Description
The Swedish house of Oriflame is announcing a new fragrant pair, Intense Embrace that hits the market by means of catalogues in 2010. The fragrances reflect the burning flame of a lover’s embrace. The pair is composed of Intense Embrace for Him and Her bringing us a unique and passionate love story.
Fragrance for men, Intense Embrace Him Eau de Toilette opens with green apple and cardamom that add a tingling edge to the spicy cinnamon, star anise and nutmeg. A heart adds orange blossom and rose notes deepening into a tonka bean and vanilla base. The fragrance will be available as 75 ml EDT.
That this fragrant pair is inseparable testify their bottles. The purple flacon for women and the dark blue for men depict lovers caught in a fiery embrace and complement one another perfectly. When compared with the original version of the fragrances, Embrace, the new fragrances are more intense and sensual, just like their flacons in vibrant colors.
The nose behind this fragrance is Emilie (Bevierre) Coppermann.
Ulcercolo – :
Another rubbish one by oriflame i broufht my partner will stick with paying out more money for quality no logtivity or sillage waste of money even the ladies fragrences are weak every other exspensive sent leaves oily patches were i spray but all oriflame products are like spraying water never again
xstalkerkr – :
I think Oriflame fragrances is designed better than 1 million or some others because most of the Oriflame perfumes has modern design and notes and balance. anyway in my opinion:
Scent 7/10
ketvik – :
I hate to say that but it smells like 1 Million !!! The last time I via fragrantica and there’re 196 people think it smells like 1 million and now return and it only 4 people I don’t know how.
wladxan – :
Here is a bona-fide review. A bottle of Oriflame intense embrace for him, shrink wrap and all, was in my mail today. Even before unwrapping it I was thinking how exactly I would trash all the people who make totally unqualified claims that this smells like 1 million.
And here comes the 180…it smells like 1 million’s baby brother. Let me be clear, it is not an exact copy, maybe 2/3 copy at best with all aspects toned down. For the first 20 minutes it bears an uncanny resemblance to 1 million. The tutti-fruiti bubble gum note is toned down and leans toward grape instead of fruit punch in the opening. The drydown is where this takes a turn away from 1 million. Intense embrace loses the topnotes more quickly, gets more savory and less sweet and emphasizes warm spices like sweet cinnamon, nutmeg, cardamom and tonka bean with hints of rose. Overall, sweetness comes in at a 6 instead of a 10 like 1 million, on a 1-10 scale. Sillage and projection are maybe 2/3 of 1 million.
Going in, I was the biggest skeptic given the dearth of real reviews. Now, a skeptic turned partial believer.
Almost forgot…this smells maybe10% like Le male. That, to me, is a vanilla ice cream powder bomb, this has none of that. And I don’t get how anyone could suggest a scent smells like 1 million and le male…those two scents couldn’t be any more different! wtf. Maybe the tonka bean scent in this throws people; le male is more about vanilla than tonka.
Score : 5/10
Points deducted for lackluster projection, sillage and longevity.
Score for the price : 7/10
It’s a great value.
Final thought. If you want to smell like 1 million, then get the real deal.
doldthoks – :
This must be a joke… 201 people think it smells like 1 Million, 86 people think it smells like Le Male… AND THERE IS NO FREAKIN’ REVIEWS ANYWHERE?!?!?!?!
There is no leather note listed. If it smells like 1 Million without the leather it should be right up my alley.
serom – :
I dont know ScottyVizz what is truth, but I know that it smells to my nose 99% identical with 1 Million which I own. Sample of Intense Embrace Him I sniffed in Oriflame office. I was really surprised but Oriflame hasn´t it on stock at this time. It can be discontinued, I think.
Kondor1985 – :
WTH is up with Fragrantica… I turn around for a few days and look back; now it says that 87 people thinks it smells like Le Male too, and 1 Million and Le Male smell nothing alike!
Next it’ll say that it smells like Aventus Creed or A* Men >.>
Mariah_fromAF – :
sounds like Fragrantica is trying to push sales for this company.
dashko – :
It has been a wonderful present from my girlfriend..I love its fragnance and I love her soooo much for being so lovely!! <3 15 Oct 2012
trichin98 – :
totally agree with fragsforyou. I am astonished how is it possible if 171 says it similar to 1 million. when there is just three comments. so weird this..
yyhglppluh – :
i also ask myself how is that possible ?
normally antonio banderas leads in the list similar to 1 million
weird