Outspoken Intense by Fergie

I LOVE this perfume. I think the name really speaks for itself - it's confident, sexy, intense. I can't really distinguish between the different fruit but the musk is amazing - even after a few hours it still has a lovely warmth to it. I noticed a few people thought it was generic but i can honestly say I've never smelt anything similar, so to me it's quite unique. I've had it for a while and keep going back to it again and again - it's especially great for going out - never fails to get compliments!

This is one of the few Avon fragrances I've ever bought that I truly love because it doesn't smell like any other fragrance I have. I bought both Fergie fragrances and love this one more than the original - probably because I'm more partial to sweet scents. The initial spray is very sweet & floral and the dry down leaves just gardenia and lasts about 4 hours. I'll definitely keep purchasing this as long as they keep selling it.

The kumquat and star fruit come on sweet and strong like Theirry Mugler Angel Sunessence series. No kidding. But the rest is not so similar. The scent is not light and summery fresh, but it's a sensual fruity fresh and warm with the subtle floral hint of the original. It's so much more enjoyable and richer with a punch! I like this version more. In fact, I might get one myself.

It doesn't smell like the original at all. This perfume has a really nice and rich fruity scent to start with the absence of white flowers. It's rich, fresh, and yet it's still warm and inviting. I like this much better than her original one.

I adoooooooore this perfume <3 I just keep smilling it all the time

really love this fragrance, lasting power about 7-8 hs

Complete notes from AVON rep book: TOP-blackberries, starfruit, kumquats HEART-passion flower, gardenia, orange blossom BASE-sensual musk, white amber, blonde cedar Despite my rather snarky comments on this perfume (under the article for its release) this is not really that bad. I do, however, think that maybe the original SHOULD have been called "Intense" and maybe this just "Outspoken". As A Bit Vintage pointed out below, Fergie wanted something that communicated the intensity she felt before going out on stage to do a show. This is a bit more "shiny and glitzy" than Outspoken, which is darker and a bit sweeter and richer. Both are EDPs, but (on me anyway) the original lasts longer (and smells better!). The tart, rather exciting, opening is indeed fruity. Sweet juicy berries, fresh crisp starfruit and kumquat (a small citrus with a sweet rind and bitter "meat") make something that is fun and a bit different. The heart is floral, but in a very lovely low-key kind of way...passiflora is tropical, yet luxurious, along with a gardenia and orange blossom accord that is at once rich and fresh. (The song "Summer Breeze" by Seals and Croft springs to mind here.) The finale is not all that grand (to me anyway) with the typical musk (isn't all musk kinda sensual?), pale amber (smooth and sweet without the warmth) and BLONDE cedar (as oppsosed to red) create a feeling of "Okay-so what should we do know?...Oh yeah, let's go with what we know" feeling behind it. Maybe INTENSELY OUTSPOKEN would have been a better name for this. On me it says its piece (rather nicely) and goes on its way...in under a few hours. I really expected more from this. It is unique enough with the fruity melange and lovely floral combination, but the dry down (while being rather decent) kind of fizzled. My mom actually likes THIS one much better; and maybe as I smell it more on her (her FB is already on order!), it will grow on me. But...I am not holding my breath. Sillage: good Longevity: below average Overall: 3/5 Perhaps I was too "hard" on this scent, but it is a flanker (and I use that term VERY loosely) of a scent I really like; and it started so wonderfully and then bloomed into some of my favorite floral "notes" and just left me "wanting" something a bit more...maybe more oriental, exotic or even sultry. THIS is a clean bright fruity floral with a "by the numbers" drydown...so while I can say "Oh yes, that is rather nice"; I can also (quite honestly) say "I am not really impressed". Outspoken BRIGHT by Fergie hits closer to home...

Thanks to a very nice fellow Fragrantican who I've just done a swap with I just got a 10ml bottle of Outspoken Intense and I'm liking it! I agree with some reviewers who say it's not necessarily the type of fragrance you'd expect Fergie to put out as it's not particularly unique, or maybe even very interesting, but it does smell nice nevertheless! It certainly doesn't smell even remotely 'primitive' (as I see one reviewer has described it!). It's a regular, pleasant smelling, feminine, fruity / floral perfume. I think there is an awful lot of snobbishness with some people about Avon perfumes so no matter how nice some of their perfumes are, some people will automatically dismiss them as being cheap smelling, generic, old lady'ish (whatever) even if, deep down, they may actually like them (but they'd probably rather die than admit that they actually like an Avon perfume!). This perfume reminds me a lot of Ocean Pacific for Women, which I have, in that they're both very 'pink', girly smelling fruity / florals that I think men seem to find very alluring! Neither of them are groundbreaking fragrances but then they don't have to be (and, in my experience, very few perfumes are and most are reminiscent of other perfumes anyway!). They're just very pleasant, feminine, 'crowd pleasing' perfumes and I think they're suitable for anytime, anywhere and would be highly unlikely to grossly offend anybody! So, I can recommend Outspoken Intense and I'd suggest that this is one of those perfumes that needs to be tried personally rather than to be rejected out of hand just because of some less than positive reviews, or just because it's an Avon perfume. I think it could smell really lovely on the right person (and on me it does smell good!). Personally, I think it's by far one of the nicest Avon perfumes. UPDATE: Hmm, I may have changed my mind slightly about this perfume! On trying it a second time I got a distinct slightly cloying, rice'ish note which was a bit sickly and made me feel slightly queasy! That lingered for awhile but faded relatively soon. Still, I found it unpleasant enough to make me think I wouldn't want a full bottle of this perfume! It's OK, and still would smell good on the right person, but it's never doing to be one of my favorites!

I tried Outspoken yesterday, so now on to Outspoken Intense. I find them to be very different fragrances. Outspoken was a fruity floral that really didn’t evolve too much; it was a bit darker than Intense is probably from the leather and vetiver. Outspoken Intense starts out very fruit; the Avon description refers to “sugared berries” and the brochure has a picture of raspberries and blackberries sprinkled in sugar: that’s a pretty apt description of the first hour of this fragrance. I did, however, get a tropical vibe as well—it smelled like pineapples to me, but maybe that was the starfruit and kumquat (I have little experience with either; I guess I need to be more adventurous with my grocery shopping). After that, a floral-musk fragrance appears leaving very little of the fruitiness behind. To me, the floral note was almost a lily fragrance. I see gardenia, orange blossom and passion flower listed; I think maybe I’m catching the gardenia note. I can also see how the orange blossom would contribute to the fruitiness and then to the transition into floral, and once I started sniffing for it I can certainly tell that it is there throughout. I happen to love musk, and find that the addition of musk to Outspoken Intense really changes the nature of the fragrance, compared to Outspoken with its leather note to lend an animalic quality. The musk in Intense gives a slightly cleaner vibe. There is something in the drydown of Intense that reminds me of Avon’s Odyssey, a classic light lily-musk scent—but Outspoken Intense has more dimension with the addition of the fruit in the beginning. The name Outspoken Intense implies a strident, assertive powerhouse of a perfume, which it is not. It is pleasant and well rounded, a lightly sensual perfume combining berries, the tropics and flowers with a nice transition into musk.

I had some tester vials but gave it to my daughter (late teen) and she really likes it. It's very 'young' perfume, playful and sweet, but not sickening. I don't think the 'Intense' or 'Outspoken' are a matching description of this scent. More 'fun and flirty' in my opinion. I would consider buying a set as a gift for a young woman like my daughter. The bottle itself is nice, matching the scent. Update: ok, so I saved couple of vials of it for myself, because I sometimes like to challenge myself and experiment, and on a spurge of the moment decided to try it properly on me and to see what my teen wench likes so much about it. Started with just few drops on each wrist, ended up using up two vials... ooops! ;-) However, I have been wearing Avon's Bella in the day (purposefully without saying the 'stable' FA name, as for me, it stands out and should just be called Bella) and I thought, if there is something missing in the Fergie's Intense that makes it suitable for me is the depth and 'cosy-ness' of Bella. So I applied the Fergie's Intense again generously on my wrists and hmmm... between my 'booties'... and sprayed the Bella on top, on my chest and neck. What I got was a delicious mix, sweet, sexy and playful, and tastefull! :-) Oooh, I like this mix very much! If the sillage was better, I would call it flirty. I still think F.Intense complements Bella, and you can only enjoy this playful fusion for a little while (as none of them last very long) but it's an interesting combo, good for a 'me time'.

I was very excited when I read the notes prior to sampling Fergie's Outspoken. Although I do like Outspoken, it's not wearable for me. I can't pinpoint the culprit, but alas, it's just not for me. BUT! I'm extremely pleased with Outspoken Intense! I find it completely wearable, and here's what I enjoy the most: I love the top notes of berries and kumquat. The berry note is almost like frosty berries from the ice chest, that you have sprinkled lightly with crystal sugar. No syrupy sweetness here, just enough to make your mouth water. The floral aspect of it is just right to my nose, not too heady. I smell some creamy petals, maybe tuberose, gardenia and orange flower? I get a good 5-6 hours of wear from this scent(that's with applying at least 3 spritz applications at a time). Not as along as I'd like, but acceptable. I hope Avon introduces a mini, or purse size, for touch-ups throughout the day or evening. The bottle is adorable, and one I will leave out on my dresser top to admire and use regularly. As far as the name Intense, I do believe it's a misleading name. The 'Intense' comes from the way she feels before going on stage, vs. an intense version of the original Outspoken. Having done performances before, I get it. It's uplifting, a little tingly, tart, burst of adrenaline sweetness. Too bad Outspoken had to be a part of this name, instead of it being it's own new fragrance from her, because it is a totally different scent. I think Fergie Intense would have been nice!

I just love that fragrance! I already had Outspoken, and I passed it away because it gave me headache. Now I got a bottle from Outspoken Intense and I must say that is so much better than the traditional (the one with the purple bottle). This Intense version have the DNA of the original, but it's so much pleasant to feel it. While the Outspoken is a floral fragrance, with a strong note of passion flower, this Intense version is more fruity, with a small flower touch. I can smell in Outspoken Intense a fruity mix of star fruit, kumquat and blackberries, with a noticiable note of passion flower. That's it! There's no leather here like in the original, and I notice that makes this version more tropical, so much easy to wear in summer hot days. Oh yeah, and the bottle it's just wonderfull! Looks like it has some glitter on it. I really like it! For me, that's the best from Fergie's collection! Unfortunately it's a limited edition, at least here in my country.

This perfume starts sharp,noticeable sweet,feels a bit masculine the part I don't necessary like as well a bit smoky, the othet part that I don't like about it as well. After that gets more soft. Overall I can't see myself without this perfume, something about this one that make me feel attract to it. Unfortunately I can't notice much the smell on myself but at least my husband could scented after 3 hours I've sprayed. The silage on me radiates about an arm length. The staying power is around 3 hours. Edit Is only me that can scent a honey scent on it? I can't get my mind of that note ( strange because is not on the list either) but I definitely can detect a honey smell on this one, just like Charlie Red.

It seems that Fergie lightened her hair for the ad campaign (from Outspoken's)...and lightened the FORMULA of the perfume, as well... I am really curious to sniff this, as I have no idea how it could even be "Intense" when all the notes like leather, incense and ebony are missing, and they added kumquats? And finished with only "musk" (no doubt white or synthtetic...) *raises eyebrow skeptically* Perhaps it is stronger, in concentration...but with this House 'Intense' does not definitely mean the same fragrance only stronger/heavier/louder... Don't believe me? Sniff Blue Rush, and then Blue Rush Intense. *waits* See what I mean?!? As soon as samples are available here in the US, I will sniff this out!

Ha, I remember how I did not like this perfume back in a day when it came out and I tried it. Now I went on business trip and to my disappointment realized I had forgotten to bring any perfumes with me. I found couple of Avon samples at the back pocket of my bag, long forgotten that they were even there. It happened to be the Outspoken. I tried it and as I expected I did not like the beginning. But then I sniffed my wrist 20 mins later and boy did I like it. It has this almost Christmassy feel to it (I believe from the Virginian Cedar. This nicely resonates with the autumn weather and the mood that Christmas is not so far away. In a nutshell, I`ll be loving it this week in Prague:).

Not at all 'intense' i have this one as well as the original and i was expecting it to be deeper darker and stronger. It is in fact a sweeter lighter more playful scent basically fruity, completely opposite to the original which is dark strong and powerful. This scent is infact more fickle & innocent than the original. I think the original in the darker bottle should be named 'intense' as this one is the lighter airy version with added tropical notes and fruits. The other one has deeper dewy notes.

It does smell nice, better than the first Outspoken, but it does not last more than 30 minutes on myself! Very disappointed in the quality of this fragrance. I like the smell but the lasting power is very low and the dry down is cheap smelling to me. I entered I like it, but that is as far as it goes. I like the way it smells at first spray but it does not last long enough to fall in love with it. I have tried it on my skin and on my clothes. It makes no difference...sadly.

This fragrance has been discontinued in Thailand for a big while. I got this fragrance on Dec31 as a new year gift. The bottle is manufactured in 2011. Its scent has something familiar to the original Outspoken, but stronger, and I like it. I didn't buy it since the first time it came out because I'd read such many negative reviews and comments. It once was on sale in AVON Thailand Office, just 100bath(3usd) each, and I still didn't buy.

I swear I could smell gardenia but it's not listed here. Thank you Gypsy Parfumista! Now I know I'm not imagining it. The gardenia actually is the most prevalent note on me. I think this is an OK fragrance, not bad, not great. If I liked gardenia more, I'd like this better. Gardenia is one of those notes that has to be blended very interestingly for me to truly appreciate. This is wearable but I prefer the original Outspoken.

İt is very lovely and fruity scene. İ used it sometimes cause the scent might give me headache. You can smell star fruit and passion flower very easily. But its notes barely change time to time.if you like sweety and fruity perfumes you will use this with love. But if you prefer more sophisticate and spicy scenes , run away from this perfume. And last, this is so unsuprise perfume , its scene barely change on your skin.

I dislike it. It`s generic and for me smells overly flowery-sweet and cheap. And I can only repeat what so many of you have said - Outspoked Intense??? I can imagine a blond girl in pink dress wearing it, nothing whatsoever intense about it. The advertisement and name for this perfume seems to be just a big mistake.

I like this fragrance, I only wear it in the summer as its nice and fresh on me. The lasting power is ok aswell it last about 5 hours on me but after that I can still smells whiffs of it if I move in a certain direction I will catch it. Really nice fragrance for summer.

This is a nice, sweet floral scent that really isn't anything too inspiring or exciting. I think it's pretty, and will probably wear it again (the bottle belongs to my mum and I borrow her scents sometimes) but I'm really not too impressed with the staying power.

it is so sexy and amazing No one smell it without saying a nice comment really it so quiet and it is aroma from paradise it leave impression on me like divine from Oriflame but it is different from it really it give feeling of softness and sexual for any women

Not at all 'intense' i have this one as well as the original and i was expecting it to be deeper darker and stronger. It is in fact a sweeter lighter more playful scent basically fruity, completely opposite to the original which is dark strong and powerful.

I got this today and is really nice, the opening is very juicy, alot of fruits (similiar to the first one), then it become more flowerly (reminds me alot to Ed Hardy), the drydown is musky but nice. The lasting power is better, like 8 hours. ;)

First notes smell to me as pure raspberry, although I couldn't find it among the notes...It then opens elegantly yet stays a little flirty with it's sweetness... One of those perfumes for party nights, I would say.

I like this quite a bit, have a small roll on of it. It kind of reminds me of the escada LE fruity summer fragrances but with more of a leathery note. Very fruity.

Love it! Gorgeous sparkling fruits. I don't get the "intense" bit as I'd call this a more summery version of the original but I love both.

this one smells awesome when u take the cataloge and the "try it on" place. and put it on ur arm. but in real life...

Szerintem jó.Az Outspoken púderes változata.Nekem tetszik,csak azt nem tudom mennyire tartós.

Better than original Outspoken but nothing special. Like it, but not sure I will buy it.

For some reason I like it. I detect mainly sweet blackberries with hint of gardenia.

Even fruitier than original Outspoken. I appreciated both.

Never has a fragrance been less appropriately named. This is a snoozefest. Watered-down, vaguely sweet, totally unintelligible. It's a complete why bother. I guess it's good for those days when you want to wear a perfume while not smelling like anything in particular. I don't pick up any particular notes at all, much less any level of intensity. Blah. Update: ok, if you just accept that this is a cheap, watered down frag, and put on a ton of it, it's actually not bad. Now I smell the berries and gardenia but not much else. Pleasant and feminine. I put it on right after my shower and it's nice...but already it's fading, hehe! Don't spend much on this one, or expect much from it.

I honestly prefer the original Outspoken because for me, Outspoken smells somehow, it has an interesting scent and it's quite original, but Outspoken Intense smells like nothing special to me. I expected a more intense and sweet version of the original, but it dissapointed me. Anyhow, Outspoken Intense is too bitter for me. I had to choose between these new arrivals: Little Red Dress and Outspoken Intense, and I chose LRD because in the middle of the bitter notes of it, there is a sweet note of raspberry <3

To me this smelled a lot like J'adore. It starts off a bit fruity and then becomes white floral (Strong on the gardenia). It gave me a migraine. (I'm not being insulting here. If I say something gave me a migraine it really did) It smells rather generic, but then it's not expensive so if you like this one, it is a good deal. It lasted about 6 hours on me which is pretty good. It is better for spring/summer wear. I didn't like it, as I said, it gave me a headache so it's not one I will buy.

I bought this from my Avon supplier because she couldn't sell it, so she sold it to me at a significant discount. Thank Goodness she did! I was sooo disappointed that I even spent 5 dollars! It smells very cheap and the smell is gone in a few minutes....like it is mostly water. I may just use it as a bathroom spray but it isn't even pretty?! Fergie sold out....and should be trying to create a fun/funky smell like herself. My suggestion...don't even spend a dollar!

I prefer the original Outspoken to this. I'm not sure what it is in the composition of Outspoken Intense that smells to me like cat pee. I searched the house for a puddle from next door's tom cat then realised the smell was following me, tentatively sniffed my wrist and realised with abject horror that it was the perfume. One shower later, an open window or two and the house smells fresh again. Some fruit has this affect on my nose, it may be the blackberry??

This one was a blind buy. I was very disappointed cause it's plain boring! Don't get me wrong, it's not a bad fragrance - there's just nothing Outspoken or Intense about it :( Another typical fragrance by Avon. Sucha a shame that the discontinue the great ones and promote boring fragrances like Outspoken Intense.

a salty aquatic scent in the top; not sweet as celeb scents usually are, fruity but in a very dry cedar chest way; musky and light but with depth and on second wearing there is this plastic synthetic note in the top that really bothers me; ready to swap or sell.

nice scent but its nothing special,from my opinion is 99,9% as Christina Aguilera Inspire. But Inspire is cheaper and last longer and i see inspire sweeter. Fergie scent i see like somebody put 1/2 water and 1/2 chrissy inspire.

I tried the deo with great expectations and waited for a very long time. Nothing happened. Started out as a lifelike muskmelon scent and stayed put as a diluted muskmelon juice. This is what I call boooringgg !

Esse tem cheiro de sabonete,não gostei,tem uma fruta gritando e estragando tudo.Melhor experimentar antes de comprar.

This scent with Paris Hilton's Paris Hilton and Heiress gave me headache

Okay, so the name may not entirely support what this fragrance really is. I have both versions and if Outspoken smells like sex, this one smells like the being in the moment after sex. The first one is honestly more intense, and this one rather represents the feelings after the intensity is over. Imagine after being engaged in deep, passionate sex, the relaxation of laying in your man's arms feeding each other fruit. The sweat, the musk and the sweetness of love. It's all there, it's just the fact that people don't know what to look for. Many reviewers are caught up in the name. They are expecting something more intense and that's where this falls short, the name. I understand why many are disappointed by this and that is not to say this one doesn't smell good, because it does, but it does not in fact live up to it's name. It represents the calm after the intensity is over. on a day out with my husband I wore this and totally forgot about it later in the day. I was wondering what was smelling so divine only to discover it was me. This is sweeter than the first one and a little musky, which I like. Ladies, don't get caught up in the name or this will surely disappoint. Get past the name and you'll find it quite enjoyable.

I have taken to Avon the last few months. I love getting the catalogs and my eight year old daughter and I spend at least 30 minutes going through it. Being the perfume addict that I am, I started buying several Avon perfumes and I remembered from a few years ago the original outspoken and I thought that I had liked it when I smelled it, but I wanted to change it up a little so I ordered outspoken fresh and this one. Fresh arrived first, you can find my review over there but I will say I LOVE it love it love it! So I was thinking to myself that the intense version must be incredible, I had VERY high expectations of this aaaaaaaaaaaaaaand I spray it....nothing! Spray again- barely anything! Third spray I' realize that the name " Outspoken Intense" is the absolute hands down most inaccurately described fragrance I have ever in my life come across. Im not joking when I say this is actually a dialed down version of outspoken fresh. Now don't get me wrong, I do like this. It smells really good. It's a fresh, fruity, girly fun scent - but it's light...VERY light. Whoever was given the project of brainstorming ideas for the name of this REALLY dropped the ball, and hopefully was taken off that project lol

Fergie wanted to evoke a rush of adrenaline that she feels before she goes on stage with this fragrance. Well... unless your running through a sea of flowers with Dorothy, Toto, Scarecrow, Tinman and Lion that's about all the adrenaline rush you are going to get. Everything that was wrong with the original Outspoken (bug spray) version, Avon got right with Intense. It is a very intense, overwhelming floral when first applied which prompted my teenage son to ask "What is that stink?" Ignore him...yes it is strong, next time I won't be so liberal with how much I spray on but I was just so happy that it didn't smell like bug spray, I got carried away. This is a gorgeous, well combined floral with sharp fruity undertones and a touch of musk, which dries down to something very soft, feminine and wearable. In Australia we didn't get the gorgeous bottle featured here, ours was just plain silver with a cheap plastic lid. I usually love Avon bottles but the Fergie range are just awful.

Just like a berry coulis drizzled over a refreshing tropical fruit platter. Outspoken Intense has delicious berries that are tart and not overly sweet. I really like the addition of the passionflower note which reminds me of Passionflower by Crabtree & Evelyn from the 90's. The starfruit comes through rounding out the tartness of the fruit. The white flowers are quite pretty and inviting, thankfully the gardenia is not too heady. The scent dries down to a soft ambery musk. I'm a little disappointed that it's doesn't last on me, and I agree with the comments about the lack of intensity. To my nose this is a fruity floral that could be a lighter, fresher cousin of Midnight Fantasy and Guess by Marciano Guess. If you enjoy these fragrances and are looking for a light day-time scent, Outspoken Intense is worth a try. Thanks again CathieH for the sample!

Hmm....I'm another person who is slightly dissapointed with the advert. It makes you think you're going to get a nice pinky...two tone bottle...NOT THE CASE. It's a plain silver bottle with a clear lid. Ah well..on to the perfume. The first spray is quite a jumble, fruits and flowers and alot of alcohol. It's nice but there's quite alot going on. It has a freshness to it but it takes a while to settle. Once it's had a while a really strong..Tuberose/Gardenia note emerges which I like as I'm a fan of Tuberose! But the way it's blended with the other notes just makes it smell....I dunno..slightly artificial. I haven't smelled the original Outspoken so cannot compare but this for me is a safe smell for day to day. I'm actually trying to finsih my bottle as it just isn't special enough. Good for the price though.