18 Intense

I gotta admit.. This is one of the far better offerings by Perry Ellis and I’m pleasantly surprised. Over the years I’ve bought quite a few bottles of Perry Ellis offerings , and always missed out on this one. I wasn’t part of the Fragrantica community like I am now, so I never knew that there was a way to review a scent before a purchase so I was a lot more picky when making purchases, now I am more free to make better purchases because of the wealth of information online. Fast forward to today. I was at a shoppers drug mart and seen this one being sold in the $19.99 isle. Upon reading the reviews this was compared to Issey Miyake so I purchased it without hesitation, and honestly, I’m glad I did and here’s why. In the opening you can really pick up the melons and a small amount of citrus, once the mid hits you can really pick up the wood. I’m not a huge fan of woody scents, and for a second I thought that I was going to be stuck with a woody scent, but then it changed again. This is a true pyramid cologne. You go on a journey between the opening and right to the end. One could argue that all colognes have pyramid, but if they’re not blended properly you won’t get to experience what you’re supposed to, a journey of layers. The dry down to my nose consists of the watermelon, musk, and the sea notes, think watery that has a saltiness to it with some cedar. Sometimes I get small whiffs that reminds me of a saltier, more bitter Acqua De Gio, but it’s far from a clone of that. This stands on its own, and in my opinion not a dupe of Issey Miyake like mentioned below. This is a solid enough cheapie that if you put another high designer name on the bottle the praise would be much higher. This is a solid 8/10 for me.

OH LAWD this stuff is strong. Last summer I applied one spray to each arm and it was so potent that it gave me the weirdest reaction.....heartburn! Folks, this summer my nose has changed. I don't know if I have the covids or what, but certain things smell slightly different, or not as potent as before. This stuff is still fucking BEAST MODE , but somehow more tolerable than last summer. This is L'Eau d'Issey Pour Homme on STEROIDS. Perhaps this is how it originally smelled before being reformulated into lightly scented water. If you like Mr. Miyake's signature scent, then you need to seek out PE18 Intense immediately. You can find this for under $20. Just start off with a single spray because this stuff is NO JOKE. Also, the notes listed on the page here are absolutely incorrect. That's my public service announcement for the day. Carry on.

I picked up a gift set of this at the PE at the citadel outlet $26 for a 3.4 oz bottle, traveler, deodorant and aftershave. This is my 3rd buy from PE. PE 360 RED smells like Aqua Di Gio.PE by PE smells really good and on reviews say it smells like Blue De Channel, But I haven't smelled it so IDK. This right here smells like Issey Miyake. I sprayed this on my arm with a tester then walked to the perfume outlet and smelled the Issey, to me they smelled the same, with a more black peppery feel. Perry Ellis could be called a knock off king, but I aint complaining. All 3 have good longevity at an amazing price. I recommend checking out the 3 I got from PE and PE Cobalt for sure.

Great stuff! Not really like L’eau D’Issey, this is more aquatic, less woody, a little sweeter, cleaner, and more modern. This is what I’d imagine Dior doing if they did an lighter aquatic flanker to Sauvage, it’s the bergamot, lavender, ambergris/ambroxan in this that does it. This even has a spicyness that I pick up on, maybe from the rosemary or an unlisted pepper note. Either way this is a summer banger with good performance.

Very crisp citrus scent, with hints of aquatic notes and also some pepper. Very similar to the classic Issey Miyake L'Eau d'Issey Pour Homme. Projection and Longevity is about a 6 on a scale of 10, approximately 4 to 5 hrs on my skin. One of my wife's favorite.