Vanille Absolu
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- Authentic original perfume
- Try before the full bottle
- Travel-ready 3ml, 10ml, 30ml
- Long-lasting scent
Vanille Absolu by Montale takes vanilla and gives it real weight, rich instead of sugary. Coconut and vanilla open together, creamy and warm from the first minutes, and cinnamon threads a faint powdery spice through the middle. Soft woody notes hold the base, keeping the whole thing warm spicy rather than flat sweet. Released in 2008, it is worn mostly by women, especially anyone who wants vanilla with some depth. Winter is where the votes concentrate, worn through the evening, at night and even by day. Both the longevity and sillage votes lean toward long-lasting and moderate respectively, so it stays close rather than filling a room. Live with a 3ml decant for a week of cold days before deciding on the bottle.
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The community verdict
Woody notes ground Vanille Absolu after its coconut and vanilla opening, giving the sweetness a warm finish. Long-lasting wear is the leading report, as is moderate projection. It suits winter evenings and works in autumn or at night, though the sweetness may be a lot for some.
Summarised with AI from perfume-community reviews
- Brand
- Montale
- Scent profile
- For women
- Launched
- 2008
- Decant sizes
- 3ml, 10ml, 30ml
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Montale Vanille Absolu, hour by hour
How it opens, settles and lingers on skin.
Coconut and vanilla sinking into a knitted jumper at night.
What wearers say
Votes from fragrance communities, most-voted answers first.
Longevity1,121 votes
Most voted: 39%Long lasting
26%Moderate
Sillage1,254 votes
Most voted: 40%Moderate
30%Strong
Season1,121 votes
Most voted: 52%Winter
30%Autumn
Time of day1,121 votes
Most voted: 36%Evening
35%Night out
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Longevity1,121 votes
- Very weak3%38 votes
- Weak7%76 votes
- Moderate26%290 votes
- Long lasting (Most voted)39%439 votes
- Eternal25%278 votes
Sillage1,254 votes
- Intimate12%150 votes
- Moderate (Most voted)40%505 votes
- Strong30%374 votes
- Enormous18%225 votes
Season1,121 votes
- Spring13%146 votes
- Summer5%55 votes
- Autumn30%337 votes
- Winter (Most voted)52%583 votes
Time of day1,121 votes
- Daytime24%269 votes
- Office5%56 votes
- Evening (Most voted)36%404 votes
- Night out35%392 votes
Which size is right for you?
Every size is decanted from the same original bottle.
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 vs a blind buy
What a decant gives you that a bottle bought unsmelled can’t.
Why 10ML?
Blind buy
Authentic original perfume
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Yes
Smell it on your skin before you buy
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No
Try several scents for one bottle’s price
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No
Travel-ready atomiser
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No
No full bottle wasted if it’s not for you
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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.
Frequently asked questions
What does Montale Vanille Absolu smell like?
Montale Vanille Absolu opens with Coconut and Vanilla. It dries down to Woody Notes.
Is Montale Vanille Absolu long lasting?
Shoppers on fragrance communities most often rate its longevity as long lasting (39% of votes), and 64% rate it long lasting or eternal. They most often rate its sillage as moderate (40% of votes). How long it lasts on you also depends on your skin and how much you apply.
Is Montale Vanille Absolu good for summer?
Shoppers on fragrance communities rate it mainly for winter; summer takes only 5% of season votes.
Is Montale Vanille Absolu good for winter?
Yes. Shoppers on fragrance communities vote winter its best season, with 52% of season votes.
Is Montale Vanille Absolu for day or night?
Shoppers on fragrance communities mostly wear it after dark: 71% of time-of-day votes are for evenings and nights out, 29% for daytime or the office.
Can I wear Montale Vanille Absolu to the office?
Shoppers on fragrance communities rarely pick it for the office: only 5% of time-of-day votes go to the office.
Who makes Montale Vanille Absolu?
Vanille Absolu is made by Montale. It was launched in 2008.
How many wears is a 10ml decant of Montale Vanille Absolu?
A 10ml decant of Montale Vanille Absolu 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 Vanille Absolu, 10ML has Intense Cafe, Chocolate Greedy and Arabians Tonka from Montale, each decanted from the original bottle.
Is this Montale Vanille Absolu decant the original perfume?
Yes. Every Montale Vanille Absolu 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.