Dior Homme Intense is from 2007 and corresponds to a limited edition of Dior Homme, with the same design of the bottle.
Like in the original, the main note is centred on iris but with an extra note of seeds of hibiscus. Officially, the notes are: iris, lavender, hibiscus seeds, vetiver, and Virginia cedar.
The opening is quite similar to Dior Homme, with a powdery iris, very intense and recognizable, although it is drier than in the original. There is a hint of leather in the background, but the floral is dominant enough to mask all other notes.
In the middle phase, iris becomes more floral than in the original Dior Homme, and is more relaxed (like in the final notes of Creed perfume Green Irish Tweed). This is where other notes are free to develop and the perfume becomes deeper and more dynamic. Cedar and woods come out, plus other notes of roots. In the final phase, vanilla and lavender are dominant and mixing together creating a lukewarm effect. The intensity is low from a middle distance, but at skin level the notes are deep and clear.
Initially, this fragrance is almost like the original Dior Homme, with also a similar intensity. The iris is only dominant in the first stages, changing the style completely. In the first part it’s more formal and lukewarm, specific for the winter, then it becomes more relaxed and ideal for the summer. Just like its predecessor, this perfume stands out for the clean image it gives in an office environment. For a night use it’s still semi-informal, especially in situations where there is not much competition from other fragrances and it can express its personality in full (if you want a more aggressive fragrance with this respect, you would have to use Fahrenheit perfume). On the romantic side, it is still able to project a masculine image, in spite of the floral note of iris (which is often found in lipsticks). However, it is still less seducing and dynamic than the original Dior Homme. The ideal age to wear it starts from 30 years.