Dolce & Gabbana The One EDP Intense is a warm leather amber fragrance built around cardamom, cashmeran and patchouli, and Maids Scents carries the authentic Eau de Parfum with delivery across Nigeria and beyond.
What is Dolce & Gabbana The One EDP Intense?
Dolce & Gabbana The One EDP Intense launched in 2020, created by perfumer Jean-Christophe Herault. Dolce & Gabbana positions it as the boldest, most sophisticated interpretation of The One for Men line, drawing on the heritage of the original Eau de Toilette, Eau de Parfum and The One Grey Eau de Toilette Intense that came before it.
Worth flagging for disambiguation — there’s also a separate The One for Men Gold Eau de Parfum Intense, presented in a distinctive gold-lacquered bottle, with its own official listing emphasising clary sage, bergamot and patchouli rather than the fuller cardamom-cypress-leather structure described here. It’s worth confirming which specific edition your supplier stocks.
Fragrance Profile
Dolce & Gabbana The One EDP Intense opens with cardamom, neroli and cypress, warm and luminous, described in the brand’s own copy as a scent of extremes, contrasting golden neroli facets against deep black leather in what Dolce & Gabbana calls an olfactory chiaroscuro.
As it develops, the heart brings in cashmeran, benzoin and clary sage, woody, spicy and slightly powdery. One reviewer describes this stage as absolutely addicting, cozy and warm, though another found the benzoin here reads sweeter and fruitier than expected, less to their personal taste.
The base settles into black leather, patchouli and labdanum, smoky and resinous, closing out what more than one reviewer calls the highlight of the entire composition, a soft, cozy amber-leather dry-down that stays close to the skin and feels genuinely comforting.
Top Notes: Cardamom, Neroli, Cypress
Heart Notes: Cashmeran, Benzoin, Clary Sage
Base Notes: Black Leather, Patchouli, Labdanum
It’s worth being honest that reception isn’t universal. One reviewer went as far as calling this Intense flanker unrelated to the original in character, suggesting that if you want the same DNA in a denser scent profile, the standard The One for Men EDP is the better choice. It’s a fair perspective to weigh alongside the more enthusiastic reviews.
Who Should Wear The One EDP Intense?
Dolce & Gabbana The One EDP Intense suits men who want a soft, warm, slightly powdery amber-leather fragrance rather than a sharp, aggressive one. One detailed reviewer specifically recommends it for date nights, given how seductive and close-to-skin the overall character reads.
Performance and Longevity
Performance for Dolce & Gabbana The One EDP Intense is genuinely strong here. One detailed reviewer describes it as fairly loud and well-projected off the skin for the first 2 to 3 hours, before settling closer to the skin and calming down, with longevity described as really good throughout.
Two to three sprays on pulse points is a sensible starting point given how well this fragrance projects in the opening hours.
Best Time to Wear The One EDP Intense in Nigeria
Given its warm, spicy, leather-forward character, Dolce & Gabbana The One EDP Intense suits Nigeria’s harmattan season particularly well, where cooler, drier air lets the cashmeran, leather and labdanum base fully develop.
Buying The One EDP Intense From Maids Scents
Every Dolce & Gabbana bottle we stock, including The One EDP Intense, comes from verified suppliers, so what you receive matches what you’d get through an authorised Dolce & Gabbana retailer.
We deliver across Lagos, Abuja, Port Harcourt, Ibadan, Kano, Enugu, Benin City and the rest of Nigeria, and we ship internationally for orders placed from outside the country.
You can read more about the fragrance on the official Dolce & Gabbana website.
If you’re exploring more of the Dolce & Gabbana collection, Dolce & Gabbana 1 Le Bateleur is worth comparing, or browse our full range of masculine perfumes in Nigeria.
Dolce & Gabbana The One EDP Intense is in stock now at Maids Scents.
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