Fragrance comparison

Essencial Desejos vs Montabaco Flor

Notes, accords, longevity, sillage, seasons and community ratings, side by side.

Updated 14 Nov 2026 178 ratings analysed

4 wins

Essencial Desejos

Natura · 2025

4.1974 votes

Rank #31,431 CitrusFresh Spicy

Full profile Similar & dupes

50%scent match

Some overlap

Montabaco Flor

Ormonde Jayne

4.01104 votes

Rank #16,755 WoodyAromatic

Full profile Similar & dupes

Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Essencial Desejos takes 4 of 7 categories.

Essencial Desejos
Choose it for a citrus and fresh spicy character. Wins on ratings & consensus, community sentiment and value for money. Best in spring, daytime wear.
Montabaco Flor
Choose it for a woody and aromatic character. Wins on sillage & projection and fragranxe ranking. Best in spring, daytime wear.

Essencial Desejos4/7

Montabaco Flor2/7

Ratings & consensus: Essencial Desejos
Community sentiment: Essencial Desejos
Longevity: Tie
Sillage & projection: Montabaco Flor
Value for money: Essencial Desejos
Versatility: Essencial Desejos
Note pyramid (duration): Not scored
Fragranxe ranking: Montabaco Flor

Head-to-head breakdown

Every category side by side, with the winner called out.

Fragrance

Essencial DesejosNatura

Montabaco FlorOrmonde Jayne

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

4.19/ 5 · 74 votes

Have 59%Had 3%Want 38%

4.01/ 5 · 104 votes

Have 41%Had 12%Want 46%

Category winnerEssencial DesejosRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

38%Love

37%Like

14%Ok

8%Dislike

3%Hate

73 votes

41%Love

31%Like

17%Ok

9%Dislike

2%Hate

104 votes

Category winnerEssencial DesejosMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ Longevity70

〰 Sillage55

♥ Love / hate75

⏱ Longevity70

〰 Sillage61

♥ Love / hate75

Category winners

LongevityTie

SillageMontabaco Flor

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price value43

¤ Price value41

Category winnerEssencial DesejosBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

citrus100%

fresh spicy69%

aromatic38%

woody100%

aromatic92%

citrus84%

fresh spicy77%

musky69%

amber61%

Scent match50%Some overlap · both citrus, fresh spicy and aromatic

Note pyramid (duration)

Top, heart and base, with how long each lasts when known · gold = shared

Top

BergamotGinRosemaryJuniperBasilOrangeLavenderNutmeg

Heart

RoseLily of the ValleyJasmineParamelaVioletDavana

Base

CedarMossMuskVetiverPatchouliSandalwoodVanillaAmber

Top

CardamomJuniperOrangeBergamotClary Sage

Heart

TeaJasmineRoseFreesiaGardeniaVioletWater LilyYlang Ylang

Base

SuedeTobacco LeafMossIso E SuperAmbergrisSandalwoodTonka

InformationalShared notesBergamot, Juniper, Orange and Rose. Note durations are not published for these fragrances, so this is not scored.

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season

Spring100

Summer54

Fall97

Winter60

Day100

Night83

Spring100

Summer75

Fall79

Winter42

Day100

Night55

Category winnerEssencial DesejosMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Men96

Unisex4

Women0

Men24

Unisex45

Women31

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#31,431

PerfumerDomitille Michalon Bertier, Verônica Kato

Launched2025

Reviews0

Overall rank#16,755

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews5

Category winnerMontabaco FlorHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Essencial Desejos by Natura is a festive woody fragrance for men featuring a prominent gin-inspired accord. It pairs the aromatic sharpness of juniper and priprioca with a creamy sandalwood base, creating an elegant scent suitable for year-end holiday celebrations. This 2025 release provides a striking, luminous trail…

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Montabaco Flor opens with an immediate burst of crisp bergamot, green cardamom, and aromatic clary sage before revealing a lush floral heart of gardenia, jasmine, tea, and freesia. Rather than leaning purely sweet, the crisp tea note cuts directly through the white petals, keeping the opening radiant and clean. As th…

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InformationalRead bothTaste is personal

How we score: ratings blend public fragrance ratings with Fragranxe member votes; longevity, sillage, value and sentiment are community vote scores, and season bars are relative to each fragrance's strongest season. Categories with too little data are shown but not scored. The scent match weighs accord overlap (60%) and shared notes (40%). More in the FAQ.

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Common questions

Straight answers from the data above.

Which is better, Essencial Desejos or Montabaco Flor?

Essencial Desejos takes 4 of 7 categories. Essencial Desejos is rated 4.19/5 from 74 votes; Montabaco Flor is rated 4.01/5 from 104 votes. Choose Essencial Desejos for a citrus and fresh spicy character. Wins on ratings & consensus, community sentiment and value for money. Best in spring, daytime wear. Choose Montabaco Flor for a woody and aromatic character. Wins on sillage & projection and fragranxe ranking. Best in spring, daytime wear.

Which lasts longer, Essencial Desejos or Montabaco Flor?

They last about the same: Essencial Desejos 70/100, Montabaco Flor 70/100 for longevity in community votes.

Which projects more, Essencial Desejos or Montabaco Flor?

Montabaco Flor projects furthest (Montabaco Flor 61/100, Essencial Desejos 55/100), based on community performance votes.

Do Essencial Desejos and Montabaco Flor smell similar?

Some overlap: a 50% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share citrus, fresh spicy and aromatic accords. Common notes include Bergamot, Juniper, Orange and Rose.

Is Essencial Desejos or Montabaco Flor better for summer or winter?

For summer, Montabaco Flor is the stronger pick. For winter, Essencial Desejos is the stronger pick. Essencial Desejos suits daytime wear; Montabaco Flor suits daytime wear. Based on community season votes.

What are the notes in Essencial Desejos and Montabaco Flor?

Essencial Desejos has top notes of Bergamot, Gin, Rosemary and Juniper, heart notes of Rose, Lily of the Valley, Jasmine and Paramela, a base of Cedar, Moss, Musk and Vetiver. Montabaco Flor has top notes of Cardamom, Juniper, Orange and Bergamot, heart notes of Tea, Jasmine, Rose and Freesia, a base of Suede, Tobacco Leaf, Moss and Iso E Super.