Alessandro Michele has worked for the Gucci house since 2002. Nevertheless, it was in 2015 that he rose to the highest ranks of the house, taking on the role of creative director. It is to him that the house owes its renewal and its more androgynous aspect. Visionary and highly creative, Alessandro Michele also applied his expertise to perfumery. His very first fragrance was created in 2015. It was named Gucci Bloom. In 2023, although Alessandro Michele has not been with the house for a year, this fragrance returns to the forefront. More sensual, its successor is named Gucci Bloom Intense.
The Gucci Bloom fragrance collection first appeared in 2017 and has since plunged us into a blossoming, enchanting garden. In 2023, it nevertheless reveals its most sensual and powerful facet. Thus appears Gucci Bloom Intense, in an opaque, black and shadowy bottle. This fragrance is described as a floral water inspired by the magnetic pull of the moon, which encourages every woman to reveal her most authentic self. But what is its composition really like?
Night-blooming cereus, a highly symbolic ingredient
Gucci Bloom Intense is a fragrance inspired by an eclipse. It seems to take advantage of nocturnal enchantment to reveal feminine sensuality. Thus, perfumer Alberto Morillas did not fail to include a particularly symbolic ingredient in his formula: night-blooming cereus. More specifically, this is a shrub plant whose flowers only open after nightfall. Highly decorative, this flower releases here its very deep, warm scent, fairly close to that of jasmine.
The other flowers found in Gucci Bloom Intense
Gucci Bloom Intense is nevertheless built around three different flowers. Echoing the night-blooming cereus, jasmine is indeed present. A great classic of feminine perfumery, it unfolds here a suave scent, prized for its many nuances. Indeed, sambac jasmine is by turns fruity or more honeyed. It is also joined by orange blossom. Typical of the Mediterranean basin, this plant adored by perfumers enchants us with its sun-kissed scent. At times floral, waxy, sugary or powdery, it opens the incantation of this almost mystical fragrance!
The sparkling, lively opening of Gucci Bloom Intense
Gucci Bloom Intense is a feminine composition that lacks nothing in bite, and this can be felt from its top notes. Mandarin gives it its zesty, citrus aspect. Tangy and sparkling, it is also synonymous with cheerfulness. Its dynamism is also boosted by the addition of pepper and ginger. These two elements are further linked by a green, juicy pear. Gucci Bloom Intense is unquestionably intended for an energetic woman.
Gucci Bloom Intense closes on a woody, sensual base
Conversely, Gucci Bloom Intense ends on a final, far more shadowy breath. Thus, this fragrance rests on a sumptuous play of light and shadow. With it, contrasts attract one another and form nothing but perfect harmony! Gucci Bloom Intense relies on the woody, earthy persistence of patchouli. Coconut releases here a more exotic, gourmand impression. Lastly, crystal moss almost seems to offer us a walk through the undergrowth, while revealing a more chypre, glamorous aspect in the final breath of this creation.
Gucci Bloom Intense reinforces the floral, luminous composition of the very first Gucci Bloom. It is unquestionably the most sensual and powerful fragrance in the entire collection.