Description
V. Intense was introduced as a new version of fragrance Visa, familiar since 1945, created by Germaine Cellier. This extraordinary edition went out of production and as homage to the 1945 Visa, new version was launched in 2007, signed by perfumer Aurelien Guichard. Fruity blend of the fragrance Visa was united with warm and resinous oriental aromas and sweet spices and lingers on the skin for a very long time. A new step of Robert Piguet brands moves in a more oriental direction. Composition of V. Intense edition will thrill all those who prefer blends of saffron with roses and dark, gourmand plum, while character is provided to the edition by incense and milky sandalwood. The perfume has been announced as deep, enigmatic and mysterious. It arrives in classic black flacon, 100ml Eau de Parfum. V. Intense was launched in 2014.
ckajembrakunet – :
My first review. Let’s begin. V Intense is a superb scent like many others I’ve tested from Robert Piguet. At first I feel very strongly the mixture of juicy plums and saffron. The smell is spicy, but leans very feminine on me. After a few minutes,the powdery tonka and sandal notes begin to appear in the olfactory landscape, and the fruity smell is replaced with a soft and romantic rose. I can see why there are some references to other unlisted ingredients, I feel strong honey …
It’s a chameleonic fragrance, yin and yang – sometimes feminine through that strong tonka powder, sometimes masculine from the saffron and honey combo … I’m waiting the dry down … and the performance & longevity.
General impression: Strong Like
barma_ – :
VIP – Very Intense Plum, Very Impressive Perfume. Sweet yet dusky, extremely classy, not cloying, deep, dark and delicious. The sandalwood’s extremely gentle, and the fruit natural enough to dodge any air-freshener associations. Gourmand with restraint – a moderate slice of plum tart, rather than a whole baking tray of cake all to yourself. I could maybe have done with a little more spice & woods to mellow it out a little more and give more depth at the bottom end, but would say it’s still a sweet unisex overall, rather than being so sugary that it’s girlish or over-feminine. With time, though, the fruit does get even sweeter, though no more femme, cycling into almost spiced-honey territory. It still might be a little over-lush for very hot or humid weather, though – would probably shine its brightest on grey, cool days. Not my usual kind of thing, but very pleasant indeed. Hat tip to the house of Piguet!
Denis Derish – :
I have received V Intense as a Christmas present, upon my own blind request, just following the comments that I’ve read here. The comments did not fail – it’s a beautiful fragrance with all the elegance characterising RP’s perfumes. Although I can smell the common denominator with Visa, personally I don’t think that they are that similar: Visa has a more fruity character (the woody/leathery peach is glorious), while in V the plum smells much more blended into the sandalwood and tonka. Somehow, V reminds me of Annick Goutal’s Mon Parfum Chéri – likely due to the plum note. However, while AG’s MPC smells sexier with the plum+patchouli combo, V smells creamier and more refined. I love both in different ways – go for V if you prefer to stay classic and for MPC when you want a more modern scent.
old_bookerok – :
Just received this in the mail, and my first tiny dab on my hand is very thick fruity-jammy and a bit spicy. Plum is heavy, and it reminds me of Poison a bit. (I mostly get plum-sandalwood)
I will update on my proper wear!
Oh…. this disappoints me. I guess they can’t all be winners. 🙁 While the opening blast of this is juicy, plummy, jammy and spicy…. it honestly dries down about 5 minutes later to a rather generic fruity-raspberry bubblegum woods with average sillage/longevity.
tikonl – :
I have been searching for a good quality plum scent and finally I have found it in V Intense. The tonka and sandalwood are evident notes but its the rich, high quality plum that truly won me over with this one, it is quality with depth and sophistication and good longevity and silage, bravo Mr Piguet!
shaman0706 – :
There is an underlying blast of patchouli here and I’m surprised that it’s not mentioned in the notes. The spicy sweetness of saffron and vanilla are evident, but patch is the true star here. I don’t see the similarity between this and Visa at all. It needs a different name. Pretty good silage and staying power, but I won’t be purchasing a full bottle.
erotrafcom – :
I bought this a few months back. It was one of those fragrances that you try in a store and instantly know you’re going to be buying it before you leave… even if you try out 5-6 others!
I too would describe this as unisex. I am a male and I wear this quite often. The plum is very fruity but a good quality fruity. Not that car air-freshener kind of vibe that some of the cheaper fragrance try to sell as fruity!
I do get compliments when I wear this. The projection is very strong for the first hour or so, then drops down a little, but still projects well. I get 12+ hours on my skin.
buttler – :
Scent – sandalwood & tonka beans.
Season/Time of Day – I prefer to use this one in the colder months, day or night.
Projection – I didn’t get noticed, I didn’t get a compliment.
Longevity – I get 6hrs consistently.
Osman – :
Although this says for women I would describe it as a unisex gourmand fragrance. However, once upon a time I did buy Visa for myself and ended up giving it to my girlfriend as I just felt I could pull it off but it was that bit too feminine for me.
This has that feeling too and a slight fruity/floral quality of Visa, this is mainly in the top notes because the base of this thing is a vanillac, tonka and an eastern sandalwood feel of Cashbah too.
So an oriental with a definite depth and quality you’d expect from Robert Piguet…It lasted well on my skin.
That’s all I can say about it really? The jury is out but I will definitely sample it again in a few months and update.