My Devotion Eau de Parfum Intense

The Verdict

The Devotion line from Dolce & Gabbana has expanded steadily since its 2023 debut, with My Devotion Eau de Parfum Intense arriving in 2025 as the latest evolution. Created by perfumer Olivier Cresp — who also helmed the earlier Devotion Intense (2024) — this iteration brings a floral-fruity EDP composition built around Black Currant and Pear Blossom opening, a Peony and Orange Blossom heart, and a base of Vanilla, Ambroxan, and Amberwood.

As a 2025 release, community data is still accumulating. Early Fragrantica opinions are cautiously positive, and the closely related Devotion Intense from 2024 provides useful context for understanding where Cresp was heading.

What It Smells Like

The opening is bright and juicy. Black Currant provides a slightly tart, berry-dark quality, and Pear Blossom lightens it with a clean, slightly floral fruitiness. Together, they register as fresh and feminine without being generic — the combination has an almost peachy-pear softness that avoids the more aggressive berry sharpness some compositions reach for.

The heart pivots to florals: Peony brings a dewy, rosy freshness, and Orange Blossom adds warmth and depth. This is the phase that community members describe as having "a comfortable, warm smokiness" and "a touch of floral and soapy notes" that gives it "an old-school vibe in a good way." The floral character is soft rather than assertive, letting the warm amber base begin to assert itself earlier in the development.

The base is built on Vanilla, Ambroxan, and Amberwood — a combination that creates warmth and a clean, slightly musky skin-scent quality. This is the Intense iteration's defining move: pushing the EDP's warmth further into amber-vanilla territory. Reviewers of the related Devotion Intense described the effect as "a fragrance to be noticed but not announced," and "decidedly a cooler-weather scent."

One early Fragrantica reviewer captured the early drydown: "It gets weaker in one to two hours" — a longevity note that's become the most consistent early concern.

When to Wear It

The floral-vanilla-amber structure makes My Devotion Intense a fall and winter proposition, though it has enough freshness from the blackcurrant-pear opening to work in mild spring temperatures. The community around the Devotion line consistently positions these as cooler-weather fragrances, particularly suited to "date nights and intimate gatherings."

Summer wear is possible but not ideal — the vanilla and amberwood base will feel heavy in heat, and the composition's coziness reads best when there's a chill in the air.

Longevity & Projection

The primary community concern with My Devotion Intense is projection over time. Early reviews flag that the fragrance diminishes noticeably within one to two hours, which is a genuine concern for a composition labeled "Intense." On body chemistry that pulls vanilla-amber well, results may be better — some reviewers of the parallel Devotion Intense found it "staying on skin quite long" and "very well blended without strange or harsh moments."

Ambroxan in the base has a known characteristic: it can become olfactory-fatiguing on the wearer while remaining detectable to others. The effect makes personal longevity assessment unreliable — what you stop smelling on yourself may still be very much present to someone standing near you.

Three to four sprays on pulse points is a reasonable starting point for those who find the projection too close.

The Community Says

Given the 2025 launch date, the review pool remains limited. Drawing on early Fragrantica impressions and the closely related Devotion Intense (2024), the general community posture is positive but measured. Fans of the Devotion line praise the Italian refinement and warmth of the composition. Critics note that the "Intense" label sets expectations that the projection doesn't consistently meet.

One perspective from the Devotion Intense reviews that likely applies here: "Nice but so very generic. Completely inoffensive and everyday. 'Intense', it is not." This camp won't find My Devotion Intense a revelation. But for those who specifically want a warm, wearable, feminine floral-amber without edges or drama, it delivers on that brief reliably.

D&G's Devotion line has been broadly described as "sophisticated and elegant" in the Italian tradition — polished, comfortable, and clearly crafted rather than mass-market, but also without the idiosyncrasy of niche perfumery.

Who Should Buy This

My Devotion Intense works well for those building a collection of reliable, occasion-appropriate feminine fragrances. It's not a conversation-starter or a signature scent, but it's genuinely pleasant and wearable in the contexts for which it's designed. Fall and winter date nights, casual winter evenings, and transitional-season daytime wear all suit it well.

If you've tried and enjoyed Devotion or Devotion Intense, this is a natural progression within the line. If you're looking for your first Dolce & Gabbana fragrance, Devotion Intense (2024) has a more established community reputation and may be a better starting point until My Devotion Intense accumulates more review data.

The Bottom Line

My Devotion Eau de Parfum Intense is a warm, polished, floral-amber composition that represents Dolce & Gabbana's Italian femininity at its most refined. It's too early to fully calibrate its community standing, but the early signals suggest a solid if unspectacular addition to the Devotion family. Worth sampling if the floral-vanilla-amber profile appeals, particularly for cooler-weather occasions where its warmth will be most appreciated.