Cruel Intentions By Kilian for women and men

Mmmmm! I am crazy about oriental woody frags.I think I may love this but want to sample first...where can I test this ?

I just bought this in the solid compact. Subtle and delicious. Sublime packaging. Good work, Kilian.

"A sparkling yet woody temptation composed with bergamot and oud."

Right after the 1º spray we have a woody aroma mixed with a prominent dry vetiver note but nothing harsh in
a way that will hurt your nose, this fragrance tottaly opens in a soft way.

Trough time a distinctive smoky woody aroma kicks in leaving the impression that this is more of a mysterious Intentions than Cruel Intentions, and also I don't know why but i'm getting a suede smell in this fragrance, making me remember somehow of Daim Blond but not so feminine.

Notes from LuckyScent: Bergamot Calabria oil, orange blossom oil, violet accord, centifolia rose absolute, agarwood, Indian papyrus oil, gaiacwood oil, Haiti vetiver oil, sandalwood, styrax absolute, castoreum absolute, vanilla absolute, musk.

I don't know which kind of "Cruel Intentions" they had in mind but this composition resembles anything but cruelty. It's a pale woody/oriental with animalic hints (leather?), a well rendered rose note and a slightly smoky oud accord providing a little body. Just right after the opening there's a vanilla/violet accord that dominates the fragrance throughout. It's sweet and, while it never becomes overpowering, at the same time has a remarkable cloying power that resembles of those candied violet petals they put on top of maron glacé.

Overall Cruel Intentions is not completely unsuccessful but way too far from being exciting. Unisex.

Rating: 6.5/10

I found this in a gorgeous shop in St Germaine in Paris and I loved it, it was a had to have for me (who can resist the amazing packaging!?) It starts off soft and woody and grows into a luscious, heady, creamy spicy cloud. It has density but it's not oppressive and i don't get the coconut. It has super lasting power, the best I have ever found. I can smell it on jackets weeks after, and days in my hair. It is very strong though, definitely not a summer fragrance, winter only and I'd say evening as well, unless your willing to keep it behind the knees. Due to super silage you do have to 'feel' like wearing this as it's definitely on till you shower and then some.

Going to have to echo Doc Elly's review below as all I got from Cruel Intentions was sandalwood, sandalwood, sandalwood. A good quality, heady, milky, almost musty sandalwood like in Tom Ford's just-released Santal Blush, but sandalwood nonetheless. And just like Santal Blush it drowns out all the other notes to the point of nearly being a single-note scent. Not *bad* per se, but I have no desire to smell like the inside of an Asian furniture store.

Out of the 3 By Kilian samples I tested (Back to Black, Straight to Heaven being the others), this one's my favorite.
From the first moment I put it on, I couldn't stop smelling my wrist. Whiffs of it got to me hours later when I moved my arm and I became once more enchanted with it. I swear, I detect agarwood in it. It's also woody, comforting but with a bite; a perfect fragrance for a special night out. I'll have to seriously consider buying this despite the hefty price!

A most excellent scent!

While it is a woody scent, the rose and amber give it a soft feminine quality about it.

Def unisex. Sillage is good and longevity better. Price is the obstacle here!

Highly recommend it.

I don't think there is anything quite like this unique scent. The initial burst of floral notes is romantic and seductive. I'm left with a heady mix of the amber, bergamot and wood notes which are distinctive and full of depth. Sillage is good and the pefume seems to last for hours. A beautiful scent , espcially for nights out when you want to feel like a vamp - definitely one for my wishlist!

In first is like Shalimar with Jicky.Balsam.The next is like S Lutens Daim Blond , very interesting and hight class smell.

First off, I smell sandalwood, a whole lot of sandalwood. It’s an excellent synthetic sandalwood, probably deepened by a pinch of synthetic oud and some animalic note like castoreum. The woods are strong enough to drown out whatever the top notes were meant to be, but I’m not too disappointed that Cruel Intentions just cuts to the chase without having to go through the usual berganot and floral song-and-dance phase.

Within the first hour the scent blooms into a beautiful sweaty-sandalwood sillage, that seductive note that was in the original version of Samsara, the note that caused me to follow it, like a moth down a pheromone trail, into a department store where I bought my first full bottle of perfume ever. I’m a sucker for a good sandalwood scent, and Cruel Intentions is definitely one. The only down side is that it doesn’t last very long, 3-5 hours at most, taking its dying breaths as a slightly sweet amber. If you like sandalwood, Cruel Intentions is worth a try.

I tried two of the kilian's "back to black" and "cruel intentions" and it seems that kilian house creates really very special perfumes..cruel intentions is on the feminine side than masculine to me but it can work on a man too..rose with woods is what I get and amber which makes the scent soft and a little sweet..there is very subtle bitterness which according to me is because of bergamot.. but I really tried hard to detect all these as the scent is a very harmonious blend and quite linear which is OK for me..Longevity is good..the box with the little key and the bottle is so nice that you feel like there is a jewelery in the box..

I`d say it`s more like Crude Intentions than Cruel Intentions. But it`s a crude intentions that work.To me, it`s a rather linear agarwoody scent, which explore the raw woody side of the agarwood note with the sour yougurt aroma of this material, which is not emphasized in most oud compositions. The amber and styrax create a smoky, woody ambered base, while the vetiver and papyrus wood emphasizes the woody aroma of agarwood, and the lemon and rose of the topnotes extends the sour, bitter aroma. Maybe it`s because all notes are blended so well that this scent seems rather linear, and a little bite crude, without any adornment.

I thing this perfume is very sensual one,not evident sensuality but more than that. Cruel Intentions contains a vibrant notes just perfect blended and the nose is a genius who creates a perfume both feminine and masculine, but most of all a perfume like a subliminal desire. If you want the evident smell of desire choose Back to Black, but this one is more versatile and for me a great surprise. I love it!

It is definitely soft and woody quite a beautiful scent. I wouldn't say this is dangerous at all though. I guess I was expecting something a little more dramatic. It's something I could wear on a daily basis. The thing I love about this scent is that it really adapts to the wearer. I have heard Women who wear it say it is more feminine and men say it is more masculine.

This grew on me, very elegant and dangerous indeed, I was put off at first from the "pimp" package that Kilian perfumes come with! Oh and I think it works only for men!

I does not work on me.Too masculine for my taste, may be because of the strong vertiver and papyrus note.There is sweetness too, but it is a kind of artificial, like simple sugar.
I can't catch the coconut, and the rose note is almost undetectable.
Brings me the same unpleasant synthetic feeling as the classic Agent Provocator.
However, I am in love with Back to Black :)

I prefer that kilian,rose,vetiver and coconut, a splendid mix that gives a mysterious woody fragrance.Look out D A N G E R!!!

Absolutely GORGEOUS! Cruel Intentions is a very soft and woody/sweet fragrance.

In the beginning I can smell something smooth and creamy (maybe the coconut?) along with some woods and rose. In the background there is an almost dirty note, but very subtle and faint. This dirty something disappears in a matter of minutes and the amber gives warmth to the whole composition.

After more than 50 hours, I can still smell the rose and the soft woods on the scent strip! Be carefull: BIG sillage!!

This one doesn't like me. It's woody but in a very sharp, unpleasant way, with just a hint of the bergamot behind it. It dries down to be vetiver, which I love, with a hint of the sharp, high note continuing to ruin it. This is why I'm glad there are samples - looking at the notes, it seemed like it would be perfect for me.

I have been testing out several samples from the Kilian line in preparation to his personal appearance here in San Fracisco at Saks Fifth Avenue.

I am trying to narrow down to which one of these beautiful perfumes to add to my collection, wish I could afford more than one.

I agree with Aeternitas review: "Gorgeous! Soft and Woody Fragrance." I enjoy the scent after several hours. It's spiciness give me a comfortable feeling. I enjoy how soft the coconut and wood notes become.

These are perfume to experience and take your time in deciding which one to add to your collection.

update: Finally, added to my collection, the travel size on 3/18/2010. It was a early birthday (3/26) present to myself.

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wow, really, haven't tried this fragrance, but this brand gives really interesting names to perfumes, I feel already tempted..just checked the prices..ouch:)

Gorgeous! Soft and woody fragrance, I can immediately smell the woods, rose, and bergamot. I also can smell the vetiver, and the woods become much more prominent on dry down with the amber. Although it is labeled unisex, I think it is more feminine. However, it does have a subtle masculinity. It is a beautiful work of perfume, slightly sweet and gentle, but it isn't unnoticeable. I would love to own this, but it's too expensive! I guess the bottle and the packaging are worth it, though :)

Adding: the longer you wear it, it seems the more masculine it becomes.