Patchouli Intense

Patchouli Intense is a beautiful and unusual take on a patchouli-dominant scent. After a lull of sorts in my Nicolaï discovery set (nothing bad, but several unremarkable scents), PI is another masterpiece from the repertoire of the formidably talented Patricia de Nicolaï. A multifaceted scent, it is at times aromatic and herbal, becoming balsamic and featuring some amber and woody nuances along the way. It shares facets of the chypre and fougère families without truly adhering to either scent profile. Patchouli is placed firmly centre-stage here, and it somehow feels different to other patchouli scents. I have long found patchouli to be a challenging but ultimately rewarding note - I used to dislike it, and avoided scents containing a prominent patchouli note, but now I count it among my favourite notes. Le Labo Patchouli 24 and Perris Monte Carlo Patchouli Nosy Be (and, to a lesser extent, Frédéric Malle Monsieur) are my favourite patchouli scents, and I would now put PI up there with those. PI opens with a bright orange note, adding freshness up top. It is followed closely by the green herbal accord, smooth and aromatic, led by peppery geranium and bright, punchy lavender, adding a barbershop quality up top. The patchouli of the title emerges shortly afterwards, forming the backbone of this scent. It is a clean, smooth patchouli - high-quality and refined rather than earthy or smoky. It is airy and bright up top, and the aromatic accord gives it a restorative feeling. As it develops, the patchouli is joined by sweet-spicy cinnamon, adding depth and darkness to this scent. Powdery rose joins, melding beautifully with the patchouli and spices here. The balsamic base develops slowly in the background, keeping things smooth and melding seamlessly with the patchouli. The vanilla alongside the patchouli gives an almost chocolate-like effect here. I adore a chocolate-patchouli impression in perfume, and while it is just a small part of this perfume, it is a lovely inclusion. Some smooth, dry sandalwood complements this part nicely. It remains quite aromatic until the end, becoming cleanly musky as it fades. Sillage is strong and longevity is long-lasting. It is a unisex, transeasonal scent, versatile despite its originality. PI is an unusual, compelling patchouli scent that is deeply satisfying throughout. Restorative and comforting yet avant-garde - all while being wearable - PI is a gem. One of Mme de Nicolaï's best, and that is saying something. 5/5.

Very impressed with this, after sampling the original patchouli homme.. I felt they are on to something here. but it was just a little underwhelming to me. Nicolai figured it out with their intense version. very nice indeed... now this is what I am talking about! Did not go too heavy with this to start and I am finding it to be the patchouli scent I have been looking for. it does remind me of the 70's when that scent was floating around on great looking hippie chicks, my older cousin was a great looking hippy dude and he wore patchouli oils.He always smelled so good. One of those smells that was on his clothes and you could detect traces of it even after he left the scene.. to me this is a masculine patchouli and worth testing if you love patchouli. I could see this as a frequent wear for me, beginning to love this fragrance.. it seems to have excellent longevity and that is such a wonderful bonus when you find a fragrance you dig wearing. thanks for the memories. It is one of those that I could see some not liking.. or they have a certain idea of what a patchouli scent should be. there are a lot of them to chose from. This is a bit different than some of the more "louder" patchouli scents I have tried.. for me this is more my cup of tea. My wife likes this one on me. She doesn't think it would work well on her though. I am not so sure she is right about that. She has a quieter personality so maybe? From my point of view I would say it would smell wonderful on a feisty woman, would be very sexy indeed..( hopefully I can get my wife to try it ).. If you are into Patchouli scents I would recommend you try this if you can.. I bought some samples from lucky scent to compare it with the original, then I placed my order once I knew .. I was close to buying Patchouli Homme. I was starting to enjoy it more but so glad I tried this first. This is the same idea just a bit more punch and longevity to it or it seems to bring out what I enjoy most about this fragrance. I do think either way they both are great patchouli fragrances and I would give a thumbs up for both. my wife has started to change her tune.. thought I detected it on her, she told me .. it was there I thought I would try it, I know believe we will share this.. it does work well on her..

I used to like a long lasting frag, till i met this. Patchouli Intense has a great performance, i mean really great! IMO its how EDP concentration should be, and other brands should have this frag's standard on making their EDP. The projection and sillage are not in beast category, but its close to be called a beast. Just from 2 sprays on my arms, almost choked me in my bedroom, i had to wash it off. Lesson learned, this is not a small room frag. Im not a faint hearted, im used to strong frags such as Unique'e Luxury's line, Xerjoff Alex II, Amouage Royal Tobacco, and many more; but Patchouli Intense somehow choking me in a small room. But thats not the worst thing from this frag. What i hate the most is the longetivity. This frag stupidly lasts even on the skin, u cant get rid of the scent easily. On clothes, it could survive a wash! So this is pissing me off because when i want to use other frags, the scents get mixed. But if u use this as ur daily driver, or only use this on special occasions, this could work for u. Since this has an eternal longetivity, the projection and sillage are insane. Its still radiating from my skin even after 6h passed. Not as strong as the first few hours, but i still get waff and people around me still able to detect it without bringing their noses to my skin. Scent wise, i really adore and love this. I wouldnt call this a fougere frag, but this certainly has a bit of fougere vibe. It smells clean, profesional, classy, and masculine. Its versatile for day and night scent, also u can wear this on a hot day, just go easy with the trigger. Well even in other situations, just go easy on the trigger. Its potent and it lasts. Other than the scent, the bottle has the best atomizer for me. Ik some people might prefer Sauvage or Mancera kind of atomizer, but the mist from pressurized atomizer will bounce back if u spray it on ur clothes, so thats a waste. The mist from this atomizer is evenly spreaded in the perfect amount that i like. Its so satisfying, the best atomizer for me personally. Overall, this is a lovely frag, but i hate the eternal longetivity on this. This is a first time for me to hate a long lasting frag.

When I first sprayed this on I noticed a somewhat strong Citronellol smell from the Geranium Bourbon, then came the candied orange, followed by a very well balanced lavender. After about a half hour I noticed the Patchouli starts its entrance blended perfectly with Turkish Rose, as well as a hint of cinnamon, and the lavender is still alive and doing very well. The Patchouli blends seamlessly being on the neutral side, but still very noticeable to me being extremely refined. Over the next couple hours maybe longer, the lavender makes its departure with an extremely slow fade. I am enjoying the Turkish Rose at this time and slowly start to notice the sandalwood which grows more intense with time and is later combined with a very nice smelling incense. This seems to dirty the Patch up ever so slightly from being so refined to begin with, and gives it a masculine kick in the ass. The vanilla is not sweet, and rather neutral, I haven't been able to make it out yet. It seems to me the sweetness is from the amber. Personally this scent keeps me interested for the entire show, their is never a dull moment, since their are not many people raving about this...PLEASE!!! ALLOW ME!!! Longevity is crazy good! You will put this on at night and wake up smelling it in the morning guaranteed! I've noticed if you put a fresh layer on top of a partial dry down I get 24 hrs. no problem! Sillage is at an arms length easy for several hours! I didn't expect to like Patchouli Intense as much as I do! The performance and complexity is done flawlessly. This is not only 100ml bottle worthy. It's two 100ml bottle worthy. I wore this twice and ordered a second bottle with no regrets. If I lived in Europe I would buy the 250ml. Extremely Unisex! I can see why any man or women would want to wear this it smells amazing! Perfect! 10/10 I'm in love!

OK...for once the 'intense' in the name of a scent means something! This is a hippy marathon runner! I'm a self acknowledged lover of the patchouli and sandalwood combo & this is bang on the money. After a little citrus, lavender and geranium in the head notes, which more or less burn off after an hour or two, there also emerges a gorgeous Turkish rose note that has me thinking back to Histoires' Noir Patchouli, which gets very 'pink musk stick' in the mid notes. But PI, never rolls right on down that sweetness alley, I think thanks to that lovely dry sandalwood and its outstanding base, which keeps it more grounded and dustier than Noir. In the base I feel some amber and incense along with a hint of leather. It takes a few hours to hear these notes, but that's the wonderful thing about powerhouse scents that take their time to develop and escort you on a scented journey. As previously mentioned, this is a longevity beast. I put a single spritz from this sample on each wrist almost 12 hours ago & it's barely lost any intensity at all. I hear its predecessor Patchouli Homme has somewhat the opposite issue, so some good work has been put into it's sibling in that department it would seem! Not sure I'd be brave enough to wear this in an office or anything where I might frighten any of the humans, because this throws like a total mofo too! What more can I say? As a patch lover, this sample was worth every cent I paid for it (it was quite a lot of cents for 4-5ml if memory serves me!), and due to it's strength and the fact that I'd only find the odd occasion suited to wearing it, I'd say I won't be requiring a further purchase any time soon! Great stuff!