Acqua di Parma Colonia Intensa (2007)
by Acqua di Parma

I just received this and am wearing it today. I agree with Dimitri. You feel like you are the most sophisticated man out there when wearing this. It started off with definite citrus for me. Lemony in a way. It then settled down into a woodsy, leathery, yet subtle scent that screams class. I love it. Everyone should try this.

This is my favorite of the AdP colognes--I find it to be more understated yet also more complex than the others. I think I detect some Iso Super E in this composition, and consider Intensa to be one of the subtler and more skillful applications of that aromachemical. None of the AdP colognes really knock my socks off, but this is the one I could see in my rotation.

To my nose AdP CI is a very musty, leather dominated scent. I literally detect no citrus and the cedar is very dark and unpleasant, not like the gorgeous cedar in for example Bois du Portugal. I cannot fathom why they would call this a cologne.

"Colonia Intensa" is the sun in the Acqua di Parma universe, to my mind.
When wearing this, I am overcome with a sense of wistful sentimentality... a truly refined gentleman's scent that, despite reminding me of a bygone era; has a distinctive air of modernity.
The lush citruses present in the top and heart notes have their sharp edges softly rounded by faint spices and one of the most remarkable leather accords I have experienced yet. The woody, musky base is not at all overwhelming, rather, it lends a subtle earthy undertone upon which the whole composition sits neatly.
Its clever and understated blend of quality leather and mediterranean citruses is distinctly Italian in style.
More 'refined' and less harsh that "Colonia" and "Colonia Assoluta", Intensa is a sophisticated fragrance that can be worn and enjoyed on all occasions. It has swiftly become a favourite.

All men should try this at least once. All the attributes of the original, but with a nice woody drydown. Total class.

Kaern

Maybe it's just me, but I like Colonis Intensa AND original Acqua di Parma. Yes this is different in some ways, but similar in others. It has the distinctive AdeP Italian citrus sensibility; but it is well...more intense, and somewhat longer lasting. Strangely, this fragrance is somewhat "two sided"-- it's AdeP all right, but then it has a somewhat more burnished, stronger element that is not all that AdeP. It's AdeP with a more forward, alternative side that comes through as wearing of it progresses through the day. The original is younger; fresher; and a little simpler. This is a bit more complex, with a few little spikes. It last a bit longer and has more development in the drydown than the Original, which is wonderfully more fresh, and so hopelessly evanescent. What a great name "evanescent" would be for a fragrance!