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BestGamerToday – :
After applying, I get this fresh mixture of green lily, peony and ylang-ylang, fresh but a little bit sweet. After 3 hours, I can smell a sweet and beautiful rose. I didn’t know I liked how a lily smelled until I tried this fragrance by accident.
Aerohoplenerittx – :
I used to wear this back in 2003-4, but today I tried it and no way is it the same fragrance. I’d bet a tasty fiver that this has been reformulated. This was the scent that all of the EL bronzing and tanning products used to smell like. PI has gone from a clean/tropical scent to a horrid floral mess.
stalinzmi – :
This is a very nice floral, this isn’t white floral like some that go bitter, on me anyway.
At first this is like putting your nose in a posey of white flowers that have stems/leaves also.
Rounded and … white floral
After about an hour I get a slight slight sweet edge, and a little of a … possibly play dough tinge to the overall beautiful white flowers.
This is a winter test by the way.
It performs very well on me, I’m not massively a straight floral wearer, I enjoy this very much.
Similar fragrance might be:
modern muse Estée Lauder
Glam jasmine by Michael Kors – though this ended up having a bitterness in the dry down on me! Might be different on you.
… Michael by m kors, though not the ‘same’ it’s a white floral.
… hmm I’m wracking my brain here, you get the drift.
psixolog83 – :
Pleasures Intense is one of my favorite Lauders. I have the vintage. I get an impression of carnation, lily, vanilla, and fresh cut wood.
OlegS75 – :
One of the best lily perfumes ever. Like a big colorful bunch of asiatic, trumpet, hybrid lilies + hint of lilac. Love it.
patap2008 – :
I wore the original Pleasures back when it was still new to the market, and I liked it at first, but tired of it quickly. It just began to smell too synthetic and too sharp for me over time. I spotted Pleasures Intense at a discount store and debated it. Saw a bottle in Ulta and tested it, and I knew I had to get this.
This is one of the very few Lauder fragrances that do not smell too synthetic/cloying/manufactured on me. This is quite nice. Very nice for Spring, in particular. I pick up a strawberry note, even though strawberry is not listed on the notes here. Then white floral. Sort of a clean, fresh smell. Not the typical “perfumey” smell that I often associate/experience with most Lauder perfumes.
A bare hint of slight soft subtle sweetness that is a welcome change from the sugar bombs that seem to be everywhere these days. Not synthetic at all, yay!!! Longevity is impressive, sillage is moderate.
lopepeclake – :
Compared to the original Pleasures perfume, this perfume does indeed lean towards a more ‘intense’ image. I use this perfume when I want to feel sexy, for its floral scent is more.. ‘mature’? It is, however, not too overbearing in its scent.
The woody scent bothers me a bit after a few hours; sometimes it smells like a sweaty armpit, but you know it’s not 😛
cvaj – :
I finished two bottles of this fragrance years ago.It gives a positive energy to smell this very fresh and floral scent like a spring garden. Scent is wonderful, but unfortunately wearing it sometimes caused headache
supabo – :
I was so hoping this would be my peony heaven, and from the notes given here I really should have loved it. But no, sadly. It goes really harsh and musty on my skin, so saddening. Perhaps I’ll try it again one day, in warmer weather.
t478ox – :
I’m not a fan of the original Pleasures particularly, but this is addictive. Intense pleasure indeed.
I spray one spray on my wrist and one on my décolletage after my evening shower when I want an intoxicating, intensely floral and super-femme fatale vibe at night.
Very strong, big sillage and maximum longevity…so go easy, ladies!
nurik2308 – :
I am wearing this right now!I sprayed one(only one!) spray of this on right wrist.One spray of the Exotic on left…I smell both 12 hours later quite strongly!Exotic dried down to something pleasurable & fresh, but that’s another review)…Not Pleasures Intense!I am finding the maple nauseating & this is from an EL fan!
I am a heavy sprayer ‘usually’ and love strong scents.Pleasures Intense is ‘that'(very strong )but maple & vanilla are what I am getting from start to finish with Intense…no flowers…no fruits…nothing else!I smell pancakes coming from my right side and though I do love to eat pancakes, I don’t care to smell that syrupy sweetness from sun up to sundown!This seriously lasts beyond what you would imagine!You will be able to smell yourself the whole time, on very little sprayed on…Definitely get your money’s worth from PI!
If it was a natural sweet from ripe fruit or flowers freshly cut, I could love the longevity of this frag.Silage is amazing!I thought knowing had the best of these qualities & Knowing has been my every day fragrance, for quite some time now, but if Knowing smelled of sweet food the whole journey wearing it, I could not wear it!
It seems EL was hoping to please the audience today, who love gourmand fragrances & I must admit she did a wonderful job! This is well made, if one desires candy sweet type fragrances!
Personally, I could not wear this again.I am not getting any flowers or fruit notes at all! It does not lift my mood, as lets say, oakmoss does, or freshly cut flowers & juicy fruit!On me PI just smells of dried up maple syrup with vanilla in it…It irritates me, instead of being a mood lifter, for I feel too full in my stomach from maple!So far, Pleasures Intense & one other frag by EL gave me this type of feeling. The other being Sensuous nude…That on me, seemed coconut and vanilla all the way…(another review when I get over this one!)
BTW I adore the original first formulation of Pleasures parfum! Absolutely love it!
PI is not at all similar to Pleasures!Therefore,if you didn’t like the Original Pleasures, you may like this type of a fragrance!
Don’t be afraid to try it if you like gourmand type frags, for you may adore the candy sweet maple scent which takes one spray, to last you until the next day!
Not to mention you wont be able to forget you have it on as PI wont let you forget she is there!
I am hoping the shower I am getting into right now, is going to get Pleasures Intense to leave!She seems to be clinging to me & too sickeningly sweet for me to be around much longer!
I envy those who smelled all those different flowers from Pleasures Intense!
puerh – :
On my skin, there is a creamy scent at the end of the day – that is my favorit part from the sillage.
gozmos – :
Even worse than Pleasures – like Pleasures with a vat of peaches poured into it. Same harsh, screechy white floral. Very synthetic, and not in a good way. I just can’t get on with this at all. Eventually dries down to something bearable, but I can’t take the hours and hours of migraine-inducing awfulness beforehand.
JudeEAO – :
Amazing fragrance. Smells like a million flowers have been crushed, juiced, and poured into the pretty purply bottle. It’s sharp but soft at the same time. This has to be the ultimate floral fragrance. It’s extremely powerful, pretty, uplifting, and very addictive. Lasts for hours and has big silage. Words can’t describe how intense this fragrance is. Love it!
ryabov – :
Harsh floral, quite intense, sharp and a bit metallic. Not totally bad, but not good either.
scrsnseabrooknaq2 – :
This is the first perfume that actually made me start sneezing like I was having an allergic reaction! I love the way it smells on paper, but on my skin the lily becomes so loud and abrasive it reminds me of Lily-of-the-valley. Skin chemistry is so maddening because on paper this is nicer to me than the original Pleasures, but the original Pleasures turns out better on me (though I don’t like that peppery turn it goes into).
Gendri4 – :
This really is intense. It’s lasts and lasts, especially on clothes.
To me it smells very close to Hermes jour.
But through the dry down it softens a bit and reminds me of lys soleia.
It’s a very complex fragrance and great for lily and Jasmin lovers.
And i smell no peony
krok2000 – :
To me this is a VERY hard fragrance to describe. I smell a STRONG Flower for sure. Not very sweet, but a different kind of “good” Fragrance. This smells NOTHING like any of the other Pleasures line at all. I wore the Original for years, to the point I am soo over it. These 2 are day & night. My 2 faves are Exotic, yet the newest Aqua is by far my very favorite one. I do not have a “signature Scent” b/c I have a ton of perfumes, but the Aqua would def qualify as one, if I ever did. Intense is a once in a while, different, change it up kind of good fragrance.
RFMyles – :
this is like having a frangipani bouquet shoved in your face. its super floral and sexy. sillage and longevity is amazing.
cherktri – :
Oh this is so beautiful!!! Incredibly stunning! I cannot describe it……it’s….words fail me!!!
It’s exquisite!
ilia-vasiliev2011 – :
I love Pleasures, and I also love Pleasures Intense. This one is brilliant – bitter and sweet. Beautiful bitterness, from the cassis and green lily I suppose? oh, and the maple wood too…and glorious sweetness from the other flowers, with the vanilla oozing its way in, and then staying. Everything stays, and for ages.
It’s a gorgeous perfume.
kuznechik-001 – :
I loved this perfume in 2011-2012 I use to go into Debenhams and soak myself in it every time yet I never bought it. I don’t know why- Maybe because it’s expensive and never on sale, maybe because as much as I like it I find it too much of a happy carefree scent and therefore too casual for the price as beautiful as it is. I probably will buy it one day- it is lovely fresh floral. I can’t believe I forgot about this scent- I loved it and I wanted it for so long, I use to always test it. I must remember to test it again next time I am in town- who knows I might end up finally buying. Either way one of my favorite classic floral fragrances- lovely. Good for all ages too whether 18 or 88 this scent is good. Doesn’t fall into the mature or girly category- just feminine fresh floral- suitable for all- it is a nice spring scent in my opinion rather than summer or autumn.
add658bedyWelty – :
I don’t like the original pleasures, so when looking for a new fragrance this wasn’t even on my radar. I went to smell a few at Macy’s and came across it on the EL counter.. WOW. Why have I not known about this sooner. I think because I don’t like the original so I thought I wouldn’t like this either. It really is gorgeous sexy, makes me happy to wear. It smells cozy and gorgeous for hours..
Sniduanna – :
Mmmm mmm. Smells good. Unlike the first Pleasures which is a green-floral this is a sweet more subtle powdery floral on me with pronounced peony, rose, ylang, tiare and jasmine and even a bit of maple. The flowery smells is very nice and because of the vanilla in this fragrance it’s powdery and more youthful. Easy to wear. Relaxing, comfortable. Toward the end it becomes warmer and richer like there should be more notes in it but I think that’s a benzoin or styrax. It doesn’t smell like the first Pleasures but I think they are the same in that both are florals. Very pretty.
sem12 – :
had a chance to try this at work tonight.
Pure, straight up, juicy lily, white floral, with green notes, like a flower bouquet. Very strong and accurate. if you like flower bouquets, this is it. sweetens out as it dries to where the fruity notes show more.
sillage: modest, near the skin
longevity: pretty ok, stays very feminine and pleasant for a long time.
bosoi – :
If you have allergies… Do not blind buy this!
It smells like a nice hand soap though.
kumka – :
It’s not in the notes, but this is purple lilac. A fresh cut shove your nose into it and take your biggest sniff lilac. Which actually seems to be a floral note that is difficult for perfumers to replicate. Imo. This perfume is very sharp. If it were toned down just a slight bit I would love this perfume. My childhood home was fenced with a solid wall of purple lilac bushes. To this day I can smell them with just a thought. If you love lilac you would really like this. But there is a top bite.
omaman – :
I love this fragrance. I have worn it ever since they introduced it – found it in the duty free shop coming back from Toronto and loved it. People comment on it when I wear it and usually love the smell. It is getting hard to find in the UK so I hope they aren’t planning to delete it!
assliver92 – :
I forgot that i loved it tooooo much young! Until a friend said me the last week that it’s her best perfume! very nice re-descovery! I want it now! sparkling without being toomuch fruity, sunny, cozy,feminine, ejoying, any risk to turning or changing the smell. a linear pyramid that don’t reveal others notes that can disturb the hapyness of first pshiits, thank’s god!thak’s estee lauder! it’s rare!
sev07061990 – :
This fragrance has enormous sillage and longevity on me. It’s too much even for cold weather. Yesterday I wore 4 sprays of it and I regret it. Next time I’ll try with a single spritz. It reminds me of Pleasures, but there’s something too sharp for my nose, I assume it’s the green lily. On my skin Intense is like a blast of exotic flowers and fruits, like a cross between the original Pleasures and Pleasures Exotic. Next time I have to be cautious with this one.
protUnjurolop – :
It is so comforting to wear this. I used it for long time without being bored of. I love it. It is so different than original Pleasures which I don’t like.
Dimitriy Koshelev – :
I got the 5ml set for free. I often get headache when i smell this fragrance from the bottle..smells artificial & too sharp. On the skin i get overloaded smell of white floral, lily & spices
i like estee lauder skincare products but the fragrances are not for me
aromanov – :
This was my first ever real perfume! My mom bought it for me when I was 14 and I wore it every day for the next two years. So it will always have a special place in my heart beacause of that. I never wear it anymore simply because it reminds me too much of that particular time in my life, but I always keep a bottle of it around anyway, for nostalgia’s sake! Such a beautiful smell. Floral, sweet, innocent. It’s gentle and romantic and innoffensive. Lovely.
Eldar2007.81 – :
On me this gets me the most compliments plus I can smell myself and not in the headache inducing manner but in a pleasurable way .. I can smell myself and feel fresh , clean and content .. However, I have read the reviews about this being way too strong and this might be the case but recently my sinus made me far less sensitive to strong smells .. especially the scents I like and I certainly like the way this perfume smells ..
It falls under floral / green genre no doubt about it ..
the silage as i mentioned is great people can smell it on me for up to 4 hours after spraying it and they compliment me for it..This has become a staple as to me it doesn’t get too much like other perfumes I own and I didn’t get tired or bored with it which is really great for me and very few perfumes achieve that …this is a keeper…
nemmen – :
Peony … Sweet peony . Very pleasant, fresh, feminine, perfect for spring/summer. Long lasting. I love it
Semen-Anna – :
It is too heavy. when i first tried it, i thought this is absolutely lovely. but after i bought it and started to use it, i knew this is horrible for everyone in the same bus with me.
Smells too artificiel
Fagot6 – :
This is a little like fabric softener, but more natural. Comforting and well blended, so much so I cannot smell most of the notes.
Interestingly, this smells like a stronger version of the original Pleasures on my skin and lasted much better. I think it would be easy to overlook this little gem because it doesn’t ‘Wow’. It gently envelopes, like dear friends who are there just when you need them. It’s a perfect all-occasion, or just-for-yourself scent. Comfort in a bottle.
Moderate longevity and sillage.
kaban56789 – :
This is my absolute favorite “floral”. It’s not wimpy or super “green” and it lasts quite a while, better than most of the florals I’ve worn.
With that being said, since this is my favorite floral, it should be easy for me to describe the opening and dry down and to be honest, I just can’t. Quite a few of you have talked about strong Peony, but maybe my nose doesn’t work. I’ve smelled blooming Peonies and to me they don’t have much of a scent. I even remember remarking to a friend that for such a gorgeous flower I wish it had a stronger fragrance. To me it is just a delicious combination of Lily, Rose, Jasamine and Honeysuckle (not listed). It blooms just beautifully where all these flowers sing in harmony with none taking center stage but all together just gorgeous! The longer I wear it the spicier it gets (maybe my chemistry because mostly all go that way).
The silage is amazing, but not overwhelming or cloying or headache inducing, just this lovely bouquet. I get asked all the time what I am wearing when I spritz on this lovely! Please please please Estee Lauder, never stop making this! This is my signature spring/summer scent and when I’m feeling depressed in the winter, it’s my guilty pleasure, because it apply liberally and then just enjoy it. It always makes me feel better.
ApantyVunny – :
The moment I smelled this I was taken back to a sunny spring day in Jefferson, Texas and I bought it on the spot. It brings to mind iris, honeysuckle and magnolia blossoms. It does that miracle of being unashamedly floral without being too sweet, cloying or smelling like grandmother… I adore this fragrance and it has been my top choice for an all around anytime perfume since it was created. My local shop told me it has been discontinued, but I can’t live with that loss, so I choose not to believe it.
Shtill – :
I love the original pleasures. I got this as a gift in a gift set that included it with a bottle of the original. I like it. It makes me think of summer nights so that’s when I tend to want to wear it. Screams summer …maybe spring.
anlpoprxbxb – :
I had this a Christmas Gift Set years ago…. it is delightful, beautiful, fresh and feminine. I much prefer it to the original Pleasures. Layering it with the body products just made me feel wonderfully fragrant all over. Love it.
Bribrebialt – :
*swooooooooon* I just received this today. Just taking it out of the box it was mailed in I could smell the fragrance. How devine it smells! I am praying it works with my chemistry. Regular Pleasures does so I am hope-hope-hoping :o)
scalecrusher – :
This is the most natual-smelling floral I know. On my skin, it stays like that, which means I smell like flowers, not like a woman wearing a perfume that smells like flowers. It has this bitter-sweet very natural smell of peony and lily. I like it, but it makes me feel uncomfortable beacause it doesn’t blend with my skin and remains somehow disconnected. As others have said, longevity and sillage are great.
zaza-mp – :
I once made the mistake of buying this fragrance, as I loved Pleasures and I thought “wow, this is Pleasures Intense, so it has to be even better!”.
I was so wrong.
It could be called a twin to “Beyond Paradise”. Sweet, sickening, cloying, it clings to your skin and it never goes away, like the “sticky” feeling on a hot and humid day.
Beware: white flowers and indolic notes ahead!
Ales44 – :
It’s an intense blooming bouquet of white flowers and greens. I smell strong presence of jasmine and it’s very prominent that a little spritz can last a long long long day (yes, I meant the 3x “long”). Too strong to my taste. Maybe it suits more mature woman. Reminds me of my mum’s and grandma’s preference of perfume because they like strong smelling perfumes.
micut – :
I absolutely love Pleasures Intense! It’s a bold scent that lasts all day! It smells like a whole bouquet of flowers and woods at the same time…mmmmmm! This is a pretty strong scent; only need a couple sprays to get great sillage so the bottle lasts a long time.
Rebbzzik – :
Gutted…yes it reminded me of Pleasures but this one had a dominant smell of Peony witch I normally like but it was overwhelming!!! A blind buy and I will sell it on!
ismayil – :
I think I smell lilac here… Not listed, yet present…
Active – :
Fresh, uplifting and beautiful, for some reason it smells like sweet peas on me. I cannot win with the Pleasures line however, the original makes me sneeze like nothing else and irritates me to no end, and this version smells amazing to my nose but makes all those around me sneeze like mad. Not for me unfortunately though I loved the scent personally.
xpyst1d – :
LUXURIOUS. It’s a bomb of fresh, crisp, peppery peony. The lily is quite loud as well, but it’s the copilot for the massively strong peony note. To prevent floral overload, the maple really does a good job of sweetening things up.
I’ve been searching for this for quite a while, and I happened to find a bottle tucked away at the Lancome corner in my local Macy’s….the sales associate said she purposefully hides it because she wanted it to go to someone who would really value it. So I definitely had to snag it.
I wear the original Pleasures all the time, and I even ventured into the realm of Pleasures Exotic….this one is quite similar to Pleasures, yet not as pleasant and snowy.
Intense has a much more spicy accord, which I can attribute to the styrax note and the combination of jasmine and lily that ends up becoming indolic in a beautiful way.
It’s basically like Pleasures, dress-to-kill….think “Pleasures: Burlesque edition.” It’s quite lovely.
Danehagktzipi – :
Very intensive and very heavy for me. I guess it just doesn’t work right on my skin. I highly recommend not to over spray.
dgtu – :
Beautiful intense floral,pretty heavy. For devoted florals lovers only. I like it for the smell of heavy green at the background of flower feast. Makes me think of a garden in the heat of summer
slava74 – :
Oh, this is lovely. Wait… In Very Small Doses.
I don’t think I have ever been so enchanted with a floral ‘fume as I am with this one. It’s very tempting to lash it onto the skin, but please don’t. Another “less is more” juice for the list. Example – I was decanting a little into a vial for a very good friend. A tiny bit from the neck of the bottle got onto my fingers. Two days and much washing up later, it was still there, fading, but there. Now that is a bargain. You can get some good mileage out of this. I prefer to use the body lotion to be honest, it’s still beautiful but not “in your face”. It’s a lovely, youthful roll in the flower bed. I’m a bugger for getting headaches over those heavy lily notes, and this does hold the risk of feeling like you have been forcefully beaten about the head and neck with a very ripe bunch of lilies. But hell, I own a bottle, and a bottle of the body lotion, so it’s a winner for me.
poho – :
I used to own this perfume and wish I still had it. Pleasures Intense, smells like you are walking through a garden of lilacs. Those purple and white flowers that grown in bushes. A lovely fragrance if you are into floral perfumes. I also do get the whiff of maple and vanilla as it starts to wear off throughout the day. Very long lasting too. Well worth the money.
ron-38rus – :
I got a bottle after smelling this on a work mate. Every lunch hour I would absent mindedly ask her – what’s that perfume- after a week we would smile coz – here it comes- Pleasures intense-
I love the floral note of course but the exotic original unusal cheery note that comes with it was so uplifting.
atsam77777 – :
Most authentic floral scent I have ever tried. It almost creates the effect of seasonal allergies- spring and summer scent for sure. It can take a leafy route on the skin. Sentimental value is attached to this one and I will never throw it away.
pitomecx – :
it was started a sparkle of white floral, and very quickly went to sth woody. i honesly can smell .. sawdust.
kby – :
For me it’s mainly floral.When I wear it I feel like I am rolling in a meadow in the summer and get the scent of all the uncut spring-summer flowers from the Earth under the hot shining sun.It’s just pure pleasure.
irchik190488 – :
NICE..UNFORGETED
bic – :
I am especially attracted by the maple, pancake syrup in that I would like more maple here. Happy, careless scent, yet classy.
cey064speagoessenda – :
When I smell this perfume, I feel I’m in the garden of lilies. It’s very beautiful fragrance, but I don’t think it’s sensual enough. Well, honestly, i guess it is not the perfume for hot dates. I said this because it won’t really make the men take in deep breath of this fragrance in the lift like when I wear YSL.
Barabass – :
I found a small travel size bottle of this while I was cleaning out my bathroom. I put two spritzes on my wrist. At first it was just a burst of straight alcohol. I thought to myself, “oh, it’s too old.” Went about my business, and sometime later this beautiful feminine smell developed. I could not help but smelling my wrists thinking this is why I had liked the fragrance in the first place. It is very floral, but to my nose theres a sophistication there. I did take it out of my rotation because unfortunately it gave me headaches. I might give it a go again or try Pleasures. Would be a shame to eliminate something so pleasant.
voldzr – :
I simply love this perfume. It smells fresh and clean and “alive”. It is not over powering and is not offensive to others. I get compliments on this one all the time. It is potent so a little spray will do you. It is my fall back perfume because I have a lot of them and when I want to be just me….I wear this one. Good for day or night, winter,fall,spring and summer. It’s a keeper.
лаховский – :
The reviews here are so flippy …according to tastes, naturally….But Also…this is really a Winter Fragrance. To me I can not bare it when the temperature rises…but I love it when it is quite cold outside. I looked at my bottle today reminancing when I bought it. It was Winter, and I was rediscovering perfumes again…
I am more of a spicey, animalic, dark Rose…or Vintage Violet type of doll…I loke Florals…but need them to have UMPH! This is a very “Pretty” Floral…and maybe I chose the Intense…because I need it to be. It is not Animalic like Pure Poison….But Ravishingly Pristine and Propper…with a Naughty side that leaves Curiosity to the imagination.
***** My favorite places to spray this? Not on my neck! Do not want to pass out from the intensity…but on the back of my neck or betwixt my breasts…
Geonstoossy – :
When i first spraayed on my wrist, it was like “arrgh! to strong and heady”, but after sometime (say like 10mins) i passed my wrist infront of me and got this deliciously sweet n spicy fragrance. its a keeper, for those special occasions, but to b sprayed lightly though. Can b used for d office too; one of my favorites. And please its in No way like CD J’dore…at all!!
koka3092 – :
For me this is the best of all Pleasures. It is elegant, special, modern but could be, not for everyone. It last`s long, without losing his quality. I love it, on me its a great gorgeous scent. This is realy not mainstream, what i like.
brandt13427 – :
I like florals, I like Pleasures (original), but I did not like this at all.
The fruit sugar and intensity of sweet sickly flowers and blackcurrants just didn’t give up. Very sickly and way too “intense”. I didn’t feel it was related to Pleasures at all and washed it off. Dreadfully sickly and stayed with me for hours, even though I didn’t want it to!
VeronikaS – :
Being such a fan of Pleasures and Pleasures Delight I decided to give this one a try. As soon as I sparyed it on I thought, all I need now is pancakes. Too much of the maple, woodsey scent on my skin. I gave it to a friend whom it smelled totally different on, glad it worked for her. As for myself, I don’t want to smell like maple syrup all day.
хрюкин – :
This is essentially a lovely garden in a bottle. I adore this perfume!
dennwgsm – :
one of my favourites.Always get complements when I ware them on. Very feminine and flowery fragrance. Long lasting too.
7feet – :
A very generic mid-mature floral which is very commonplace and for day to day use..
I applied 6 heavy sprays
0 – 2 hours. 1.5 foot projection. Strong floral which is very common place and perhaps as generic as it gets. There is nothing that stands out, very safe bet. I would personally get very boored of this very quickly. Ages 43-58
2 hours – 4 hours – 10 inch projection. Strong, linear
4-5 hours – 4 inch projection
4 hours – 6 hours. 1-2 inch projection. Occasional wafts up to 5 inches
6-9 hours. Close to skin
Its as if you want to say to this frag, “take a risk, gamble, live life in the fast lane”! Instead this is safe and should have been called “Estee Lauder Sensiblle Intense”
kotikiss – :
Oh wow, this is special. Peony is usually the goody-two-shoes kind of flower, very innocent and pink and lovely. This is a cute little pink peony, but with a lot of peppery sexiness! I could have sworn there were pink peppercorns in this one…it the perfect crossroad between lovely and sweet, yet deep, intense and sexy. Hot damn, Estee Lauder, never stop making this one!
RamzesRomano – :
Charming, rather light, but intensive very floral fragrance on the woody base!
Most of all this fragrance smells peonies and lilies (also green lilies). These floral notes are very intensive. Mixed with the cassia note this floral bouquet smells fascinating. But there is also a very noticeable maple wood base in this fragrance. And I don’t like it. As for me, I think that this maple wood note spoils the floral beauty of this fragrance. Maybe at the same time this note makes this fragrance more serious, but I wish it was maybe just less noticeable.
Anyway, I like this fragrance because of its bright floral bouquet, and especially because of the lilies notes.
Kolegov – :
lovely it’s just lovely. supersexy!!! it works great for me.! my kind of scent
gud_win – :
last time i smelled it on 2003.than until now,the scent is still lingering in my mind!powerful fragrance!i really love floral scent.i keep bought a new bottle of perfume,but nothing compares to this one!<3 a lot! my future hubby will love this!
Wariarreply – :
i justttttttttttttttt love it i feel many roses on me as i spray this perfume i feel just to love it more and more and i get so fresh its really sensual gud for u whn ur love with u its much much gud 100 out of 100
debatur1974 – :
Happy! Sexy! Elegant! A very pretty,ultra feminine scent. It does not scream, but does command attention.
teran123 – :
Lilacs, pinks, lilies. This perfume lasts forever on me and I get some very poetic compliments on it. 🙂 Two women actually followed me through a flower nursery trying to figure out which flower gave off such a “beautiful soft scent”. One girl said I smelled like a summer morning. It is perfect for spring but when I need a burst of sunshine I spritz it on in the dead of winter.
sausage795 – :
Spraying this on, I get a heavenly blast of dewy, fresh, crisp flowers. Velvety fragrant petals, delicate leaves, and firm green stems. Pleasures Intense is the most intensive, realistic “bouquet of flowers” scent I have smelled yet. It is lush, green, moist, sweet, and all-around luscious. You get the natural sweetness of fresh flowers, but nothing cloying. Peonies and green lilies are the strongest notes by far. This perfume reminds me of being in a greenhouse full of fresh plants and flowers. It has that wonderful “humid” scent that a greenhouse has. It’s like putting your face right into a patch of spring flowers, while the morning dew is still hanging off the petals. All of this is a great experience.
The only thing that keeps me from classifying this as a “love” is the drydown. After Pleasures Intense has been on for a couple of hours, the florals disappear completely and the scent morphs into a soft, clean, fresh laundry scent. Certainly not a bad thing, but not something I enjoy. Although I get a hint of smooth sweetness from the vanilla, I don’t pick up on the styrax or maple at all. If only those gorgeous flowers stayed around! As it is, the drydown is just too bland to me.
All in all, this is a lovely fragrance. I would highly recommend trying it out, especially if you enjoy or don’t mind that “clean laundry musk” type of drydown.
dmitrij1077 – :
Intense