L'Eau d'Issey pour Homme Intense (2007)
by Issey Miyake

the original with Saffron amplified, i do not like this a bit. A total disgrace to even call it a intense version of the original. this can get quite cloyingly sweet too. thumbs down on this one.

Intense is a hard frag. To be used in cold.
Though there a lot of things put in it (mandarin, bergamot, orange, nutmeg, lotus, cinnamon, cardamom, amber, papyrus) , it stays the same from first to last inhale. For me it is synthetic and not "natural" at all, but that does not worry me. On the contrary I Iike it a lot. It's harmonic and vibrant, but I hate it when I cannot decipher the particularity of the mix.
And maybe they should think about changing the shape / vision of the bottles as well, not only the colour
Final word, very good winter smell.

Guess what? Not like the 'original'. The original having a fresh green metallic scent, this is more... gray and sweeter but still fresh. Another instance were names don't make any sense. Still, a nice scent just don't be fooled. Doesn't last as long as the 'original' either.

Wow! Great cologne here! I am unsure how to describe it, whether it would fall under aquatic or not, but it is beautiful in every regard. Great longevity and silage. Compared to the original it is a little more metallic.

I thought I would like this scent since on paper it had a great incense smell. But after I sprayed it on myself, the incense disappears in a few short minutes and your left with a weird synthetic sweet scent. A few hours after that, it drys down to a nice floral. If only I could take out those midnotes and extend the topnote, than it would be great. But otherwise, this scent isn't worth it.

I got a bottle of Issey Intense as a birthday gift this year and I absolutely love the stuff! The beauty of this fragrance reveals itself at night when it just seems to come alive. The initial application has a citrus feel that after about twenty minutes fades into incense and spices. The base fir me is the most amazing part of this fragrance. It has this feel of exotic wood smouldering with spices into it. WOW! Issey Intense unfolds like a mystical concerto of notes and its difficult to say when each note starts but its almost like you accidentally realise that you smell sexy during the day and it just brings a smile to your face. Almost like "Wow! Thats me!" It has excellent longevity and in my opinion smells the best very late in the drydown.