Duel

Colonia Intensa vs Incensum

The scent fingerprint

What brings them together, what sets them apart

How they evolve on the skin

Notes shared by both perfumes.

Top notes the first half hour
Heart notes the central character (1 to 4 h)
Base notes the trail that remains (4 h and more)

What are they for?

Colonia Intensa
Incensum
Seasons
Spring
Suitable
Not its territory
Summer
Suitable
Not its territory
Autumn
Very suitable
Very suitable
Winter
Suitable
Very suitable
Moments
Office
Very suitable
Suitable
Everyday
Suitable
Not its territory
Evenings & dates
Suitable
Very suitable
Night
Suitable
Very suitable
How is it calculated?

These markers are an editorial estimate calculated automatically from the perfume's real accords and their intensity, following the classic reading of scent families (hesperidics and aromatics shine in summer and at the office, ambers and gourmands in winter and in the evening…). They do not come from user votes and do not replace a test on skin.

Why choose one… or the other?

Why choose Colonia Intensa

  • Its pyramid opens on bergamot, cardamom, myrtle, nowhere to be found opposite.
  • Markedly fresher, carried by citrus.
  • Our calculated profile has it at ease in 8 situations out of 8, where the other holds 5.
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  • Less concentrated (Eau de Cologne), it should last less long.

Why choose Incensum

  • It is more concentrated — Eau de Parfum where the other is eau de cologne — so theoretically more tenacious.
  • pyrogenated incense: all materials absent from Colonia Intensa.
  • leather and warm spicy give it a roundness the other lacks.
  • More atypical composition in our catalogue (rare notes: pyrogenated incense, ginger).
  • Less at ease in the “spring” context according to our calculated profile.

The verdict

  • Most concentrated

    Incensum — Eau de Parfum against Eau de Cologne

  • Freshest

    Colonia Intensa — signature carried by citrus

  • Most enveloping

    Incensum — signature carried by leather and warm spicy

  • Most versatile

    Colonia Intensa — at ease in 8 contexts out of 8, against 5

  • Most original

    Incensum — its notes are rarer in our catalogue (pyrogenated incense, ginger)

Each trophy applies to a specific use, not in absolute terms.

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