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Dolce & Gabbana Intenso
Dolce & Gabbana

Intenso

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Floral
Green
Aquatic
Aromatic
Woody
Earthy
EDP · 2014 · mens

Dolce & Gabbana's Intenso arrived in 2014 as a deeper, more brooding take on the house's masculine fragrance portfolio. It sits alongside their other prominent scents as part of D&G's strategy to offer varying intensities and moods within their menswear line.

Opening with a bright aromatic burst of basil, geranium, and lavender tempered by marigold and water notes, Intenso quickly settles into its core character. The heart introduces clary sage and hay alongside a notable tobacco accord that gives the fragrance a dry, slightly bitter quality. The base is where the name makes sense, as amber, labdanum, and musk create a warm, sticky sweetness that anchors the composition, supported by cypress and sandalwood for structural support. The overall DNA is aromatic-woody with a distinctly amber-forward finish and that persistent tobacco note running throughout.

Intenso works best for someone drawn to warm, slightly roughed-up ambers with character rather than polish. It's a solid choice for cooler months or evening wear when you want something that feels grounded and substantial. If you find yourself drawn to The Mystic, The Homesteader, and The Cipher, this fragrance deserves your attention.

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Main Accordsreported by community
Fresh
64%
Floral
21%
Green
93%
Aquatic
21%
Aromatic
100%
Woody
80%
Earthy
50%
Musky
50%
Powdery
21%
Amber
100%
Warm Spicy
50%
Balsamic
50%
Tobacco
90%
Smoky
60%
Creamy
50%
Fragrance Notesbrand verified
Top · 0–30 min
Basil
Basil
Sweet, spicy, and vividly herbal, basil has a green freshness with slightly anise-like and peppery facets that make it more complex than most culinary herbs. In perfumery it adds a lively, Mediterranean quality and pairs beautifully with citrus and woody notes. An underused note that rewards those who seek it out.
Geranium
Geranium
Green, rosy, and slightly minty, geranium is one of perfumery's most useful ingredients, sitting at the intersection of floral, herbal, and green families. Rose geranium adds a natural, slightly ragged freshness to rose accords that synthetic rose can't match. It grounds floral compositions in something earthy and real.
Lavender
Lavender
One of perfumery's most essential and beloved notes, clean, herbal, and slightly sweet with a calming, familiar quality that works in almost any context. Lavender is simultaneously the most versatile and the most human of ingredients: it appears in barbershop colognes, romantic florals, and sophisticated orientals alike. A note that simply works.
Marigold
Marigold
Pungent, earthy, and bitter-green, marigold is one of perfumery's more challenging florals. Unlike romantic rose or sweet jasmine, marigold smells of sun-warmed earth and slightly sharp greenery with a medicinal edge. It adds a grounded, uncommon naturalness to compositions that want to smell genuinely alive.
Water Notes
Water Notes
Heart · 30 min – 3 hrs
Clary Sage
Clary Sage
Dry, slightly fruity, and intensely herbal, clary sage has a warm, tea-like quality with faintly floral and nutty facets. It's the more sophisticated sibling of regular sage, used in Eau Sauvage and countless classic masculines for its clean, Mediterranean character. Simultaneously natural and refined.
Hay
Hay
Warm, sweet, and slightly smoky, the scent of dried grass and summer fields. Hay in perfumery reads as coumarin-adjacent: warm, powdery, and nostalgic, with an honest, agricultural quality that grounds sweeter notes. It adds the smell of the countryside to orientals and woods, making them feel warmer and more organic.
Tobacco
Tobacco
Rich, sweet, slightly smoky and earthy, tobacco in perfumery is the idealized version: dried, cured, and faintly honeyed rather than ashy and stale. It adds a deep, contemplative warmth to oriental and woody fragrances. Tobacco fragrances feel settled and confident, the scent of someone who's entirely comfortable in their own skin.
Base · 3–12 hrs
Amber
Amber
A warm, resinous accord rather than a single ingredient, amber is typically built from labdanum, benzoin, and vanilla to create a rich, honeyed, almost solar warmth. It's the quintessential base-note family, adding a comforting richness that makes fragrances feel complete. The difference between a fragrance feeling cold and feeling alive.
Cypress
Cypress
Dry, resinous, and slightly medicinal, cypress has a sharp, coniferous sharpness with a faintly smoky, pine-like quality. It evokes the tall, dark trees of Provence and Tuscany, austere, Mediterranean, and quietly beautiful. A grounding note that adds structure to woody and aquatic compositions.
Labdanum
Labdanum
A resin from the rock rose plant with a dark, animalic, honeyed quality that anchors many classic oriental fragrances. Labdanum is simultaneously leathery and sweet, with a raw complexity that synthetic materials struggle to match. It's a cornerstone of amber accords and chypre compositions.
Musk
Musk
The base layer of almost every modern fragrance, a soft, warm, skin-like scent that extends longevity and bridges other notes together. Natural musk was once derived from deer (now banned); today's musks are synthetic and range from clean and soapy to dark and animalic. The right musk makes a fragrance smell like 'you.'
Sandalwood
Sandalwood
Creamy, smooth, and milky with a soft, skin-like warmth that clings beautifully. True Mysore sandalwood is one of perfumery's most precious ingredients, simultaneously wood and skin, never cold or sharp. It rounds off sharp edges in any composition and makes the wearer smell subtly, irresistibly warmer.
Who Wears ThisScent DNA matches
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The MysticBest match87% match
You wear what others can't place — and that's exactly the point.

Warm incense, dry resins, airy woods, smoke with softness. Never obvious.

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The Homesteader86% match
Rooted, warm, and entirely self-sufficient.

Warm skin musks, sandalwood, soft cedar, clean vetiver. Grounding, intimate, unhurried.

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The Cipher84% match
Barely there. Never forgotten.

Airy, cool, abstract, almost invisible. Sheer musks, iso e super, ethereal woods.

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Scent Profile
Fresh64%Floral21%Green93%Aquatic21%Aromatic100%
Fragrance Family
Amber/Woody
EDP
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Dolce & Gabbana Intenso— Prices, Coupons & Buying Guide

Best price today: Intenso is $32.95. Without a coupon the lowest price is $32.95. Gush tracks 47+ retailers updated every 2 hours.

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Yes. Jomashop, FragranceNet, and MaxAroma sell 100% authentic Dolce & Gabbana fragrances through unofficial distribution channels. The fragrance is identical to department store stock. Grey market refers to the supply chain, not product quality. The price difference comes entirely from the distribution channel.

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Cheapest price for Dolce & Gabbana Intenso? +
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Is $32.95 a good price for Intenso? +
Yes. The current best price is $32.95 and MSRP is $44.99. At $32.95 you save 27% vs retail.
What does Dolce & Gabbana Intenso smell like? +
Dolce & Gabbana's Intenso arrived in 2014 as a deeper, more brooding take on the house's masculine fragrance portfolio. It sits alongside their other prominent scents as part of D&G's strategy to offer varying intensities and moods within their menswear line. Opening with a bright aromatic burst of basil, geranium, and lavender tempered by marigold and water notes, Intenso quickly settles into its core character. The heart introduces clary sage and hay alongside a notable tobacco accord that gives the fragrance a dry, slightly bitter quality. The base is where the name makes sense, as amber, labdanum, and musk create a warm, sticky sweetness that anchors the composition, supported by cypress and sandalwood for structural support. The overall DNA is aromatic-woody with a distinctly amber-forward finish and that persistent tobacco note running throughout. Intenso works best for someone drawn to warm, slightly roughed-up ambers with character rather than polish. It's a solid choice for cooler months or evening wear when you want something that feels grounded and substantial. If you find yourself drawn to The Mystic, The Homesteader, and The Cipher, this fragrance deserves your attention.
What are the notes in Dolce & Gabbana Intenso? +
Top: Basil, Geranium, Lavender, Marigold, Water Notes. Heart: Clary Sage, Hay, Tobacco. Base: Amber, Cypress, Labdanum, Musk, Sandalwood.
What fragrance family is Intenso? +
Dolce & Gabbana Intenso belongs to the Amber/Woody fragrance family. It is an EDP.
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