Azzaro pour Homme Intense Azzaro (2015)

7.6 / 10 133 Ratings

Azzaro pour Homme Intense is a popular perfume by Azzaro for men and was released in 2015. The scent is spicy-sweet. It is being marketed by L'Oréal.

Perfumers

Jacques Huclier, Olivier Pescheux, Givaudan

Fragrance Notes

Amber, Liqueur, Laotian cinnamon, Haitian vetiver, Venezuelan tonka bean

Ratings

Scent

7.6 (133 Ratings)

Longevity

7.5 (106 Ratings)

Sillage

7.2 (109 Ratings)

Bottle

6.9 (120 Ratings)

Submitted by OPomone, last update on 12.04.2020.

Interesting Facts

The face of the advertising campaign is actor Ian Somerhalder, photographed by David Bellemère.

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09/17/2019

6
Scent 7
Longevity 7
Sillage 5
Bottle

Timboeck

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Timboeck

Wolfgang (56J)

Wolfgang is 56, married and father of a 15-year-old daughter. He lives with his family at the edge of a 5.000 souls village in a 50 years old single family house which he had modernized step by step. During the week he does his safe job in the public service, on weekends he likes to go to cultural events (even in the city a little further away) or goes hiking with his family in the countryside. Wolfgang is not a friend of big changes. He has been driving Opel for 30 years, always buying his shirts from Olympus and has always worn Azzaro pour Homme every day. On his 52nd birthday, his wife wanted to give him the Eau de Toilette as a present, as she does every year. But when she asked for it in the perfumery with the big M where she always bought it, the saleswoman said: "There's something new now. It's not unlike Azzaro pour Homme, but it's more modern." Wolfgang's wife was sceptical, but then had the perfume sprayed onto a test strip. What she smelled was actually modern, sweet and yet masculine. A bit like a freshly baked apple pie with a lot of cinnamon, but still you could see the original Azzaro pour Homme behind it in light nuances. Since she still had some errands to do, Wolfgang's wife suggested to take the test strip with her to observe the development of the fragrance. Again and again she smelled at the paper strip and she liked how the scent developed. More and more he resembled the original. When she had finished her work, she returned to the perfumery and bought a bottle of Azzaro pour Homme intense. Since then Wolfgang uses two fragrances. Azzaro pour Homme Edt as a companion to his grey jacket or his olive green hiking jacket and Azzaro pour Homme Intense accompanied by his black blazer or his 20 year old wool coat.

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09/07/2019

5.5
Scent 10
Longevity 10
Sillage 5
Bottle

Zinobvlgari

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Zinobvlgari

Azzaro Pour Homme Intense EdP vs. Azzaro Pour Homme (EAU DE TOILETTE INTENSE)

As far as the marketing and advertising of perfumes is concerned, there doesn't seem to be one big enough goat that isn't being shot down by the advertising fuzz here. Furthermore we created extreme confusion with hardly distinguishable flacons (incl. packaging) and their naming. That by the way, where already the reformulations have caused enough confusion.
With this Azzaro Pour Homme Intense I once again ran into this naming trap and was quite perplexed when I sprayed this fragrance on myself. Luckily I had put that on a cloth and not on the body.
Azzaro Pour Homme Intense smells like so many gourmands today who personally let my neck hair stand on end.
Somehow like Kirschwasser, but rather synthetic, the metallic note plus extra sugar! Comes across as the worst variant of Grandma's yearly extremely unsuccessful fruit for the vanilla pudding. Today's kids are on it.
I have, also just by the positive reviews (EAU DE TOILETTE INTENSE) here at parfumo, actually assumed a more intensive edition of the classic Azzaro Pour Homme (1978). But far from it.
What I wanted to buy is called Azzaro Pour Homme EAU DE TOILETTE INTENSE !!!

Concentration and awareness have not only become of utmost importance today because of the permanent sensory overload of consumers, which is wanted by the producers, but explicitly in the search for the right perfume (because of the widespread confusion of names with all its flanks).

In this sense, keep your eyes and noses open so that the first spraying does not become a shock.

5 Replies

12/21/2018

9.5
Scent 8
Longevity 8
Sillage 8
Bottle

DPArtist
15 Reviews

DPArtist

Helpful Review 3

Under the radar booze and spice gem!

I first encountered this fragrance a few months ago while I was browsing and testing in a store and it was love at first sniff! Actually not quite love but an 'intense' immediate attraction, or lust! It took me a few instants to appreciate what I was smelling but when I did... wow! Comparing to the well known original Azzaro pour Homme this was something altogether very different. Exciting, beguiling, spicy, boozy, somehow fun and at the same time incredibly manly. I'm not the most experienced 'frag-head' but I would say this is as close as I've come to a masterpiece designer fragrance!

The note breakdown and general vibe of Azzaro pour Homme Intense 2015 (surely a less confusing more appropriate name could've been adopted?) is less 'old school' and more modern than the big daddy himself Azzaro Pour Homme, released way back in the 1970s. A delicious and dark brandy note dances with a generous dose of sexy cinnamon while later notes of vetiver, sweet amber and tonka come to the fore, however the opening combo stick around for the duration, which by the way is very respectable if not excessive for an EDP. I can't really compare this too much with other fragrances, I think it's quite unique although it does give a very slight nod or wink somehow to the original pour homme despite the big differences in notes. It also reminds me a little of a low priced (yet superb) fragrance I own called Terre d'Evasion by Inessance which also has the star pairing of Brandy & cinnamon although that one is a bit more fruity (plum) & sweet with a hint of tobacco.

This could be worn any time except excessive heat but I feel the ideal time is late autumn and winter, the cold days, yet it would also be an awesome choice for nights out, inside or out. It will definitely gain you attention, it has a bold yet paradoxically darkly attractive, almost elegant swagger to it. Bereft of much hype this fragrance by Azzaro demands your attention, don't sleep on this one people as there is a possibility that is has been discontinued already (according to a sales rep at my local well known 'S' perfumery in France), this would be a huge shame as the '2015' moniker doesn't do justice to what I believe will become a timeless (yet little known) classic. It won't be stuck in 2015 but rather will always smell incredibly relevant!

If you want something a little different from everyone else check out this gorgeous masculine gem (and indeed other flankers in this line from this underrated & overlooked house) and let the others all smell the same!

Scent: 10/10 (a definite LOVE!)
Longevity: 8
Projection/sillage: 8
Uniqueness: 8.5
Bottle: 8

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10/20/2018

9
Scent 8
Longevity 8
Sillage 7
Bottle

Boston

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Boston

Christmas dream

Everything done right! It smells of cinnamon mixed with a parquet paste. Cinnamon dominates and the parquet paste does not let the sweetness explode completely. This gives the fragrance a slightly austere and stable body that has the sweetness well under control. Simply ingenious. The shelf life is very good and the fragrance gets better with the hours. This fragrance has what all producers are looking for: a ghost. I am curious how the fragrance will present itself from April

12/06/2015

10
Scent 7.5
Longevity 5
Sillage 7.5
Bottle

Elysium
342 Reviews

Elysium

Very helpful Review 5

This ain't no another flanker, rather a marvelous fine cognac!

To begin with I adore this one. Believe me, you have to try it with an open mind and not expecting the original smell or anything alike since this is not a flanker, not this time. With newly added features it is so freaking good, strong pungent, and smooching your face.

It opens with slight Cinnamon surrounded by Vetiver, which is quite unconventional in the top notes. So damn bitter, earthy and dirty, nothing citrusy nor zesty in there. Immediately you sense the Tonka-beans in the undertones. But what really thrills me is the hint of liquor that you can actually make out, a kind of finest and smoky brandy or cognac, which is both complex and fine, with a bouquet of the best Rémy Martin (it is hard to say that since I am a big fan of Islay Single Malts Scotch whisky!!!).

It is actually surprisingly good! Awesome, very beautiful, amazing. It is warm and sensual, aromatic-fougère-woody-powdery, smoky. In my opinion Tonka-beans and Amber make it so smooth, a bit sweet and a bit dry, but in a pleasant manner. I think it has nothing to do with the previous releases, I didn't find any similarity with other APH, neigher the original nor the flankers. Of course, it has something that reminds you it is an Azzaro's son, there is a common D.N.A., but not a revisited edition of past creations.
Ultimately, It gives me a very good vibe. I am proud to give it 9/10, definitely !!!
To me, it is suitable for leisure and working days, and it gives its best on a cool and wet weather, like winter time and fall/spring rainy days. You can really smell and enjoy the earthy, smoky, and dark notes.

-Elysium

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