Intuition
Estée Lauder (2000)
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Estée Lauder
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Alberto Morillas
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Serge Mansau
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Intuition is a women's perfume launched in 2000 by Estée Lauder
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Reviews of Intuition by Estée Lauder
There are 14 reviews of Intuition by Estée Lauder.
Tart citrus and green notes on top. A quick, vague reminder of rhubarb appears. Freesia creeps in to the top note layer. Rose, begins to shine. Some of the bitterness subsides. Intuition becomes way more floral. I get a reminder of black locust wood in the heart. Freesia still dominates. The top and heart are both still bitter, for me. I get nothing sweet at all for a time.
This perfume eventually settles itself. Amber lumbers in. The wood mellows into a slight syrup. And still, a bit of floral exists. This is a dark scent, for me. Not in a pleasurable way. Too annoying.
This perfume eventually settles itself. Amber lumbers in. The wood mellows into a slight syrup. And still, a bit of floral exists. This is a dark scent, for me. Not in a pleasurable way. Too annoying.
Genre: Floral Oriental
Intuition's spiced citrus and light floral top notes steer well clear of the cheap hard candy effect that plagues so many fruity floral scents. I attribute much of the accord's delightful quality to its abstract nature. Rather than imitate a particular fruit, a cocktail, or a bubblegum flavor, it evokes an unnamed, imaginary fruit, and is all the better for it.
Intuition evolves quickly into a mild, sweet, fruity floral oriental that's perfectly polite and pleasant to wear, if also nondescript. Both the fruit and the floral bouquet remain abstract evidence, I imagine, of effective blending. Unfortunately, while attractive and amiable, both are also more bland than I'd like. It's Intuition's drydown, though that ultimately lets it down. Intuition is one of those rare fragrances that grows stronger, not weaker, as it dries down, and its base notes center on a soapy rose accord that's both strident and chemically sour. As the rose's volume increases it moves from disappointing to outright irritating, so that after three or four hour's wear Intuition becomes an olfactory nuisance. Lauder has done much better, not least in Pleasures, which shares some of Intuition's fruity floral content and mild, abstract quality, though in a more purely floral context.
Intuition's spiced citrus and light floral top notes steer well clear of the cheap hard candy effect that plagues so many fruity floral scents. I attribute much of the accord's delightful quality to its abstract nature. Rather than imitate a particular fruit, a cocktail, or a bubblegum flavor, it evokes an unnamed, imaginary fruit, and is all the better for it.
Intuition evolves quickly into a mild, sweet, fruity floral oriental that's perfectly polite and pleasant to wear, if also nondescript. Both the fruit and the floral bouquet remain abstract evidence, I imagine, of effective blending. Unfortunately, while attractive and amiable, both are also more bland than I'd like. It's Intuition's drydown, though that ultimately lets it down. Intuition is one of those rare fragrances that grows stronger, not weaker, as it dries down, and its base notes center on a soapy rose accord that's both strident and chemically sour. As the rose's volume increases it moves from disappointing to outright irritating, so that after three or four hour's wear Intuition becomes an olfactory nuisance. Lauder has done much better, not least in Pleasures, which shares some of Intuition's fruity floral content and mild, abstract quality, though in a more purely floral context.
Quite feminine and complementary with the male version of the scent. In style, de facto, male and female version are the same and yet the male version is unmistakably masculine, whilst the femme version is unmistakably feminine. This is not for a "from the hood" girl, but for a woman that has some class and is intelligent. Scent itself is quite flowery, slightly backed up by woody notes, very well rounded and refined. There is a certain heaviness about it, but not such that it could not be worn during hotter weather, albeit with very mild application.
Bought this on impulse one time. It wasn't bad, just wasn't me. It turned to extreme amber after about a half hour, and nothing about it inspired me to buy another bottle.
I've never really been a fan of Estee Lauder fragrances, I always found them to smell slightly odd to my nose, however Intuition surprised me to say the least.
I really enjoyed the citrusy opening which was refreshing and instantly reminded me of Summer. I just loved the way the lemon, grapefruit and bergamot blended so well together creating a scent that was sweet and lively.
Unfortunately it is scents with these citrusy openings that never blend well with my skin chemistry, and sure enough this beautiful scent turned to rotten grapefruit when I wore it.
Despite the fact that this fragrance and I are not meant to be, I still admire this scent when worn by other people.
The heart of Intuition becomes a soft and somewhat powdery floral blend, which is absolutely gorgeous. The rose note is an absolute standout and it gives this fragrance that classy, feminine touch. I'll also agree with the other reviewers here that sensed a vanilla note in Intuition, it is certainly present for my nose as well, particularly in the drydown.
I actually adore the bottle design of Intuition, which is surprising because I very rarely pay attention to a fragrance's packaging. The oval shaped bottle with the slightly off-centre, abstract cap is clearly something you would take pride in displaying on your dresser.
The lasting strength was great on other people, however on myself, not only did it smell off but it also didn't last. I do urge you not to do a blind purchase on this fragrance because you may end up with the same results as me. Apart from that this fragrance is a crisp, pleasant and casual scent which I highly recommend.
I really enjoyed the citrusy opening which was refreshing and instantly reminded me of Summer. I just loved the way the lemon, grapefruit and bergamot blended so well together creating a scent that was sweet and lively.
Unfortunately it is scents with these citrusy openings that never blend well with my skin chemistry, and sure enough this beautiful scent turned to rotten grapefruit when I wore it.
Despite the fact that this fragrance and I are not meant to be, I still admire this scent when worn by other people.
The heart of Intuition becomes a soft and somewhat powdery floral blend, which is absolutely gorgeous. The rose note is an absolute standout and it gives this fragrance that classy, feminine touch. I'll also agree with the other reviewers here that sensed a vanilla note in Intuition, it is certainly present for my nose as well, particularly in the drydown.
I actually adore the bottle design of Intuition, which is surprising because I very rarely pay attention to a fragrance's packaging. The oval shaped bottle with the slightly off-centre, abstract cap is clearly something you would take pride in displaying on your dresser.
The lasting strength was great on other people, however on myself, not only did it smell off but it also didn't last. I do urge you not to do a blind purchase on this fragrance because you may end up with the same results as me. Apart from that this fragrance is a crisp, pleasant and casual scent which I highly recommend.
My bottle reads "INTUITION Summer In Bloom". It's minty/musky/musty/soapy/very boring. It's been sitting there for 3 years. IDEA - I will use it up as a toilet spray.
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