The Only One Eau de Parfum Intense

Very Beautiful, sweet, warm, creamy, chic, feminine sensual, seductive, floral, fruity, citrusy, bright, fresh, woody, classy, elegant, charming, deep, rich, alluring, sexy, cozy, comforting On me this opens with a sweet, fruity, and floral burst of tart green apple, citrusy and bright mandarin and neroli, and fresh jasmine. As it begins drying down the warm and creamy coconut, sweet and delicately citrusy orange blossom, and sensual vanilla start to come into play. The coconut doesn’t give this a beachy or tropical feel, but rather adds a warm, creamy, and sweet scent that works beautifully in this fragrance. The deeper into the dry down this gets it becomes more sweet, creamy, sensual, woody, and rich, and it really starts to shine here as it gains a wonderful depth. The vanilla, cashmere wood, and cedar become prominent, while the rest of the notes stay delicately intertwined throughout. It becomes such a sensual, sweet, warm, and creamy scent that I just can’t get enough of. The notes that are the most prominent to me overall are the vanilla, orange blossom, mandarin, and cashmere wood, but I do pick up on all of them. This fragrance is so beautifully done... it’s very nicely balanced, has a lovely depth, and is very well blended. This does remind me somewhat of a few different fragrances, including Alien Goddess Intense, DedCool Sunlit Blooms, VS Very Sexy Oasis, Bvlgari Chill & Sol... all of which I enjoy very much. It has such a beautiful scent and is balanced so well that it’s a versatile fragrance. I think it works well for women of any age, and works for all occasions, casual to fancy. It’s pretty non-offensive, and also seems to be pretty crowd pleasing. It feels best suited for cool and cold weather, but also makes a nice nighttime scent for warmer weather. This is absolutely a signature worthy scent, and a pretty safe blind buy imo. I get excellent performance with The Only One Intense. The longevity is amazing... it lasts the entire day on me, and I can still smell it the next morning. The projection is good, it radiates out about a couple/few feet from me. I only need a few sprays to get this effect, so I do consider this a really good value. For some reference, I do own and love several D&G perfumes including The One (original formula) , The One Desire, The Only One Intense, Pour Femme Intense, Devotion, and Devotion Intense. D&G is one of my favorite houses along with Kayali, Coach (the older fragrances especially), SDJ, and VS (especially the older fragrances). For a little more reference, some of my other favorite vanillas include Kayali Yum Boujee Marshmallow, Kayali The Wedding Silk Santal, Kayali Vanilla 28, Kayali Vanilla Candy Rock Sugar, Gucci Flora Gorgeous Orchid, Burberry Goddess, The 7 Virtues Vanilla Woods, D&G The One Desire, Nest Golden Nectar, Nest Vanilla Bourbon, Phlur Vanilla Skin, JHAG Vanilla Vibes, SDJ Summer é Amor, SDJ 62, VS Vanilla Lace, B&BW Vanilla Romance

Well, this does bring all the boys to the yard. I tested this one randomly a few months back and absolutely fell in love. I hardly ever buy a fragrance on the same day as I first try it, but it had only been on my arm for maybe two hours when I went back to the store and bought it. I love Dolce Garden, it has the same creamy coconut vibe, but I gave my bottle away because as much as I loved it, it was too bright somehow. It didn't "melt in with my skin" so to speak, rather sat on top of it. It smells amazing on my friend that got my bottle, so maybe just not a match with me. Anyway, I found what I wanted Dolce Garden to be when I smelled the Only One Intense. That creamy coconut, white florals and vanilla are deep, sensual and just plain amazing. This is one of my few fragrances that I will only ever use during nighttime because of how sexy I feel it is. In the past year I became single and shortly afterwards I started working close to a bunch of men. Because I was suddenly single and open to meet new friends, I quickly had a large group of new people in my social circle that I frequently go out with. And a large number of the people in that circle are men. I don't think I've had this many men around me since I was at school many years ago. This is relevant because I've never in my life had so many comments on my fragrances until now. Apparently men notice such things. Until now I've gotten compliments on how I smell pretty regularly but it was mostly coming from family members or my ex partners. But now, after simply being around way more men than ever before on regular basis, I get compliments very often. And although yes, I wear my fragrances for myself, and yes, I know that perhaps it's superficial to care much about other people's opinions, I have to admit that the fragrance lover in me is very much enjoying this newfound source of compliments. And what do the boys love? The Only One Intense apparently. I think this one has risen to the top of my most complimented fragrances ever. And on my skin, this one doesn't perform for that long or loud, You have to come into my little personal bubble to smell this. I usually greet my friends with a hug and a kiss on each cheek and it's then when I get the compliments, I doubt people can smell me just by walking past me. And when that hug and kisses happen, I usually hear, "you smell amazing". I have to admit, I'm loving it. I already loved The Only One Intense before this, it's the "eyes-roll-into-the-back-of-my-head" kind of fragrance for me, but now I love it even more. As a matter of fact, I am going out for drinks tonight. I think I might just put on a beautiful dress and spritz on some Dolce & Gabbana before heading out. It's spring time, the evenings have started to be sunny until close to midnight, excitement fills the air. Why not indulge in some feel good flirting with life tonight...? 💕

Sweet, warm, floral, bright, fresh, citrusy, creamy, woody, feminine, sensual, seductive, sexy, chic, elegant, classy, charming, whimsical, dreamy, enchanting, radiant, vibrant, delightful, addictive, alluring, inviting, cozy, comforting, Luxurious On me this opens beautifully with sweet, fresh, and bright neroli, fresh and tart green apple, and bright and citrusy mandarin. As it starts drying down the lush jasmine, sweet and citrusy orange blossom, and creamy coconut become intertwined with the bright top notes. Once it’s dried down the sensual vanilla, cozy cashmere woody, and woody cedar become prominent. The notes that are the most prominent on me are the mandarin orange, green apple, orange blossom, vanilla, and cashmere wood. This is an absolutely gorgeous fragrance! It’s definitely full bottle worthy, and would even make a lovely signature scent! When I read the notes for this I was a little nervous about how the green apple and coconut notes would work in this. Surprisingly they fit perfectly. The green apple adds a fresh and bright scent without overpowering the other notes. The coconut just adds a creaminess instead of bringing anything tropical to the scent. I do get a slight lovely, warm, and delicious cinnamon-y apple pie kind of scent in the background that I catch occasional whiffs of before it dries down when the base notes become more prominent. I think that’s coming from the combination of the green apple and vanilla, but it doesn’t define the scent, rather it stays more subtle in the background. I also really enjoy several other D&G fragrances, so for reference those and some other favorites of mine include The One, The One Desire, Pour Femme Intense, Devotion, Devotion Intense, Kayali Yum Boujee Marshmallow, Kayali The Wedding Silk Santal, Kayali Vanilla 28, Kayali Vanilla Candy Rock Sugar, Kayali Yum Pistachio Gelato, PDM Oriana, Kilian LDBS, Celeste, Gucci Flora Gorgeous Orchid, Burberry Goddess, The 7 Virtues Vanilla Woods, Ellis Brooklyn Marshmallow, Phlur Heavy Cream, SDJ Summer é Amor, SDJ Sundays in Rio, SDJ 39, SDJ 62, VS Vanilla Lace

What a titillating scent for a breezy summer night. A successful blind buy for me. So glad there’s no patchouli to amplify the vanilla, so it actually works for those who live in warmer climates. It is a dark scent for the evenings, like a creamier, more powdery, more vanillic/sweeter Crystal Noir (EdP) minus the spices, woods and soapy note. I smell the sensual white florals and coconut the most, sweetened by a smooth, powdery vanilla. I own Crystal Noir EdP and have always found it abit too harsh smelling on my skin chemistry, I think I will do well layering these two. Do not overspray this one, the coconut has potential to be overwhelming and smell like cheap car freshener. I’m generally not a fan of coconut in perfumery, but it’s blended well here and really complements the white flowers. Update; it’s like a cross between Crystal Noir (dark white floral-coconut aspect) and Hypnotic Poison Eau Sensuelle (creamy, smooth vanilla aspect). Ofcourse the quality of this scent is not on par with Dior’s sadly discontinued Hypnotic Poison Eau Sensuelle, this one has great projection for a few hours but fades soon after, HP Sensuelle lasted over 12 hours on me, The Only One Intense has moderate longevity on me, about 5-6 hours...maybe it’s my nose? Anyhow, if you’re a fan of Dior’s Hypnotic Poison Eau Sensuelle and you like Crystal Noir EdP but cannot wear it due to the spices, then you need to atleast test this fragrance. Update x2: wore this scent out and didn’t take my own advice and over-sprayed it, I got compliments left and right and was told I smelled very seductive and expensive. My friends assured me that the sillage was fantastic and anyone passing by would be able to smell it, atleast for the first 3 hours...after that there was very little to no projection, though I can smell it when I put my nose on my skin. D&G needs to work on the longevity of this scent, otherwise it’s THE perfect night out scent.

JASMINE & ORANGE-BLOSSOM Soaked in SWEET (Coconut) MILK. Aaaahhh.....I came back to this scent after awhile. It's like a jasmine & orange-blossom enfleurage with sweet'n'condensed milk. Eventually the jasmine takes over for what is essentially a sweet & creamy jasmine fragrance. I didn't really get that at first, and was distracted by the creaminess and clean citrus tones of orange-blossom, neroli & faint coconut that initially reminded me of L'Interdit Givenchy although these are different. Underneath those creamy & clean, citrus tones is a succulent grape-leaning jasmine which is likely why this has been compared to jasmine scents like Alien Mugler, although overall they smell different. Overall I get a sweet, creamy, citrus with faint coconut that's more about creaminess, overlaying a full jasmine with prominent near-grape tones. Excellent performance, but don't overspray because this is deceptively intense. Overall: Gorgeous sweet & creamy jasmine scent for jasmine lovers or haters with excellent performance. It's a love for me. Enjoy! Contrast to Alien Goddess Intense Mugler. These are different, but there are similarities with sweet & creamy white florals. AGI has a forward beachy quality that's dialed way down in TOOI. When the beachy quality is coming forward in AGI, more grape-leaning jasmine is coming forward in TOOI Roughly equivalent performance. Update 06/18/25: Sprayed this on this morning. Initially I get an impression of a bubblegum-tuberose that reminds me of L'Interdit Givenchy (although a bit less bubblegum-y), but that morphs into a sweet jasmine scent with coconut. But then in the air again the impression of tuberose. It's like all the notes come together to build an abstract tuberose, that oscillates between tuberose & grape-leaning-jasmine. This is probably why the first scent in the "reminds me of" section is Rouge Malachite Giorgio Armani - a tuberose scent. Love it.