Instant Crush

Very ambery, vanillaey and floralley fragrance. Opens up with a very nice saffron and warm amberwood.Dry down smells the same just add vanilla.

I can't help but love this smell. I get the feminine leaning sentiment in the reviews because this objectively smells great on women. Dudes can easily pull this off as well because this is one of those scents that just makes you feel great whenever you get a whiff of it. At the end of the day you gotta wear what you like.

By far my favorite Mancera fragrance. I really love this but only problem is that if you're a man you might (but rarely) be asked why are you using female fragrance since this fragrance does go little bit more feminine but for my taste is unisex. Overall GREAT smell I love this fragrance and by far best mancera fragrance I've smelled, I do not recommend blind buying this fragrance. Test this either in your local store or purchase a 1-5ml sample.

This opens very floral and stingy but quickly dries down into a warm, sweet amber scent with some of that saffron still lingering. Smells very similar to BR540 but without that burnt plastic vibe. Longevity is 10 hours on my skin. I think this is a good fragrance if you want something strong and sweet that will last a while. 8/10

VERY SWEET! And very strong. Great longevity and could be a great going out scent. When testing this I loved it but after buying it, I fear it’s too sweet and strong for me. Almost cloying and I got this in winters. Macerating did not fix

Echoing that it’s a sweeter, more floral forward (jasmine heavy), BR540. If you like the sound of that, give her a shot. This isn’t my vibe and I’m grateful I just got a sample. Very feminine, the sweet floral cloud that follows the pretty, put together woman in your office everywhere she goes. I like her and enjoy standing next to her, but am not her.

Bleh...this did NOT age well. Got this bottle a few years ago...haven't worn it since 2023. It just smells like florals and lemon...horrid. It wasnt particularly impressive when I first got it... Might be on the chopping block for experimentation...maybe I can mix it with other aromachems and roll it into something wearable....cause honey, this ain't it.

I have Instant Crush and I smelled something my mom was wearing and it was Cloud by Ariana, I knew right away it reminded me of Instant Crush so I am surprised that more people didn't vote for that in the "reminds me of" voting on this page but it must be the bergamot and musk notes that make them smell so similar since they both have them as the top and bottom notes. I like Instant Crush but I probably won't be getting it again just because there are so many other fragrances to try out on the market. All in all I give Instant Crush a 7 out of 10, the performance and longevity are great.

Unless you absolutely LOVE musk and want to smell like an overload of it... try before you buy.

It of course has that BR540 DNA, but this smells much more middle eastern with spices on my skin. Almost like it BR540 went through a spice market… 3/5

Smells like the ghost of BR540. Just generically sweet.

All i can say is that it's a nice fragrance. At first, i felt like it performed poorly. It was completely unnoticeable to me even with me being the one wearing it which is untypical for Mancera scents. Now when i wear it, i just go hard and spray heavy and it's very nice catching wafts of the smell. I probably wouldn't buy it again because there are so many other Mancera scents out there i aim to try and though this one smells good, for me it's not serious of a scent to make a staple in the collection.

Super sweet on skin, if you’ve ever smelt Dumont nitro white, it’s sweet like that. leans feminine but smells great.

Feminine soft, well-blended, floral, sweet fragrance Not a loud, in-your-face type of opener, just a subtle, pleasant, tame scent. Nothing to exciting or catches attention; you smell good yes but too expensive just to be a background character.

E' un odore appiccicoso di color marroncino, ricorda l'odore delle nocciole tostate con una sfumatura chimica estranea,fredda e tagliente. Complessivamente è l'odore che si sente quando si entra in una profumeria, un miscuglio di residui di odori vari. Non mi piace assolutamente, è un odore standard di sintetico moderno che non da nessuna emozione, non ricorda niente, se lo sento mi rattrista.

Looking to sell my bottle. Partial bottle. Full presentation. UK shipping only.

Nose Note #1016 Well, I really expected something closer to BR540. This is very far away. So far I would never guess this was trying to be a dupe. So far it has some soapiness (!) which has nothing to do with the original DNA. No medicinal saffron, no cotton candy. It's just different. It's almost fruity in a way, or maybe floral-sweet. It's ambigious. To my nose this has almost nothing to do with BR540. The more this develops the more it strangely reminds me of something like Kirke or Jardin Exclusif. In the air you do get a reminiscence of the Baccarat Rouge, but it's somewhere in the distance. Definately much more feminine than the OG. I'd basically call this a feminine perfume, whereas BR540 is quite unisex. Nowhere as strong. 6/10, very meh. It's definately miles more mass-appealing, but not for me

This is weird. Smells like a cheap bacarate dupe very sharp and synthetic saffron. Also kinda smells like dusty clothes that have been in ur closet too long. Longevity is fine but it’s by no means powerful projecting quite weak even

A Baccarat Rouge adjacent DNA. Not a fan of the DNA in it of itself so this does not impress me. But it's a fun scent for dates, going out, or just a daily driver for cold weather. Much much prefer the Intense version.

I’m happy to see reviews on wearing this during the summer, to me this fragrance works way better in warmer weather it definitely brings out the vanilla more and less of the metallic smell of the saffron, even though I love saffron and I’m not the biggest fan of vanilla this works I can smell lavender on it too if you like the smell of moroccanoil hair products you’ll love this. She’s fresh spicy clean ambery note this smells NOTHING like Baccarat Rouge 540 or Arabians Tonka they all have oakmoss and saffron but are very different

The performance and silage is fantastic (7-8hrs @5 sprays around neck, cool to slightly warm weather from 18C to 23C). But unfortunately, this scent isn't for me. I'm not sure if it's the saffron or the rose or the ginger or all of them combined, but this smells really cloying to me. I've tried lighter applications (1-2 sprays), but it's still the same. I just feel really drowned the scent 1 hour application, and unfortunately this lasts until to 8 hours in my use cases, and I had to suffer the horrible smell throughout the day. But the great value and exceptional performance has caught my eyes to the brand. The magnetic cap is also addictive. Bottle is of very high quality. Will for sure check out other Mancera perfumes in the future.

2026 BOTTLE THIS! Forget Winter... I am wearing this fabulous, refined, addictive perfum in 33 degree heat, at a cricket club in Shropshire, freshly mowed grass wafting down wind from me and I am in heaven. This is another one that needs spraying once when you get it and the putting away for 2 months. When I first sprayed it I thought I'd made the most unholy mistakes. I've bought 2 more big backup bottles, it's THAT good. LAYERING TIPS Bathe in Rose essence first Guerlain Bergamot silky body lotion on damp skin Mancera Instant Crush Playboy "Your skin Shimmer" Pear, Rose 4711 Sunny Seaside of Zanzibar

Saffron strong,nice but baccarat like,older vibes

Lovely sugary ambery vanillic scent with great performance. Unisex right down the middle. The only issue I have with it is that it stings my neck when I spray on it (just the sides, back is ok, same problem with BR540 and all clones of it that I tried). I guess it's just me but other than that it's great. I have the intense on the way, hope it's better.

I’ve absolutely loved wearing Instant Crush - it’s every bit the performance beast people say it is! However, I’m currently downsizing my collection to make some room. If anyone in Italy or the EU is looking for a well-kept bottle (~84% full), I’ve just listed mine on the exchange board here: https://www.fragrantica.com/board/viewtopic.php?pid=7708751#p7708751

I get a strong alcohol opening. I got this on more than 1 sample vial. This is the only fragrance that has ever given me a headache. If not for the headache I would likely love the scent. It is rich and deeply spicy. It reminds me of walking through a spice market, lovely, but almost so complex that it is overwhelming. It is truly a fall and winter scent. This would be extremely overbearing in the summer heat.

No Crush at all for me, I was so looking forward to this one. A pure rubbing alcohol weird tincture with a reminescence of sugar ? Where did the rest go ? Where is the actual fragrance, this feels unfinished ? So cloying but also "weird" sweet just like putting a spoonful of white sugar in your mouth. Dry. Hard to chew or swallow. Just bad. Does not justify the price at all. Did not like this one at all :( No crush for me.

Have to be honest not keen on this one and by that I mean I reach for it the least.

EXTREMELY strong scent. Definitely focused on getting compliments cause to me it doesn't smell like... anything. I get the saffron and a hint of amber but that's it. None the less a great fragrance.

Had this for a few days and it’s super nice, super easy to wear. I barely sprayed anything (2-3sprays) and I’ve smelled it throughout the morning. Look forward to actually using a normal amount to see how it performs all day. The scent is sweet in the opening, definitely get the cotton candy, as the day goes you get a very nice, subtle marine like saltiness that offsets the sweetness. Really enjoy it. Update: I would now put this is my top 10