Puro Intense

Nejma PURO INTENSO is the more unisex of the PURO duo, with coffee and cocoa notes more dominant than the tobacco and the mahogany. The opening offers a bright, if brief, burst of lime, which swiftly blends in with the emerging crushed cocoa and coffee beans. This all may sound as though INTENSO is veering toward gourmand territory, but there is absolutely no sugar added here, so the cocoa and coffee notes are really of the beans, not the foody products, including beverages, in which they typically figure. No vanilla is present here either, as far as I can tell. This creation is a must-sniff for aficionados of unsweetened cocoa and coffee notes. The tobacco and mahogany serve as the foundation rather than the focus of this extremely well blended composition. Nejma PURO INTENSE is an epicurean treat for the nose which would clearly work for guys but also gals who find Trussardi INSIDE and La Perla ECLIX and Bond no 9 SO NEW YORK a bit on the sweet side. The quality of this perfume is at least as good as any of those.

I was on the fence with this after the first sprays, but the dry down is what makes this scent magical. Boozy, woody, cocoa, coffee. I'm wearing this on a 70 degree spring day and usually these are notes I would avoid in warmer weather. But Puro Intense works for me. A winner.

I think this is a unisex fragrance, with beautiful tobacco, cocoa, and coffee notes after opening with a quick rum and lime. Lasts a really long time on my skin and clothing. This does better for me in colder weather. From an 8 ml sample.

PURO INTENSE = PURO + PEPPER + A BIT LESS SWEET Read my review of Puro and just add some pepper, take out some fruit, and make it even longer lasting (def. over 12 hours). Never mind - I'll save you the trouble of finding my review: "SWEET ALCOHOLIC Blasted off with this overly sweet (fruity) and alcohol fumes. Not 'boozy'. More the kind of alcohol often used as a transport system for fragrances. It took 2 hours - yes, 2 hours, for that initial blast off to calm down and allow for any other notes to peek thru. I did eventually get some spices, and the sweetness mellowed (as did the alcohol). This is overkill. Not refined. Not nuanced. Not for me."