Compared to the original the patchouli is way toned down, and it’s a smoother kind of patch, not as high-pitched and fizzy, almost like dark chocolate. The iris is more waxy and not as oppressively powdery as it can be in LVEB on the wrong person. The whole fragrance is warmer, more comforting and just not as sugary-sparkly. To be fair it doesn’t smell that similar to the original, but some smaller similarities are there.
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But I wasn’t personally acquainted with it. If someone nearby had it on, either it wasn’t distinctive enough for me to detect, or it just blended into the background chorus of fragrances being worn at work, at the grocery store, etc. I may have tested it at Ulta back in the day. Intensément is a powdery and very balsamic vanilla, not a syrupy chocolatey gourmand like La Vie Est Belle and its flankers.
Smells like pear and orange with a creamy, fresh roasted pistachio vibe. This is not your typical teenybopper bubble-gum type of scent, it is a very composed, sophisticated and well put together fragrance. As the name suggests, “Girl of Now,” this perfume is aimed at Estee Lauder NIGHT REPAIR the younger, modern girl. This is more for the younger crowd but could be worn by all ages. Best suited for the cooler weather, don’t wear this in the high summer heat. This is a honey fragrance with the addition of blood orange and a unique peach and liquorice note.
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Just received my bottle from Spain, I live in Australia, and to me on my first spray, it is a mix of l’Absolu and LVEB Intense. It is nice, I am only just starting with it, but it feels like a softer version of those two. Definitely glad I have it, but I’m glad I have a couple of bottles of the original intense, as I love that one so much. I would like to start off by saying I have the original La Vie Est Belle and I have several of the other flankers. I have and love LVEB and most of its flankers, I feel I will cherish them for many years to come, however Intensement has let me down.