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Presence

Concentration not recorded

Warm spicy · Cinnamon · Aromatic.

4.08 / 5Rating · 1,788 votes
Sizes offeredNot yet verified
Brand originGermany ↗
Made inNot yet verified
About these origins

Brand origin means the country where the house was founded. Made in refers to fragrance manufacturing, not the origin of every ingredient or the brand’s current headquarters.

Brand origin: Montblanc / Locations · Checked 2026-09-21
The German-language official page identifies Hamburg as the home of the business since its beginnings in 1906.

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Year2001
Marketed forMen
PerfumerCorinne Cachen

Collection: Presence

The short answer

A scent, in focus.

Presence by Montblanc has a listed warm spicy, cinnamon, aromatic profile, with notes of Cinnamon, Cardamom, Ginger, Bergamot, Apple.

Based on listed notes and accords.

Catalog snapshot · 2026-05-29. Ratings and votes come from the source dataset, not Parfum Bible users or live measurements. This entry has not yet received an individual editorial review.

The bottle / Formats

Sizes offered

Bottle sizes for this exact fragrance have not yet been verified.

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01 / The scent profile

Understand what you smell.

01

Top notes

Cinnamon ↗Cardamom ↗Ginger ↗Bergamot ↗
02

Heart notes

Apple ↗Sage ↗Heliotrope ↗
03

Base notes

Tonka Bean ↗Sandalwood ↗White Musk ↗Teak Wood ↗Amber ↗

These are the listed scent notes, not a complete ingredient formula. Note placement does not establish how long a fragrance lasts.

The label / Ingredients

Inside the bottle.

Ingredient list not yet verified for this edition and market.

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Performance / Community impressions

How it wears.

Longevity

3.13 / 5

978 votes

See vote breakdown

category average, not hours

1
39
2
112
3
558
4
222
5
47

Projection

2.08 / 4

1,072 votes

See vote breakdown

1 = intimate; higher = stronger

1
208
2
652
3
127
4
85

Value perception

3.91 / 5

594 votes

See vote breakdown

1 = overpriced; 5 = great value

1
11
2
26
3
126
4
275
5
156

These are subjective reports, not controlled measurements.

2,839Own it
1,230Previously owned
981Want it
View overall rating distribution
1
13
2
150
3
137
4
864
5
624

Different measures can have different numbers of votes.

Explore a combination

Layering ideas to try.

Starting points from listed profiles, not community-tested pairings or compatibility scores.

Suggested experiment
Montblanc Presence bottlePresenceMontblancBitter Peach bottleBitter PeachTom Ford

Both list Cardamom and Heliotrope. Explore Presence’s warm spicy direction alongside Bitter Peach’s woody profile. Shared notes offer a starting point for an experiment; the combination has not been wear-tested.

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Suggested experiment
Montblanc Presence bottlePresenceMontblancSantal 33 bottleSantal 33Le Labo

Both list Amber and Cardamom. Explore Presence’s warm spicy direction alongside Santal 33’s woody profile. Shared notes offer a starting point for an experiment; the combination has not been wear-tested.

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A little more clarity.

Before you try
What does Presence smell like?

Presence by Montblanc has a listed warm spicy, cinnamon, aromatic profile, with notes of Cinnamon, Cardamom, Ginger, Bergamot, Apple.

Who created it?

The listed perfumer is Corinne Cachen.

How long does it last?

The longevity rating is 3.13 out of 5, from 978 category votes. This is not a measurement in hours. A wear test is the best way to assess it for you.

Which notes define Presence?

Its listed notes include cinnamon, cardamom, ginger, bergamot, apple, sage, heliotrope, tonka bean, sandalwood, white musk, teak wood, amber. These describe the scent rather than its full ingredient formula.

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Presence

Montblanc

Montblanc Presence bottle
Leading accords
warm spicy
cinnamon
aromatic
fresh spicy
woody
Relative prominence, not ingredient percentages.
Listed notes · a selection

Cinnamon · Cardamom · Ginger · Bergamot · Apple · Sage

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