from Montale, each decanted from the original bottle.

Is this Montale Soleil de Capri decant the original perfume?

Yes. Every Montale Soleil de Capri 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.

Is Montale Soleil de Capri fresh or warm?

Fresh. Citrus and white flowers lead, and wearers call it refreshing and invigorating, with musk and a little spice adding only light warmth.

What do people like most about Montale Soleil de Capri?

Wearers like how refreshing and invigorating it is, its good quality and long-lasting feel, and that it works on summer days and nights. Some say it is easy to decipher.

Where can I buy Montale Soleil de Capri as a decant?

At 10ML: Montale Soleil de Capri comes as a 3ml, 10ml and 30ml decant, filled by hand from an original bottle. The 10ml decant costs €20.61 (€2.06/ml), and 10ML ships across the EU.

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.