MontBlanc Individuel

MontBlanc Individuel is sold out right now; the last price was ৳412 for 5 ml. Join the restock list on this page. We do not sell full bottles; a decant lets you wear it for weeks before buying one.

A spicy oriental with a gourmand streak. A big aromatic top of herbs, spices, pineapple and citrus gives way to orange blossom, violet and jasmine, and a base of dark chocolate, vanilla, raspberry, sandalwood and oakmoss adds depth. So it reads as a fougere with a chocolate-and-fruit heart hiding inside. It is a 2003 release by Pierre Bourdon.

Yes, and the order surprises people: Individuel came first, in 2003, and Creed Original Santal (2005) is widely reported as closely derivative of it. So Individuel is the original that the Creed is said to follow, not the other way around.

They do. It has been reformulated over the years and is now hard to find new, with wearers reporting older batches as darker and richer than later ones. So if you want the fuller version, look for earlier batches and compare what you receive.