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Perfect Intense
For anyone who likes the idea of Perfect but wants more body in it, Marc Jacobs Perfect Intense Eau de Parfum 50ml is the half size route into the warmest version the line has produced. It dates from 2021.
Daffodil and jasmine do the opening work. The daffodil keeps its green, slightly waxy bite, the jasmine supplies heft, and together they make a floral that is handsome rather than sweet. Pink pepper adds a dry sparkle and almond sits under it with a bittersweet, marzipan tinged nuttiness that leads the composition down towards its base.
That base is where the character lives. Sesame reads toasted and faintly savoury, a very unusual thing to meet in a department store bottle, and sandalwood gives it a creamy, milky smoothness. Cashmeran rounds everything into a warm, soft, musky finish that stays legible on fabric long after it has gone quiet on skin.
Domitille Michalon Bertier composed it. At eau de parfum strength it has genuine reach in the first hour and then holds close for the rest of the day, which makes it a better winter and evening proposition than a summer one. The 50ml is the sensible choice if you already own something similar and want this as an alternative rather than a staple. A word on application. One spray is a wearable amount, two is a deliberate statement and three is too many for most rooms. Given how long it holds on wool, a 50ml bottle will see out a couple of winters at that rate, and the version people compliment is usually the one left on a scarf rather than the one on skin.
Marc Jacobs is a New York fashion label of 1984 vintage whose perfume is produced under licence by Coty. Daisy appeared in 2007 and expanded into Daisy Eau So Fresh and Daisy Dream, which is the pattern the Perfect line has since followed.
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