Mercedes-Benz Intense

Mercedes-Benz · Eau de Toilette (EDT) · 2013

≈ $50 · 120ml · approx. retail

A denser, more peppery reworking of the original, layering bourbon pepper and nutmeg over cedar and ambery cetalox for a deeper drydown.

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

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Perfumer

Olivier Cresp

French · 99 in collection

A Grasse-raised master perfumer at Firmenich and 2018 Fragrance Foundation Lifetime Achievement honoree, Olivier Cresp is one of the most influential noses of his generation, responsible for the genre-defining Mugler Angel and a string of bestsellers.

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