L'Eau Intense 2016 Eau de Toilette

L'Eau Intense (Eau de Toilette) by Carven
Bottle Design Thierry de Bashmakoff
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7.3 / 10 82 Ratings
A perfume by Carven for men, released in 2016. The scent is citrusy-fresh. It is being marketed by Groupe Bogart.
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Main accords

Citrus
Fresh
Woody
Spicy
Green

Fragrance Pyramid

Top Notes Top Notes
Italian lemonItalian lemon GrapefruitGrapefruit MintMint
Heart Notes Heart Notes
LavenderLavender Birch leafBirch leaf
Base Notes Base Notes
CardamomCardamom CedarwoodCedarwood WoodsWoods GingerGinger

Perfumers

Ratings
Scent
7.382 Ratings
Longevity
7.471 Ratings
Sillage
7.071 Ratings
Bottle
7.490 Ratings
Value for money
7.829 Ratings
Submitted by Franfan20, last update on 03.01.2024.

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From the sample to the second bottle
Hi guys!
Here is the fragrance journey to this very great EDT:
In the city where I live, there's a perfumery that stocks slightly more exclusive fragrances than the usual suspects. You can buy popular designers there, but also niche fragrances.
I bought a fragrance there that I can't remember at all and was given a few samples, including Carven L'Eau Intense. The saleswoman told me that the fragrance house was less well known here, but a very good one. I didn't think anything of it until I tried the fragrance on for sports.
"Boy, it's great!" was my impression and that's how it found its way to my home.

If you look at the bottle, it looks extremely high-quality, the feeling also suggests its feel, the front is white, but only this, the two sides, as well as the back transparent, so that you have a good overview of how much liquid is still contained.
The spray head is ok (I would rank it among the better ones).

The fragrance experience is great:
sparkling - fresh - a little cooling at first - spicy
I'm not a trained sniffer, so I couldn't list all the scents, but of the ones I can smell, it's something citrusy, minty, occasionally lavender and definitely ginger throughout.
It really works best in warm weather (e.g. summer), I think it's the ginger in it that makes the scent different to other citrusy freshies.
It also has a solid performance and staying power.

In all modesty, I can also say that this is one of the best Freshies I have had the pleasure of sniffing. It's crazy how the taste changes during the fragrance journey, I started with Boss, Davidoff & Diesel. Then I moved on to all the sweets and currently I prefer the Orientals and spicy, smoky woods.

Some join me during the fragrance journey and leave again, but this one, Carven L'Eau Intense, is still with me.
It's not edgy, but it's also not boring and relatively unique (I haven't smelled the mountain theme from the big niche brand, which is supposed to be very similar).
Another plus point is that you don't come across it all the time in everyday life.

Absolute "dumb-reach", for molding on the sofa, everyday life, leisure, work, date, sport, day, night, always just that.
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LeGourmetNRW

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With the top note Im Zitronenhain
I bought this very beautiful and discreet bottle by chance at the perfumery around the corner after spraying it some time ago.

Every time I spray the carving spray, I stand in thought in the lemon grove somewhere in the Mediterranean Sea. I associate the carefree beautiful life and letting live a lemon grove full of flowerbeds.

The carving opens for me very strongly in the top note. It smells intense, pleasant and natural with lemon in the foreground and lavender and mint as companions. In the base after 2 hours of wearing, darker aromas like something wooden or even cardamom are added.
In general, however, the lemon and mint mixture is dominant and I find that with a good organic lemon and a mint shrub you can rarely go wrong, especially in summer...
BUT I am certainly not profound, mysterious, magical or strong in character.

The carving has the problems that many summer scents have durability and sillage...
With me it keeps 3-5 hours on the skin so there is enough time for a walk on the beach or a stroll but it is also no companion for the day. The same applies to the external effect or scent. He is perceptible, pleasantly no obtrusive fellow and a clean man in a white suit.

And that for a short time.

But what do I want when I stand at 27 degrees somewhere in Provence or on the Amalfi Coast? Do I want to enjoy complicated things there or the simplicity of being and natural, high-quality products.

I decide from time to time for the second variant and will spray this companion in summer from time to time
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Bruhman8000

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Clean Shower Feel
This is a refreshing burst of energy out of the shower in a bottle. It's bright and inoffensive. If I could compare it to anything I would say it's like lemon-mint bubblegum. There's nothing special that pops out from the notes aside from the mint and cardamom which probably give it that strong projection. Yes its a projection bomb(on my skin at least) that cast its cloud for no less than 6 hours on my skin and is a decent minty skin scent for a few hours after that. Whatever they did to concoct this lovely fragrance and give it this much depth should be echoed in my other favorites in this same vein. This is sure to please the the veterans or casual users alike. The only reason it doesn't get a higher mark from me is that it's not unique in the slightest but with price point, performance, and likability- I give this one the green light in my book.

8.5/10
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Smora

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Smora
Smora
Very helpful Review 5  
So fresh, So Clean
Scentrack:
Madonna - Holiday

Carven l’Eau Intense is a summer brother of Mr. Burberry, also composed the same year by Francis Kurkdjian. The opening of l’Eau Intense is much brighter and sunnier compared to Burberry, but from mid notes to drydown they are more and more similar. Like Mr. Burberry meets some aspects of Fleur de Male. Carven opens with strong and fresh mint note, accompanied by a hefty dose of bright grapefruit which I personally like, ginger and something like bright aldehydes. Somewhere beneath all those fresh layers I can detect some dirty white flowers, like orange or lemon flowers. As the composition evolves, the lavender becomes stronger and some woody aspects are more pronounced. It reminds me of powdered detergent, but in a good way. The birch leaf, also known from Mr. Burberry, gives some dirty touch to the otherwise extremely clean composition. The base is usual for this kind of fragrances, unidentified woods, with some pale amber aspects and a touch of Iso E Super.

Rating: 6.5/10

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VinScentVinScent 2 years ago
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Superb blend of grapefruit, mint and lavender.Very good performance.Can be cloying in high heat.Better suited for spring and summer evenings
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