Patchouli Intense, from Nicolai Parfumeur Createur was released at unknown year. The perfumer behind this creation is Patricia de Nicolai. It has the top notes of Geranium, Lavender, and Orange, middle notes of Cinnamon, Patchouli, and Rose, and base notes of Amber, Sandalwood, and Vanilla.
I'm going to try to make this a short review, but Patchouli Intense is quite a complex animal and I could get locked into an incoherent ramble about the sensations and vibes I get from it. Let's keep it simple and stick to the basics, there's a comparison to Incense Oud by Nicolai a fragrance I purchased at the same time from the brand, and while it's true, they are quite different as well. Also my perceptions of this were not patchouli at first, I mean I didn't even like the fragrance but as it wore on I because more conscious of patchouli and the growing sense of a men's masculine framework of yesteryear. The opening is now peppery woods and heavy patchouli, but it's not dank, wet, hippy, it's dry and unique if I'm honest. I smell rose (and apparently geranium) but it's very low in the mix, I like it though it lends, depth and opulence. It's smooth and rounded can't say the basenotes listed here come through, accept of course for sandalwood. This is the curious blend of milky and edgeless and spicy, rough, woodshop working, sandalwood. It's BRILLIANT!!! I don't even feel I've run the full gamut of emotions where this fragrance is concerned and so far it's been a mulicolour rollercoaster, of love and hate, that is clearly an emotive fragrance, this is what we all want, Pat has achieved something here, and it's not even immediately apparent. I think I've said this in other reviews that there's something stuffy and traditional about Nicolai, something which never quite elevates them into perfumes you long for. However, across the board they are SOLID, and if you love perfume you can't help but admire them.
I'm going to try to make this a short review, but Patchouli Intense is quite a complex animal and I could get locked into an incoherent ramble about the sensations and vibes I get from it. Let's keep it simple and stick to the basics, there's a comparison to Incense Oud by Nicolai a fragrance I purchased at the same time from the brand, and while it's true, they are quite different as well. Also my perceptions of this were not patchouli at first, I mean I didn't even like the fragrance but as it wore on I because more conscious of patchouli and the growing sense of a men's masculine framework of yesteryear. The opening is now peppery woods and heavy patchouli, but it's not dank, wet, hippy, it's dry and unique if I'm honest. I smell rose (and apparently geranium) but it's very low in the mix, I like it though it lends, depth and opulence. It's smooth and rounded can't say the basenotes listed here come through, accept of course for sandalwood. This is the curious blend of milky and edgeless and spicy, rough, woodshop working, sandalwood. It's BRILLIANT!!! I don't even feel I've run the full gamut of emotions where this fragrance is concerned and so far it's been a mulicolour rollercoaster, of love and hate, that is clearly an emotive fragrance, this is what we all want, Pat has achieved something here, and it's not even immediately apparent. I think I've said this in other reviews that there's something stuffy and traditional about Nicolai, something which never quite elevates them into perfumes you long for. However, across the board they are SOLID, and if you love perfume you can't help but admire them.