Miracle Intense

Just found this gem in a Japanese second hand website. It is sweeter, spicier, richer, more luscious version of the OG. I absolutely like it and it is the best flanker in the Miracle line. (I have OG, Eau Legere, Summer and So Magic)

The ginger & pepper definitely set the tone for this one! The original is definitely more floral and soft. The scent gets less peppery and more sweet in the drydown, which I believe is accomplished by the incense and musk. I can see why other reviewers have said this reminds them of Turkish Delight Candy & Marshmallows... Imagine a bowl of these sweet goodies on a table while a little farther some incense sticks are being burned...

Out of the bottle I smell mostly soft florals. On the skin it becomes slightly less floral and mixed with uncracked peppercorns, hints of ginger, and a faint sweetness that reminds me of marshmallows. Everything about this scent is soft spoken, but genuine. Reminds me of someone who is quiet, artistic, and unaffraid to try new things.

This is just plain sour to me. I really have nothing more to say. Its just sour. Just sour ginger smacking you in the face. I can't imagine someone wearing this on a hot and busy day.

I think that there is little in common between the original Miracle and Miracle intense. This more recent version is a more mature, feminine and romantic fragrance, leaving you with the "scent of a woman" sensation; the lingering whiff of mystery in your wake... I can barely feel the pepper as ginger seems to take over to give way to the "white flowers" note and then to the sensuous musk, which in this fragrance is a bit subdued, not overpowering. I recommend this to exquisite ladies who are unafraid to try out new things... The smell develops nicely in time, making you feel different all the way . Try it out - you will not be disappointed!

Where Miracle is easy to love, Intense is tough and tougher love. It is not hyperbole nor trolling when I say that my first impression took me back to gritty orange soap in a rusty boatyard machine shop. It was a very realistic (and specific) memory. I get no florals at all. I only get dirty, metallic, clove-studded orange. Maybe even a bit of axle grease. I'm not saying that's a bad thing, but it's definitely not for everybody, and it's pretty far removed from the OG. Don't expect pepper and ginger à la Twilly either. Not a safe blind buy. I will revisit this challenge another day, when the weather (and perhaps the mood) is different. 😐

It opens with sweet nauseating note and then soon after that becomes slightly salty. I get magnolia and jasmine in a cloud of incense covered with thick peppery blanket. It becomes stronger and stronger. Pepper wants to be on a first plan. Don't really enjoy pepper in perfumes.

to me most Lancome fragrances, Poeme, Tresor, and this one, all have a very synthetic artificial component to them. Just not a fan.