Dolce&Gabbana Pour Femme Intense

I blind purchased this because it has marshmallow in the base, and I loved the idea of this. I first sprayed it on the box (which btw is a burgundy velvet and I LOVE that!) but it was really hard to detect. So initially I was disappointed because it’s “Intense” and yet I couldn’t smell it much. Then I sprayed it on myself, and I did not skimp. I can smell it on my skin and it’s so lovely! It’s definitely a warm floral with a lot of sugary sweetness to it. Not in a sticky or syrupy kind of sweetness, but a lightly powdery sugary sweetness - so definitely that smell of a bag of marshmallows. As it’s settled, it is truly quite lovely! The floral notes start to blend into the marshmallow and it’s so cozy! It’s a little seductive but without being overtly sexual. It’s perfect for a fluffy sweater, or a date night in the colder months, or even a date night where you know you’ll be sitting close. It’s not a big projector, so it is one that you’d smell when sitting next to someone, but not as soon as you walk in the room. But it’s more than a skin scent, so don’t think that! But I will say for an “Intense” flanker I would have expected more projection. So that is a little disappointing. But regardless it’s a beautiful fragrance and I’d absolutely repurchase. I’ll be wearing this one a lot no doubt! Just will go through it faster than I’d like because I’ll be heavy handed when spraying. It’s got a sweetness that reminds me of Ariana Grande Cloud, but it’s more sophisticated. Cloud has a cheapness to it and a bit of a 90s plastic baby doll quality to it. This does not. This is powdery, sugary, warm floral. Update: I’m really glad I bought this one. I wear this one very frequently and find myself gravitating towards it time and time again. Already made a big dent in it and I’d say it’s made it into my top 8!

Sweet, warm, floral, bright, fresh, citrusy, powdery, fluffy, woody, creamy, feminine, sensual, seductive, chic, elegant, classy, charming, whimsical, dreamy, delightful, alluring, addictive, inviting, cozy, comforting On me this opens sweet, floral, fresh, and citrusy with neroli and fresh, bright mandarin, sweet and citrusy orange blossom, and creamy tuberose. As it dries down it becomes sweeter with sweet, powdery, and fluffy marshmallow and the woody scent of sandalwood. The notes that are the most prominent on me are the mandarin, orange blossom, marshmallow, and sandalwood. This is such a delightfully beautiful fragrance. It’s definitely full bottle worthy, and a signature worthy scent. It’s effortlessly feminine and chic, and even has a somewhat delicate feel to it. I think it actually works pretty well for year round wear because it’s sweet and warm enough for cold weather, yet fresh and bright enough for even hot weather. Although, some may prefer it more as an evening fragrance during the warmer weather, but I think it works for both day and night. I think it’s suitable for all occasions from casual, to work and/or school, and date nights, and fancy occasions. I get very good performance from Pour Femme Intense. The longevity is great, it lasts 8+ hours on my skin. The projection is more on the moderate side, about an arm’s length from me. I also really enjoy several other D&G fragrances like The One, The One Desire, The Only One Intense, Devotion, and Devotion Intense I’m a huge fan of marshmallow fragrances. For reference, some of my favorites include Yum Boujee Marshmallow, Kayali Yum Pistachio Gelato, PDM Oriana, Kilian LDBS, Ellis Brooklyn Marshmallows, Phlur Heavy Cream, BBW Boardwalk Marshmallow Clouds, BBW Beach Nights

There is a beautiful maturity to this fragrance. It evokes a strong, sexy grown woman. There is a richness that never feels heavy. The marshmallow, which I only detect once the fragrance has dried on the skin, gives the fragrance a fluffiness and light sweetness. The dominant note I get, is the orange blossom, especially in the sillage. The orange blossom is reminiscent of that in Armani Code. The marshmallow is most noticeable close to the skin. The original Dolce & Gabbana Pour Femme is brighter and fruitier with a more pronounced marshmallow note. The Intense is deeper, smoother and sexier. I don't notice a difference in performance between the two. I could smell it on myself all day and feel like I am walking around in the most beautiful fluffy cloud. It leaves a beautiful trail and is noticeable from at least a couple feet away. With light application (1-3 sprays), I didn't get great performance. But a more generous application (5-6 sprays) made this fragrance a strong performer. I think overspraying would become overwhelming and unpleasant and you may lose the beautifl fluffy airiness that makes it so alluring. My favourite time to wear this is in the fall, but I feel it would make a beautiful nighttime fragrance any time of year. I have worn this on a summer night and it never became cloying and sickly. It has enough strength and depth to withstand colder weather as well. This fragrance is often found at a good discount and I think it's a steal. It's one I would pay retail for if I ever need to replace my bottle. The deep red of the bottle matches the fragrance quite well. It's gives that sensual and mysterious vibe that tells you what to expect from this fragrance.

Sweet, feminine, beautiful, sensual, warm, creamy, and floral. This is really lovely! It opens floral and citrusy with the neroli and green mandarin. As it starts to dry down it becomes even more beautiful, sweet, and creamy. The syrupy floral orange blossom, sweet, powdery, and fluffy marshmallow, and creamy and woody sandalwood really shine here. I think this will especially lovely during the fall and winter months. However, this could be a nice evening fragrance throughout the whole year. I’ve been trying it out now during the heat of July, and I can’t wait to wear this once fall arrives. I get great performance with D&G Pour Femme Intense. The longevity is really good, it lasts throughout the entire day. The projection is nice too, it radiates out at least an arm’s length from me. For some reference, I own a few other D&G fragrances including: The One, The One Desire, Devotion, Dolce, and just recently The Only One Intense and Pour Femme Intense. I do enjoy all of them, but Dolce is my least favorite, followed by Devotion (which I’m surprised about since so many people love it and I’m a big vanilla and orange blossom fan... maybe too much lemon for me?). My favorites are The One and The One Desire (also possibly the Only One Intense... it’s new and I’m still feeling it out). I’m also still working on really feeling out Pour Femme Intense, and so far I’m definitely enjoying it more than Dolce and Devotion.

A kind lady at the beauty store convinced me to try this on my skin, and all I can say is thank you, kind lady! The initial burst feels juicy and floral, but it quickly settles into a silky soft blend of vanilla and sandalwood that lingers elegantly on your skin. The sweetness is persistent, but it's not that yummy sweetness, it's just sexy sweetness that makes you (or someone else) bury their face in your skin. Actually, I sprayed this one on one arm, and sprayed La Vie Est Belle Intense on the other, so the quiet elegance and maturity of D&G shone even brighter in comparison with that sticky mess! Despite its relative simplicity and safe formula, I feel like D&G stands out in the world of fruitchoulis and heavy gourmands that are so popular at the moment. Some other reviewer mentioned it, and I think they are right, it smells like the 90s frags, which is a great thing in my opinion. Edit: A few days later, I tried it side by side with the original Pour Femme, and as some reviewers pointed out, they are almost the same. I would say that the original is slightly sweeter and juicier, while this flanker is a bit calmer and more powdery, especially in the drydown. I prefer the flanker, though I would be fine with wearing the original as well.

OK, let's set the record straight about a few things (at least in my world). I am by no means a woman who has an indispensable amount of money, but I do have enough to splurge on things worth splurging on (cars, vacations, etc.) I don't at all discriminate fragrances based on label, but unfortunately my skin does. Most fragrances exalted on Sephora or Ulta end up screechy, cloying and obnoxious on my skin. Who the heck knows why I sprayed this on my wrist while I was at the mall, but I did - and yes, it was the Intense version - but I really, really liked it in the same way that you meet a new person and think "I'm going to keep my guard up, but something about that person tells me that we're going to be friends." No screechy, no headache. After buying a sample I have been dousing myself in this elixir, pretty much on the hour, every hour. It is sweet, on the same vibration as Love Don't Be Shy, yet distinct from LDBS. In terms of color, LDBS is orangey-coral to represent orange blossom, D&G Intense is a medium pink, to represent berry. Both in a borderline cloying way, but the sweetness/marshmallow vibe to break it of its toothache and bring it down to the realm of infatuation. Love it.

This fragrance is absolutely fire! I also have pour femme which I love. Intense lasted all day on me and just when I thought I couldn't smell it anyore and it was down to a skin scent after about 9hrs of wear, I caught a whiff of it in the breeze and omg it smelled so good. I wear this to work occasionally but more often when I go for a night out. I wear this in warmer climates when I'm on holiday and have had compliments on it so it can actually be worn all year round. It has a great strong and almost sparkling note in the opening which is gorgeous. I suspect it is the marshmallow which sweetens it up but it is not sickly sweet by any means and is definitely not gourmand. I don't find it cloying at all. I don't think this is for a particularly young woman as I imagine the woman who wears this has her shit together, is classy, independent, driven and knows what she wants. This could totally work with black and red lingerie for a steamy night with your partner, or an equally steamy night with a hot adonis, no strings attached LOL Projection: arms length Longevity: 9+ hours on skin and sticks to clothes very well Sillage: moderate Price: full bottle worthy in my opinion and worth it

Ohhh I had such high hopes for this one! I have the original Pour Femme and absolutely love it. I was hoping for something with a bit more punch, so blind bought this one off Sephora's website. First, let me start off by saying that the scent is absolutely beautiful. Beautiful!! Very similar to the original, but with a little more depth. However, where it gets disappointing is in its performance - this has literally zero projection, and even worse, zero staying power. This perfume is anything BUT intense! The original is much stronger, and lasts way longer, than the Intense version. I thought maybe it was just my nose (we all know how we often can't smell a fragrance on ourselves shortly after wearing it), so I asked both my husband and my mum to smell my arm directly, and they both said they smelled something very faint, if at all, and this was not even an hour after spraying two sprays on my skin. They had to press their nose up to my skin to smell anything. I so wanted to love this, but after trying it one more time and literally dousing myself in it with the same results, it went back to Sephora. If you love the original, stick with the original.

This fragrance is very soft. At first, I felt that it was TOO soft, and that it only smelled like marshmallows, but after trying for a few days, I realized that there is a lot more to it, and that it is very longlasting. It also projects more than I thought. Sometimes I spray this all over a soft jumper or cardigan, or my morning gown, and it stays on, so soft and smooth and wonderful, all the way till I wash it. And then I can spray my favourite newly washed knitted dress and hang it in my wardrobe, to scent it all so heavenly. Since I got to know this modest little beauty, I feel the musc and the sandalwood very much. Yes, it is still marshmallows or spun sugar, but not too much so. To myself this is very cozy and warm, but I think the man of my dreams would find this very sexy on me. Feels like angora or cashmere. PS: This was a blind buy, one of my very best. As I said, at first I did not realize that, I even was a bit angry at myself because I bought a big bottle, only based by a quick sniff 8 years earlier!! But it was really worth it. Will definitely repurchase!

I got myself a full bottle of this at the end of 2020 on a random Sephora trip. It was my only Sephora trip of 2020 and I was feeling quite unsteady/anxious. This fragrance is both deep and soft - it’s been such a comforting and beautiful pick-me-up during the pandemic. I’m not the biggest fan of vanilla, but this marshmallow + vanilla combo is absolutely rich. Organic. Whole Foods money rich. No stimulus check here. The brighter notes are so well blended. It’s kind of unfair. On me, this is a super special, understated yet impressive scent. Pour Femme Intense is what the Hugo Boss feminine scents aim for. AG Cloud also gives marshmallow + vanilla but not like this. Nope. I’m kind of glad this one isn’t as common as other fruity florals. Having said that, it is yet another designer fruity floral fragrance. Since my collection doesn’t have many in this category, I really cherish and enjoy Pour Femme Intense.

I’m so sad that I only discovered this after it’s been discontinued. Thankfully I found a bottle on Mercari for a good price & I will cherish it to the last drop. It’s just a sweet marshmallow & orange blossom scent, but the added sandalwood in the base creates a warm sensuality about it that keeps it from becoming another fruit loops smelling fragrance. Compared to the original, I like this one more. The original is powdery & smells like root beer to me. Which isn’t a bad thing, I love the smell of root beer but that powderiness isn’t my fav. This one is not powdery at all. It’s not overly sweet or cloying. You get that fresh brightness of the mandarin in the beginning & it lingers in the background even as the scent settles on your skin. The neroli & orange blossom provide a clean freshness, balancing out the sweetness of the marshmallow. I don’t get much of the tuberose. This perfume is just gorgeous.

How could I not love this one since it was given to me as a Christmas gift a few years ago by one of my sons? He knows how much I love fragrances and took some precious time during his hectic schedule to agonize over just what to get mom. Not so much what, but which what. Initially I wasn't terribly impressed with this lovely because it seemed so heavy, almost oppressive. During the dry down, something beautiful happened, a concert without any sour notes but in complete harmony. Breathe in, close your eyes, and take a deep breath. Mmmmmmmm. Of course the fact that it was selected with so much love and TLC had a lot to do with it, too. The anxious look on his face when he asked "Do you like it Mom?" and he promptly beamed when I responded "I love it!" It lasts for hours on me and gives a terrific sillage. My favorite winter scent. It's like I'm wrapped in a big hug from him every time I wear it.

I like D&G pour femme. My sister uses it all the time and gets compliments wherever she goes. She is really into sweet scents. However, I love pour femme intense. It should definitely not be called intense because the original pour femme is much more sweeter. Pour femme intense is much more creamier and smooth due to the sandalwood and tuberose. It gives a really warm and cozy vibe in the colder months. This perfume is highly attractive. There is nothing that i do not like about this perfume. I love its sleek bottle/packaging and also its attractive ad. I have not met one person who does not like this scent. i recommend it to all ladies. x P.S. i have a friend who is a big fan of sweet scents. I sprayed three different scents on the paper strips and told her to pick her favourite. Without acknowledgement of which perfume it is, Pour femme intense is the one she picked! :)

It took a little while for me to warm up to this - at first, it was just a bland, sweet fragrance that didn't really strike me in any way. But each time I wear it, I like it more and more. It's still very sweet (the marshmallow is the star), but it is so delicate and floral underneath the powdered sugar that it really elevates any scenario in which I wear it. I understand why people like to wear this in the winter - it does give very sweet and cuddly vibes - but my personal favorite time to wear it is on warm sunny days, spritzed over the top of a white sundress. I am also lucky enough to get excellent performance with this fragrance - it sticks around all day, and I can even smell it on my clothes later in the week. The orange blossom is fresh enough to keep it from excessively sweet gourmand territory, and it stays elegant all day. Big love.

Definitely a richer more intoxicating version of the OG! My goodness they are both so beautiful! I can’t say I like one more than the other because I don’t. They are equals to me. 🩷 However, I can’t for the life of me understand why they discontinued the Intense version. I know there are many marshmallow forward fragrances out there but there aren’t any that quite steal my heart the way that these two do. None quite compare. It doesn’t matter whether it’s the OG or the Intense you choose to wear, it’s a hidden gem, and I think it always has been. The wonderful part is, you won’t smell this on just anyone out there in the wild either. If you can’t get your hands on the Intense, no need to feel FOMO, just get the OG. You won’t be disappointed. Both have great performance and sillage too. A big compliment getter for me!

If you enjoy Pour Femme and the original "red cap" formula, you will be delighted with Pour Femme Intense. Intense is the older sister; deeper, more well blended, more mature. It's still Pour Femme but BETTER! The raspberry is gone (which I think made for a younger scent) and replaced with more orange blossom which seems to make it more refined and less "upgraded mall bath store". It has glimpses of the "Red Cap" (not a lot) but for the disappointed that miss the Red Cap, you may enjoy Intense. I like to call Pour Femme my Carnival Fair Scent (Its sweet and yummy like being at the carnival near the cotton candy, funnel cake and smoothie stand with a breeze blowing through my hair) Intense is like being at that same Fair, but on a warm summer night with a special someone. Enjoy this edition, its worth the purchase.

I love this, much more than the original of this fragrance. It is rare I like a flanker more so than the original and I don't know if it is just me but I feel a lot of work went in to making this fragrance unique and special. So I am surprised it hasn't been popular. I think it probably got overlooked unfortunately. I would highly recommend trying to grab a bottle of this hidden gem. It is very different to the original version (not the original red cap from the 90's but the re-release) and a lot more sophisticated. It is sweet but the woodsy notes add a beautiful balance without making it too woodsy and preventing it from being too sweet. I guess it reminds me a bit of Gucci in the purple bottle; it has a similar vibe to it. It's quickly become a favorite for me and sad that it is so hard to find.

Softly sweet, but not powdery on me. I can only detect marshmallow and white flowers (except tuberose) in this. On my skin the white flowers develop over time and frag gets less sweet, on my hair and clothes however it stays on very sweet and fluffy 🍡🍧🍦 I had the very original Dolce&Gabbana pour femme, unfortunately this is not similar at all - that one was more complex, both powdery, soapy, orangy and aldehydes but done oh so well... intoxicating! It was also super expensive for a teenager, somehow Dolce&Gabbana had priced their signature frag higher than any other designer. I am referring to the one with red cap and an stunning red velvet box. Also this one comes in a beautiful velvet box in a very rich deep color, only wish the fragrance too was more femme fatale and less girly 💃

Initial impression: At first spray, this perfume immediately reminded me of Manifesto by YSL — and honestly, that’s not a good thing for me. I’ve always found Manifesto to be a headache in a bottle, so my first reaction was: “No, this is definitely not for me.” Dry down surprise: But then came the dry down... and wow, what a transformation. It became so soft, cozy, and incredibly feminine. It felt like eating cotton candy during a cool sunset evening, with a gentle breeze brushing against your skin. It was such a comforting and pleasant sensation. Later impressions: When I gave it another try, I noticed some bright lemon and mandarin notes that added a beautiful freshness and cleanliness to the scent. It made the fragrance feel even more wearable and well-rounded

Very creamy lovely sweet floral perfume. It's not too sweet for me, and marshmallow is usually too sweet and not my favourite thing, but it's lovely in this; it gives a very soft, gentle creamy cushiony feeling. The tuberose is very pretty, and so is the neroli and orange blossom, and the green mandarine gives a beautiful tart intensity. And it's a beautiful gentle sweet milky sandalwood too. I really love it. It is deep and feminine, sensual and romantic. Gorgeous. Really gorgeous, and I love the bottle and its glorious colour. Very sensual and intense and glamorous. I love wearing it, because I love it, and everyone else does too so I'm always getting lovely compliments. And my husband adores it! Which adds to my pleasure completely of course.