Scent Intense CoSTUME NATIONAL for women

Presentation:

Basic box, nothing special. The bottle on the other hand is relatively unique and it does stand out in my collection. I think the black bottle is a good reflection of this juice. Sprayer is ok although the nozzle sits too high which does hit my thumb a bit when spraying.

The juice:

Opens up spicy and woody. I sense the amber and can picture the gentle spice and bitterness of tea. This is not an Intense scent as advertised on the bottle. It is rather a toned down sexy, spicy and woody fragrance that doesn't want to scream but rather flirt with your mind and slowly draw you in for an intimate moment.

It is a great fragrance that you could count on by default if you want to smell sexy. Good projection and longevity is not bad either. A must try, and possible buy. It is definitely in my collection though :)

Costume National Scent Intense was very masculine on my skin. I didn't smell any hibiscus or tea, just a smoky incense that stayed the same the entire wearing. A nice smell, but not for me.

I got this today and maybe I just have a strange sense of smell, but to me this smells like a lighter version of Very Sexy for men by Victoria's Secret.

I tried this one and thought that I would really enjoy it. The lady in the store described it as a very dark, woody kind of deep smell. Sonds intresting, right? Well, it wasnt. At least not on me. When I first sprayed it I was suprised how little it smelled. I almost didnt get anything at all. Very strange I thought since the name was "intense", I was thinking that my nose had a bad day and left it on to settle in. After when I arrived to my work about 30 min later, I smelled a very strange smell, a odd woody, oily old man smell. I suddenly realised that I was the one who smelled like old lumber. The perfume had start to smell! It smelled old lumber and wood combined with "wood-oil" like paraffin that you use upon wood. It reminded me a lot of my friends father, who is working in the woods with machines and lumber. It had the same dirty unclean forest smell with a hint of regular oil as well, just the way he smelles after a long day in the woods. NOT the way I want to smell. Very unik though, but pretty awful. Maybe it works better for the rest of you? I however, will never ever step anywhere near it again!

Upon application I smell like an attractive well-groomed man with impeccable tastes. I rather enjoy the admiring "knowing" glances from my female colleagues when I wear Scent Intense into the office.

They assume I have been intimate before work: having to tear myself away from the passionate embrace of my hot metro-sexual lover. Often not the case sadly.

Scent Intense is strongly masculine in nature, it deliberately stays that way on my skin. My innate one-hundred-per-cent-pure-girl cannot compete.

The handsome and alluring bouquet of male incites the aroma of closeness with the opposite sex even to my nose.

At no stage during the evolution do I not smell like a proficiently sexy guy. This stuff is awesome!

scent intense is a unisex perfume.

Perplexing at first. On spray, I was determined to smell amber, woods, maybe flowers and at least a hint of tea. But instead got something a little crude, slippery and gently sour with a sweet undertone.

Giving in to suggestion and stretching my imagination, I decided I thought I could smell sour hibiscus blossoms, but then it didn't seem floral at all. Amber? Maybe a salty accord created with botanic ingredients. At one point I also thought I caught a whiff of an old, dilapidated wood jetty infused with salty beach air, perhaps some agarwood (oud)--even then I was pushing way too hard for the reported notes to make sense. Directly to the brand's website I went.

Amber and cystine are the notes mentioned. Cystine? Apparently a sulfurous amino acid found in human hair, skeletal and connective tissues and digestive enzymes. No wonder people here are smelling sex, sweat, flesh and devils. That in combination with a transformation into a gentle, sweet sandalwood and amber drydown actually makes for an incredibly magnetizing fragrance if you don't think too hard about the notes. And if you just embrace the effect--it might even turn you on.

I think this fragrance also functions much like a mood ring, transformative and dependent on the aura you're projecting; very reactive to your unique chemistry. Indeed an enigmatic skin scent in the truest sense.

A great combination of amber and woods. Seductive, strong, dark and long-lasting. I just love it. It's a unisex fragrance by the way.

It's truly a treasure: laid-back, yet not a conservative. And unknown to most of the noses.

Like other users mentioned it could be used by men, but personally I think it lacks enough masculinity to be a man's perfume. It's still a good choice for occasions. And it's special enough to be one's signature.

It's no women's perfume! This is a man scent for oddball, daring gents with $230 up their sleeves just to flaunt it.
A heavy base quality, clearly amber, an attempted softness of florals, mainly habiscus, and a woody-fire front for some "wha..? "
A very unique scent.
Narciso Rodriguez helped make this scent, so I expected musk overkill lol but Laurence obviously has some good ideas too

Scent intense certainly is the summit of the company.
Although it’s marked as feminine perfume, it’s remarkably better than its Homme version for men. It can be used as unisex easily. It’s the latest and finest modern chypre perfume I’ve ever smelt. It smells extremely modern and a something between oriental and western; a masterpiece which is so strict and well crafted.
There’s a bitter pattern which appears in the dry down and makes me love it.
But I prefer to smell it on others and it will make me surprised for sure. Because I can't tolerate that much heaviness on me, blows my temple!

longevity 10/10
sillage 10/10
scent 10/10

I tested Scent Intense only minutes after I tested Scent Sheer, and I must say the differences are quite obvious.

Scent Intense, is not only an intensified version, but an entirely different composition altogether. I immediately detected the patchouli in the opening which had a rather dusty and leathery feel to it.

Beneath the strong, almost masculine notes, a sweet, milky jasmine note rises from the darkness bringing with it an interesting coziness.

Although bold and dark, Scent Intense does have a rather feminine smoothness. Some are saying it smells a bit like incense and I somewhat agree. However I think it smells like an inclosed space with the scent of stale incense rather than the burning, smokey kind or the incense stick itself.

Despite its rather gothic approach, I find this fragrance elegant, feminine and sophisticated. Perhaps even at times a little clean and powdery. While the patchouli and amber tend to dominate this fragrance, there is also a tar-like note blended with a 'raisin-y' tobacco note that only adds to the intrigue and the warmth.

The sillage and lasting strength are highly commendable, however I wouldn't expect anything less. It seems to be that Scent Intense is quite a popular buy on the niche market which pleases me greatly. This fragrance is kind of geared towards women that want to smell a little bit different, steering clear of smelling like a bouquet of flowers or fruit juice.

As most of the fragrances from Chypre group, Scent Intense on me starts cold, with lovely patchouli dominating. Actually I've always thought that I dislike patchouli in perfume, but as it seems - I just didn't start with the best patchouli.

Soon the hibiscus appears together with tea note and start's to remind iced red tea, for me this ansamble is very enjoyable. This could be a perfect, sophisticated fragrance for hot summer nights when you just need something elegant, but cold enough. The scent itself is very feminine and classy. I love the part when jasmin starts to show it's face as then the fragrance becomes sweeter and even a bit smoky.

At the end of the heart phase the scent becomes a little bit warmer, I suspect from amber and sandalwood.

This, as many other niche fragrances, is a little bit weird, but in a good way, I find this extremely easy to wear and I think this could be a wonderful summer perfume.

Recommended! But do not blind buy.

profumo intenso e sexy, è straordinario, notevole

Diria que esse perfume exala uma sensualidade esfumaçada seca, o considero tolamente uissex, com uma aura misteriosa ele envolve e seduz, não o comparo a nada no mercado em suas notas predominam o sandalo misturado ao patchouly abraçados por um ambar seco fixa muito bem.

Would say this perfume exudes a smoky sensuality drought,I think is uissex fragence foolishly, with a mysterious aura surrounds and seduces him, do not compare to anything on the market in your notes dominate the sandalwood blended with patchouli amber dry embraced by a fixed is fine.

The first sniff was an elegant floral perfume but after a quarter it strangely developed to an animalic sweaty beat.I thought that I slept with the devil and the next morning I could smell raw flesh,sweat and blood.

i think the smell is not offensive. not so original, i ever smell something like this before but can't remember what is that. perfect for romantic night wear. i'm a man and i agree that this is unisex.

edit: now i remember that this smells like Winds Pour Homme.

Scent Intense a smell of the railway, red old wine and the pure sweated body ( after or before sex?)It excites imagination and draws as a magnet. I not have got used at once to it, but as a result it is mutual love and for a long time:-) I adore Intense and I enjoy each minute, when it on me. I am glad that many do not love it!:-)

its unisex perfume that men could use it

Woooah! This one is great unisex fragrance, sweet for womans with a good touch of class. Well done!

9/10

Be careful! It's addictive!!! Liked it in the beginning, loved it later, became addicted over time. Very strong, intense and sexy. I use it as aromatherapy when I I'm not feeling well by smelling the bottle :) My favorite scent for evening go outs.

Faint hibiscus, amber and then some tea on drydown. Unfortunately, gave me a raging headache within an hour and had to scrub and treat with Ibuprofen. No sale.

I get a very dry amber. And some thing smells almost like paper. And I get those water color brics we had a school when I was a kid.
A very special fragrance. I know this is crazy, but I think of Magica de Spell from Don Rosas Donald Duck stories.. it is very unique and I could wear this, even though its very odd.

Yet another amazing perfume. I let my brother try it, and we both find it unisex. On me it smells very strong of tar in the beginning, but not in a repellant way... just nice and a bit distant and cold to. Guided by the notes listed you may think it´s a hot, warm fragarance but just like Aeternitas i find it crisp and fresh. I like it now in the summer, but I think it would do great all the year around.

After a short while the tar (amber I guess) becomes sweeter, layered with flowers, something woody, some tea and I know it isn´t listed, but i can definitly smell something fruity, most like dried fruits...

Being such a strange fragrance I still concider it to be quite unoffensive and nice. Not for everyone I think, if you don´t like perfumes with a "smoked" note in it, you probably wont like this.

Gorgeous fragrance, can be worn by men too. The first note you smell when you spray it is amber, and the amber is the most dominant note all the way through the dry down. I definitely want this for winter. Unlike a lot of amber scents, this one is not warm, but more sharp and crisp. I can also detect the tea note and sandalwood. I think Scent Intense is sexy and extraordinary, very noticeable. It has the same feel of SL Five O'Clock au Gingembre and a bit like Feminite du Bois to me (except this one actually works on my skin ;p).