Jil Sander
Jil Sander Pure
Musky · Powdery · Marine.
parfumbible.comFresh spicy · Aromatic · Musky.
About these origins
Brand origin means the country where the house was founded. Made in refers to fragrance manufacturing, not the origin of every ingredient or the brand’s current headquarters.
Brand origin: Code of ethics - company history · Checked 2026-09-21
The official company history explicitly identifies Hamburg as the place where Jil Sander founded the fashion company in 1968.
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Year2008
Marketed forWomen
PerfumerNot recorded
The short answer
A scent, in focus.
Pure Intense by Jil Sander has a listed fresh spicy, aromatic, musky profile, with notes of Geranium, Musk, Jasmine, Patchouli.
Based on listed notes and accords.
Catalog snapshot · 2026-05-30. Ratings and votes come from the source dataset, not Parfum Bible users or live measurements. This entry has not yet received an individual editorial review.
Sizes offered
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01 / The scent profile
Understand what you smell.
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Inside the bottle.
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Performance / Community impressions
How it wears.
Longevity
2.82 / 5
11 votes
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Projection
2.68 / 4
19 votes
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1 = intimate; higher = stronger
Value perception
4.33 / 5
3 votes
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1 = overpriced; 5 = great value
These are subjective reports, not controlled measurements.
22Own it
59Previously owned
79Want it
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03 / Keep exploring
Often compared with…
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Layering ideas to try.
Starting points from listed profiles, not community-tested pairings or compatibility scores.
Suggested experiment
Black OpiumBoth list Jasmine and Patchouli. Explore Pure Intense’s fresh spicy direction alongside Black Opium’s vanilla profile. Shared notes offer a starting point for an experiment; the combination has not been wear-tested.
Compare each fragrance alone, then try a small amount together on a blotter. Keep the combination you enjoy; no application order or ratio has been validated.
Suggested experiment
Portrait of a LadyBoth list Musk and Patchouli. Explore Pure Intense’s fresh spicy direction alongside Portrait of a Lady’s warm spicy profile. Shared notes offer a starting point for an experiment; the combination has not been wear-tested.
Compare each fragrance alone, then try a small amount together on a blotter. Keep the combination you enjoy; no application order or ratio has been validated.
A little more clarity.
Before you tryWhat does Pure Intense smell like?
Pure Intense by Jil Sander has a listed fresh spicy, aromatic, musky profile, with notes of Geranium, Musk, Jasmine, Patchouli.
Who created it?
A perfumer is not recorded in this catalog.
How long does it last?
The longevity rating is 2.82 out of 5, from 11 category votes. This is not a measurement in hours. A wear test is the best way to assess it for you.
Which notes define Pure Intense?
Its listed notes include geranium, musk, jasmine, patchouli. These describe the scent rather than its full ingredient formula.
04 / Find your next bottle
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PARFUM BIBLE / SCENT CARD
Pure Intense
Jil Sander
Leading accords
fresh spicy
aromatic
musky
white floral
rose
Relative prominence, not ingredient percentages.Listed notes · a selection
Geranium · Musk · Jasmine · Patchouli
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