Kiss Me Intense

This is really lovely! Initially I was confused by the name "Intense" as I find it a rather soft fragrance by nature, but my mom gave strong compliments as it apparently radiated off me. Personally I found this to lean on the floral side, just slightly. It makes me think of being in a hotel lobby, everything reminds me of hotels, with either a beautiful fresh flower arrangement or a garden emanating inside, intermingling with a bakery not too far away. My mom however seems to find it purely gourmand, reading it as a very high end chocolate shop. We are both almond fans and neither of us found the note too apparent. More akin to almond extract being snuck into a dessert along with vanilla than just extract smelled plainly. I could say the same for the anise component. "Well-blended" may be an overused term in reviews, but it really is the case here; every note melds into each other and is complimentary. I do get the minty quality and personally quite like it. Not enough to call it a true note as much as it gives the impression of talking to someone who had an after-dinner buttermint within the last fifteen minutes. This smells pretty natural and is easy to reach for in the morning, unlike so many scents that I otherwise enjoy but just do not have the stomach for before noon. At this point I find the prices for this whole line to be very reasonable, better than most anything designer. My only complaint is that longevity is a pretty meh fourish hours for me, otherwise Kiss Me Intense comes highly recommended.

Wow, this is exactly what I was searching for months!!! Love at first sniff 😍 Hard to describe how beautiful it is, but I will try. To me it mostly smells like some delicious gourmand concoction of real Italian zabaione (egg cream) ice cream, fresh bananas or maybe banoffee pie (can't decide), rum raisin ice cream. At the same time as being gourmand it is not so "in your face" food. One could say there are some florals, but they are not bothering me here (not the case with sine other gourmay + floral fragrances) all is blended very nicely, so if anything, florals just beautifully support. The main reason why it is so amazing is that it smells delicious, but I can't quite put a finger on specific notes. Okay, there is vanilla. But anything else - it is not so obvious. Also, I love that the scent dies not change much throughout the wear. Only con is that it is not that intense. But the issue maybe is the fact that I've got a small amount on the bottom of the bottle (no more than 10 ml), so maybe it's a bit old and that is impacting the performance a bit. Still, for the scent alone, it is with it! :)

I get buttery rich ylang-ylang with some soft cinnamon and vanilla upon first applying, The dry down softens and becomes soft orange blossom, almond, and candied lemon peel. Sexy and almost lipsticky. I Don't know why I get lipstick scent because iris isn't included in the notes. But I smell sweet lipstick. Edit*- Kiss me intense reminds me of Maison Margiela Lipstick On. Not that they smell like, but I get a sweet lipstick from KMI just like LO. Makes sense because Lipstick On has a lot of Heliotrope, Tonka, and orange blossom. The Ylang note in KMI makes it unique. It took a note from summer and included it in a sweet warm fragrance to be worn in cooler weather. Takes the wearer back to days on the beach wearing suntan lotion. Just a whiff to remind you that the seasons will change eventually and summer will be back again. I think this is a perfect Fall fragrance.

I love this fragrance. Wore it yesterday and it still is in my hair and lightly wafting off of me this morning. Obviously its longevity is excellent. I get florals and definitely the yellow florals. It’s so nice and soft on my skin. Can be worn by anyone and you will get noticed because I got a compliment in Kohls yesterday! At first spray you do get the anise in here but it settles nicely in the drydown and becomes vanillic and floral. This isn’t a gourmand fragrance just slight touches of vanilla. Heliotrope gives it the rounded smoothness which I love. It does give off a slight makeupy vibe,which comes from the almond and heliotrope mixing on your skin. Do I recommend, YES! If you want a beautiful vanilla floral with a hint of spiciness! 10/10

A sweet gourmand that even people who insist they hate sweet gourmands -- like me -- may love. Simultaneously bright but dainty and soft, it fits a sunny spring day perfectly. A plate of homemade sugar cookies with lemon and anise, slightly browned around the edge but soft in the middle. (My mother made cookies like this, and the perfume reminded me immediately of them.) Maybe there's a teacup of chai with almond milk nearby. Sweet, but not at all overpowering, with a richness and depth implying the presence of at least some natural materials. btw, I'm pretty quick to complain about Iso E abuse, but to my nose, this perfume is not an offender.