Play For Her Intense Givenchy for women

Intense is definitely a lot richer and stronger than the original Play in the pink bottle. The #1 thing that stands out to me is resins, followed by pink pepper. Play Intense reminds me of Sensuous Noir, but I like Intense better because it's got that touch of peach that makes it a bit sweeter and more feminine. This is a very sexy, sultry fragrance.

Givenchy play intense ..

The bottle is modern & stylish with the purple color & silver edges, I like those bottles which are without a stopper, easy to use & to carry in your smallest bag, or even purse.

The notes (Generally): strong Patchouli, young Orchid, sugared peaches mixed with the stunning breeze of orange blossoms & floral notes, melted into the sweetness of the benzion, the warmth of Tonka bean and the royality of sandalwood) then spiced with the naughty pink paper..

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delicious sweet, spicy, intense, dark and attractive..
In my opinion not for any woman..

Lasting power & sillage are good but I expected more from an intense version ..

To be used at night, hanging out or clubbing..

I am in love with you Play intense !

On my skin the sweet orchid and other floral notes mix nicely with the equally sweet pear and sandalwood, creating a pleasant, grown-up floral-fruity fragrance. Not your typical FF for teenagers, if you know what I mean. However, this would've been a bit too bland to release under the name 'intense' so the creators added quite a lot of patchouli and even more balmy notes, hoping it would add some depth, mystery and darkness to the fragrance. Well, at least that's what I get on my skin obviously.

I find this one very pleasant, but it is not for me because being around strongly balmy scents for too long gives me massive headaches and nausea. They just suffocate me ;-) It also isn't very original, but it's definitely modern just as the original Play. I definitely see why it appeals to so many ladies, especially the younger ones, who look for something a bit more grown up and dense, without getting into the ever-popular vanillas or risking the old-school perfumes which may be a bit too heavy or even smell 'dated' to them.

Overall it's a nice oriental floral, certainly suitable for the evenig, but I guess that on some people it could turn into a nice day scent too. Sillage and longevity were very good on my skin. It lasted all day and I could still smell it in my hair the next day.

An overly zealous sales lady was pushing the tester on me so I took it home and tried it. Once again I am reminded to always TRY, TRY, TRY a perfume before buying! Give it time to develop and see how you feel about it 1/2 hour after spraying, an hour after, and at the end of the day. On me the first hit was very fruity, I could swear I smelled blackcurrant! Then it just developed into a sweeter version of Play...which I find too woody and powdery for my tastes. This concotion reminds me of many other perfumes, Alien, Black XS, some of the Guess'es...pretty mainstream and nothing exceptional.
It's a pass for me........

sexy and delicious!!!!

smells very woody and sweet on me.can smell vanilla,and tonka bean in the dry down of 8 hours.ONE OF MY CO-WORKERS LOVES IT ON ME AND SAYS,I AM GOING TO BUY THIS ONE.

Great scent in every way both this and the pink play dry down the same but this is so sexy to start!

To me, it smells like Fruit Stripe Gum with a very slight hint of vodka. I really like the smell, but it's too young for me. It would be great on a 21 year-old girl.

all i can smell is strong patchouli/sandalwood incense, none of the lighter fresher spicy notes came out on my skin.
i definitely don't smell expensive or sexy, i smell like a hippy :( i couldn't even stand to wait it out to see if it got better, i had to wash it off
black xs is one of my favorites and i don't smell a similarity between the two, but that might just be on me.

Love Givenchy intense! does resemble flowerbomb (but not too much), though flowerbomb is not as spicey or as smokey, it is more of a signature scent where intense is something i'd prefer to wear more on occasion.

It also resembles mariah;s m in the purple bottle, only alot spicier

It also vaguely reminds me of alien .as well as estee's sensuous noir - minus the pine note and a bit sweeter not as elegant, still very nice,love it

I like soo much this fragrance! And it lasts for a so long time! I'm really inlove with it.

I'm sorry, I just don't get this fragrance at all.

My mother gave this to me recently, and as soon as I sprayed it on me I gagged. It was such an overpowering peppery, chemical smell. My husband said it smelled like formaldehyde. Found out my mother received it as a Christmas gift, tried to wear it twice and disliked it intensely, so she gave it to me. I just sold it on ebay.

I own and adore Flowerbomb, and this smells nothing like it...on me anyway. Play must not mesh well with my family's chemistry composition.

definitely justifies the name - intense. This is strong stuff! musky, creamy and floral. At first benzoin, then patchouli and spice powerfully combined with hints of floral notes and peach. Cream, musk and spice to sum it up. This is a grown up scent, not my type of fume, but I could tolerate it. For nights out, going shopping, just don't walk into the restaurant wearing this, or stomachs will churn. The heaviness lifts after an hour and floral undertones emerge. Superb lastage.

Very nice perfume,very simular to jimmy choo.but more powdery and less sharp.Intense,certainly not.A little dissapointing considering its price.

I'm sorry, I have to say it, but Flowerbomb couldn't hold a candle to this! I'm so so glad I've tried this on my skin. It rocks! It has an awesome smoldering thick sweetness. Deep and sensual. Not synthetic and candylike at all. It's warm and it makes me want to close my eyes and breathe deeper. It is quite delicious - not edible - but nonetheless. Great combination of notes. Tonka, benzoin, pink pepper, patchouli. That's what I smell. A smooth rich vanilla bean sweetness, spicy, a little smoky, a touch of earthiness. Goodness. It doesn't smell anything like Hot Couture No. 1, but something about the way it wears and makes me feel, reminds me of it. This is going straight to the want list. The sillage is good, but it seems to fade a bit quicker than most other Givenchy scents. Beautiful dimensional vanilla.

This smells mostly of tonka bean; I'm not getting a lot of peach or anything else at all. It's a very velvety sensual scent. To be honest though, I really don't like this perfume. It is much too strong (hence Play For Her INTENSE) and makes me gag.

One good thing I can say about this fragrance is that it has good sillage and lasts for a long time on your skin--- even after some intense scrubbing and washing I can't get it off of me!

Strong, sweet & spicy. This is a perfume that lasts all day, without being too heavy or overpowering. Love this scent and the bottle design is sleek & unique which makes it great for travel.

I love this. I tend to love the sweet & spicy sh**. I also don't like the bottle at all, but the scent inside reveals sophistication, warmth, sweetness, sensuality.

A former roommate of mine had a candle (or perfume, or detergent, or SOMETHING) that smelled exactly like this. When I smelled it for the first time today I cried out that it smelled like her! It brought back some happy memories of living in Florida and it will be the next "have to have." I mostly didn't buy it today because it didn't smell right until I'd walked away from the perfume counter with Thierry Mugler's Angel instead (not unhappy.)

I always thought this scent (or what I remembered being just like this scent) was violets, but I might be picking up on the strong orchid scent. I also read musk and a powdered, soft patchouli. It's strong, and stayed on my skin for hours. I think I know what I'm getting for Valentine's Day this year!

sweet and warm. last long too. recommend it for winter.

This reminds me of casmir by chopard. The opening/beginning.
Givenchy is more sophisticated, but it is still a strong parfume (intense for a reason). Luckly it turns into a warm rich and sweet scent. I like it. Nice parfume. But just a little bit too sweet for me. Gives me bit of headache. I think if someone else would wear it, it would be enjoyable for me. But not on me. I cant take this parfume all the time. (btw at the end, it also reminds me kind of mauboussin, mauboussin parfum, but softer)

I dont understand the bottle..? Totally doesn't suit this chique scent.

The sample states Floral Woody Amber: Orange Blossom, Amyris Wood, Tiare Flower, Sandalwood, Patchouli, Benzoin

UPDATE: Do know what to say. Im deeply in love. But it is a love that doesnt work! Stunning fragrance, just stunning. Everytime I try it, it amazes me even more. What a depth. I love the pepper, but it fades. Just love everything. But yeah... too strong. Going to try the original play for her.

I really like this Givenchy´s perfume. It became my sigature. It lasts all day on my skin. I get draw compliments when I´m wearing it.

I only get tonka bean...seems to be most dominant here. I believe this smells like a lighter version of Yves Rocher So Elixir.

I put this fragrance on this morning from a sample that I got when buying Agne ou Demon. The smell of pink pepper is extremely strong and just too much for me. That's all I can smell and I don't enjoy iy at all.

Something in this causes a bad headache for me. Liked it when first applied, then needed to wash off due to the headache. Sharp, sweet and a bit of sourness to this one to me. Gets a bit powdery on the dry down on me. Wouldn't buy it due to that sour, whatever it is in this that bugs me badly!

I've kept samples of "Play for Her" and "Play Intense for Her" in my jewelry box for months. They were freebees when I bought moisturizer. "This one" said the SA, dangling the plastic packet of Intense over the bag, "is my favorite. It smells soooo goooooood!" I try not to grimace as I smile and nod.

It's funny how the designers will list all of these exotic sounding florals and woods in their new releases, when in reality they are hawking liquid penny candy. Intense smells for a brilliant split second of blueberry and then devolves into a cloying sweet amber possessing the disturbingly addictive and slightly wrong dichotomy of powdery and chewy sweetness found questionable culinary anomalies like circus peanuts. It smells like the caramelized bottom of a macaroon, like reams of button candies and is purple like the non-latex medical gloves used in dental offices.

Most specifically, this smells of a kind of chalky, candy cigarette I consumed as a child. I used to hold one between my index and middle fingers like a real cigarette, wear an inappropriately haughty expression for an eight year old and slowly gnaw on the end of it, pretending to smoke and imagining myself as a very rich and classy older lady.

A perfect metaphor.

Wonderful perfume.Sweet,fruitty,and a little bit peppery.Just perfect.Lov'it:)

Love this much better than the original Play. The original Play could be likened to the quiet girl at school, who spends most of her time in the library studying. Play Intense is the loud-mouthed cheerleader who has a ton of boyfriends and is out partying all night. Lol (No, I'm not knocking cheerleaders.) If you found the first one too light, try this one. :D

I smelled this at at a store and absolutely loved how it smelt our of the bottle. HOWEVER, after I had tried it on, I found that the fragrance was weak, and dried down to a pure chemical smell. Unfortunately this did not work with my body chemistry. The fragrance is beautiful, however like any other perfume, try it on first to make sure it works with your body chemistry!

I like it better than the original Play, it's nice, perfect for the evening, not too sweet but very feminine. The only thing I can give thumbs down for this one is that it doesn't last very long, which was surprising for me because the name says INTENSE... I didn't get anything intense from it.

Much deeper than the original play. Perfect for autumn. Sexy without being too forward, although it is not entirely original. Can't say it smells like Thierry Mugler, but others have created a similar feeling before Givenchy's attempt.

It's a skin perfume, and I find that the sillage is about 8 hours for me.

I like this one a lot better than the pink version. Very floral, very sweet. Too much so.

I find both "Play" scents pretty bad. I would have expected that in a drugstore but not from Givenchy. Cheapishly Sweet.

I don't find this fragrance any stronger than the original, as the term intense would imply, perhaps this is just my body chemistry. I find this scent to almost be a cross between the original Play for her (which on me smells like Revlon Fire & Ice) and almost a hint of Ange ou Demon, as it has a bit of a velvety, dark and light duality on my skin, which makes me think of Ange ou Demon. Yet again this may just be my body chemistry.

Tested it twice; I guess it didn't quite agree with my chemistry: I get a constant note of Vicks vapo-rub all the way from the 1st spray till it dries down.
The same happened to me with Midnight Poison...
The 2nd along with Mademoiselle that I don't like from the Givenchy recent releases..

I have been conquested. i remember when this one came out, in my country it was cold winter. I have always love parfumes made by Givenchy so I told myself why not to give it a try..smell of his was very tempting but longevity poor - just two hours. So I let it go. in late spring I got it as a gift, so I had to try make friends whit it xD yesterday I put it on and it stood by me 5-6 hours.regards it is oriental floral I recomend to wear it on semi-warm night. late spring, early and late summer. it is powerfull scent, intense one. and the bottle is real candy. . all in all my grade for this one is 9/10 :D

I was enthralled to see the advert in Venezuela with Justin Timberlake. I bought this on the strength of also JT's recommendation, as it appears to be profoundly sentimental to me. It is a salicylising fragrance, opening mellow, deep and heavy sambuca, subliming upwards to give a note of lemon, and dispersing downwards to emit the scent of a good summer wine. Very interesting, different and unusual. Reminds me of a good and precious time in my life, Trinity College Dublin hotel stay last Autumn. Bravo!

INTENSE PLAY (EDP)
The very name tells us everything (forget the original bottle for a moment, as we connect in it the term "play" with MP3): then, this scent is really intense for a woman who can and wants to "play", and definitely much more sensual and darker than Play. Opulent, intriguing, searching for more.
This fragrance is further evidence of how a change in one or more notes or varying their position in the chord pyramid turns everything different.

This woody floral which has oriental accords, composed with heavy amber and exquisite orchid has incorporated patchouli, that it`s Play partner does not carry on base, and removing the musk (the output is already more wealthy thanks to the orange blossom, "azahar" in spanish, I remember, though I do not usually compare fragrances, the mysterious accords fromVersace Crystal Noir, less unique for sure, but with some added gourmand hint and better fixation to the skin).

As expected for a product by Givenchy, has good longevity in skin and remarkable sillage.

Review: original version.

Smells great however it is an almost dead on duplicate of Hilary Duff With Love. Both of them last forever....

As the name suggests, this fragrance is all Play and no Work.

There's a whiff of orange blossom at the opening. Strangely, it balances the scent very well. You can sense the presence of myrrh, too. Like its other Givenchy siblings, Play Intense is a rich and well-rounded fragrance which stays close to the skin. I'm happy to categorise it in "nightwear". It is blended with a pinch of mystery and luxury. The thing I love about this scent is that it's not oversweet. Although vanilla isn't listed, it's most certainly there, entwined with patch. Those two notes form a triumphant alliance whispering "come hither" into your ear.

Oh, I'm tempted.

just reminiscent oblique rewind,a bit sticky,warmand sharp,perfect for summer,very very longlasting.
p.s. oh sorry,for winter:)

Love this perfume, have tried in on my skin several times now and will definitely purchase a bottle very soon. The smell to me is like Kenzo Amour intensified and upgraded (this is what I expected Kenzo Amour Le Perfum to be, but it wasn't). There doesn't seem to be vanilla amongst the notes in Play Intense, yet I swear I can smell vanilla.

The sillage and the staying power are amazing. I had a spray on my wrist, took a shower and the scent was as strong as ever hours later. Amazing!

The original Play is not at all to my liking (even though I usually like light floral musky scents). Play Intense smells much much better to me, it has in fact a place in my Top10 list of perfumes. Can't wait to buy it.

Update: Bought this one yesterday. Absolutely love it! Sweet, powedery, woody, with a touch of peach at the top... Yum!!! Very long staying and the base is very strong, so the perfume smells fresh even after hours of dancing and sweating (tried this yesterday, he-he). Definitely prefer this one to the original Play version (light pink bottle).

got this today as a swap and i'm really happy to have this now in my collection!
it smells similar like chanel allure sensuelle to me but way softer, smoother, without that heady patchouli note. play Intense is very well blendet and sooo mysterious... wow! the patchouli is detectable here as well but not way too strong fortunately.
tiare and orchid are prominent in this and the benzoin-tonka drydown is very balmy, the sandalwood very earthy. kinda intriguing... can't stop sniffing my wrist... def. a winner !

staying power average (close to the skin) sillage great.

that bottle is stunning :D

ps. wish it would last longer as strong as the top and heart which are fading away quickly to a faint scent, quite weak for being a intense scent :(

This smells really good on my skin. Softly floral, spicy, woodsy, and delicious. Flowerbomb is a very mild version of it, but Jimmy Choo is similar to my nose. This came out before J.C. I think the white florals with sandalwood and tonka bean are so sexy, but they are not overwhelming or cloying.
A plus is that Givenchy lasts forever on my skin. If you have dry skin and perfumes fade in no time, try Givenchy. It's well balanced, you don't pick up on any one note that crowds the others as they transition on skin. I had three choices. This, Flowerbomb, or the new Opium.. Belle d'Opium? I chose Givenchy because I love the notes, the lasting power, and I don't have anything like it. I did not care for the original Play fragrance.
The tonka bean in Dior Addict makes it raw sex, and I used to find it quite dirty. I still wore it. :) The tonka bean in this is more subtle, but it roars just below the surface. Sort of like hidden lingerie.

Completely different than the original Play for Her, wow. Although they both have notes in common, they are night and day. (Play intense being night.) I love this smooth, dark, dusty take. The patchouli and benzoin really seal the deal here. The dry down is marvelous and brings to mind old books, plus some sweetness.

I sprayed it on just right now, and reminds me of Dior Addict, perfect for winter!!

I agree with 'junebiswas', that Play Intense is quite close to Black XS... I don't find it close to Flowerbomb, Angel, or Addict at all. The only thing is, this one is also sweet, just like the others. I'm not sure how the lasting power of Play Intense is because I only sprayed it on a spray card not so long ago, but so far, it's been pretty good. Good for those who like sweeter, musky, & slightly darker scents. I rate it 2.5/5

i tried both but like the original more, PLAY INTENSE is heavier, and sticky sweet and doesn't develop as well as the pink one...i find also the staying power of the original better...

Just smelled this today and the first note that hit me was BlackXS. Now i am sure this is going to be a very long lasting perfume but i already have a bottle of xs and dont want more of that smell!!

Hmmm. Having tried Play yesterday, and Play Intense today, I don't find a lot of difference between the two, but the original Play smells slightly better on me.

Play Intense is a little sweeter and ... oilier? The heavy, sweet phase in the middle lingers longer. Seems a bit more evening/winter than its sister scent.

As with Play, it's nothing we haven't seen before, but it's pleasant. It has excellent longevity and lasts 12+ hours. Overall, I think I prefer the powdery dry woods of original Play to this sweet treat.

The pink pepper and peach top notes make it fruity at first. I also enjoy the orchid in the heart, but there is too much dry sandalwood in the base for my chemistry to be able to carry the scent, despite the patchouli. For those who like rich, somewhat dry scents.

when i smelt it ,, i felt that it's so close to (flower bomb perfum) ..
It's so chic & young ,, I liked it ,, and i'll add it to my collection =)

Ok, this immediately reminded me of hanae mori butterfly. Not a bad thing in that it is a very warm and comforting, almost foody, oriental. Also maybe a slightly less sweet flowerbomb...it certainly could have had more originality and more of the legendary givenchy strength. Very nice scent though, I actually really enjoy it.

As soon as I sprayed this the words "flowerbomb copy" came to mind. but it is a little deeper and darker.

I love this perfume.
Can't see a lot of these similarities, personally... I am yet to find a Thierry Mugler perfume I remotely like, and it doesn't remind me of Flowerbomb or Addict, both of which I have.
I perhaps agree on longevity, and it IS expensive... But I do love it.. smells like no other in my collection.

Yes, it's in the patchouli family together with Angel and Flowerbomb and XS and Co but much lighter.
It reminds me most of Kenzo Amour le Parfum.
And yes it's much better then the original Play, however it has poor lasting power.
Not a fan.

its not like angel , its mutch better i like it .

this is "angel" lite! seriously, do the people at LVMH (owner of givenchy) think the fragrance buying public has amnesia? i do find the packaging to be stylish and i like the concept, but it seems that all the money went to that and to the massive publicity campaign with justin timberlake instead of the development of the perfume itself! brands like givenchy should release less perfumes but with better quality and ORIGINALITY!

I like it, but it's been done before..... many times over now. Sweet, slightly fruity, lots of benzoin, lots of tonka bean, I'm bored. I've already got several other bottles of perfumes that "fits this bill".

This is another Flowerbomb and another Black XS by Paco Rabanne. It should be the tonka bean and some spicy note that give me this clear impression. It opens very fruity and develops sexy and woodsy. Not that I don't like it, it's just nothing new...

I was right, this is much deeper than Play (I like it better) and has a very incensy, oriental feel. Givenchy calls it a woody floral amber and has torchwood (amyris)right on the tester bottle and packets, yet it is not listed here...strange!

I like the bottles for the women's PLAYs and to me they feel solid and modern and the silver bumpy border makes it easier to hold onto-it reminds me of a remote control...and the rich purple color is gorgeous!

This begins with the light sweetness of peach and softness of orange blossom spiced with pink pepper-nice but not too sweet or heavy. The heart is very floral with a lovely orchid, subtle magnolia and the tropical air of tiare; torchwood has a very unique scent and is very detectable here, keeping it a nice woody floral. In the drydown phase this truly becomes something wonderful! Sandalwood and patchouli give it an oriental air while benzoin and tonka keep it warm and smoothly sweet. This has a very sweet spicy feel and the flowers and woods and aromatics are very well blended and though it is called Intense it is not as strong as a parfum, just a different deeper version of the original...yummy!

Sillage: good
Longevity: very good
Overall: 3.5/5

My best girl at my fave frag counter gave me like 15 single use samples of this and I really like it! I've been trying to get away from any too overtly feminine scents, but this is going to be wonderful on a mild autumn day, as it is a lightly spiced woody that will shine in fall's cooler temperatures, but has the floral body and light fruit that will remind one of summer and has just enough warmth to work with long sleeves and sweaters...

Got a sample of this, tried it on my skin. Such a warm, well-rounded scent, with a base of vanilla. Very dark, sensual, mysterious. I'd wear it out to an evening at a chique restaurant... or a midnight ride on a motorcycle, with a beaten leather jacket and hair blowing in the cool breeze. Too heavy for everyday though, won't be buying.

First I got this as a gift. Thank you, because I wouldn't buy this to similar to other greats.

And the award for most easiest to confuse with a tech-gadget goes to Givenchy! Now about the juice...yumm I agree with the sibbling to Addict & Flowerbomb. Basically notes from both with a cool tech purple gadget bling bling looking. Easy to forget when Addict is better in mixing the notes and Flowerbomb is better with the sillage.

Put your money to one of those two instead..unless you like the packaging of Play better.

I like it - sweet flowers with spiciness of tonka and pink pepper. It's quite intense, bold and warm. It's pretty one I could like, but ... I don't know..still I want something else. Same story was with Dior Addict. I liked it, but not enough to buy it. It's balanced, but maybe not original enough for me. I like bottle very much tho D:

Intense is much better than the original, pink one.
As its name says, it's an intensive modern oriental floral.
It has an orchid-y quality of Flowerbomb.
For me it's mostly velvet peach & sweet orchid on warm, woody, vanillic base.
Nice, but not enough for me.
And the price!

OK,I give a qualified thumbs up on this fragrance. It's very good,warm, woody, evening out type of scent. And I'm a sucker for a good orange blossom. It lasts about 4-5 hours.
BUT this type of fragrance has been done SO much better and cheaper by others. My advice is to try Tocca Stella, Fendi Palazzo, and Victoria's Secret Silk, before you drop the big bucks on this one.