Invictus Intense

I have never done a review on men fragrances, but my God I now think I need to start. On Friday I was shopping with a friend as we both needed to treat ourselves to a little bit of TLC when I saw this little trophy like gem on display. After sampling about 5 different brands (Dior, Chanel, Boss, etc) I picked it up and after one spray I knew this was the one. @netan.el I very much agree a masterpiece! Smells so so amazing. Literally made me think of ripping a hot guys clothes off! I said to my friend "this is sex in a bottle". LoL. Invictus intense is indeed a euphoric fragrance. Much more intense than the original, woodier, slightly fresh but also warm. After my shower at night, when I woke up I could still smell this on my wrist where I had sampled it. I think people need to start being more open to fragrances and stop limiting everything to the hype around a product, or a particular age group people always seem to have in mind. I believe if a fragrance smells good and works with your body chemistry why not give it a try? You could end up missing out on a new favourite due to preconceived perceptions just like reviewer @Zenais86 said. Gentlemen definitely try this out and have a honest opinion. Don't quickly sample it and be done. Give it a little time to develop, linger throughout the day on your skin and then really decide if you dislike or like it. This fragrance will be a big complimenter getter and it'll be so refreshing to smell something new on a man than Paco Rabanne One Million or Chanel Blue. I personally don't see this perfume as a unisex fragrance as I feel it's way too strong for me to pull off, but that is my individual preference and a woman who is very very confident and enjoys strong man-eater perfumes could rock this. Overall 8/10. xx

I tried a sample vial of Invictus intense over the holidays (about two applications) and my first impression was a strong similarity to Burberry Brit Rhythm intense. I'm surprised to see only one other reviewer who mentions this! I own the Burberry, and I actually like this slightly better. It seems a bit more subtle and dignified than the rhythm intense. However, whereas the BBRI performance is fairly beast and lasts all day and night, this seems a little weak by comparison. I expect a bit more longevity from a frag labeled 'intense'. This might actually have been the fault of the cheap little sprayer they put on their sample vials (a nice idea, but poorly executed in my opinion). So the jury is still out on this one. If I can get my hands on a legit tester, I might be able to apply it normally, and it might in turn perform better. We'll see..... Update: I finally had the opportunity to try this frag from a legit tester, and I was pleasantly surprised. Not only was the scent much more complex and Fuller than it was from the sample vial, it also had much better projection and longevity. I'd also revise my opinion about it's similarity to Burberry Britt rythm intense. While there are some similarities, i find it's much closer to azzaro wanted. But where the azzaro has an almost overpowering sweetness, the Invictus intense is much more balanced. The azzaro also comes on super strong. I found it almost cloying. So between these two, I'd recommend the Invictus intense. Too bad it's priced a bit higher than the azzaro! Time to start saving......

Paco Rabanne Invictus Intense I feel is wrongly disliked. Granted if you don;'t like the original Invictus, you will not like this one and if you like the original Invictus, you may not like this one. Invictus Intense takes Invictus and adds in a whiskey note. Invictus Intense removes citrus common in Invitus and its flankers to this point as an actual note, how ever you still get the feel of the original. I think hedonine is in the fragrance but it isn't listed as a note. In the mid you get bay leaf, a slight note in the open of the original but it is dominated by the whiskey note. The base is sea salt which I sware you can tell in the open, amber and ambergris which continue to give it a handhold into Invictus. Invictus Intense is far more cold weather than Invictus. This is made for the guy who wears Invictus in the warmer weather but wanted something similar for colder weather. Or the guy who wore Invictus for a bottle or two but wants something slightly different. Invictus Intense will work for nights out, work, casual and dates. It is a crowd pleaser like the rest of the line has been. Just know the whiskey note might put a few people off. Invictus Intense performs really good. I can get about 10/12 hours from it. It will project really good for about two hours as well. I love Invictus Intense and I must say it replaces the original's importance to have. Then again I do have like two or so clones of it. That said the whiskey and spices set it in its own place. I rate it a 9.1 out of 10, nearly entering my top 5.

Personally, I'm a fan of the whole sweet and salty vibe with food so I can say I was already partial towards this fragrance. I blind bought this 2 days ago and today is my first full wearing - It's quickly become a favorite already. I've seen the negative reviews as well as the positive but it has this smooth and super sexy aroma. I wore this to work with no regrets as it's not loud but it stays if that makes sense. The boozy note does mix well with the sea salt and come together on top of the amber. To my nose, the "bubblegum" note isn't there as with the original which made the scent seem juvenile in a way. Invictus Intense isn't just about a more powerful version of the original but a play on the Allure that the original doesn't have. Same DNA but a different scent. This is worth a try IMO or a full wearing at least. I did 4 sprays about 3 hours past and I'm still going strong and can get whiffs of this as I move so I know there's a nice scent trail that follows me :) That's always nice lol Rating - 9/10 Seasons - All, I expect this to smell different in each. Longevity - 9/10 Sillage - Depends on how much you spray, I wouldn't go past 5 and that's in the Winter.

This is one of my hate or love it frag... sometimes I hate the sweetness and yet sometimes I would love this engulfing sweetness that permeates from this Invictus version. It opens with peppery smell and very little whiskey and gave way to ambery-vanilla sweetness all the way till it turns to salty-ambery-musky skinscent after 14hrs. Am no frag expert but somehow I could smell similarities between this and Versace Eros Flame, probably it was the familiar tonka bean BUT I did not see this ingredient listed here! I definitely could not smell so much of whiskey but what I could smell is VANILLA and yet its not listed here as well... If I were to compare Eros Flame and Invictus Intense, the latter has more masculine smell not too much sweetness and Invictus Intense is the winner. This one definitely my go-to office scent, it projects well but not nauseating, with 10hrs plus sillage and great skinscent that lasts 16hrs (if go without shower). Strongly smells similar to Eros Flame & YSL L'Homme according to my nose ;)