Classique Intense

Elegant,expensive,sophisticated celebration vibe. The person is chic and tender at heart. Rich with good taste but not snobby. Maybe a lux artist. Wears satin pyzamas. Reminds me of a gathering at a high end,vintage,gold detailed hotel,with red carpets,during xmas season. The scent has a strong white floral component,not green or girly but gold pleated that stands out. Despite the sweet ingredients,it's not the 'sick' vanilla but an elevated rich floral.

I like the powdery dry down but I don't see this as a very floral perfume. It's alright, nothing spectacular

(In White ) اشتريته باعتباره قريب من ايللى صعب نسخة ان وايت لكن للاسف خاب ظنى وبيعته سريعا ،مش حلو ابدا واسوأ من ايللى صعب بكتير وهو فعلا مقارب ل Essence JPG وفى نوتة منفرة الى حد ما ،اذا اردتى شراؤه ك شبيه لايللى صعب ان وايت لاااا هو به نوتات ياسمين بالفعل واورانج بلوسوم لكن مش زيه خالص ،لا انصح بالشراء العميانى له

Elie Saab's In White is definitely the closest fragrance to JPG's Classique Intense. Such a beautiful fragrance as well ❤️

As a devoted lover of vintage batch Alien, this gold draped lady seems so promising. It is a sticky sweet tiare drowned in vanilla syrup, almost molasses like, with the solar qualities infused in the liquid. The sweetness feels like a mismatch for the golden sunset sensuality it exudes, but then it mellows down into a mature, creamy, cashmere like finish. Well blended with no rough edges. This is not a gourmand nor a screechy sugar rush thanks to patchouli. It makes it more of a grown-up slightly boozy vanilla. Rose and pomegranate are sadly undetected, probably there just to solidify the honeyed white floral essence. And yes, do expect her to linger for a good while as it's presence stays true throughout the day. Is it Alien-able? Definitely. It does feel like Alien's 8-figure cousin who's sailed the world in her private yacht. Nevertheless, they both have distinct plus points. Ps. This is an absolute man-eater *wink wink*

I could never navigate the jasmine & rose note in this perfume. its a heavy white floral scent with little to no sweetness. i love how long lasting it is though

I'm so sad this has been discontinued. This was my favorite perfume and I was gonna have this as my wedding scent : ((( .

I wish I had kept all the empty bottles of Classique. It was my signature for many years since it was released. I have worn at least 15 bottles. I have had many flankers of it during the years but this Classique Intense I love the most. It’s not so similar with the og which the name makes you think. It’s made of two separate units: 40% of the fragrance is the original creation, and 60% are new, added components. However, the original is not totally same formula anymore (I was lucky to find great vintage ones) which it used to be so I don’t know about these figures. For me this is completely the different scent with some of the same notes in it. Classique Intense is very mellow and seductive, it’s classy and solar. It radiates the warmth and light around you. White florals are mostly hidden under the thick honeyed golden base of Vanilla and Patchouli. The base is surprisingly different from what you might think of the notes. This is sweet but not sugary and Vanilla is not obvious edible either. I don’t think this at all as a gourmand despite of creamy and fruity Tiare Flower and Pomegranate in the opening. The scent feels somewhat oriental take on white florals and all the notes are blended perfectly together. Like the og this may cause headache because of its intoxicating intensity. Edit: If you love Classique Intense and don't want to pay crazy ebay prices, you should try Elie Saab Le Parfum (it's edp). It's made by Francis Kurkdjian as well (2011) and it's smelling quite similar intensive white florals with solar feeling and honey like sweetness. Flowers are a bit more heady first and there is not Vanilla so JPG feels somewhat more balanced in the beginning. JPG maintains an intense slightly more complex aroma while Le Parfum turns into more subtle and delicate one. It unfolds into an incredibly well balanced scent which feels fluffy and velvety soft. They are not like identical twins but siblings with a lot of same dna. There is not so much differences in the dry down. Elie Saab Le Parfum you can still find and in a very good price and look at that bottle! It’s so cute! My bottle is from 2016 and I haven't tried the most new formulas but since there is not that kind of IFRA regulated ingredients I assume that it hasn't changed so much. Thank you for reading, I hope my review was helpful. I would appreciate a lot if you want to follow me on IG and/or YouTube (English subtitles): @ninamariahperfumes It gives me a lot of motivation to write more. 🤗

I have the original Classique and Classique Essence de Parfum. I just got this one because I love the Classique line so much (and this bottle is the prettiest of the flankers, imo!) As I'm wearing it, I can agree with other reviewers on these two points: 1.) If you have Essence de Parfum, you probably don't need this one ( both are discontinued anyway, soo... ). 2.) Yes, it is TM Alien-esque. Intense does resemble the original Classique, but toned down in order to let the orange blossom speak. Intense is also much sweeter than the og, which caters to modern demands for sweet perfumes. I honestly can't smell the pomegranate, but that's okay because I'm a huge orange blossom fan, and the orange blossom is definitely dominating this perfume. The tiare and jasmine are definitely there, too, but they aren't center-stage. Between my three Classique bottles, I must admit this one is not my favorite. But I'll be keeping it! It still smells great and I love the bottle.

an orange blossom - jasmine bomb 💣 with some vanilla and patchouli added The rose is good noticable as well Nice and soooo typical Kurdijan..but: very similar to fragrances which I already own - Essence de Parfum And Elie Saab

Esse perfume é muito maravilhooooooo!!!!!! Precisa voltar, eu uso o meu a conta gotas para não acabar. Flor de Tiare traz um leve cheiro de protetor solar, mas misturado a baunilha fica um cheiro levemente gustativo. Gente não tem nada igual, ele é demais! Fixa por mais de 6 horas e exala por mais 2 facilmente.

Classique Intense was long forgotten in my perfume cabinet because when I first spray it, it reminds me of Elie Saab In White and Marly Safanad, two perfumes that always induce headache and nausea for me. recently I decided to give it another chance and I was suprised to see how much I like it! I still don't like the opening. it's powdery but not in a good way and I get why it reminds some people of bug sprayer. but after a few minutes, it settles down to something beautiful. vanilla,orange flower and jasmine. these are among my most beloved perfume notes and Classique Intense is all about vanilla, orange flower and jasmine.I can't pickup fruity notes,not much patchouli either. after the first couple of minutes, the jasmine gets pretty strong on me and it's such a gorgeous jasmine. it reminds me the jasmine in Alien Essence Absolute(another favorite of mine) but in a brighter,more fresh background. I love sweet, creamy vanilla florals,I have a lot of perfumes in this genre and Classique Intense is one the nicer vanilla florals I have and it was deep buried in a dark shelf for years. shame on my impatient nose who judged it for it's opening. it's a great choice for autumn and cool spring nights(cool but not too cold weather) whenever I wear this, I feel it stays close to my skin and the sillage is soft to moderate but tonight my husband commented on my perfume as soon as he entered the room.I was at least three meters away and I had sprayed just twice half an hour before he came. so the projection must be more than my nose can recognize. Edit: Classique Intense is very very similar to Ted Lapidus white Soul Gold(the golden bottle). they're almost dupes. I tested them side by side today and they're so close, it's not easy to say which is which but if you pay enough attention, you can see the floral notes are stronger in TL White Soul Gold while the vanilla is stronger in JPG Classique Intense. White Soul Gold is creamier and doesn't have the powdery bug spray thing Classique Intense has. شروع این عطر من رو یاد الی ساب این وایت و مارلی سافاند میندازه که هردو واسم سردرد و تهوع آورن، اما بعد چند ثانیه عالی میشه. ترکیبی از وانیل، یاس و شکوفه پرتقال. یه رایحه وانیلی گلی گرم و شیرین و خامه ای. یاسش بنظر من خیلی قشنگه و یکم یادآور یاس تو الین اسنس ابسولو هست اما تو یه بک گراند روشنتر و کمی فرش تر. بنظرم انتخاب خوبیه واسه پاییز و شبهای خنک بهاری(کلا واسه آب و هوای خنک مناسبتره نه خیلی سرد و نه گرم). من همیشه فک میکردم پخش بوی چندانی نداره اما نیم ساعت بعد از زدنش درحالیکه فقط دو پاف زده بودم همسرم از فاصله بیشتر از سه متری متوجهش شد و گفت بوی عطرت خیلی قویه. درنتیجه احتمالا از اون عطرهاست که آدم خودش متوجه نمیشه چقد قوی هستن. ژان پل گوتیه کلاسیک اینتنس شباهت خیلی خیلی زیادی به تد لپیدوس وایت سول گلد داره درحدیکه انگار کپی اونه. تفاوتشون خیلی جزییه، گلها تو وایت سول گلد قویترن اما تو کلاسیک اینتنس وانیل قویتره اما درکل انقد شبیهن که میشه اشتباه گرفتشون

The fruitchouli of the Classique range. Terrible. The Gaultier fragrance range sort of went downhill here on out. Purple balloon? What's that? Even worse that the blue star balloon?

Almost unbearable orange blossom, sour milk and pretend play dough made of wet flour. I don't know why but that's what it smells like to me. Its not horrible, but I personally feel like something is wrong, it just hits me the wrong way. Sad :(

Really lovely warm white florals - the orange blossom is dominating on my skin. It is honeyed but not too sirupy sweet.

I bought this as a partial and hadn’t read enough of the reviews due the pressure on an online auction :D I had already bought a partial of Elie Saab Le Parfum Royal the month before (both FK frags). Sigh…I like neither. Both don’t give me any rose and have this overpowering orange blossom (I think that’s the note) that is spiky, discordant and burns the nose. My skin chemistry just doesn’t agree with either formulation and my nose doesn’t appreciate it either. LCI lasts longer and has a very strong sticky sweetness almost like honey. No patchouli that I can discern. More of a pepper-like buzz (could be the bug spray note I’ve seen in other reviews). And as per usual my skin is stingy with any vanillic notes. Fruits, honey, leather are amplified by my skin…vanilla seems to be hoarded and hidden. Rose notes are overwhelmed here by the bug spray. If you aren’t a fan of Elie Saab, avoid…if your skin has the kind of behaviour mine has, I’d suggest you avoid as well. Unsure if I will keep and try again in cooler temps, or, just keep for the bottle. I’ll stick with the OG.

like an alien flanker

I was looking for some Fall fragrance and decided to try this one on my way out of the drugstore. I felt it smelled .. expensive. And nice. And warm and wellcoming in a way too. I went back a few days later, sprayed some on my skin again and went back an hour later to buy the last box that was a bit dented, but I'm gonna only keep the bottle once I use it up anyway:) So ... I find that despite it being an EDP, it's not too aggressive, I see myself wearing this to work if I don't overspray ofcourse.

I really enjoy this one. It reminds me a lot of the Brazilian Bum Bum cream scent. Like, a lot a lot. So if you like the Brazilian Bum Bum cream, JPG Classique Intense might be worth checking out.

Not sure what's going on but this smells exactly like Rihanna Reb'l Fleur to me. A plummy floral chypre with coconut. So, get that one. It's way cheaper! The gold bottle is super cool though.

Tested this today and it smells exactly like Alien. My mom wears Alien all the time for years, literally her signature scent. I wouldn’t be wearing this. If you have Alien, save your money or maybe get it for the bottle lol

I've owned this fragrance for approximately 1 1/2 yrs and rarely used it. I find it too heavy and sweet on warm days and prefer lighter, fresher fragrances in spring and summer. It's cool and damp today (2 Celsius). I wore it for my daily walk and it was wonderfully uplifting and cheerful! Who couldn't use a mood lifter during this pandemic fall/winter? I think I found a reason to keep this in my collection. Edit: Downsizing & sold this one to a JPG Classique collector :)

One of my favorite perfumes ever. It's multidimensional, unique and easy to wear at the same time. It puts me in a good mood when I smell it and I find it can be pulled off in nearly every setting. Very pretty, classy fragrance that isn't too sweet. It pulls a tiny bit fresh in the mid, which levels everything out. It's hard to pick apart the notes because it is so well blended, but I do get a warm skin, tropical sort of feeling. That plus a nice smelling, fruity shampoo perhaps. And vanilla. Gorgeous, gorgeous. Edit: I like sweet fragrances with depth and freshness to balance things out. Classique Intense's sweetness never felt bothersome until recently. I've loved this fragrance for years and felt the same way consistently through my first bottle. Lately, with my more recent bottle ( older formula) I'm getting a lot of caramel sweetness, whereas before it was more vanillic, and less of the tropical, fresh fruity shampoo vibe, which I always thought balanced it so well. The problem could be that my current bottle is older, from the BPI owned JPG days. My previous bottle was a newer, PUIG owned one and so it might be a matter of age and degradation of some notes. Or olfactive fatigue. Whatever the case, my current bottle doesn't quite hit all the notes so to speak. It even borders sickly in the way Flowerbomb edp can, or La Vie Est Belle. What I enjoyed so much about the florals in the heart, as well as the distinctly juicy tart opening, is now covered in a caramel-like layer that weighs it down and never seemed so apparent before. Still a great scent that's unique and others will probably enjoy around you, but I can't say it's a favorite right now.

First of all, if you like the original classique dont blind buy this one because it has nothing to do with the original classique to my nose, plus this perfume is not even close to “intense“. Dont get fooled that you found your perfect summer scent with the tiare flower note and how intense it would be. i have both of elie saab and classique intense; i find in white creamier, And more on the powdery side. Now on a 25° weather, i wore the classique intense and the first thing i smelt was something weird, it wasn’t a love on the first smell, i was curious to know what does this smell remind me of? And it hit me; the opening of this perfume reminds me of roberto cavalli the original edp. That same Orange blossom note, the one that reminds with Raid spray yes i mean the insect killer and thats the only thing i smell, not pomegrante not tiare flower just raid spray. 5 hours update: Who sprayed la vie est belle - lancome on me? I dont even have a bottle of it.. The dry down is identical to la vie est belle! That annoying note disappears and this starts to develop into a whole other fragrance. Classique intense isn’t my favorite im probably keeping it with my collection cause the bottle is so good with all the details. But as a scent this is roberto cavalli and la vie est belle’s baby. Sillage is moderate in the first hour and then it transfers into a skin scent. If you are to buy a perfume i suggest Buying in white instead of this. Scent: 6/10 Sillage 3/10 Longevity: 6/10

Sexy, classy, intense, beautiful... Should I go on? The bottle is rather stunning, definitely a collectors bottle if I've ever seen one. I wear this scent when I want to feel powerful and demanding. She sits close to the skin, maybe her projection could be a little better, but I find I'm often told I smell *really* good when I wear this. I find her a little too sweet in hot weather, but in the Winter and cooler Spring days, Classique Intense comes alive. I like to wear her for date nights, sinful hotel breaks away and with blazers and pencil skirts when *I* am the boss. She commands attention, but not in a smutty way. Classique Intense is effortlessly feminine and very smooth. I don't usually vibe with floriental perfumes. I like to smell sweet and fresh most of the time, but I just can't resist Classique Intense. She just makes me stand so tall. She makes me want to grab my too-high heels (that I totally can't walk in anymore) and a tight little skirt and go out and face the world. Bottled confidence. I don't usually re-purchase perfumes, but I've just come to the end of my bottle of this and I'm already on the hunt for another.

If you have to choose only one sweet-sexy fragrance on the perfume world right now, this is it. Classique intense is a beautiful scent, very well-blended, so sexy and delicious. By the way, I find it has a similar vibe with My Burberry Black and Elie Saab In White, highly recommend!

This is very nice. It has Fancis Kurkdjan written all over it. He does love his orange blossom and patchouli. I like the other notes in this the pomegranate, tiara flower, the little sweetness at the end. But to be honest with you if you have any other FK designer fragrances like any of the Elie Saab edp, or In White there is no real need to buy this. I kind of wish he had added more notes like a sandalwood, or some more amber or perhaps some myrrh or perhaps some smoother yellow flowers like ylang or frangipani and maybe dial back on the patchouli just a little. Just something to make it a bit more different and add a bit more dimension than what he’s done so many times. But, I will say of every other designer fragrances of his that are orange blossom and patchouli this is my favorite. It’s a bit more clean and has more freshness then the thick honeyed richness of his other fragrances. Although this is no shrinking violet it is indeed “intense.” Which I like it’s always nice to know that a fragrance is going to have good longevity. Update: I have worn this about 6 hours and I worked out with it on. It’s warmed up to be such a clean, floral, sweet vanilla. It’s great.

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It’s December now, I wanted to wear something warm, delectable & not so shy. This girl, JPG Classique Intense is perrrfect!! 👍🏽👍🏽✨ This one never lets me down every time I wear it. It’s a guarantee pleasure and long hour companion because there is absolutely a strong presence for hours! She stays and never wants to go away! But she is not cheap nor obnoxious at all. I keep saying “she” in a metaphorical way but it actually doesn’t smell feminine nor masculine. It’s a wonderful a bit intoxicating “Fume” wraps around me to boost my being. 🏃🏻♂️💪🏽🙌🏽 I think I sprayed about 10 times all around myself and I know, some of you might be popping your eyes but my body/skin is like sponge 🧽 (but I’m not a sponge Bob 😂🤣) it absorbs and eat up the scents very fast so this is my trick for most fragrance to last long enough through out the day. It’s been already more than 9 hours and I can still smell like I just sprayed an hour ago. I wouldn’t do this if I were to be inside an office or in some medical facility but for my run around in the city on my day off, wearing a coat & wool scarf 🧣, why not. This fragrance is super unique, high niche-like quality, and a confident powerhouse. 👊🏽👊🏽💥💥☄️☄️🔥🔥🦖🦍🐘🐅 Yet it doesn’t come across obnoxious mean beast. (Haha... sounds like someone’s boss? 🤣) in my opinion. It consistently smells intensive, creamy, round, warm, sensual, tart and fruity-creamy sweet, like piña colada, right from the beginning till now 9hrs + in!! 🎉🎉🍹🧁🍑🍓🍍 Although the description above says “40%” original classique, to me, it’s probably about 10% or less. I never thought I’d love this scent on me as much as I do on my skin. I equally love 💗 this one as the male version of “intense”, “Le Male - Ultra Male”. 💪🏽💪🏽 For those who like sweet but more subdued and mellowed down, I recommend the original “Classique EDP”. That one has rum, rose, vanilla and orchid(?) and sits on the skin also for a long time but softer & elegant way. I enjoy that original EDP, too. But if you feel a bit more daring, confident, sexy & dominant all in a good & haute couture way, this one is for you to rock for the day! ☝🏽 👍🏽✨💅🏼💃🏻👠👠🏋🏻♀️🤸🏻♀️🎽✨

This one is my favourite in the Classique linea.it smells so deliciously sweet and creamy with a touch of powder It feels like a giant hug,it is so well crafted and lasts for hours.What a lovely fragrance