Letting 1 Go | Intense Cafe vs Roses Vanille vs Roses Musk

[@thesimplechiclife]

Sorry that today’s video was a little rambly but I really wanted to be transparent with my exact thoughts on these fragrances. Let me know do you have a preference?

[@Glendylily]

I have owned the three of them in the past but only kept Intense Cafe. Roses Vanille and Roses Musk smell beautiful from the bottle but they develop a metallic smell on my skin which I do not enjoy. That being said, I do prefer the Ristretto version of Intense Cafe more. Thanks for the video dear, excellent for guidance!

[@sweetandsourkraut]

And here I am seeking out coffee fragrances such as Kilian intoxicated. I am interested in getting kerosene follow.

[@kawaiitropix4837]

@@Glendylily did you find the Ristretto a bold coffee scent?

[@Glendylily]

@@kawaiitropix4837 mmm, I think it depends on what you mean by bold. It is true that the coffee note here is much more prominent and long lasting than the original but it is still a coffee-rose-vanilla combo. If you want a stronger, dryer, less sweet coffee perfume I do recommend Follow by Kerosene. Intoxicated by Killian is nice but the longevity, at least on my skin is laughable. I can get almost the same experience with Cardamom coffee by Lush at a quarter of the price.

[@dinamadrid1654]

Love 💗 Roses musk is the best

[@sunshinesmile94]

UPDATE: The Simple Chic Life ended up keeping Roses Vanille (and decluttered Intense Cafe and Roses Musk... Yes, you read that correctly. The top favourite pick in this video got decluttered! 😅😉)

[@littleshoeshopper]

She does that a lot. It goes from a favorite to being decluttered; sometimes within weeks.

[@janicebott4498]

Knew you would! I love Roses Vanille!

[@sarustarr9388]

The coffee note is so subtle and brief that I barely notice it... to me intense cafe is so intensely rose, and one I always get complimented on. One of the fragrances that men seem to love.

[@gracemusila700]

I think so too

[@elouis364]

I deeply love Mancera's Roses Vanille. It is one of my favorite perfumes because I love both rose and vanilla which are common among all my perfumes 💞

[@icarlins]

I have the 3 of them I love all ! Roses vanille gets me so much compliments.

[@deeh9563]

I’ve only tried the Intense Cafe & I LOVE it so much!!! I only had a decant from a friend & I’m already half thru it, so will definitely be buying a bottle. I’ve just now gotten heavily into perfumes - finding they really make me happy during my long days working (& doing everything else) from home. Even if it’s just me smelling the scents, it makes my days so much more cozy. Love the coffee note - I find it to be a very light one. So based on this video, doesn’t sound like I need to try the other two (and I don’t need other options, lol, just bought a ton of stuff, lol).

[@neggs26]

I love Roses Vanille! I'm not even into rose but I just find it so sugary sweet I love it!

[@bellathereader1328]

Lol!! I was just thinking about these three, especially after Erin Nichole on her channel just had purchased Roses Musk and was really enthralled with it. I was about ready to purchase it when I thought how similar Intense Cafe and Roses Vanille are, and that I would be owning three similar fragrances. My curiosity got to me and I ordered a 5ml decant of Roses Musk. For me, I love Intense Cafe, and I pick up on incense (cedar?) in the drydown of Roses Vanille, which I do not like. So, we'll see if Roses Musk will win my heart. But I'm with you, I don't need three similar rose fragrances.

[@edithandisi6977]

Roses musk and Roses vanille are really different tho. Roses musk is fresh and very rose, Roses vanille is creamy and gourmand with little rose

[@georginak3917]

I also prefer Roses Vanille over Intense Cafe :) it’s truly a special jammy rose that is soo sexy especially the dry down on clothes!!

[@JaneEnajable]

I have all 3 that you mentioned, plus Delox. They all smell exactly the same to me. The only one that I get complements on is the Intese Cafe oddly enough.

[@ramonasepilov4555]

Same here :)) love all 4

[@ronniemoore9700]

That is exactly what I was going to say too... most complimented out of the three for me is definitely Intense Cafe but I haven't had Roses Musk for that long so need to keep wearing it!! xx

[@Ms.Fragrance868]

Roses Vanille above all. I'm biased because I have a decant of Roses Vanille and I think it is so beautiful.

[@Lulu-kt6gr]

You do such a great job so don’t take this as criticism but I just thought I’d let you know that the pronunciation of roses is actually like a singular rose where you don’t pronounce the S and with “intensement” the MENT sounds like “mon” in English (so it’s like “an-tons-mon” ). (I know it’s practically impossible to get another language‘s pronunciation just right and if it were German ie id have no clue but I spent 2 years in Paris...:)

[@parmidaasadi6157]

Thank you for this! I was going to point it out 👌🏻🌸

[@thesimplechiclife]

Thank you so much! I’m sure I will still continue to butcher the names in the future, I’m definitely not a French expert!:)

[@Lulu-kt6gr]

I didn’t mean to say you don’t pronounce “ment” at all but you just don’t pronounce the “t” so I corrected my correction above!😆

[@tanyabaelyse3845]

roses vanille was a fail for me. and not a fan of coffee notes. so roses musk montale is my personal choice. i prefer linear rose scents

[@nerd-girl]

I love love intense cafe particularly because of that coffee note. You’re right I think it’s different enough from roses musk to have both. Great idea to compare these!

[@lucija172]

I have samples of all 3. Roses Vanille is too sickly sweet for me, even in the cold winter. I like more Intense Cafe because i find it a little bit deeper and more interesting, not as sickly sweet as RV, but i agree that it projects little less than RV. But Roses Musk, sooo strangely on my skin it dries down the same as Dolce Gabbana Light Blue Intense, which i really love and own, so i don't need RM. It's like a mix of rose with D&G LB Intense. I agree on the longevity. My mom said RM smells soapy on my skin, and she didn't like it.

[@roxanan5000]

I had decants of both roses Vanille and intense cafe. I think I had a sample of roses Vanille first and when I got intense cafe (because of the hype) I was so surprised on how similar they are. Intense cafe I feel like it's a more intense version of roses Vanille to the point that it can become too much. So I sold that one and only kept roses Vanille as it's more wearable in my opinion without making me sick lol

[@thesimplechiclife]

I can see where you’re coming from! 💗

[@DownSouthDiva354]

I have all 3 of these plus TT Delox & HOO Grape Pearls. They all smell similar. I need to declutter too.

[@carollyncheeyen]

Which one do you like best?:)))

[@esmeraldab7918]

My favorite is Roses Vanille... I have it and is perfect for cooler weather and evenings. I hope you will keep it and give more chance. Great video 😍

[@leeyah87]

Thank you for the comparison video! 😊 I really want to try Roses Musk! Fortunately, the coffee note in Intense Cafe is soft and subtle on me, which is good because I don’t want to smell like I spilled coffee on myself 😂 On a side note, I also find that Gentle Fluidity Gold and Delina Exclusif have a similar vibe to Roses Vanille and Intense Cafe.

[@Niinocka1]

Yes, I have been noticing a similar vibe with MFK GF Gold, too.

[@sabiram333]

Haven’t tried any of these but I saw some reviews of Florence by Swiss arabian compared to roses vanilla. I personally didn’t like the Florence at all..

[@Celti_]

I love intense cafe because the vanilla + coffee turn into this milky, chocolatey, mocha rose latte smell on my skin. While wearing it, someone told me I smelt like candy, chocolate and cake. Unfortunately, it's so difficult to find on discount sites for a fair price.

[@leilani_808]

MaxAroma has a sale on Montale products “MNT50” - literally 50% off right now! Mancera is “MAN45”, Roja is “roja30” and PRM30 for Delina and friends. I literally JUST purchased intense cafe for $85. 😊

[@aquababy5]

Yep the one I got FB is Roses Musk :) intense cafe I have a Fragrancenet decant (I wear it in mornings and top off with roses musk in the afternoon) and I don’t like super strong sweet frags so no interest in Roses Vanille on my part.

[@lolatatasja]

Have you thought about keeping only a decant of the roses Vanille? Sounds like you love it, but don't really need/ want a full bottle

[@arunalovesdance]

Rose note always gave me a headache and i hated it.. however.. took and chance got Roses musk and ...omg, can't stop smelling it! Absolutely beautiful!! So glad I tried it.

[@fatimabadr688]

Does it smell like an actual rose or the type of rose scent that you find in cheap air fresheners that they usually use in salons? LOL if you know what I mean...

[@Niinocka1]

That was a thriller to watch. :) I was rooting for Intense Cafe to stay till the bitter end. :) Interestingly, I find Intense Cafe and Roses Musk as very close relatives, but Roses Vanille as more distant, ultra- feminine-leaning, and sweetest great aunt.

[@thesimplechiclife]

Ooooh interesting :) 🤔 💗

[@danashackleford5010]

I have intense Cafe and Rose's vanille and I love both and will always want both. I need to try Rose's musk

[@tsvetasheykova7557]

I got samples of all three in hope to decide which one to get. I wanted to love Roses Vanille but on my skin it just disappears, whereas Intense cafe and Roses musk’s dry down smell very similar. This is a tough choice ☺️. To me Intense cafe is probably more cold weather appropriate, whereas I find Roses musk ok to wear in the summer.

[@jamiejazz8194]

I don’t have any of the three so I’m excited to hear the comparison! 😃

[@niniathing1878]

Im definitely gonna get roses vanille 😍

[@juliablackstone5621]

which one would be closest to rose gourmand?

[@isabelallard2674]

I bought Roses Vanille few months ago, and it was such a disappointment. To me, it smells like beer. Maybe it's because I don't drink that I can really detect that. I just bought Intense Café and I'm head over heels for it! ❤ Exit the beer smell 😉

[@samahabdullah718]

Yeeees, I have intense cafe, and I want to purchase roses musc

[@tanyamatthies4873]

Interesting, for me this 3 fragrances so different. I loveee roses vanile, intense cafe has some note that my husband doesn't like, but I love ristretto from montale ,and roses musk- it just gives me a hadache , I dont like it. Its very interesting how different people smells different things in fragrances. 🤔 I never thought to compare between this three . Liked the video 🌹

[@Hamlet12341]

I just got intense cafe. I love it but it very, very close to Rose Gourmand by Zara. It’s close enough that I may just stick with Zara and save some money for perfumes that don’t have good dupes out there. I get compliments on Rose Gourmand every time I wear it out

[@Sincerely_Scented]

I let go of my Roses Vanille as well, but have a small decant I come back to sniff once in a while. Purchased Roses Musk, curious to try it again. Gentle Fluidity by MFK is my favorite in that vanilla musky category like Intense Cafe, it’s much softer and not beast mode in your face like Intense Cafe, Easier to wear.

[@novnov5572]

Hello there, I have Intense Cafe and a sample of Roses Vanille. It's just the same scent to my nose, I can’t tell the difference. Love them both although I prefer Intense Cafe on the dry down. So whenever you ready to decide which one you want to let go...I'm ready 😃

[@cutiepiesam5682]

Exactly, i have same taught

[@oanaserbana5]

Nooo, you decluttered my fav 😖😖 But yeah, it is the boldest out of the 3 and you had valid reasons

[@rossatoppinen8076]

I have travel size of Mancera Roses Vanille & Montale Intense Cafe, nothing spectacular & I don't care for both. Weird enough to my nose RV smells like PDM DE, very very similar 🤷🏼‍♀️

[@thesimplechiclife]

I also got a slightly similar Delina PDM vibe from the Roses Musk. :). I still think I prefer Delina over it but I do like the RM.

[@ChrissyLove]

Still on the hunt for my perfect rose scent...do you have any suggestions for a perfume that has a candied rose? I like gourmands and don't like heavy florals. Roses Vanille didn't work for me unfortunately. It wasn't bad, just didn't steal my heart.

[@nejmurat7730]

Dear did u try miracle from lancome ? So nice

[@ChrissyLove]

@@nejmurat7730 I know I tried it over a year ago but I think I need to try it again. Thanks for the suggestion!

[@cynfrombrooklyn]

I have all 3 lol 😩😩😩 I LOVE ROSES MUSK roses vanille is nice but roses musk is so gorgeous on me

[@summerrain3251]

Roses Vanille has a touch of Oud in it. I didn’t like it because I don’t like Oud. Does Roses Musk have any hint of Oud?

[@thesimplechiclife]

No I don’t detect any Oud in the roses musk

[@summerrain3251]

@@thesimplechiclife thank you.

[@kathyjimenez4370]

I have a decant of Montale Intense Cafe and didn’t really smell the coffee note and I didn’t like the scent. I would like to try Roses Musk.

[@ΦωτεινήΑρετή]

Roses Musk is my signature scent since 2010, you are very lucky to own the first edition (the matte fuschia bottle with golden stripes). Nowadays RM has been reformulated.

[@veenageorge59]

i have mancera and montale intense cafe... bought montale due to the hype. in the middle east where i live this is a very common scent. not wear these anymore 😎

[@isobel5175]

From the sound of id choose roses musk, I am also less of a lover of sweet perfumes than you but I totally agree that those beast type of fragrances are just so hard to wear and the occasions that you wear them are so rare and there is probably other ones that you have ini that category that you might enjoy more. Really interested in trying roses musk, sounds beautiful

[@PaolaBianka]

I have not smelled RV and IC... but i love RM 💕

[@christiannarapagnola3299]

Would you recommend getting Roses Vanille or the Kayali Vanilla? I need a good quality vanilla perfume with strong performance. I also prefer white florals instead of rose most of the time.

[@thesimplechiclife]

Kayali Vanilla I would say especially if you're going blind. It's easy to wear, beautiful, never headache inducing, gets compliments, very feminine. I have both and I don't wear my roses vanille enough to justify it really lol. Even though I adore the scent.

[@sweetandsourkraut]

What platform do you use to sell? I am in Edmonton and I need to let go of some but only know of fb marketplace.

[@alid2724]

Kijiji

[@isabelallard2674]

@@alid2724 And does it sell well on Kijiji?

[@alid2724]

@@isabelallard2674 yeah for me . Montreal area. Give it a try.

[@sweetandsourkraut]

I haven't tried Kijiji , I heard people like to really bargain on there... thought I heard poshmark mentioned and wonder how that does for fragrances.

[@isabelallard2674]

@@alid2724 Great! I'm in Chicoutimi and I don't think it would sell here, so I'll try that! I want to keep the fragrances that I I really love and wear only. No point keeping them all. Thank you! 😊

[@mirjanatesic8296]

What would be suitable perfumes for the gym, in your opinion?

[@idaliarice4773]

I love the Rose Vanille, I have intense cafe... it’s ok... I think Rose Vanille has better bang for the buck.... haven’t tried Roses musk yet... but now I think I will

[@beatrissem4354]

I have all 3 and I can’t let go of neither 😅😂even if intense cafe and roses vanille are similar to me on my skin are different enough to keep both ,I just love them all 3

[@colleendixon4122]

I was on the fence as to which to buy the roses musc or intense cafe. So glad I went with Roses musc

[@ee-linyong6732]

Montale and Mancera are brands I don't plan to own in my collection. I find them quite synthetic and not appealing to my taste.

[@thesimplechiclife]

They are quite synthetic yes. I can see where you’re coming from

[@sannatran]

I was interested in the Intense Cafe...but I'm afraid it's too floral for me. I'm looking for perfume that smells like coffee. Do you have/know any recommendations? Thank you~

[@thesimplechiclife]

Intense cafe for me has more coffee than flowers but it’s different for everyone’s nose:)

[@LauraSanchez-ur5bw]

Try ristreto coffee from Montale

[@tvaa193]

I agree about intense cafe. Didn't work out for me either. Thanks for the honesty!!

[@LoveToSayIToldYouSo]

So so disappointed with Roses Vanille, I really wanted to love it but it smells like a burnt tyre on me. I still use it to try and understand what’s wrong with it but I just wish it was simple rose and vanilla… I am considering buying Intense café or even ristretto.

[@Naturallyliz41]

Love the comparison. I’ve been really wanting the intense cafe. Now I’m wanting the roses musk!

[@MaddieBlakeley]

I just blind bought roses musk and omg it's so good! Lasts so long and that's max 2 sprays.

[@Naturallyliz41]

@@MaddieBlakeley I have Rose Musk now and yes it’s beautiful!!

[@avacat5092]

Hey friends 🤗 letting 1 go cafe vs vanilla musk mini love ❤️

[@abigailngarcia]

Would you compare Roses Musk to Narciso Rouge? There notes seem similar and i was wondering of your thoughts

[@thesimplechiclife]

they're very different! the rouge has orange blossom too I believe and it's more of a natural smelling vanillic musk, very sexy and smooth. the roses musk is quite a lot more synthetic. I prefer the rouge over the RM! :)

[@abigailngarcia]

@@thesimplechiclife thank you!!!! Wheww ...one less to not add onto my wishlist...i ordered Rouge...can wait to get my sexy on...in my pjs ..lol

[@missylucy9933]

Hi Ilythia, have you tried Montale Roses Elixir? I heard it was good and a dupe of Miss Dior Cherie so I’ve ordered it.

[@thesimplechiclife]

No I have not tried that one yet!

[@missylucy9933]

@@thesimplechiclife Now I want to try Roses Musk too!

[@OpinionatedScents]

I cannot stand montale. So I'll always choose mancera.

[@iamannabeautiful]

Please do your mancera collection video x

[@OpinionatedScents]

@@iamannabeautiful will do

[@suem7500]

Enjoyed this comparison vid! I love IC... It was a slow burn at first, I enjoyed it from the nozzle but not on me, but after some time something changed and now it's love. I've got both RV and RM on my list to acquire, but not sure which one to go for tbh

[@elsf]

I only have roses vanille. I’m on a perfume diet so I’m happy with roses vanille for 2021 lol

[@scentq4918]

it's actually the latest bottle design for Roses Musk :)

[@mimih2891]

Omg I needed this video, I was deciding between them ...

[@roxellestyle9009]

I ordered a sample of roses musk wearing your Reviews on it... i am really excited how it is.... unfortunately you can not buy everywhere in germany..🤩

[@thesimplechiclife]

Oh no! That’s too bad. I wish perfumes would be available everywhere!!!

[@jscuzzi4308]

Did you ever try roses greedy? I think it’s beautiful. It’s roses musk but sweeter! I wanted so bad for roses musk to work with my chemistry but unfortunately it’s comes off too medicinal on my skin. I may have to sample it again after watching this video. Lol

[@thesimplechiclife]

I haven’t tried Roses Greedy no, but I’d like to.

[@MichaellaSapphire]

I agree.. Roses Greedy is a rounder, softer version of Roses Musk - with jasmine added into the mix. On me Roses Musk has a metallic sharpness that I dislike.

[@Celti_]

@@MichaellaSapphire Would you say Roses Greedy is blind buy safe?

[@fatimabadr688]

@@MichaellaSapphire Would you say that Roses Musk smells like an actual rose or the type of rose scent that you find in cheap air fresheners that they usually use in salons? LOL if you know what I mean...

[@mariac4327]

I haven't smelled any of them yet. I'm still exploring other notes. I just bought the agent provocateur fatale intense and its unique. Haven't worn it on my skin yet, that will be tomorrow 😊 nice video Ilythia!

[@tatianacatherine5070]

montale is really overhyped to me

[@ayeeangie21]

Re-watching this video because Mancera Roses Greedy and Roses Vanille are both on the Marshalls app rn and I needed to know which one to get 🤣 I don’t see many reviews about roses greedy though, so i most likely will get vanille

[@pamedwards7972]

Good afternoon I would pick roses musk as a keeper because I can already smell it and I don't know anything about it LOL

[@Jassxbe1]

Wasn’t expecting much his video will be today 🥰🥰🥰 Thank you so much and now let’s watch 😘☕️☕️

[@Stefita83]

This was really interesting, thank you! I got a travel size of Intense Cafe since I like all of the notes in it, however I really don’t like this perfume! I don’t know why, but there’s something in there that I don’t care for... But I’m really intrigued by Roses Musk (never smelled Roses Vanille), so I might get a decant of that at some point 😉

[@PS-fk5zv]

Agree with the coffee note, I don’t think I like the mixture of rose and coffee. It comes off almost like the smell of vomit to me 🤣

[@latonyagipson-bowman9186]

😥😥😥Omg...I was so hopefully it you were keeping intense cafe, but I agree they all are quite similar. Great video.

[@nurisa_scent9724]

Love this video..and i always love your choice😍

[@palomabernstein6376]

I thought about intense cafe but now I am thinking about mancera as well. Great video as always 😍😍😍😍

[@thesimplechiclife]

Thank you:)

[@helenrezk708]

excited for this!

[@mimicakesit9091]

I don’t ding roses Vanille too strong you know x

[@lavenderwhipp]

I have RV and IC and also delox from tt. They’re all similar but to me I can still detect a touch of coffee in RV. I love them all I can’t let go 😂

[@MyScentedMoments]

I wanted to like Intense Cafe but it's so musky on me

[@avacat5092]

Hey friends perfect mini love ❤️

[@carollyncheeyen]

I sampled all 3, roses musk, roses vanille, intense cafe... in the end I chose Delox by Tiziana Terenzi!:) Waiting for it to arrive^^

[@carollyncheeyen]

I find roses musk headache-inducing but intense cafe doesn't. Hi from Malaysia:)

[@thesimplechiclife]

I would love to try this Delox - is it a coffee fragrance as well? I'm going to check out the notes!

[@carollyncheeyen]

@@thesimplechiclife unfortunately I ordered Delox based on reviews and it hasn't arrived yet. However I agree that for the three that you mentioned have similar vibes so keeping all 3 may not be needed unless one wants to. :)) Your voice is very comfy to listen to and your home background is exquisite! :))

[@monikawierzbicka3734]

Can’t wait to see your 10/10! 🥰

[@celycute1]

These are my favorite type of scents and I definitely need all 3 lol

[@shopqueen]

What I would do is make a 10 ml decant of the 2 you don’t want them sell the remaining bottles

[@thesimplechiclife]

Yes i've been considering doing this for a couple of them! :)

[@angela-perfumeshewrote5353]

We like a good decluttering! 🌺💛

[@thesimplechiclife]

I do as well :)

[@pattieschulte700]

Rose's musk ,favorite!

[@gracemusila700]

Sad.... I'm in love with Intense Cafe 😔😔

[@thesimplechiclife]

there's nothing wrong with that - I just don't enjoy the coffee note

[@gracemusila700]

@@thesimplechiclife I understand... totally

[@SallyMarion]

It was interesting to hear your thoughts on these 3 and which one you prefer :) 💗

[@devinty3432]

I don't know why but for me roses vanille smell like tea with rose 🤷🏻‍♀️🥀

[@81Abn1]

Mancera roses vanille smells straight up Gulkand

[@Nini88789]

Roses musk ! Love love love

[@Persefone94]

I absolutely adore many Manceras, but Roses Vanille I do not like. There are SO many better rose/vanilla fragrances out there.

[@alid2724]

Intense café is too strong for me . It was a BIG disappointment.

[@danashackleford5010]

That's what perfume should be and used to be until stuff got weaker of the years. U should stick with edt or body spray but expensive Perfume should be stronger with 1-3 sprays. If u spray over than 3sprays than yes it may be too strong but that's what perfume should be ..strong

[@kawaiitropix4837]

Thank you for your honesty 💖 saves us from redundancy 😎

[@fontainemullins5620]

I'm such an idiot! I purchased all 3 and they are so similar 😭😭😭😭 I have no idea which one or two I'm going to keep.

[@deiaasd]

Hi! Could you tell here wich one you like the most? I’d appreciate that!

[@ScentsibleHomeWithJamie]

The only thing I smell from Intense Cafe is floral notes; no coffee, no vanilla.

[@elnina7]

Why don't you decant two of your least favourite and sell the bottles? You may still need them for reference purposes. 😁