Dark Door Intense

This is somethin else this! Wow, what a scent! The first thing that came to my mind was sweet mochi with ube taro paste filling. This smells eerily like taro mochi! If the colour purple had a scent, this is what it would smell like. Makes you feel like you're a naughty dessert served at a corner cafe one late, rainy evening in october. I have a higher average body temperature, which is good for some notes and disastrous for others. Fortunately iris shines through my heat like a naughty neon-sign to a seedy brothel! Everything iris is a sure thing for me. Here, the musk mallow complements the iris, turning the aroma into a hedonistic revel! The fusion of the two smells almost like cardamom, but not as sharp, instead milky & creamy. This is a perfect middle ground unisex - as long as you're dressed in black and violet. The only downside for me is the longevity and sillage of the fragrance. It turns very quickly to faint, skin scent. Lasting barely 2 hours. Oh well, just re-apply...

This is surprisingly great. It is definitely modeled after the Dior Homme line, and more specifically Dior Homme Intense. For those people who do not like the "lipstick" vibe of DHI and DHP OG, this tones down iris' lipstick quality without sacrificing an authentic smelling green, earthy iris/orris. And it turns up the woodsy notes, namely cedar and vetiver. Therefore it is a slightly darker, more masculine version of Dior Homme Intense, in my opinion. It smells like you layered three sprays of DHI with one spray of Creed Royal Oud or Houbigant Bois Mystique. Maybe the longevity and projection leave a little to be desired, I don't know. But at this price, just use it often. Or like me, cycle 3+ fragrances on your skin each day haha. This is the best DHI clone I am aware of, whereas Al Wataniah Kayaan Classic is the best Dior Homme Original clone. I give Dark Door Intense an 8.5 and a Fragrantica score of 4.35 .... Bravo

I bought it for €10 so even if it was mediocre I wouldn't have any complaints but guess what after some months of maturation it's not just good it's FANTASTIC!!! Incredibly good Dior clone. Performance and durability far better than average. Chocolate iris that reminds nothing of a cheap perfume. This is a compliment magnet and almost impossible to tell it apart from the original. It is worth much more than its price so if you find it just buy it. One of the best if not the best from Maison Alhambra. One of the few cheap perfumes that I have nothing negative to say. Unbelievable how they are able to sell it so cheap. 10/10 easily.......

The density is more chocolaty than the current DHI. Performance will be an issue, but you can spray more and you will be gold. I own DHI (including a backup bottle), and this one can be used more often. Great scent for office or ambient where DHI can be a bit too much. It serves a purpose in my collection, even owning DH Original, DHI, and DHP. Performance improved with time. Not a beast mode, but solid for about 6-7 hours. On clothes (3-4 sprays) can do the trick too..... and last days. It’s more linear in comparison to DHI but quality wise, Dark Dior Intense is a great alternative to DHI if you are on a budget.

Bought it blindly after getting knowing that it smells similar to Dior Homme Intense (which smells amazing), and I must say - It does! And also costs about 25$. The scent is so good, sweet chocolate, iris, lavender, maybe little leather? Really beautiful for cold weather, less for the summer. I don't like the longevity, as it doesn't hold more than 2-3 hours +- on me. I understand this changes after a month or 2 after using it a little and the maceration kicks in. Id recommend getting a small automizer bottle and fill it and re-apply every 2 hours, I did that and now im just spraying it whenever I want :D

DHI was my favorite of all time before they killed it with this 2025 version. Last batches before this reformulation were also very weak and missing a lot of what made this one my personal fav. So I tried all the alternatives. This one smells fantastic. Opening is to die for. It is like a mix between old DHI and old DH original. It is closer than kayaan, more irisy and less synthetic imo. It doesn't last long, at all ... and doesn't really project, but as far as the smell is concerned, it is amazing. If they do a version that can maintain this opening and make it powerful, it is my new perfume for life.

Well this one is the closest DHI variant you can get on the market. I must admit that I am surprised by the quality and similarity to the OG. Price? Ridiculously low 10% of DHI price. It is not as aggressive in opening as the OG, but it lasts quite well. Two resprays and you'll smell like DHI all day. Ps. Just ignore the comments of self-proclaimed experts whose trained noses "notice" the differences..bullshit... I am sure that no one around you can notice any differences from OG when you are perfumed with MA DDI.. If you're lucky enough to find it in a store, don't hesitate, just buy it.

About time they put this one on Fragrantica. I've had two bottles over the past two months and oh my god it smells AMAZING. Extremely close to Dior Homme Intense. Only problem is that it doesn't last too long like the guy below said. Still, that didn't prevent me from falling in love with it. I saw almost no differences comparing this to a recent batch of DHI at the mall, so I would say that this is an almost carbon copy of it for cheeeap. Again, longevity and projection isn't DHI-like. But still, get it if you can. You'll love it.

I dunno about yall complaining, this is ONE to ONE. I think i have a good chesmistry skin with iris and poudry scents , this this the second time i try a what is supposed to be a short lasting not projecting iris scent but turns out to be monster on my skin . in terms of how much close to the original? 98% ofc there always will be that small percentage of what,makes a designer quality designer, but u dont need to buy the og , mine is long lasting and strong i dont even need to overspray . Completely SATISFIED. Elegance in a bottle.

I am female, Dark Door for my nose is gorgeous. I've had it sitting around for about a year and decided to give it a go this evening after shower. It's a classy, silky smooth, sweet iris, gorgeous sweet powdery dry down. I've got quite a few different brands of this DNA , I love them all actually, The OG and several inspired by, This is a very nice version. And it's smells even better on the man, the testosterone it seems to make it smell even better. It's definitely unisex for those who love Dior Homme sent 🥰

got a weird smell from it in begin, i revisited and man... amazing, not one of my fav but probably because of longevity... if it lasted 8-10 hours with a bit more of projection it would be a 10/10 Edit: doesn’t last, doesn’t project, smells cheap, camaro homme intense is WAY better, i trusted gents scents as he was always right about all of the perfumes but this my first let down, out of all my bottles 35+ this one is collecting dust...

لم أشم رائحة ديور من قبل، لكن هذا العطر من ألهمبرا جميل جدا جدا وجودته عالية أيضا وليس هناك أي انفجار كحولي أو ما شابه، أتخيل أنه قريب جدا من عطر ديور، أنا أحب هذا جدا العيب الوحيد هو الأداء، أداء العطر ضعيف جدا، ولكن مقابل ١٠ دولارات، فهو خرافي السعر عندنا أقل من الدول البعيدة زي امريكا وأوروبا بسبب الشحن وتكاليف النقل. اذا كان هناك أجنبي يقرأ تعليقي وهو مترجم، أريد أن أخبرك أن أي عطر من الهمبرا يساوي عندنا فقط ١٠ دولار 😅⚘️

Having smelled the original Dior Homme, this hits the mark. Its a very powdery, dark iris with some lavender wrapped in a musky woody base. Unfortunately, even after a few months this does not last long and sillage is mediocre, but the scent itself is amazing! I would wear this for classy occasions where you don't neccesarily wanna attract too much attention and fill up the room with perfume but still want to smell good.

I got mine few days ago for £13.99 Bottle is heavy glass and looks much more expensive than it is. Smell wise it definitely is an Iris based scent. It reminds me of Gentleman reserve privee and Dior homme intense (must be) It doesn't perform too good for now but I know that Lattafa and Maison Alhambra frags need to macerate. So far it's very promising and definitely worth £13.99

Great great dupe of Dior Homme Intense. Even closer to the original than Kayaan Classic which is ever so slightly sweater. Unfortunately the longevity is really not great. If you don't mind a very small deviation from the original, Kayaan Classic is a better perfume overall. But apart from the longevity Dark Door Intense is insanely close to Dior Homme Intense

Listen to me: Get this if you need a 1:1 of Dior Homme Intense. Do not listen to what others say here. I can't be anymore clear and simple. To paint a picture: Man in his 30s wearing a black suit and black lined up beard opens the bedroom door for his new girl and leaves suspense after closing the door behind him. I'll leave the rest for your imagination.

I love that this type of chocolatey iris is considered a men's fragrance these days. Really elegant when dressed up, but not so formal that it isn't also sexy as hell when worn with with a tshirt and jeans. Lasts me 8 hours or so of moderate projection on skin, and I can usually still smell it faintly as a skin scent the next morning.

i love dhi, and i'd say this is an awesome dupe, has the same suit-and-tie, smooth, elegant iris vibe. the projection and longevity were initially not that good unfortunately , but after maceration the performance improves a lot and the scent profile gets a lot smoother. overall it's a great affordable option if you like this dna 8/10

finally, a clone that serves a purpose!! this is a very good clone of the older version of DHI. Not nearly as good in performance though, which is not a bad thing IMO. the fact that it is lighter makes it a little bit more wearable. Although i would appreciate not having to re-apply every hour.

Yes this is a very good clone of DHI and in term of price point it's even better than DHI, no syntheticness or funky detected, juice don't come with great performace but it's not weak either, just decant to a small bottle , respray after 4-5 hours.

Pretty decent for the price. Compared to the DHI iterations/batches, this is quite impressive. Projection is always speculative and sometimes subjective.Sometimes so called beast mode scents can be a disservice to the wearer.

I never left a review before, but oh my, I had to let everyone know that whoever has been disappointed with this needs to let it go through maceration. Wow, was it horrible when I first purchased it?👍

This is really good, didn’t like it initially when I first sprayed it but after a month in the closet it’s fantastic. Wife loves it too. Dumb reach for sure, think I payed 20$ so spray away

I think this is the same as the original in the air. Projection is moderate, it’s a pretty intimate scent after 2.5 hours. Longevity is around 6-7 hours max. Powdery, smooth iris.

Me encanta, no hay ninguno más como este. Lo malo: Es verdad que dura poco. 5 horas máximo en piel, a todo reventar. Suguiero aplicar en ropa para durar más.

What an amazing perfume. Best value for money. Those who want to have dior homme intense and on a budget. Definitely buy this one.

It's crazy how close this gets to Dior Homme Intense. Unless you have a very, very trained nose you won't notice the difference.

smell exactly like homme intense, many people says it doesn't last but for some reason I got 12h+ on my skin for this one

On my skin it lasted 3-5 hours, very well on clothes. I've tried it myself for 3 to 5 days on my sweater.

dupe for Dior Homme Intense. Great prefomance. really enjoy the scent. 9.5/10

Just order this and lets see 🙂

Toilet water, who cares if it smells good when it lasts a couple of minutes and has 0 projection , you could reapply this perfume every 5 minutes and it would still be weaker than any other perfume you'll put it up against. this is 11/2024 batch so it was not recently produced, it had a while to sit and mature. And I doubt that any maturation after spraying it now will help it enough to actually be considered a perfume, you would need extreme divine intervention to help this be considered low end of decent Unfortunately, in this case, overspraying will not help I tried to spray it 5 times on my hand, and after 10 minutes it has the projection that you would expect 2 hours after a single spray of a normal perfume UPDATE : after it became better, still not a scent i would recommend for going out because its too weak for that, but in closed environments it will work decent, restaurants, dates, office/formal events

Dark Door Intense by Maison Alhambra An impressive clone of Dior Homme Intense 2011 It has the exact same scent, but DDI is less smooth, DHI is so buttery smooth due to its higher quality. The main thing is the lipstick-like smell, which can be little feminine and hard to pull off, That is why you should sample DHI. But I can't deny that this scent is so beautiful, not overly sweet, smooth iris with lavender and ambrette with base of woods, very unique and pretty. Unfortunately, It is not a strong perfumer, lasts for around 4-5 hours, projection is good. Silage: 7/10 Longevity: 6.5/10 Scent: 9.5/10 Overall: 8/10

The open is reminiscent of a private English library full of ancient leather bound books. We can call it essence of the librarian. The muskiness does fade a bit, showing hints of iris. I do get a lipstick vibe to it 15 minutes in, but it is fleeting and shifts not quite to chocolate, more like what my recollection of a chocolate twizzler is. That too fades, as the base comes forward with a calming cedar musk with other vague woodiness. It's nice and feels like a night in reading a book while late Autumn rain patters at the windowpane.

Very pretty and smooth- it's powdery iris, I can't pick up any other individual notes but it's blended well enough that it's not overly simplistic. Clean, soapy skin scent that I get about four hours out of. It's cozy and comforting, I like to wear it to sleep. I wouldn't wear it out as it's just not me. It leans masc but not in a Man way

One of the worst openings there is. So harsh synthetic spicy. Reminded me of zanzibar by lattafa at first that is terrible. BUT after dry down tou get a good iris vetiver lavender combo . Super good. 0/10 for the opening 8/10 for after dry down

One of the best clone of dhi 👍 definitely it's very close to dhi for only 20$ ❤️ the bottle is also a heavy bottle 🍾👍 well done 👍✅ It's by far better than the current version of dhi 2025 version! Shame on Dior 😠

Compared to Dior Homme 2025, it's a bit more irisy, although to my untrained nose it comes across as harsher and more alcoholic/synthetic. It also doesn't last nearly as long, this thing gets hit by a breeze and falls off your skin. The dupe scent is very accurate but the performance is not there, I'd recommend just coughing up the extra for Dior.

Aroma bastante conseguido,pero muy muy íntimo.Proyecta menos que el grito de un mimo.

Wow, wow, wow. This can NOT be healthy to inhale. The bizarre synthetic-yet strangely accurate dior homme intense fragrance literally results from a repugnant chemical reaction that occurs when this gasoline derived juice hits oxygen. First off I grabbed this online about 6 months ago as I really wanted to try out DHI due to it's huge dedicated following. Sold out everywhere but managed to squeeze the last few drops from a tester. 100% old lady lipstick scent like they say, but it's still strangely encaptivating. Given dark doors decent score on here and the fact that I have Yeah! Man which is a stellar clone of YSLs Y, I figured this scent was a no-brainer. Holy feck! That "opening" that everyone refers to? That is not an opening, its a bunch of rancid unreacted synthetic aroma chemicals that can only be described as damp cardboard stored in a garage with petrol canisters and bleach. Which somehow develops into a weirdly accurate synthetic version of DHI. Can't be OK to be inhaling this mess.

Smells like plastic and last only for 5 minutes

Don t understand why this one get not that much hype. Bought it from the official maison alhambra store (fragra.de) and it is only 22 euro. This one is much better and closer to DHI than Camaro Homme Intense, I have also Kayaan classic, but i do not get that much difference between the Kayaan and this one, maybe 5-10% (opening-wise) like Kayaan is little more high quality and smoother and more citrusy opening. in the opening Kayaan is slightly better, but after 20-30 minutes they are the same, They are both really good clones of DHI and in the air to me identical to DHI. for the price it is definitely a steal and at this point there is really no reason to pay that ridiculous amount of money for a designer named DHI, when you have 2 excellent clones for 20-30 euro s.

LOVE it, been wearing it everyday for like a week now. performance is meh but it's really cheap and you can reapply constantly without worrying TOO MUCH about the price, I know price is subjective. Smells like DHI but slightly less powdery and slightly more chocolatey. side by side you can tell the difference, in the air you cannot. most people who say ahbahblahbahblah theyre different and the clone is bad quality are just really stupid and hate clones. I walked into PDM in soho the other week wearing armaf craze and the lady said she loves pegasus as soon as she smelled me. anyway, this is wonderful, buy it if you like DHI or just wanna smell like a lovely chocolatey iris fragrance.

I found this parfume by accident. Looked at the price and gave it a try. The smell of this fragrance is amazing. It does smell like Dior Homme Intense. After testing, the longevity is not the best - its about 4-5 hours. Projection is also average. Really close to skin. But i have it only for a few days. Maybe as other reviews says: it needs to macerate. Smell of the parfume: 10/10 Longevity 7/10 Projection: 6/10 Overall: 7.6/10

Ive tried it yesterday , ive been using DHI for a year and yes this one smells identical but misses the woody notes and the smokiness of DHI , ofc in terms of quality you will tell which one is dark door and which one is dhi easily , THIS ONE DOESNT LAST AT ALL , sprayed on my wrist and flew away within two hours , so i dont think you should buy it honestly .

8/10 for me. The opening is awfull but after It dries down it became a very decent dupe DHI. For the price don't think u can get much better than this tbh. Maturation is a must for this one. Would definitely recommend to buy around 20€/$ or less.

Guys RASASI came out with 1:1 clone of the vintage DHI with all the notes with the lipsticky touch, ARNAN BLACK you have to give it a try, kayan is too powdery its also nice but ARNAN in my point of view 95% the vintage DHI

So close to Dior Homme Intense but the problem is it doesn't last at all. 2 or 3 hours on skin and it's completely gone. I should try Kayaan Classic Al Wataniah to see if that one performs well or not.

A wonderful chocolatey iris. True to my memories of DHI. Dreamy, well made. It has matured for nine months, so the strength has improved. And the bottle! Sturdy, heavy glass, well cut, looks amazing.

Dark Door Intense is surprisingly close to Dior Homme Intense but it's really really weak, probably the weakest fragrance i have ever tried from Maison Alhambra/Lattafa.