Emblem — Montblanc
Montblanc

Emblem

  • For men
  • Eau de Toilette
  • 2014

Emblem, signed Montblanc, is an ample and textured woody fragrance. It opens on grapefruit and cardamom, reveals cinnamon and clary sage at its heart and rests on a base of tonka bean, leather and oakmoss.

Main accords

Pyramid & evolution

Unofficial sources Data drawn from unofficial sources, not from the house: this pyramid (like the year and gender shown) may contain discrepancies.

  1. Opening First minutes

    Grapefruit · Cardamom

  2. Heart ~30 min to 2 h

    Cinnamon · Clary sage

  3. Base Several hours

    Tonka bean · Leather · Oakmoss

What its composition says

  • 2 materials on top, 2 in the heart, 3 in the base: the three stages are of comparable size.
  • Clary sage: barely 4.6% of the catalogue contains it, which makes it the rarest material in its palette.
  • Spicy, citrus, gourmand, aromatic, leather and woody: 6 registers of raw materials share its palette, with spicy supplying 2 of 7.

Frequencies measured on the Olfact catalogue only.

Scent profile

Estimates derived from the composition — not measured.

Wear time Good
7 to 9 h estimated on skin
Projection Generous
fills a room

Ideal seasons

  • Spring
  • Summer
  • Autumn
  • Winter

Time of day

  • Day
  • Evening

Made for cool to cold weather — below 15 °C (59 °F).

Ideal occasions

  • Dates & seduction Its warm, sensual facets play the card of closeness.
  • Evenings & nights out A present trail that holds its own when the light drops.

Avoid if…

  • you shun warm, opulent trails, especially in summer.

If Emblem by Montblanc seduces, it is through its enveloping warmth: a sensual trail that settles in and that you want to find on yourself again.

Our picks

  • Shares 3 accords, including woody — from the same house.

  • Amouage Fate Man Woody Warm spicy Gourmand Eau de Parfum · 2013

    Shares 4 accords, including woody.

  • Carolina Herrera CH Men Leather Woody Warm spicy Eau de Toilette · 2009

    Shares 3 accords, including leather.

  • Sarah Baker Perfumes Va Va Vanilla Woody Gourmand Warm spicy from €175.00

    Shares 4 accords, including woody.

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