J'adore Intense

TLDR: Beautiful uplifting anytime floral- perfect spring into summer. Not to sweet, nicely blended and natural smelling. If you like or are thinking about trying a floral, this is one to test out. Don’t judge it only based on the description, and don’t dismiss it until you try it on skin. Enjoy! Full story: Confession: I bought this before I smelled it. It was brand new and they didn’t have a tester yet, but since it sounded great, I purchased it anyway instead of L'Or at the time. When I sprayed it first on a blotter, I thought it would be going back, honestly. Then I tried it on my skin, and it was magical. Just fantastic. All of the “heaviness” that I smelled on the paper is gone and it is a fresh, uplifting, bright and well-blended white/yellow floral. Perfect for spring, and I think it will be great into summer, too. There is a touch of sweetness, but it isn’t heavy and I don’t think it will be cloying in the heat. At least on my skin. I am not quite 50 yet, and I wore the original J’adore as my SS when it first came out, but stopped when they reformulated because it gets a bit of that sour cat pee smell in my skin. This J’adore Intense has none of that- only smoothness and a soft sweet undertone. The sweetness is there, but not out there. I would not call this gourmand, at least for how it smells on me. Definitely floral primarily, with just enough sweet to round it out and keep it out of that sour zone I get with the regular J’adore. There is a bit of the original J’adore DNA, but goes in a very different, smoother direction that actually works for me. I also have L’Or now, and I would say this is quite different and not at all redundant. Intense is actually brighter and more uplifting/springy than L’Or, which is more heavy on the white flowers like tuberose and jasmine. Intense is more blended yellow florals, to me. When I read the description I thought it was odd they were releasing it for spring, but it is more Spring/summer appropriate, imho, than L’Or, and even more than the original, too. Maybe it’s the vibe that the Ylang Ylang brings (but not going to a banana territory), along with just enough honey to evoke the feeling of being surrounded by nectar-filled spring flowers with the bees buzzing around you. I find this quite different from L’Or, as well as the other J’Adore versions out there now. As for longevity- it lasts! At least as long as L’Or. I did not time it exactly, but it lasted over 8 hours on my skin (5-6 hours with at least arm-length sillage before becoming more of a skin scent), at least through the next day on clothes. Another plus- my husband, who tends to neither like fragrances nor understand why people wear them, likes this on me. So I’m loving this right now, and thought I’d share in case you are like me and cannot wear the current OG version.

Folks, J'Adore Intense is nothing short of fabulous. Scanning the note pyramid beforehand, I fully expected to roll my eyes. But J'Adore Intense is the PERFECT amount of sweet. Usually I consider anything this sweet to be juvenile and tacky. And while I know that perfectly describes the aesthetic 'some' of you strive for (side eye at specific people), this manages to pull it off in an old-school powerhouse kind of way. The apricot in the opening is heavy-handed. When the ylang-ylang and jasmine make their appearance, the sweetness hits a peak before settling into just the perfect balance of honey and sandalwood. The vanilla is there, but it seems to take a back seat. It all blends perfectly. Not only is the fragrance beautiful, but the quality is impressive. My body is a furnace that burns through most fragrances in a few hours, but this one stays with me the entire day. But it's not all perfection. While it is pretty, the bottle is shockingly CHEAP. The glass is PAPER THIN, and there's no way I'd pack this in a suitcase or carry it in a bag. You tap the side and it feels like a Christmas ornament. Yes, it's THAT thin and if you drop it once or knock it over, it'll be a goner. I'd recommend only buying the smallest bottle available. EDIT: The amount of pearl clutching, hand wringing, and relentless whining over anything created by Francis Kurkdjian is exhausting. If you don't like it, don't buy it. It's REALLY not that complicated.

Quite dissapointed by this release, you can smell apricot, ylan ylang, jasmine and slight honey note. It is a nice, sunny fragrance but nothing new here, no specific note that stands out and gives the fragrance that oomph. It is quite longer lasting but projection is not there or I can't smell it in the air, could be due to mellow composition of notes. So, all in all it's a nice sunny none specific fragrance suitable for everyday or warmer days. They could have done better, if they had maybe added some notes or one to make it more specific with some bite to it would be much better. EDIT: I tried again as some stating that this fragrance is strong and quite sweet which wasn't my experience first, and the second time I tried I got that sweetness like an apricot jam, when sprayed too much it was borderline sweetness you get exactly from some jam, in the backaround is ylang ylang and throughout the fragrance you can smell honey, but the honey is kind of fresh, dripping and very luminious. The drydown is slightly woody, but like sunny wood, a bit dry and sun has dried out nearly all of the woody aroma. So must have been that I sprayed too little the first time..or..? It is strong, jammy, luminious and uplifting. I would wear it everywhere where I would want my perfume to be smelled and present and also to uplift my mood. So, it is a strong like in the end.

I’ve been a fan of the Jadore perfumes range for decades and I had to blind buy this new one. As soon it arrived, I quickly opened the box and sprayed on my wrist. After the first spray, I smelt and thought it was disappointing, so I sprayed again. The initial smell was disappointing as it didn’t smell remotely like Jadore. After a few minutes, I was wowed with a juicy apricot smell in a sea of flowers, ylang ylang and jasmine with a small tinge of roses. This beautiful scent lasted for hours. After 4-5 hours, the strong intense smell of sandalwood came into the mix, in some ways, spoiling the fruity floral scent. I suppose this is why it’s called intense. I had infinissme sprayed on my other hand for comparison and it’s bland in comparison and completely lacked the complexity this intense perfume. I think you have to give it at least 2 sprays in each pulse points to fully appreciate how beautiful this new perfume is. The intensity is reminiscent of perfumes of the past like Miss Dior before they were reformulated. The addition of apricots is stunning and really adds a new dimension to the floral base. Only downside is the new bottle is fragile unlike its predecessors. They have removed the solid glass base.

This is the only flanker I have in my collection, and the reason is because it smells absolutely nothing like J’adore L’Or, the other one created by Francis Kurkdjian. This is a mature and sophisticated perfume—niche material for sure. The jasmine note is darker; I don’t get any apricot. What I do get in the opening is a very sweet, dark jasmine that evolves into a creamy woodiness. There’s also a beautiful, bright, clean patchouli note that isn’t mentioned anywhere else. That powdery aspect comes across as a rich, resinous amber, layered with warm spices. I can’t name a single one for sure, but possibly cardamom or cinnamon. This is a top-notch designer scent that smells very niche, so don’t blind buy this one. In my opinion, it’s what you would expect from his own niche brand (before it was acquired by LVMH watered down). To simplify: it’s not the most people-pleasing—sweet, spicy, and ambery, very niche for a designer price. Just sample before buying. In my opinion hands down the best J’adore.