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Estee Lauder Pleasures Intense
Estee Lauder

Pleasures Intense

Floral
Rose
Jasmine
White Floral
Amber
Balsamic
Vanilla
EDP · 2002 · women

Pleasures Intense is Estee Lauder's 2002 amplification of their original Pleasures fragrance, pushing the floral-oriental profile into richer, more indulgent territory as an eau de parfum.

The composition opens with green lily and peony tempered by black currant and cassia for a touch of tartness, moving quickly into a creamy, intoxicating heart of jasmine, tiare flower, and Moroccan rose. The base layers in maple and vanilla alongside styrax and benzoin, creating a warm, almost gourmand sweetness that anchors the florals without letting them drift. The overall effect reads as a plush floral with a honeyed, slightly caramel-like undertone, balancing sophistication with approachable comfort.

This works best for someone seeking a decidedly feminine fragrance that's dressy enough for evenings but wearable year-round, particularly in cooler months when its warmth shines. The sweetness is prominent but not cloying, making it suitable for those who enjoy florals with substance and longevity. If you gravitate toward The Romantic, The Reverie, and The Hedonist, Pleasures Intense deserves consideration.

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Main Accordsreported by community
Floral
100%
Rose
90%
Jasmine
80%
White Floral
56%
Amber
60%
Balsamic
63%
Vanilla
70%
Sweet
74%
Gourmand
32%
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Top · 0–30 min
Green Lily
Green Lily
Peony
Peony
Light, watery, and fresh with a clean floral sweetness that never feels heavy. Peony reads as modern and optimistic, the scent equivalent of a spring wardrobe refresh. It blends seamlessly with other florals and is a common building block in sheer, easy-to-wear feminine fragrances.
Black Currant
Black Currant
Ylang-Ylang
Ylang-Ylang
Cassis
Cassis
The French name for blackcurrant, cassis has a dark, distinctive fruitiness with a slightly catty, herbal edge that makes it unlike any other berry. It's more complex than blackcurrant juice: both sharp and rich, with an almost savory depth. A signature opening note of certain classic and contemporary fragrances.
Heart · 30 min – 3 hrs
Lily
Lily
Grand, creamy, and slightly spicy, Oriental lily (Stargazer, Casablanca) is one of the most powerful natural flowers, with a heady, complex sweetness that fills a room. White lily is softer and more transparent. Both add drama and elegance to floral compositions, though they require careful handling to avoid becoming oppressive.
Jasmine
Jasmine
Intoxicating, heady, and slightly animalic, jasmine is one of the few flowers that smells as rich in a bottle as it does climbing a garden wall at dusk. It has an almost fleshy, indolic quality that stops it reading as purely 'clean.' Jasmine is a workhorse in both feminine and masculine perfumery, adding depth and soul.
Tiare Flower
Tiare Flower
The soul of Polynesia in perfumery, tiare (Tahitian gardenia) is creamy, white-floral, and intensely tropical with a coconut-adjacent creaminess and the sheer sweetness of paradise. It's the key note in monoi oil, the traditional Polynesian beauty oil. A fragrance featuring tiare immediately evokes warm Pacific waters.
Moroccan Rose
Moroccan Rose
Rosa damascena cultivated in Morocco's Dades Valley has a particularly vivid, slightly fruity quality alongside its classic honeyed richness. Moroccan rose is slightly less refined than Grasse or Bulgarian rose but more affordable, making it common in mainstream luxury fragrances. It has a generous, warm, approachable character.
Base · 3–12 hrs
Maple
Maple
Warm, sweet, and slightly smoky, maple syrup in perfumery adds a golden, caramel-like sweetness with a faint woody, almost leathery depth. It's warmer and more complex than plain sugar, with the faint smell of the forest in it. Used in gourmand and oriental fragrances to add a North American woodland warmth.
Vanilla
Vanilla
Warm, sweet, and universally appealing, vanilla is to fragrance what salt is to cooking. Real vanilla is complex and slightly smoky, though most perfumery vanilla is synthetic and reads as clean, sweet, and creamy. It slows the evaporation of other notes and is the reason certain fragrances feel like a second skin.
Styrax
Styrax
A complex resin with both balsamic-sweet and slightly rubbery, leathery facets, styrax adds a dense, heavy warmth to oriental fragrances. It has an almost tar-like quality that, in context, creates depth and presence. One of the oldest perfumery ingredients, it anchors many classic oriental bases.
Benzoin
Benzoin
Sweet, warm, and balsamic, benzoin resin smells like vanilla mixed with incense, with a powdery, slightly medicinal edge. It adds a comforting warmth and fixative quality to oriental fragrances, and blends beautifully with spices. Often used to smooth and round off sharp edges in complex base notes.
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The RomanticBest match85% match
Your fragrance is a love letter you never stop writing.

Warm roses, vanilla, amber, creamy musks. Soft, evolving, intimate.

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The Reverie85% match
You live slightly outside the present — and your scent proves it.

Warm, experimental sweetness. Caramelized woods, unusual ambers, avant-garde gourmand.

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The Hedonist85% match
More is more. You've always known this.

Opulent, rich, long-lasting. Vanilla, amber, dense florals, gourmand warmth.

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Scent Profile
Floral100%Rose90%Jasmine80%White Floral56%Amber60%
Fragrance Family
Floral Oriental
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Estee Lauder Pleasures Intense— Prices, Coupons & Buying Guide

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Yes. The current best price is $39.98 and MSRP is $79.95. At $39.98 you save 50% vs retail.
What does Estee Lauder Pleasures Intense smell like? +
Pleasures Intense is Estee Lauder's 2002 amplification of their original Pleasures fragrance, pushing the floral-oriental profile into richer, more indulgent territory as an eau de parfum. The composition opens with green lily and peony tempered by black currant and cassia for a touch of tartness, moving quickly into a creamy, intoxicating heart of jasmine, tiare flower, and Moroccan rose. The base layers in maple and vanilla alongside styrax and benzoin, creating a warm, almost gourmand sweetness that anchors the florals without letting them drift. The overall effect reads as a plush floral with a honeyed, slightly caramel-like undertone, balancing sophistication with approachable comfort. This works best for someone seeking a decidedly feminine fragrance that's dressy enough for evenings but wearable year-round, particularly in cooler months when its warmth shines. The sweetness is prominent but not cloying, making it suitable for those who enjoy florals with substance and longevity. If you gravitate toward The Romantic, The Reverie, and The Hedonist, Pleasures Intense deserves consideration.
What are the notes in Estee Lauder Pleasures Intense? +
Top: Green Lily, Peony, Black Currant, Ylang-Ylang, Cassis. Heart: Lily, Jasmine, Tiare Flower, Moroccan Rose. Base: Maple, Vanilla, Styrax, Benzoin.
What fragrance family is Pleasures Intense? +
Estee Lauder Pleasures Intense belongs to the Floral Oriental fragrance family. It is an EDP.
What other fragrances smell like Estee Lauder Pleasures Intense? +
Based on shared notes, Mancera Roses Greedy (Vanilla, Benzoin, Jasmine, Black Currant), Christian Dior Dune (Vanilla, Benzoin, Lily, Jasmine), kilian Playing With The Devil (Vanilla, Benzoin, Jasmine, Black Currant), Versace Versus Donna for women (Vanilla, Benzoin, Jasmine, Black Currant), guess Original for women (Vanilla, Benzoin, Jasmine, Ylang-Ylang) may smell similar to Pleasures Intense.
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Grey market retailers sell authentic fragrances sourced through unofficial distribution -- typically excess inventory from authorized distributors. The product is real and identical to retail. FragranceNet (est. 1997), Jomashop, and MaxAroma are well-established with millions of verified reviews.

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