Dior Homme Intense EDP opens with lavender, sharp and slightly powdery, before settling into a heart of iris, ambrette seed, and pear. Created by François Demachy, this is an intensified reworking of the original 2005 Dior Homme, built on the same lavender-iris backbone but pushed darker and denser. The base of Virginia cedar and vetiver keeps it dry and woody, with almost none of the sweetness found in most modern men's fragrances.