Cloud Intense

welcome 2 my ted-talk, this'll take a minute. so i tried a sample size of the original and liked it enough to consider buying the full size as soon as the 10ml was done, as i was abt to buy the 3.4oz, this intense version came out at ulta. got it 20% off (thank you to the person who shared the code in the comments!). a steal tbh considering i don't believe in buying any fragrance full price. i could not be happier, truly, that i have this version because it is more rounded and refined than it's predecessor, not to mention longer-lasting. for sure it's a bit denser and has a stronger silage than the original likely due to a stronger emphasis on the woody notes. idt you need to have this and the original so if anyone's on the fence about which one to purchase just get this one. it's the only celebrity fragrance i currently have in my fragrance wardrobe and it's the second highest compliment getter in my arsenal. such a strange situation to find myself in honestly bc i'm a person who strives to wear fragrances primarily for myself. everyone and i do mean EVERYONE is vocal about loving this fragrance on me: friends, coworkers, clients, strangers. everyone. a handful of individuals have even stopped me to ask what exactly i was wearing because they intended to purchase it for themselves/significant others. as for the aesthetics of the packaging/bottle: it makes no sense to me that there's so much to gripe about. the main demographic was supposed to hit a younger audience. what, pray tell, did anyone expect a from a fanciful fragrance called "Cloud".....? are y'all going to continue to ignore the long and storied history of campy/tacky bottles that celebrity fragrances are known to have or are y'all going to accept the fact that Cloud and all of its iterations could have been packaged much worse than you all believe it to be? i think the bottle's cute and in keeping w/ ms. ponytail's image. but even if i didn't feel tht way it wouldn't matter bc the fragrance is the star of the show. i can't end this review without talking about BR540 since everyone and their mother is aware that Cloud is one of the most accessible, mainstream comparable smells to Kurkdjian's BR540. to know of one is to know of the other and i think the two will forever be linked in conversation. the highly contested debate on the ethics of cloning/duping and the widespread increase in interests for attaining niche/designer smells at a fraction of the cost is what lead me into understanding how individuals in this community truly ascribe status and (self)worth to ownership of premium goods...to that i say please, get a grip. it's scented water.................... i digress though, cloud and its intense counterpart smell about 80-90% similar to BR540 off rip. that strange powdered nitrile glove/dentist's office BR540 vibe is not present in cloud and for that i'm grateful bc it was the most distracting part of sampling 540. as a newbie to the hobby w/ a developing nose and financial obligations as a fulltime student to boot i'm content to champion Cloud Intense over BR540 for affordability ($65USD vs $325USD pre-tax) and the simple fact that in everyday life the two are virtually indistinguishable during encounters (niche fans and fragrance snobs alike have incorrectly guessed on which creation I was wearing which is even further confirmation that the more affordable option will do). [btw if anyone's interested: an even cheaper fragrance with a slightly comparable smell to both is BBW's In The Star's. that one is more peppery in the opening though, and of course, doesn't compare in terms of longevity but it's good to have options.]

i’m fairly new to the perfume game, so needless to say, i’m no expert. layering is also a new thing for me. i know, i know, “yOu DoN’t NeEd To LaYeR,” but hey, to each their own. i digress. for some context, V&R Flowerbomb has been my favorite perfume for YEARS. so, after learning a little about layering, i was on a mission to find something that paired well with it. and yes, FB is VERY STRONG on its own. i have and will sometimes continue to wear it on its own. but i thought it’d be a fun experiment while learning about layering. anyways, there wasn’t really a whole lot that came up in my research. however, a few people said to pair FB with the OG Cloud. so, i set off to find myself a bottle of it. to my disappointment, it was sold out at a lot of the stores i went looking. but, Cloud Intense was available. i was nervous to try this, as i know that intense scents can differ greatly from their OG scents. i recently got YSL Libre Intense because the OG Libre felt like it was missing some things, and in my opinion, it is very different from its predecessor. despite my concerns, and due to lack of another option, i went with Cloud Intense. and i was not disappointed. to me, i feel as though Cloud 2.0 balances FB perfectly. the lavender in Cloud 2.0 pairs exquisitely with the florals of FB, while also intensifying the more spicy vanilla scent. it almost calms FB down, but not at all in a bad way. it also kind of ages it down. mind you, i’m 20, about to be 21 next month. i’ve heard a few of my close friends/family say that FB by itself smells a little like old lady. i couldn’t care less because i love FB with my whole heart. but Cloud 2.0 definitely adds a more sweet, sultry aspect to FB. speaking on the longevity of Cloud 2.0. i know perfumes preform differently on everyone. but for me, i think it lasted quite a while. but to be completely honest, after just buying it today, i didn’t really give it a chance to see how long it lasts with only one application. i loved the pairing so much that i just couldn’t stop applying it. and it wasn’t for a lack of smell, i just couldn’t get enough of it lol. all in all, i think that Cloud 2.0 is a very lovely scent on its own. it’s feminine, with a slight bit of masculine hidden within, which i am obsessed with. and with FB, it only gets better.

I’ve been a long time wearer of Cloud OG (since 2020) and was exited to know what the intense version would smell like. I finally go it Today and wore it to work! I also had a coworker smell it and she said it was a very very sweet perfume. I’m had to rewrite this so many times because my mind and nose were telling me different things. Cloud OG is like the daytime white sugar version and cloud IN is like the nighttime brown sugar version. To me the OG is sweeter. The IN is more rounded and creamy. The IN also skips over the lavender phase and goes straight to the dry down while the OG is lavender heavy. Realistically they are the same fragrance. If you aren’t a lavender fan then go for the IN. I also think the IN would layer better with a warm vanilla fragrance because there is somewhat of a warmer aspect to it. If you have one then you don’t need the other. The IN lasts slightly longer than the OG. If I’m being honest I like them both but for different reasons and I can’t really choose because the differences are so so slight. I do like the white bottle but blue is my favourite colour so I don’t have and issue with it either. An immediate spray of either will give you a different kind of sweetness for both. Neither of them is sweeter than the other on the dry down only in the beginning is the OG sweeter than the IN. Someone described this as a rain cloud wile the OG is a happy fluffy cloud. All I can describe it as is one is night and one is day. They are like twins except one has a beauty mark. That’s the only difference.The cap is still faulty and the cloud is still bulky plastic but it’s a good fragrance. Final note. This is closer to Baccarat rouge 540 than the OG. Not exact dupes but this is more feminine leaning while baccarat is more unisex.

Not going to lie.. I didn't understand this fragrance at first. It smells sort of unisex which threw me off a little. It wasn't until the second time that I decided to give it another try and let it linger on myself for the rest of the day that it finally clicked. It's this cozy, airy, fluffy, creamy, woody scent that does remind me of a cloud and what it'd be like to be enveloped in one. It almost smells a bit "cold" in a way. There's some sweetness but it's really not that sweet. The whipped cream, coconut and praline lend to its distinct creaminess but I still don't consider it all that Gourmand either as all of the notes are well blended enough to not be able to distinctively pick them out. There's something quite alluring about 2.0 that sort of gives me late night in an upscale lounge vibes - probably due to the similarities to Baccarat 540. In comparison to the original Cloud - 2.0 is definitely more potent to my nose. So much so that I sort of become anosmic to the OG whenever I compare the two side by side. The OG almost seems a bit watered down to me like it's the EDT version. 2.0 is deeper, denser and longer lasting so I prefer it. It's also more similar to my favorite Victoria's Secret Midnight Bloom mist. Although I love this fragrance - the slight downside is going to be in it's popularity. I can often smell this on others from over 6+ ft (1.829+ m) away and while that positively highlights it's good performance.. it also highlights how common this fragrance is so there's really no mystique to it 😅

This smells very similar to the original Cloud to my nose. It has the same airy and fresh texture. The pear and ambroxan give it that airiness and freshness. Even though the whipped cream and coconut and praline give it a lovely sweet touch, it still remains sweet in a light and watery way, not a thick or overpowering sweetness. This is where Cloud 2.0 differs to the original, it has a slight (emphasis on slight) creamy texture and it is a tiny bit sweeter and more edible. The whipped cream is more prominent here and it rounds off the scent, giving it a slightly more gourmand feel in comparison to the original fresh feel. 🍦☁️ As for longevity, I never had an issue with the original cloud and it seemed to last pretty well on me, but I can confirm that 2.0 is even MORE long lasting and I can smell it on my clothes for days! I love spraying both the original and 2.0 when I’m fresh out of the shower because it has a lovely fresh and sweet but addictive quality. I feel like they are both a cloud of loveliness and they help me have a good night’s sleep because they are so comforting! Overall I really enjoy this scent and I think if you own the original cloud, wait until you are low on that one and then replace it with the 2.0 if you like a slightly more creamy scent. I don’t think it’s necessary to own both. (Hypocrite here because I own both but I don’t see the need to because they are pretty similar😂) PS. The atomiser on 2.0 is SO much better it sprays like a beautiful fine mist like the Kayali atomiser.