Perfect Intense

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Perfect Intense

Marc Jacobs · Eau de Parfum (EDP) · 2021

≈ $97 · 3.4oz · approx. retail

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A warmer, deeper take on Perfect released in 2021 by Domitille Michalon Bertier, pairing daffodil and night-blooming jasmine with roasted almonds and creamy sandalwood.

The scent

Top notes

The opening · first 15 minutes

Heart notes

The core · the next few hours

Base notes

The dry-down · what lingers

Best for

FallWinterEveningDaily

Perfumer

Domitille Michalon Bertier

French · 38 in collection

A Paris-born, ISIPCA-trained perfumer who has spent her entire career at IFF, rising to senior fine-fragrance perfumer and later head of perfumery. She is best known for lush, gourmand-floral blockbusters created with or alongside the IFF studio.

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