Duel

Kenzo Homme Intense vs Carios

The scent fingerprint

What brings them together, what sets them apart

Exclusive to Kenzo Homme Intense

Exclusive to Carios

No exclusive notes.

How they evolve on the skin

Notes shared by both perfumes.

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

What are they for?

Kenzo Homme Intense
Carios
Seasons
Spring
Suitable
Suitable
Summer
Suitable
Suitable
Autumn
Very suitable
Very suitable
Winter
Suitable
Suitable
Moments
Office
Suitable
Very suitable
Everyday
Suitable
Suitable
Evenings & dates
Suitable
Suitable
Night
Suitable
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 Kenzo Homme Intense

  • Budget in its favour — €35.95 against €450.00.
  • Facets Carios does not have: cardamom, clary sage, marine notes.
  • marine pull it towards the bright and the lively.
  • Notes that are uncommon with us (marine notes, ambroxan): the less conventional of the two.
  • Less concentrated (Eau de Toilette), it should last less long.

Why choose Carios

  • It is more concentrated — Extrait de Parfum where the other is eau de toilette — so theoretically more tenacious.
  • The more expensive of the two (from €450.00).

The verdict

  • Best price

    Kenzo Homme Intense — €35.95 at the low end, while the other starts at €450.00

  • Most concentrated

    Carios — Extrait de Parfum, so more material than an eau de toilette

  • Freshest

    Kenzo Homme Intense — signature carried by marine

  • Most enveloping

    Kenzo Homme Intense — signature carried by amber and warm spicy

  • Most original

    Kenzo Homme Intense — its notes are rarer in our catalogue (marine notes, ambroxan)

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

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