Love Eau Intense

Love Intense is quite an intriguing creation. The original Love is one of the better designer scents released the past decade. An effervescent and easy going fragrance, composed of purple flowers and an elegant, powdery backbone. It is quite a shame that, along with its flankers, Love is discontinued. Even though I like the original a lot and would actually wear it, despite it's uber feminine status; it's the equivalent of wearing a hyacinth mascot costume which shouts "Look at me!', simply because of it's nuclear longevity and sillage - it's too much for me personally. I'd rather much wear the Intense flanker. It dials down on the sillage and soapy flowers, and replaces them with vanilla, tolu balsam and musk. The opening actually reminds me of Licor 43; I guess it's the iris and heliotrope combined with the vanilla. It's powdery, floral but also balsamic - it also has a nutty, almondy feeling, provided by the heliotrope. The vanilla in Intense is more of the vanilla extract kind, that gooey, brown liquid you would add to your cakes. It's dark, sweet but it also has a bitter facet. After the booze-like opening fades, a swooning trio of purple flowers shows up, with lilac being the most noticeable. It's not as hyper floral as in the original Love. I can also sense a bit of hyacinth, but the lilac is most prominent to me. It merges beautifully with the opening, balancing floral notes with powdery ones. It is never too sweet or overpowering, though. The drydown is the best part of the fragrance. The florals start to fade and the musk appears. It gives Intense it's fluffy and clean character, whereas the vanilla and tolu balsam increase the balsamic aspect of Intense. The end result is a powdery floral, resting on a cloud of musk and dark vanilla with leathery aspects. Longevity is good, around 6-8 hours for me. Sillage is considerably lighter when compared to the original Love (which is a good thing for me). It hovers around me for a good 4 hours, before turning into a skin scent. Somehow it actually reminds me of Gucci EdP, launched in 2002. It has that same sensual vanilla and floral combination. The Gucci is a lot more subdued, spicy and leathery though. You could consider Intense to be it's more upbeat, daytime sister; being more floral and clean. Love Intense is a really good fragrance, and I'd advise you to pick it up before it completely disappears and prices will skyrocket for this little gem.

I Looooooooove this fragrance!! Totally divine and a really sexy scent that makes me feel like the ultimate woman :)) It's a warm fragrance with a soft but intense luxury amber note, sweet vanilla/almond and a touch of iris. The powdery note is well balanced with all notes in the perfume, creating a gorgeous iris-vanilla/almond balsamic fragrance. Really long lasting and such a yummy scent. I'm a big fan of the hole Chloe Love line, but compared to the original Chloe Love this scent is more sophisticated, sexy and intense.... at the same time very modern!! It's a winner :-)) MUST HAVE AT HOME AT ALL TIME!! Jag äääääälskar doften! Helt gudomlig, en riktigt sexig doft som får mig att känna sig som den ultimata kvinnan :)) Det är en varm doft med en mjuk men intensiv lyxig ambernot, söt vanilj / mandel och en touch av iris. Den pudriga tonen är väl balanserad med alla delar i parfymen, vilket skapar en underbar iris-vanilla/almond balsamic doft. Sitter hela dagen och doftar gudomligt!! Jag är ett stort fan av hela Chloe Love serien, men jämfört med den orginalet Chloe Love doftar denna mer sofistikerad, sexigt och intensivt .... samtidigt väldigt modernt! Detta är en vinnare :) MÅSTE HA HEMMA HELA TIDEN!

I remember the first time I smelled it (I had a sample), it disappointed me a little bit: I found that the powdery dust that I loved so much in the classic Love here was a bit "ruined" by a slightly bitter note, annoying to my nose. So I gave the sample away! But now I've just received it in a swapping, and I could easy try it on my skin; so I realized that this note is very pleasant on my skin, and it gives to the entire composition an unusual(by my standards!)and refined touch. It'is perhaps balsam of Peru note that gives this light leathery effect. And that's why the Chloe fragrance recalled to my mind another scent in which the powdery notes are accompanied with the note of leather: Putain de Palace of Etat Libre d'Orange (although in this case the powdery notes are those of rose and violet, while in Chloe they're given by iris, hyacinth and heliotrope). I also found this Chloe a little bit similar to Malle Lipstick Rose, for its dust and "cosmetic" creaminess, even if in the Malle fragrance you can distinctly smell the violet rose. For me, this is an amazing fragrance, but not so more intense than the classic Love.

I recently purchased Love, Chloe eau Intense. I own and love other Chloe perfumes such as Chloe Chloe EDP, Chloe l'eau Chloe. Chloe EDP and L'eau Chloe are rose centered. Love, Chloe eau Intense in my opinion is a spicy floral. I wore it today for the first extended period of time and I am happy! I have been looking for a signature and this may be it. I sprayed about 5 healthy sprays total....one on each wrist, behind each ear and one spray on my decollatage. At first to me it seemed a bit over-powering but as I was leaving for work my husband commented twice on how good I smelled. Hmm...that's a good sign. My hubby usually doesn't tell me that unless I have some sickly sweet gourmand like Britney Spears Midnight Fantasy on, which I keep around just for him. I kept getting wafts of this perfume for about 8-9 hours at work. Again, a little overwhelming at first then spicy, almost Big Red gum, in the middle with lovely sweet spice and then dried purple flowers with a hint of sweetness for the dry down. Hopefully I have described it correctly, in my humble opinion anyway. I really like it so far....

As I am wearing this today on an autumn day I felt the need to share my story on this one. I got this bottle, which is almost empty, just before COVID on sale at Corte Ingles, 40 for 50ml bottle. I never owned any Chloe fragrance, and never bought any after, but this was love at first smell. It's beautiful! Sure not going to say anything that has not already has been said. It makes you feel clean, feminine, classy, calm. Love wearing this at night after shower, but this definitely can be worn just as much with a nice dress for a night out. I got this together with a bottle of eau Florale. Both are beauties on their own. After wearing it for a few days I discovered how much sought after this is and sadly discontinued, so I called the Cort Ingles, telling them to save the left over bottles as I needed a backup!! So here I am being spare with this beauty and 60% down on my first bottle, but wow I am glad I still have 2 hidden in a corner. I Thought I would sell them one day, but this is something that I cannot do ever!

Mi piacciono tanto tutti i Love di Chloè: il classico per la stagione fredda e l'eau florale per la primavera/estate (ma entrambi sono fantastici sempre). Anche questo Love eau intense è speciale, ma per un altro motivo: non amo indossarlo, ma per me rappresenta un piccolo viaggio olfattivo e mi piace ogni tanto farmi spruzzare una mouillette in profumeria e tenermela in borsa per sentire l'evoluzione di questo profumo. Si apre con una forte vaniglia molto femminile, per niente secca ma umida e balsamica, quasi liquorosa. Quindi si assesta su qualcosa che mi riporta a quando ero bambina in spiaggia: un meraviglioso profumo "caldo ma fresco", molto naturale ma ricercato, evidentemente simile a qualche crema abbronzante sentita molti anni fa :) Poi subentra una fase talcata molto simile al Love classico, ma un po' più aromatica, e infine percepisco una scia che mi ricorda un connubio fra My name di Trussardi e Legni fruttati Erbolario... strano ma vero! Comunque delizioso.

This is the typical perfume that has made its way into my heart. I got a sample of it in my perfume shop and decided to try. Wearing it the first day, just after spritzing it on I thought it was "nice", but not soooo special. Then the flowers came out, one after the other, and I thought "waaaaaay too much", I am not usually a fan of these big florals and I thought of it being a very sophisticated perfume, something a little bit "old-lady perfume", nothing for teens and twenty-somethings... rather for the elegant ladies over 40. But then came the drydown, and I fell in love. This soft, powdery vanilla! Just the way I love it! Soooo great! I truly couldn't stop sniffing my wrist - and the best thing is that it lasts almost forever. Since I discovered the wonders of the drydown, I must say I like the top and middle notes better. And, I must admit, it is also time for me to grow up - with an "adult" perfume, he he! ;)

I wore Love, Chloe edp as my signature for about 4-5 years. That stuff was AMAZING. Like, literally perfect. I was late to finding out about the Intense version and have only had 1 bottle. The Intense version is all the perfect fluffy sophistication of the original except with a more dense quality and a big dollop of vanilla in the dry down. The Intense is not gourmand, it just hints at the edges of that territory. I can honestly say that Love, Chloe edp and Love, Chloe Intense are the best mainstream releases of the 2010s, hands down. I would describe them as if Guerlainade was recreated for a mainstream brand. Very retro inspired, but cheeky, playful modern scents for adult women. The Intense is a bit more sexy. I’m nearing the end of my bottle and starting to eye the $250 bottles on eBay. A ridiculous travesty that these were discontinued. 10/10 Sublime @henri345que below has written a perfect review 👌🏻

Someone long ago mentioned here that it’s reminiscent of Guerlain works. Hmmm...plausible but not entirely. Love Intense fails to make natural its signature Chloe base; to me this still smells synthetic like in Ricci’s Deci Dela: a sharp rose and musk combo. However, the use of royal colored flowers is outstanding, giving it a ruminant feel. I also find it shares the watery quality as with some of Guerlain’s high-browed offerings which despite listing notes of intense nature (vanilla, benzoin etc.), one gets a restrained accord. Both beautiful nonetheless. Opening is juicy and fruity; I’m wondering why rose isn’t declared as note. Then quickly to the heart of purple florals and vanilla. It leans slightly gourmand and may make one remember violet candies. On to its drydown, a lighthearted vanilla and musk with vestiges of the color purple. Pleasant and well-rounded.

Although I'm a guy, I have to write about this perfume, because it makes a statement. At first, when I smelled this one, I was not impressed at all, I thought this is the kind of fragrance that tries way too hard. Yesterday I was in a local department store and I decided to take a sniff of all Love Chloe's (the original, EDP Intense, Eau Florale). I sprayed a little on paper cards and EDP Intense was sooo much better this time. What popped into my mind was Christmas, somehow. So I decided to put a little bit on my wrist. At first I thought this has absolutely no sillage. But as time went by I started to smell this lovely fragrance. It smells powdery, clean, soapy, sweet, spicy, warm, unique, gourmand. This sits well on the skin too, and has good longevity. I will of course test this for a while now. I would give 10 points out of 10 now.

I bought this about 2 years ago reasonably priced on the grey market and stored it away, only discovering it last night as I sift through my collection to list items for sale. I decided to open and having tested it I chose to keep this one. It’s very intense in a sweet but not cloying way. I am not being overwhelmed by violets or purple flowers, and I am pretty sure this is very similar to Angel’s Dust by Francesca Bianchi. I can see Chloe Love and Chloe Love intense are both now ridiculously priced on eBay as they’ve been discontinued. If you love this and must have it without the stupid price tag, try to get a sample of Angel’s Dust and see if it satisfies your obsession. Angel dust is also offered as extrait so you’re going to get more bang for your buck. My opinion only, hope it is helpful.

This is a very nice surprise! The original Chloe Love is a powdery, vintage 70's scent - it achieves the brief very well without being "old lady-ish" and is more then pleasant. But Eau Intense is a notch above it: in the opening notes, I get leather, which I love - I guess it is the iris. I could not check how the notes developped as I tested this fragrance on a strip of paper. I found the strip in my handbag 2 days ago, and the drydown is still very strong (made my bag smell beautiful). I get spicy vanilla, with just a hint of flowers, which stops it from being sickly. This drydown is a warm skin scent, and I think I will invest in a bottle for the winter as my boss is currently wearing my signature Coco Mademoiselle. And the added bonus is that the bottle is very handbag friendly!

The elegant, brilliantly balsamic warm but dewy purple floral delicacy of this fragrance is unparalelled. It's beauty and formula seems to withstand all olfactive deceptions, always maintaining it's glorious beauty without Ever being distorted by other molecular scent influence. Even when i was sick with a stomachflu this never tired me or turned on me. Unlike nearly every other fragrance i own and especially those woody amber ones. I stand perplexed that there isn't one fragrance in this whole world that even comes remotely close to this discontinued diamond. The original fragrance Love by Chloe was the beauty that captured my heart and senses, but this flanker is a soulmate of a fragrance. If it wasn't discontinued i could and would only wear this.

This is a really nice one! I love the original Love, Chloe EDP too and you can tell these are sisters. I honestly like the opening of Eau Intense better because it lacks the sharp-ish pink pepper and the hyacinth is much more subdued. Then I get all the melange of purple flowers and powder which is what they mostly have in common with Love,Chloe. The drydown goes to an entirely different direction though. Still retains some of the powderyness but gets more balmy, creamy/ambery instead of creamy/starchy here. I like the drydown of this one a bit less than Love, Chloe and if anything it's not as intense despite the name. Still, I enjoy it a lot and wouldn't mind a bottle sometime.

Breathtakingly beautiful purple perfection. I love and still have 15 or so mls left of original Chloe Love, and I thought it would be impossible for me to love the flanker even more, but yes, Chloe Love Intense grabbed me by the strings of my soul and is not letting go. Why oh why did I not buy a bottle when it was readily available? I mourn many discontinued fragrances, but this one probably hurts the most. This perfume was created only 15 years ago... I probably sound like a Karen, but truly, what has happened to designer perfumes that they used to be able to produce masterpieces like that not that long ago, and these days everything smells like each other's flanker?

Amazing purple flower dream of a perfume, I have both the Love, Chloe EDP and Love, Chloe Intense versions. Both are lovely in their own right and in different weather. Intense seems to cover a slightly wider temperature range for me. Sad that this beauty has been discontinued, really happy I bought a backup when I originally got this. This forms a wonderful powdery purple cloud around me, it feels softer and more comforting that the EDP. The vanilla doesn't seem to be as pronounced on me as it seems to be with others but is probably what provides the softness and gentler touch. I agree with @perfumesniffer below that @henri345que has done an amazing review <3

I love both the original Love and the Intense, in fact since tomorrow is a discount day I am thinking of buying both. Love is one of the most beautiful, intensely feminine, sophisticated fragrances, complicated and spicey enough, very unique and defining with great sillage. Though the Intense is very similar, a few notes have been toned down and others were added making it passionate as well. What a gorgeous scent for an evening occasion, a date or any occasion you want to feel like a woman and exceptionally beautiful and seductive. Both are making it to my faves. Cannot decide between the two which is why I am thinking of getting a small bottle of both.

I do love this intense version of Love, but the original (my signature of 5+ years) suits my chemistry and lifestyle better. Though gorgeous, this one smells very formal to my nose, like something you’d wear to a black-tie event, not an everyday/signature scent. It’s the original Chloe but minus the bright opening of neroli + pink pepper, and oomphed up in the base with vanilla and balsam, giving the scent more weight and body, and abit more sweetness and warmth. It’s still powdery, but not as powdery clean or as radiant as the original, rather it’s dense and richer. Monstrous sillage, but in a beautiful way. Very classy, fit for a princess.

so, i was looking for something classy, something a little more grown up, but still with a little vanilla for my vanilla loving heart :P i tested out a few scents, on paper and arms, got home, pet my dog and suddenly she stopped cuddling onto my leg and started sniffing my left arm. she has never done that before so i sniffed, to checked what it was and it was the original "Love, Chloe". Next day i went back to the store to test it again and saw the "Intense" version. The notes said vanilla and i was sold. It still smells grown up and subtle but still enough vanilla to make me happy :) Very lovely, warm, deep scent to wear every day :)

I bought this blind as I was fairly sure I would like it, being a massive iris fan. Dry, distinctly iris based, powdery, purple flowers and a musky vanilla dry-down. Like Guermantes review, I also immediately picked up the association to L'Heure Bleu - must be the heliotrope that gives the slightly oily, waxy smell at the opening. I'm not a great fan of this part, but it is fleeting and soon dries down to that powdery floral vanilla. The lilac is quite prominent too and I get a similarity to Guerlains Champs Elysees due to this. Very nice - great scent for the office as long as not sprayed too heavily, makes you feel fresh and lovely.