Dupe review · Scent Labz
Café Date
Café Date is Scent Labz's answer to Montale Intense Cafe.
- Smells like
- Montale Intense Cafe
- Price
- $40
- Size
- —
- Per 100ml
- —
- Original per 100ml
- $180
- Made by
- Scent Labz
Strong contender
FragDNA score · on paper
The review
Café Date scores 6.5 out of 10 on paper — strong contender territory for anyone chasing Intense Cafe.
Scent Labz sells it on the name alone — no note list of its own — so the brief is Intense Cafe's pyramid, and the closeness votes below are the real test.
At $40 it costs 78% less than Intense Cafe.
Some wearers dispute how close it gets — the match is the seller's claim, so read the votes before you buy.
Reviewed on paper: from the notes and strength Scent Labz publishes, the price per 100ml, and how firmly the match is claimed. How it really smells on skin is what the votes below are for.
What it's built to smell like
Montale Intense Cafe is coffee and rose at first, rose and white flowers at its heart and vanilla, amber and white musk at the end. Scent Labz set out to put that same arc in a cheaper bottle.
Top
- coffee
- rose
Heart
- rose
- white flowers
Base
- vanilla
- amber
- white musk
For the one who wants a very sweet rose drizzled with vanilla and a whisper of coffee, cozy, creamy and unmistakably crowd-pleasing.
Some fans dispute how close this one gets — it is listed against the original by its seller.
How it ranks against the other twins
Of the 11 twins of Montale Intense Cafe we can price, Café Date is number 11 on price per 100ml.
- 01 Lattafa Ajwad $42/100ml
- 02 HK Perfumes Intense Coffee $64/100ml
- 03 AromaPassions Crave $69/100ml
- 04 Perfume Parlour Rich Roast $83/100ml
- 05 Zoha Aroma Intense Cafe $108/100ml
- 06 Perfume Parlour Extremely Strong $114/100ml
- 07 Oil Perfumery Intense Cafe $125/100ml
- 08 Oil Perfumery Intense Cafe $125/100ml
- 09 Palermo Perfumes Intense Cafe $22.75
- 10 The Dua Brand Restricted Café Of Intense $33
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The community
What people say about Café Date
Rating
—How close to Intense Cafe
—Would buy again
—Longevity
Projection
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Start a discussion →Questions
What does Scent Labz Café Date smell like?
It is built to smell like Montale Intense Cafe — coffee and rose up top, rose and white flowers in the heart, vanilla, amber and white musk in the base.
Is Scent Labz Café Date a dupe of Montale Intense Cafe?
Yes — Scent Labz sells it as its version of Montale Intense Cafe.
Where can I buy Scent Labz Café Date?
It is in stock at $40 — the link on this page goes straight to the shop.