Rive Gauche Pour Homme Intense Yves Saint Laurent for men

To my surprise I have just realised wearing it that it's not really an intense version of the original Rive Gauche!
Yes, it's different, however not better :(
The main difference is that it's less complex and much more "green". I miss something(s) in it.
The original is a big winner for me, but Intense is so-so... :(

I remember leaving the store thinking - this is a mature and round bodied Kouros sans fecal note - excellent !

But it wasn't. It grew tired and old with nothing whatsoever to say on the way home. I owned two bottles, now thankfully gone.

Everytime I wear this I feel great, I love the classic barbershop vibe and for me this lasts a long time. I only have the one bottle so I try not to use it too much as getting a refill is proving pretty difficult :-( but overall this is a brilliant fragrance just a shame it's discontinued 10/10

It was always under question mark for me and I used to be curious about it that if Rive Gauche is absolutely masculine, what a monster can be its intense?
This is a proof of splendor of the house and Saint Laurent shall make a crown of this!
This is exemplary of an aromatic fougere with so dense, so potent green sharp initiating that bombs out upon application and woody spicy foundation which appears more at dry down.
It's like a trunk of tree sank down in a marsh covered by greens and smells toughly sharp and spicy.
Overall; it's so charismatic, characteristic and attractive, yet not for formal suit cause it's severely harsh and it earns and loses value (according to people) due to this aspect.
but for me, it's a legendary heritage.

This is definitely an aromatic fougere fragrance. The dark woody notes make it unique and interesting to wear. I must admit I was turned off by the mention of the whole "barbershop" vibe. But now I'm sure that this one stands out as a very dark and greenish woody fragrance that will suit most users and can be worn as a day or night time scent. I find it an intriguing one to wear and would certainly recommend it.

not old but young yet and almost modern even its barber chracter(less than ph). Clean, spicy and woody. IMO special and signature scent for nights in four seasons.

This is way more than just an intense version of the original Rive Gauche Pour Homme. Although it retains a hint of the ‘barbershop’ characteristic that the original is famous for, this is much darker and less fresh.

Where the original strongly reminds me of ‘old school’ shaving crème, this intense version has added a certain heavier mysterious spiciness that takes it off in another direction. I suppose I would say that where the original is perfect for daytime use, this version should be reserved for night.

If I'm totally honest with myself, I actually think I prefer the original Rive Gauche composition over this 'intense' version. The original always had a fresh uplifting quality that I don’t really detect here. However, there’s no denying that this is a high quality fragrance. I applied this at 7:15am this morning and now as I sit here having lunch at my desk at nearly 1:00pm I can clearly still detect its spicy presence.

This one gets both thumbs up from me, but don’t just buy it blind (like I did) if you are simply looking for a stronger version of the original. This is a unique and totally original winner from Yves Saint Laurent!

Love this juice - nothing to add to the above review other than I love it. So rich and well, intense - as the name implies. Rather hard to find so I've stocked up several refills - well worth tracking down if you like the original Rive Gauche PH.

This is really very different from the normal. Darker concentrated patchouli, very strong long lasting, nice flowers.
Unique.