Intuition

This perfume is a reason, why I registered my account in Fragrantica. I have been postponing my review of this perfume forever, because there are so many things I want to tell about it. 1. I am heartbroken, that it is discontinued, as it is the most beatiful scent in the world. I do not understand why Estee Lauder decided to reformulate it and put it to that hideous bottle. New reformulation is just a shaddow of the original one. It lost sparkle and warmth. I still have the new version, it is very expensive in my country, but I still bought it, only to have something that reminds me of the masterpiece original. I also bought vintage bottle on ebay, but it was not stored properly and it is completelly off. 2. Character of this perfume - extraordinary, bombastic ambery, citrusy floral for all seasons. Not a girly one, this is scent of a mature woman, business woman, successful and self confident, powerful woman, at least it will give you the self confidence and power. I have never received so many compliments for perfume, as I used to receive with this one. 3. Story time - if you do not like stories, just skip reading. As many other perfumes 20 years ago, I got bottle of Intuition from my father. Looking back, he has got an extraordinary talent to pick the best scents in 90 ́s and early 2000, because now, as a mature woman, I am revisiting and collecting all those scents, reading about them and I found that he picked the best gems for me. He gifted me Intuition in 2000 just after it was released, I was 24, just after graduation from university, working for big hotel chain, and they sent me to business trip to Paris. Actually my first business trip alone. In Paris. I have been in Paris as a teenager, but this was different, I wanted to represent, be elegant, I was so worried what to wear, I bought new camel cashmere coat, and wanted to impress. And off course I had my new Intuition. I went to Lafayette and literally everywhere around Lafayette and around Paris there were billboards of Intuition (and Grinch movie), everewhere around me, and I already had it in my purse. I felt gorgeous. I came from my small country to Paris and I already had the big Parisian hit. Estee Lauder, please, bring this extraordinary perfume back, or at least give me the recipe and I will cook if for myself in my kitchen!!!!!

I received a large bottle of Intuition as a gift some time ago and did not like it at all. Occasionally I would try it just to see if anything changed, but the answer was always no. It just sat on my skin for a couple of hours, too sharp, too bright, too undeveloped and intrusive - then it would just suddenly disappear. Just like a bad boyfriend. The bottle languished on my dresser, about half full after years of trying. Recently I picked it up, gave a couple of good sprays, and sat down to watch a movie. Wow! I have no idea what happened, but everything came together and I fell in love with it. Wore it every day for a week. It smells absolutely amazing and lasts forever and is wonderful at every stage and every hour I’m wearing it. I immediately thought “I have to buy more,” only to find it was reformulated. No, no, not willing to take a chance on the new version. I found an unopened vintage bottle at a good price online, so I’m a very happy girl. This gorgeous perfume has such depth and is so complex - rich, warm, self-possessed - it doesn’t smell like anything else I’ve smelled before. It is sophisticated, fascinating, but inviting and approachable. I can’t get over it. I don’t want to. It transports me. I’m in love.

I got the new version in the rectangular bottle. It’s a sunny fragrance, well balanced in terms of silage, lasting power, notes, smoothness. I had smelled this many years ago, and wanted it, but back than I was too poor to buy it. I don’t remember exactly the smell , but I don’t think it’s been reformulated much, other than the bottle design. Speaking of that, it’s a boring rectangular classic wannabe style, utilitarian, ridges on the sides to help you hold the bottle properly and easily, not bad, just plain. Back to the scent now,. I don’t smell any citrus , it’s just a hint and very short lived. The scent is , according to my nose, mostly Ylang. Ylang, vanilla, amber and some white florals, not very distinct , most likely tiara and /or gardenia. It has the same “sunny “feeling as their Bronze goddess , minus the coconut . I am very surprised Ylang isn’t mentioned as a note. The lasting power and silage are both reasonable, not weak but not suffocating either. The price is decent, $75plus tax for 50ml in Canada. Considering it is a high quality elegant scent, I think that’s well worth it. It’s not something to rave about but definitely lovley. I’m glad it’s back and I finally got a chance to own it.

Intuition is Ah-May-Zing in the heat, but requires heat to even rise above meh on my skin. My original note says "really good in the heat, only good in the heat." On a warm, summer day this is possibly the most beautiful application of amber I've ever experienced; rich and resinous, brightened by citrus and sweetened with white flowers. And when I'm wearing it on a warm summer day and even just step into an air-conditioned building, the beauty diminishes considerably. This amber is an ember and cooling her off puts her out. The citrus is sharper and the white florals seem very bland, all in a base of generic woods. But when that ember is kept warm, it's positively magic. I vacillated for awhile about whether I actually wanted a FB because the times for using it are so specific, but it really is that lovely on me. So I own a bottle I will probably never finish. It lasts all day with a sillage several inches off the skin.

This smells like Boucheron's Trouble to me, only heavier. I like both, and find them great for everyday use in cold weather or romantic nights. It's warm and just a bit spicy with a hint of citrus and is IMO a very elegant, romantic scent; I immediately feel dressed up when I put this one:) Lasting power is good, around 8 hours but could be heavy/gagging if over-applied. If you want a lighter version, check out Trouble; it's subtler but very similar. All in all, it's not ground-breaking, but it's a nice, feminine scent that's nice to have in your collection. Just be warned, this is the scent of a lady, so it won't go well with the bellow 20s crowd or the sporty types.

Intuition does not have an equal in the perfume world. It smells like citrus champagne. The gardenia, mandarin, bergamot, grapefruit and green notes create a lively bouquet that delights the senses and projects a certain French exuberance and youthfulness. This perfume cannot age. It will always smell young, fresh, and vital. This is a welcome addition to my perfume collection. At first I was going to compare it to Jardins de Bagatelle by Guerlain, but JDB has the extra cedar, patchouli, and musk notes, while Intuition is pure floral fantasy with just a hint of woodiness. If I had to choose one I would stay with Intuition. It will definitely get you compliments! ;)

It’s funny how the perfumes that were once “meh” are now works of art compared to what’s on the market today. Intuition is one that I wore for a few months and after, never really paid much attention to. Fast forward 10 years and it smells new again! I have a mini of the original and upon first spray it smelled off. Apparently, only the perfume in the sprayer was off because it smells perfectly intact now. This is a sunny, ambery, citrus like others have said. It’s office friendly and doesn’t have an enormous amount of sillage. It’s very Estée in that it leans on the clean side but this is how I prefer most fragrances. Nice!

I just obtained a vintage bottle and although at first it feels a bit off-ish, it soon develeps into something like an orange orchard (if there's such a thing..) with a bit of amber, and gradually dries down to florals and greens. For a moment I even sense aldehydes barely there - although not mentioned. To me first impression is that this is the female counterpart of Terre d'Hermes..It's oldschool, but a lovely scent with a lot of character, it will be an absolute winner in warm summer days and evenings. Top notch.

I have never thougth this one was good. My coworker uses this, and I am delighted. It is deep, woody, warm like Sensuous. At first it reminded me of Bvlgari Jasmine Noir, because of the velvety, dark, depth. It has some from Chanel Allure citrusy, luminous, feminine side. Beautiful fragrance for everybody. Not dated at all. Bright, warm, not overpowering but give a strong feminine aura. The warmth of a woman's body. Makes you calm, happy, and safe, still feel its power. I am very fond of it.

This is another one well done by EL. I received this for my birthday around 2002 and I think I "grew" into it. It was never unpleasant or cloying and I found the more I used it, the more I loved it. Even after all these years I don't want to be without it. It's a bouquet of sunshine in a bottle for me; cheerful and pleasing. An ideal floral that has a place on my top shelf.

I tried this perfume one time years ago in a friendly home and i was impressed of how nice it is. I don't remember how it smells exactly but i remember that i liked it a lot. It's a pity that it was discontinued. Perhaps i will buy it from e bay and then i will return with a new review. It's a really unique perfume and all time classic.

Almost a qualifier for my signature scent... Almost. Are four citrus notes necessary? Really? I won't go on a bergamot rant, but enough already. Take it out. Then, turn it down a notch with the amber and green notes. Gardenia and rhododendron are beautiful- keep them. Add some wisteria and a dollop of honey. Problem solved.

I had this and had to stop wearing it at work. People would stop in their tracks and ask what's that smell( in a bad way) Oh I loved it ! Powerful refreshing lingering...

I think a pretty good replacement for this is GABRIELLE ESSENCE by Chanel. Anybody else with me on this? And that doesn't give me a headache like this does! 😌✌️

Yesterday I tried my bottle again and it is VERY VERY similar to COVET!! Who whould have thought? Well, I adore Covet and this one as well!

This is one of my top favorites, I can smell both the citrusy notes and sugary ones. It is absolutely sexy and mysterious at the same time.

It gives peace... a characteristic perfume... not ordinary. I smell a strong amber and grapefruit scent. completely feminine.

Lovely floral and citrus notes balanced by sweet warm amber. Smells mature and elegant, "perfumey" in a good way.

warm, sexy, mesmerising - smells better the longer you have it on! really fab!

A powdery Michael Kors Sexy Amber!

I find this perfume quite interesting, although I do not really appreciate this type of scent. I do not find it sweet at all, to me what dominates here is not even amber, which has a sweetish dense smell, but rather the scent of grapefruit, which often these days is used in perfumes with a sort of spicy character. Overall, the spicy like scent of grapefruit reminds me of natural coumin, although it is not the same, just the same type of scent, it is what I find closest to help me describe it. But here the scent of grapefruit is much softer than in other perfumes, like Lola EDP and it is not all there is to this scent. It does compete with the heart flowers and the base notes for one's attention, and you do sense the complexity of the perfume, which feels quite fidgety and difficult to entirely grasp at once. I find this perfume extremely well constructed and do acknowledge that there is more to it than meets the nose at a first sniff. It does have a nice siturbing effect on me, like it acts at an unconscious level. Very good perfume, as I think are most Estee Lauder's perfumes. And the staying power is good.

Wow. This is not what I expected at all. I normally read Fragrantica reviews before I buy anything but I stumbled across a bargain bottle and Estee Lauder is normally interesting even if I don't like it so it wasn't much of a risk. Anyhow... A few others commented on this being a truly odd duck: a cold oriental rather than the traditional warm/gold/spicy type. It opens with a split second of a truly nasty chemical smell and immediately moves into a very bright grapefruit and orange opening which is quite cheerful. As it develops the gardenia and amber become noticeable but it never really warms up. I can't decide if this is a refreshing summer scent or a winter scent that will warm you with its citrus notes. Surprisingly light and close for an EL EDP and like most citrus note scents it fades sooner than I like but worthwhile and pleasurable. Sillage--personal, 1-2 ft Longevity--2-3 hours Fabulosity--sunshine in November Price to value ratio--reasonable 6/10

My best friend since age 5 bought this for my birthday present. She choose this because its new launch that year. Its come with chain flowery vintage watch. Beauty and that time i'm so happy. Oh I miss that moment, I miss her. I love her so much! I'm only 19 that time, its my first pricey perfume. Smell feminine, radiant citruses with floral notes on the warm and sweet amber base. Not my cup of tea but I receive many compliment from both women and man. Lasts longer on me. Sadly gives me an instant headache! I wear small amount so my bottle last for years and dry. Now I think about repurchase, just want nostalgia coming back, just because i always miss my best friend. But headache... oh dilemma...

My FIL, who loved the Estee Lauder fragrances, gave me a big bottle of this for Christmas several years ago. I didn't wear it for a long time and sort of forgot about, so I thought I'd give it a try. The bitter grapefruit and orange top notes are really assertive--this really reminds me of the original formulation of Happy by Clinique, a real citrus bomb--but I'm enjoying the drydown, with its amber and gardenia notes coming through. There's just a teensy note of mosquito-repellent acridity in there, possibly from the citrus, but overall it's a nice fragrance as long as you don't overdo it. A single spray is pretty intense.

If anyone is missing this DUA makes a replica called Her Sixth Sense and it's an extrait concentration so nice and strong which is why I've been exclusively buying from this perfume house since their perfumes actually project and stay compared to what is on the market today. They may not be the originals but they are made well and very close impersonations.

this is so pleasing and non-offensive, especially for one called an oriental. it is lightly done with nice floral scents that just make it smell pretty! I'm not a big fan of floral and neither is my man or I'd wear it a lot more. It actually could be called "pretty flowers" because that's what it smells like. thumbs up

This perfume has absolutely stunning base! One of the best I`ve ever smelled! So rich, creamy, soft, slightly spiced, warm and sweet. Top notes can be a bit strong, but not overwelming. My cardigan smells so good today after using Intuition the other day. I can`t stop sniffing the sleeve!

It's sunshine in a bottle for me. So warm and sweet. I have mini 4ml bottle of it and I apply it behind my ears and my wrist only. Just a little goes a long way. In fact hat perfume meant to be used in small amounts otherwise very overpowering.

I wore this when I worked as an Estee Lauder sales associate. It was warm and comforting and easily my favorite Estee fragrance. I made the mistake of giving my mother in law a bottle as a gift and now I can't wear it. I don't know why. Weird.

I really wouldn't classify this as a spicy oriental. This is more a bright floral that ends in a clean amber. It is a well-rounded, day scent that is charming and light. Very nice.

Can someone please explain to me and my ignorant nose why SJP's Covet reminds me so much of Intuition? Am I the only one who thinks this? Very mysterious...

I find this very complex. I do find that the dry down says....Sophisticated Mummy...like Jackie O on the yacht with the kids on a summers day!

It smells elegant, like a bouquet of flowers but can be overwhelming at times. Performance is really good.

If the word "warm" had its own scent, this would be it. Not warm and cozy...but warm and sunny.

Outstanding,sophisticated and classy ! And it gets even more beautiful as the time passes...

reminds me of "Fleurs d'Orlane",but this lasts more.

I expected Intuition to be rather powerful, along the lines of Knowing, Spellbound, or Private Collection. To my surprise, Intuition is extremely wearable and something I can imagine becoming my signature at work. The opening is bright citrusy fruits. Perfect fruits, not sweet, not jammy, not cooked, not sharp. Just authentic mood-lifters that segue into the softest, warmest, smoothest floral fragrance I've sniffed in a while. To my simple nose, it's baisically a freesia-gardenia combination with a few other accent notes. My idea of a floral heaven. It's quite warm, but mellow, calm, rounded, and velvety. I don't believe Intuition will offend others. Oh, and yes, Intuition smells like a rich girl. Not in an obnoxious way, but soo so classy. I actually wish the sillage/lasting power were stronger. To me, it's quite light and settles into a musky skin-scent too soon; I would rather have a stronger/louder floral stage. Regardless, I really love Intuition, and I hope there's a bottle for me sometime in the future.

Very strange scent. On me it smells oriental, but gasolin-like. I don ́t hate it, though. Just weirdness all over. Also, I get the combo of citrus and amber, but something here went wrong, maybe the rhododendron? My boyfriend has mentioned THREE times when I wore it that it smells good! He is polite and usually says I smell good if I ask him what he thinks of whatever I wear or try scent-wise, but this one (and Lancome ́s La Vie Est Belle, which I find utterly boring and not me at all!) he complimented on spontaneously! I KNOW he doesn ́t care for Chanel no.19, which surely is a different fragrance, but he is too polite to say so and he knows I adore it. Anyway, Intuition is not great on me, but somehow I find it very interesting all the same.

Do you know how I would concept "Intuition"? - like the smell of gasoline , nail enamel or other strong and bad smells that we love !! I just hate it but i can't stop smelling my wrist ! How does it smell ? Well it's very strong and the grapefruit it's too overpowering and it's like doesn't let the softer notes come on top. I can really smell something coconuty and sweet but it fades away and still grapefruit tops !It's very spicy too . I think this perfume will suit more a mature woman , like 35-50 , for special occasions. I think it can be used also in colder days because of the sweet , musky notes . I got the conclusion : I can't dislike it , something it's making me love this perfume. Very strange and unusual !

Unfortunatly this is just horrible on my skin. I know that others love it but alas not for me. I received it as a gift and I though the bottle was off as it smelt dank, no citrus, no spices as everyone describes. I checked out the tester oat the EL counter and yep there too it just smelt BOish and musty with my skin chemistry:( I will pass it onn to a friend who may have more luck

Chilly grapefruit opening, and a muddled floral middle that grows into a pale amber ending. It is that simple and distinct on my older, drier, skin. It's not badly done, and it lasts 5-6 hours on me, but it is not something I'll reach for often. Would work well in an office environment, for sure.

It's a very strong fragrance. I can sense sharp citrus mixed with amber. No sweetness there. It's more spicy and woody. It has a little old-fashioned smelling thing going on, but it's not that old, actually. Too sharp for me. I guess I wouldn't enjoy it or wouldn't buy it.

Warm and sweet, but not too overpowering fragrance. This fragrance smells radiant citruses beautified by the floral gardenia and freesia notes on the warm and sweet amber base. Not bad, but not my cup of tea, actually.

On my skin this smells like latex gloves and cleaning solvent. Conjuring up images of hospitals. I really don't smell any amber at all. Am I broken?

This perfume and GMV Donna by Gianmarco Venturi are not different! It is insipid! This is not my perfume. It smells like a celery.

This was not good on my skin either... it smelt too much like acetone or grapefruit. It was way too tangy and sour for me.

On my skin it smelled just like Lemon Vodka... Had big hopes for this frag, sadly had to get rid of it. *sigh*

Citrus amber indeed. If you like cold orient, you can try it. I like warmer or spicier amber-based scents.

Something interesting happened to me with this perfume just the other day. At the beginning of the year I promised myself that I would not buy so many perfumes until I got rid of the ones I bought but disappointed me, simply because I had nowhere to put them, I managed to fill a room with perfumes. So I said one per month is ok, too much, I know, but I have to have a habit too, anyway, the other day I went to the vintage perfume boutique and outlet, from where I make my supply from time to time. I just had to look, in theory, because in practice three bottles jumped in my eye: a Madam Rochasby Rochas with forms from 89, Beautiful by Estée, from a batch from the early 2000s and Intuition in a bottle from 2015. Being a vintage boutique and outlet, the bottles are unopened but there are no testers. Of course the big question was, which one?I have had Madam Rochas many times, it is an extraordinarily cold floral feminist perfume, I knew it and I wanted it because I had no more left in my bottles, I had never smelled Beautiful, but I had read that it was a feminist-scented perfume, and Intuition I think I once killed him but it didn't stay in my mind.After half an hour and a headache, I decided, I will start from February with the promise and I take them all🤭. I got home a few hours later after the office, I started with Rochas, which I will not describe here and then I continued with the two from Estée. I will describe them both because I will post the comment on Beautiful page as well, but just read what you need. Beautiful: many women consider it feminist, a perfume for a strong independent woman, intelligence, etc. I had some doubts for a very long time, because I doubted that Estée who knows how to create as a brand for powerful women will make a Marketing advertising with a bride for a feminist perfume. But I hoped. Ladies, in the first note may look like, it is slightly green, spicy interesting smell and very good blended, but what do we do along the way, because the middle becomes very sweet, floral indolic, with a very carnal tuberosis...it doesn't speak much about power, more attraction, and the finish is ok powdered, but it doesn't have anything to radiate, in general, feminist perfumes have powdery but prestigious, vertical, cold notes at the end, here is a vanilla with vetiver....If you ask me, they marked it very correctly, at first it is elegant and distinct green, like a bride walking towards the altar, then turns into a hard-smoked oriental with floral notes which makes you think of the bride in the wedding night, and end with a note of peace, of relaxation after fatigue and a warm hug. It is not a perfume that I consider feminist, because it is not linear and vertical, does not keep its prestige from the first line and even so it has nothing to make me feel sober, cold. I wouldn't wear it to the office in any form, or at at the weddings as a guest or at evening events as read at some persons. It is a romantic perfume, for a date, for your own pleasure, for a forest trip with the love one, I don't see him more than that.And if you don't like the smell of tobacco... has enough in the second base. So feminist.... no, in my opinion based on years of experience in feminist perfumes, if they wanted a feminist perfume Estée knew how to ask for it and Sophia knew how to make it, so no. Intuition: well this was a huuuuge surprise, because I didn't expect much and yet... this is a feminist perfume but it is unpolished one, not because A.M didn't know how to, but because they didn't want to, it is a perfume with a slight metallic and even alcoholic scent, is a perfume to be worn by a woman, very very sober, determined sour I would even say, it's a perfume for a black suit. It starts with a strong citrus note, slightly spicy, then continue with a cold, almost frozen floral, as if you were smelling a frozen flower from the refrigerator, and ends with a skin still cold, it's the coldest amber I've ever smelled.It's a viper scent, is a perfume for a stinging attitude, even slightly violent. It doesn't catch me either, I like it so much I will die for, but although I'm still punching the table, people already know who I am, I don't need to spread out and break the table anymore, and I can't really do it anymore, physically😂. I would have loved to have it for my 30 years decade, it is a perfume of maturity but at the same time it a sparkles of youth, it's the scent of a woman coming into a meeting room and saying, I'll do as I say, the others refuse and she throws the table out the window, well hypothetical speaking of course, but it is a perfume for a power in formation, for a stage of life in which you rely on the senses, on Intuition. You see when you are at the beginning you do things like in a books, when you are at the end you do it the way you already know from experience to do, but when you are in the middle of the circle of life you do it on instinct, it's just like in a lion case, first it learns, then throws itself into the fight and rag and in the end it teach the youngs, protects wisely and watches from the shadows. So Intuition is something, but NOT for everybody. Don't buy it like me without testing, I don't care what others may say, it isn't a normal office floral scent, not even close, maybe the old version, I don't know but the one I have, no.

Fragrance Review For Intuition By Estee Lauder Top Notes Mandarin Bergamot Orange Grapefruit Green Notes Middle Notes Gardenia Freesia Rhododendron Rose Base Notes Amber Woods Woman's Intuition Intuition was the fragrance of a one time rival of mine. When I say rival I mean the woman who stole my man. When I found out what perfume she wore it made sense. Intuition, as I was intuitive enough to realize that he had betrayed me. You'd think I'd want nothing to do with this fragrance right? Wrong. Don't blame the perfume, blame the guy, for being such a loser, and the girl for being loose. This is such a lovely scent. How could I not love it. Never mind the bad memory. I have a fondness for some of the notes: mandarin, green notes, gardenia, rose, rhododendron, amber and woods. Intuition is a beautiful combination of these scents and although not opulent it's enjoyable and very satisfying. Ultimately it smells like a woman's perfume, unmistakably feminine, with a mature angle, probably aimed at women 30 and up, however I find the citrusy top portion suitable to younger girls in their 20's who are into summer fruit and citrus notes. Citrus has a vast almost universal appeal. This perfume has something for everyone. When it opens, the grapefruit and mandarin scent stand out. It's pure orange juice. It's citrusy and fresh, and the citrus stands in for what could have been aldehydes. This is refreshing and cool when it begins it's performance. Bottom line if you like a perfume to have a top note layer of pure citrus, this has a lot of it. It's golden and sparkling like orange juice and champagne mixed together. Delicious. The flowery heart of the fragrance opens up and blooms with vanilla-scented gardenia, some exotic rhododendron, a rare note in perfume. For me the rhododendron should have been stronger but it's a faint little shrub flower smell and it's bigger on gardenia and rose. Because of this, this is a mature woman's floral scent. Gardenia and rose are well paired and lush. There's also a white floral freesia, but it seems to be taking the place of a jasmine. This could have been a bigger white floral but it's fine as it is with rose and gardenia. Their pairing gives this scent a decidedly womanly aroma. It's good for weddings, birthdays, galas, dinners, Church and for women who are their own boss. These flowers mean business. However they are not too in your nose nor too overwhelming. The base is the simplest of any base note structure I've ever come across. This is an amber perfume and the amber is resinous, hot and balsamic. They threw in a touch of wood but it's nondescript it's not cedar nor rosewood and certainly not sandalwood. It's a bunch of different woods without too much aroma. This is a very quick dry down as well. The scent is easy to wear and yet very elegant. It's recommended for day or night and has a flexible nature; being both formal and casual. I wish there had been more base notes but I do love the amber. I will never forget this scent and enjoy it on myself. I have moved on with my life since the first time I smelled the "other woman" through this fragrance. It is still a very well made perfume. Estee Lauder has dozens and dozens of frags but I pick the ones I love and this this is heavenly. Please check it out if you like citrus florals and amber.