* Complex but still warm and appealing fragrance
* Hybrid gourmand and woody fragrance
* Good blend of sweet, vanilla, spicy, powdery, floral, amber, nutty, oud and woody aromas
* Oud note is light, complementary and appealing
* Great for social occasions and date nights
* Great for gourmand lovers
* Designer quality for discounter price

* Average performer
* Might lean too masculine for some female users
* Not good for those who dislike sweet or gourmand fragrances

Al Haramain's Detour Noir Intense is a flanker in their popular Detour Noir line and a clone of Parfum de Marley's Pegasus Exclusif. Whereas Detour Noir is a fresh vanilla forward fragrance, Detour Noir Intense is quite intense. It's a complex fragrance with lots of notes but overall it's very warm and appealing.

This is a good blend of sweet, vanilla, spicy, powdery, floral, amber, nutty, oud and woody aromas. Cardamom and lavender are prominent in the opening. You'd think they'd clash with the spices, wood, and oud notes but they're actually all very complementary towards each other. The oud in particular is light and appealing, which is somewhat of a miracle given how polarizing that note can be. Performance is average and a notch below fellow flanker Detour Noir Exclusif.

This is great for social occasions and date nights. Gourmand lovers will appreciate how complex this is. It might lean too masculine for some female users due to the wood and oud notes, softened as they are by the cardamom and lavender. Performance is average, a notch below fellow flanker Detour Noir Exclusif, so be prepared to overspray on first use and respraying occasionally throughout the day. Overall, though, this is niche quality at a discounter price. Highly recommended.