For the first 20 mins this is ever so slightly more masculine than the newest one (in that it’s a little more aromatic and slightly less sweet). And this is maybe slightly stronger (or maybe more sprayed out than from my sample of the newest one). But essentially they smell the same. And the dry down is identical. I also had trouble finding the leather note on the Valentino, but this must be due to my skin chemistry, because it was more apparent on a friend of mine who also wore it the other day). It’s warm and spicy even though it still has that powdery iris feel, with a sweetness to it yet still very aromatic.

Even so, the differences remain extremely subtle, and an untrained nose would have a hard time distinguishing the two (I doubt anyone smelling it on my skin at a distance would notice the difference, and in this case, I'm including trained noses as well). I don't have as well-trained a nose as most of you guys, so forgive me if this reads as an almost layman's review. I have smelled Dior Homme Intense and even the Parfum version, which IMO is way too dark and almost scary too wear. Something about the Valentino makes it much easier to wear, fun and more 'alive'. I just got Valentino uomo intense from notino UK, and the bottle is different, it's not a built-in atomisers. mine has a cap and spikes around the collar or the bottle.But because it does have that designer scent to it, i don't wear this as often as i like because im obsessed with other niche frags i have. But this sits in my top 10 fav frags discovered of all-time. This might be in my top 3 signature scents tbh! Nevertheless, VUI is a gorgeous, timeless fragrance. It speaks of understated luxury, of calculated repose. My nose doesn't receive it as feminine, but there is certainly something of the dandy here. Its flamboyant iris soul is illuminated by the tangy mandarin and grounded by the sweetly vanillic leather: a dialogue of powder and ambrosia. Better suited to cool weather, formal occasions, and evening wear. Impressive longevity (10+ hours on me) and sillage (not quite room-filling, but nearly). The bottle has a lovely heft and intriguing texture, and the atomizer distributes heavily and evenly. He likes autumn and winter because the cold highlights the heat generated by tonka, vanilla and iris.

Valentino Uomo Intense EDP opens with a strong projection of sweet, leather, and spicy accords. The opening is bold, masculine, mature, elegant, projecting, and very pleasant. The clary sage comes up for a moment, just to pave the way for the leather. The clary sage contributes with a sweet, herbaceous, spicy, and leathery touch, the mandarin orange, is almost unnoticeable. Soon after the initial application the leather and iris fully develop, the iris creates a mild and projecting powdery accord. The leather is the most prominent note, aromatic, bold, dark, but not animalic or offensive, but with that combustible or gasoline vibe found in fragrances that feature strong leathery accords, yet, it comes across as refined and elegant. The tonka bean and vanilla are the sweetening notes, noticeable but not as strong as the leather, they contribute with their sweetness and a bit of a gourmand delectable touch. The opening to dry down transition is relatively linear, the fragrance opens with a strong projection, bold and intense, but as it transitions, it softens to a moderate projection. The iris makes the fragrance mild powdery. The leather accord is consistently the featured note. Once Valentino Uomo Intense EDP has reached its full dry-down, it can be summarized as a moderate projection, leather, sweet tonka, vanilla, and powdery iris fragrance with spicy accords. The fragrance feels bold, casual, classy, commanding, delectable, dry, elegant, exotic, formal, heavy, high-quality, imposing, leathery, masculine, mature, mysterious, nocturnal, powdery, refined, sophisticated, sweet, warm, and very pleasant. A COLOR TOP NOTE: a Vibrant burst of Mandarin essence opens the top of the fragrance, intensified with a sweet and spicy NUTMEG facet. The leathery character of this scent is intensely masculine. Originally created from actual scrap leather infused with burnt birch peel, a leather accord is now mainly birchbark essence free of animal-based products. Opening this perfume is a top of mandarin and clary sage. These gradually fade, making way for middle notes of tonka bean and iris. At last the base of leather and vanilla rises to perfect the olfactory experience. Valentino Perfumes: Price UK Dior Homme Intense (DHI) is a contemporary classic and one of my favorite fragrances. As I heard that Valentino Uomo Intense is often compared to it, I decided to run an experiment these days, spraying both on my arms, one on each side.Uomo Intense doubles down on that Iris while giving you some daring and confident leather behind it. It's addictive. Had a friend who isn't really into fragrances just get completely mesmerized when I got into her car one day. Starting asking me all types of questions about perfumery lol. Valentino Uomo is conceived as a young Italian heir, whose timeless elegance comes from his legacy. The new edition of the fragrance Valentino Uomo from 2014, Valentino Uomo Intense, comes out in the spring of 2016, announced as the more intense, charismatic and masculine version. If you haven't smelled any iris fragrance yet, then I recommend to go and smell it as soon as possible. Words can't describe the smell, therefore I am writing as if you have already smelled something like VUOI. Prada L'homme Intense, Givenchy Gentleman are a couple top frags. This is a 'dark freshy'. It's citrus brightens up the dark dna of the other ingredients, while the Iris makes it sexy.

Initial projection is strong at around 6 feet. Sillage is very strong, leaving a heavy scent trail. After a few hours the projection was still more than arms length and the scent trail was still easily noticeable. After around 8 hours the projection was still about arms length and there was still an easily noticeable scent trail. At the 12 hour mark, the projection was within 12 inches, but there was still a slightly noticeable scent trail. Beast mode performance. This scent is a masterpiece, and I put it up there with the other iris heavy-hitters (Dior Homme Parfum, Prada L'homme Intense, and Givenchy Gentleman Reserve Privee). It's classy, sophisticated, and always gets positive attention. Couple that with the killer performance, and you got a perfect score from me. Add this one to your collection ASAP.now I'm thinking is this loreal new bottle design? and that maybe they fresh batches? most of my collection is from notino, never had a problem. so I did a little searching and allbeauty uk came up with the picture of the one I'm explaining and the bottle I have (50ml) From my interpretation, a man wearing this is a bold, sophisticated gentleman that is daring and attractive. Test out iris based fragrances before committing to this, I strongly advise that first. but here's another problem, I got Valentino uomo as well, and no batch code matching for that one as well when I searched? By about half an hour later, both colonies start to drift slightly apart, following slightly different paths. Valentino felt more linear, still iris-strong, whereas DHI’s iris begins to settle a bit and you’re left with an extremely pleasant “chocolatey” aroma (maybe the cocoa powder some reviewers mention?). And both versions last much longer than my carded sample of Givenchy Gentleman EDP, and retain that special spicy something from the beginning to end which is lost in Givenchy Gentleman.