* Excellent and complex fragrance
* Good blend of sweet, amber, powdery, spicy, vanilla, woody, iris, cocoa, cinnamon and light patchouli musk aromas
* Love child of Givenchy Gentlemen Reserve Privée and Bentley For Men Intense
* Great for gourmand lovers
* Great for cooler weather
* Good performer
* Designer quality for discounter price
* Unisex

* Iris touch is too light for those who really enjoy that note
* Lacks the boozy note that make Gentlemen Reserve Privée and For Men Intense so enjoyable
* Might be redundant if you already own stronger iris fragrances

Lattafa's Qaa'ed Intense is the third and most recent flanker in their Qaa'ed line. The "Intense" moniker is somewhat misleading, as this is nowhere near as strong as its predecessors Qaa'ed which is strong on oud and Qaa'ed Al Shabaab which doubles down on the oud by adding in a strong leather note. In fact, this is the mildest of the three.

Don't take that for a lack of quality, this is a very complex fragrance that mixes sweet, amber, powdery, spicy, patchouli, vanilla, woody, iris, cocoa and cinnamon notes. It essentially takes out the oud and leather and adds in iris, resulting in a fantastic take on a gourmand fragrance where one wouldn't normally pick up either musk or iris notes. This will definitely remind you of both Givenchy's Gentlemen Reserve Privée and Bentley for Men Intense. However, it does lack the boozy Cognac note that makes those two fragrances stand out.

This is great for gourmand lovers, who will likely not have anything like this in their collection thanks to the musk and iris notes. Those who love iris may find it paling next to iris dominant fragrances like Armani Code, Dior Homme Intense, and the Givenchy Gentlemen line as a whole, but remember that this is not intended to be an iris dominant fragrance. It's more of a supporting note in Qaa'ed Intense. Performance is good and will get stronger as it macerates. This is easily designer quality at a good online discounter price. Highly recommended.