Normally, one would assume that if there are two fragrances, one with and one without "intense" in the name, we are dealing with the EdT to EdP or, for all I care, EdP to Parfum intensification. Chloé only seems to follow this logic to a limited extent; the Nomade series already conjured up completely different notes between the fragrance variants, so that you always had to be terribly careful about which concentration you tested/liked.
I like to call such fragrances Janus fragrances, quasi one head (=name) but several faces and the dichotomy that you can love one version and detest the other...
First of all, I own "Cedrus | Chloé", I like to wear it often and even did the parallel tasting especially for the
Cedrus Intense tasting.
Even when the fragrance was first launched here, I was a little surprised at what the rose had lost in the fragrance notes and was already preparing myself for a deviant.
"Cedrus | Chloé" is incredibly fine, white-green with lots of cardamom and beautiful woody notes, especially dry cedar (pleasantly little sandalwood, even if listed) and at least for me a normal to good durability. 100% unisex wearable. Actually no need to tweak it and make it worse.
So what has been done that justifies the word "intense"? To be honest, I don't know! Because
Cedrus Intense didn't mutate into a sillage beast overnight, nor does it last until the next full moon, and (thankfully!) they didn't dump the tanker of whatever-xan/xol into it either. Instead, an almost cool, white-green fragrance became a quite warm, summery, golden rose/woody scent with a very pretty green-yellow start. No longer unisex but very feminine. Really a beautiful fragrance but has absolutely NOTHING in common with its namesake cousin. Sister from another mother or something...
The top note is really pretty but as soon as it disappears, all that's left is rose, vetiver and, yes, sandalwood. Wait, isn't the fragrance called Cedrus (=cedar)? For my personal taste, they should have used significantly (!) less sandalwood and more cedar, then at least the name would still be justified. As it is, you could almost accuse it of fraudulent labeling and might as well call it 'Rosa Santal'. Intense is also misleading in terms of sillage/longevity; I would classify it as a normal, socially acceptable middle-of-the-road fragrance.
Don't get me wrong, I'm getting very hung up on the naming. But Chloé hasn't done itself any favors here, especially because the fragrance isn't bad - you just shouldn't expect to get a more potent version of Cedrus. Then it's all good!
Top Notes 
Bergamot
Leaves
Fossilized Microchip
Heart Notes 
Rose
Base Notes 
Australian sandalwood
Chinese cedar
Indian vetiver
Simonexx
