Essence Musc Collection Eau de Parfum Intense

this is for the die-hards who are not afraid of scents....yes it's strong. yes it's powerful. yes it is overwhelming at the start. but when it softens and calms down there's a fine, subtile, musky, flowery and female scent that warms you....especially in the colder months...the incense makes it a kind of mystic...i love it!

this is a truly amazing scent , I have all the other Narciso frag's and this one stands out by a mile.. lasts forever, gets plenty of compliments.. and is one of the best blind buys I've bought. This is one of the best scents to wear on my skin.. it just bounces of my skin. So dark, so sensual, simply awesome.

I daubed my skin with this new release at fragrance counter when I was passing by, but never made a note of the name. It dried down to the most wonderful scent and I was hooked. I spent the next few months trying to find it again!!

it smells great!romantic,natural and magical

What I find: A metallic top note of steaming linen, a floral heart, mostly of rose, with musk. The rose here is pretty abstract, like only part of the rose scent profile is used. The musk gets steadily woodier as it dries down, intensifying the note. As the perfume dries into the base it does have a wisp of incense, very clean and smooth, if such a thing exists. This is a bit soapy, less soap bubbles and more unwrapped bar of unused soap that you're reluctant to use because it is so nice. What I don't find: Iris. Wears close to the skin, but projects a bit and lasts forever (8+ hours) if some is caught on your clothes. I do like this, in many ways it reminds me of Estee Lauder Pure White Linen, with its fresh linen, clean laundry drying in the sun and then pressed with floral starch water. I wear a spray or two to bed mostly, it's very relaxing.

On my skin, this closely resembles Essence. It's just that this one is more intense! I actually prefer Essence over this version, because this one can be a bit much at times, but they both have that magical, chilly quality to the musk note that the iris and incense seem to be imparting. It's a gorgeous scent. It makes me think of snowy winters.

Opens a bit harsh with a metallic alcohol-ish note, changes into fresh, clean laundry in about half an hour. The benzoin and incense make an appearance right at the end, but thread through the whole life of the fragrance, warming it up, and making it stronger than the original Essence.

Based on the positive reviews and the notes listed here (especially incense which I LOVE), I figured I'd adore this flanker...but alas, it's not for me. This musc intense version has way too much floral going on. Which may have been tolerable if I could detect the incense which for whatever reason I just couldn't. Likewise, the musk note wasn't as prominent as I'd have liked it to have been either. That said, it's not a bad fragrance by any stretch. If you prefer more floral/less musk type scents..as many folks do. Ultimately, I just prefer the simplicity of the original Essence, which to me is more of a straight forward lightly sweetened soapy musk, with no screaming flowers - just the 'essence' of freshly washed skin and nothing more. Anyway, I have a barely touched 3.3 oz. musc intense bottle up for swap if anyone's interested, please message me.

I just can't handle the initial smell *puke* In the beginning, this smells very metallic, very woody (not in a good way to me) and... children's glue. It's also very soapy, and the smell manages to invade my mouth, which is the point I really want to run from it. I didn't shower myself in this fragrance - I just applied a few drops onto my wrist - the me it has quite huge sillage at this point, and lasts very long - good for thosr who like it. When this dries down, it's a clean detergent smell (not very natural, but I like detergent smells) with musk and something fresh. I DO like the detergent-like smell - it's very fresh but something in this perfume ruins it for me... it's a dislike, thr other ones in this series are better.

When I think of a floral, woody, musc, scent I usually think something warm and soft. This is not the case with Essence Musc Intense. It is musc, musc, musc, no false advertising there but it is also chilly. It's like walking into a deep freeze that is scented. The rose in this is very icy feeling and there's a stong metallic edge to the whole composition. Very interesting.....I believe that the iris and the incense really combine to make a very different take on this version of Essence. The wood is definately a strong background player in this as well. It helps to give it a bit of depth and edge. It's not in your face but it's unmistakably present. This is a somewhat sexy and yet very wearable fragrance. It's very well done and I can see it being used from day into night. It doesn't scream femme fatale nor does it suggest innocence.It does relay a certain individuality though. It doesn't smell like the perfume next door. That works for me.

This is what the original should of been but wasn't. In this version you can pick up more iris, just a tiny bit less musk ( which is good ), vs the original is more old lady and more soapy musk. I personally can't stand the original on me, but I confidently ordered this version blind, and didn't miss.

I received this beautiful parfum a few weeks ago and it has a very rich and sexy vibe to it ..the iris note is not very center stage as much as the rose it's very nice..the powdery musc is beautiful..

I remember NR for him being so musky and strong I could barely smell it aftter a while. I still love the original and a guess I love this one too. I am hanging out for him to do something new though.