Memoire Intense

The memory of intense love. The emotion that this perfume conveys comes from a story that touches the soul personally and leaves the heart vacant, like empty rooms. In the transition, the fragrance describes the sense of emptiness that losing the partner has left inside the heart. The "empty rooms" represent the absence, inhabited only by snapshots and memories of the past life together. They are the "drops of memory" that flow like tears and leave an indelible trace behind them. The ineffability or the inability to express what one feels, to measure the feeling, which is in this a feeling full of pain and nostalgia—inestimable, your absence is elusive that it belongs to me. So what is Mémoire Intense about? It is nothing more than a sweet fragrance with a musky layer under it. A modern chypre, also known as pink chypre, which means citrus, floral and earthy accords are featured, with plenty of patchouli replacing the IFRA-prohibited oakmoss. An extreme and flamboyant refined perfume, belonging to the floral and clean chypre olfactory family. The first splash reveals an atmosphere of oriental jasmine and chypre against a background of woody vanilla, possibly from the cashmere molecule. Well, it opens with a burst of sweet, succulent and pinkish bitter orange. It hooks me from that first breath of beauty. The bitter orange is substantial support, which prevents the scent from becoming too sweet. It is a large, fragrant rose with a realistic orange juice vibe as if the rose petals are floating on fresh orange juice. A perfume beginning that makes itself felt while being quite elegant. The sensation of clean citrus with pink brush strokes. As it settles throughout the day, you feel the notes of vanilla, musk, and its woody base notes become clearer. Modern patchouli becomes quite prominent, giving the fragrance a more earthy feel. The roster features a chypre accord, from which I get notes of something woody, patchouli, cedar shavings and creamy cashmeran, as well as a generous handful of woody vanilla, spicier than gourmand. I love the dry and persistent cedar and the vanilla woven into the musk at the end of the day. In conclusion, I feel it is a crowd-pleaser, a very interesting combination of sweet, clean and fresh chords. A perfect fragrance to wear in hot and cold seasons, from autumn to winter, day or night. I love the grace and elegance of Mémoire Intense highlighted through the chypre structure. It is so well balanced between the woody base and the floral heart, with such a warm and woody fragrance and a sensual touch. Although the formula is very complex while the scent is airy and pleasant at the same time. I love the mystery of this essence, which is captured by the notes of patchouli and the floral heart composed of rose and jasmine, which I perceive intensely. In short, to better convey the idea, this fragrance is very close to the genre proposed by "Idôle L'Intense | Lancôme", also built around a chypre accord. I based the review on an 80ml bottle I have owned since September 2021.

I love laundry scents and this fits that category for me. It opens with a sweet pear (yeah I agree with @Scentedalterego) with a fresh/delicate rose and emerging cotton laundry note coming through as it dries down. There may be a pinch of vanilla when it's fully dried as well. Silliage is moderate for about 3-4 hours before it becomes a skin scent. It seems to last much longer in my hair and on my clothes. Maybe not the most original, but it's an easy reach when I want something fresh, feminine and easy to wear. It's lovely, can't ask for more. My fellow seems to want to snuggle me more when I happen to have this on, so it's doing something right.

I just received my order. Now I am super excited about this perfume. Idôle is one of my favorites and this one really tried to live up to it. A 😍 for me. I know it won't drydown in the same way but damn is good. Rose 🌹 done beautifully, fresh and fruity ❤️ I think I will order one more just in case. Edit: I have Idôle Intense, which I rarely use because I prefer the OG, and by rarely I mean I never wore it, I received a 50ml and a 10ml sample*, it lasts forever and it's missing some of the brightness the OG has. But today, going through my fragances I tried it and I used Memoire Intense a few days ago 😌 it is so similar my gawd

Underrated fragance... All the 4 from this chapter are a must have in my opinion, especially if you're someone who's into wearing according to your emotions.. I have Ginza and Idôle and oh boy the best way I can describe this scent now, is exactly a mix between these fragances, maybe because I got it in the winter it smelt different but now in the summer I swear it got sweeter Today I understand I love them all. I have a back-up bottle of each one, except for this one, I might need to stock up one! (I had 2 for Sublime Epoque, but gave one to my sister)

This has a wow factor and is one of the best in this lineup. It is blended SO beautifully and its performance far exceeds my expectations. I hate saying it's worth a lot more than what it costs because we know Zara takes that and runs with it, but it's true. This is feminine, chic, and elegant and embodies the essence of a woman who is effortlessly and naturally beautiful. In my opinion it is suitable for any occasion any time of year. A definite win and well worth the investment. A little goes a long way.