Vendor: Perris Monte Carlo
Cacao Azteque Extrait
spiced rum cream with smoky leather warmth

fresh lavender, green cedar, blackcurrant fruit
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Scendira's summary of what people post on perfume review sites, updated 25 Oct 2026: 39 describe how long it lasts, 32 how far it projects and 11 how it smells. Most other posts only name Lavande Romaine.
Reports are mixed: about half say it fades quickly, and about 1 in 3 say it lasts a moderate time.
Most people who describe it say it stays close to the skin: about 3 in 5.
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Perris Monte Carlo Lavande Romaine: what people say about it.
Worn by everyone.
Mixed reports on wear time (39 people): Reports are mixed: about half say it fades quickly, and about 1 in 3 say it lasts a moderate time.
Leans soft (32 people): Most people who describe it say it stays close to the skin: about 3 in 5.
Sample first: opinions on this one are split.
Each person counts once per topic. Reported experiences, not verified purchases; skin, climate and batch change how a scent wears.
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Think fresh lavender, green cedar, blackcurrant fruit: that is Perris Monte Carlo Lavande Romaine. It opens with true lavender, moves into blackcurrant bud and blue atlas cedar and settles on white musk. It reads unisex.
It is best in spring, summer and fall and is a daytime scent. It suits casual days. Released in 2020.
In the community's experience it lasts roughly a working morning or afternoon, and projects to about arm's length.
Around $115.
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The picks are creamy and floral: ylang-ylang with cardamom, a vanilla custard and a jasmine bouquet. The Perris Monte Carlo collection runs to 33 perfumes, from about $86 to $360.
People in the fragrance communities Scendira tracks talk about Ylang Ylang Nosy Be, Vanille de Tahiti and Jasmin De Pays more than any other Perris Monte Carlo perfume.
Perris Monte Carlo Ylang Ylang Nosy Be, an Eau de Parfum from 2014, smells like creamy floral with sweet cardamom and soft mint, opening on cardamom, lemon and mint over amber, musk, vanilla and woody notes.
Vanille de Tahiti (Eau de Parfum, 2020) is a creamy vanilla custard with floral warmth, with champaca and ylang-ylang absolutes over amber, musk and sandalwood.
Fresh jasmine bouquet with powdery spice musk is the sketch of Jasmin De Pays (2019), which pairs jasmine absolute with a musk base.
Beyond Perris Monte Carlo: floral perfumes and jasmine perfumes for similar notes, and the complete house list for other houses.
It smells like fresh lavender, green cedar, blackcurrant fruit. It opens with true lavender, moves into blackcurrant bud and blue atlas cedar and settles on white musk.
In the community's experience it lasts roughly a working morning or afternoon, and projects to about arm's length.
It is best in spring, summer and fall. It is a daytime scent. It suits casual days.
It reads unisex.
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