Y Yves Saint Laurent 2023 Eau de Parfum Intense

Y EDP Intense is a much more mellow and mature take on the Y Formula. Personally not a huge fan of this one. The opening almost reeks of Iris and powdery notes (could be the Lavender). Once you get past the opening, about 30 minutes into the fragrance, it really starts to improve, with the juniper berries and woodiness really starting to flaunt themself, however even then, I would expect it to project 3-4x more with a moniker like Intense being added to the already strong EDP. This probably would've been better off being the "Elixer" flanker, as it's much more mature and toned down than the typical Y cologne in the line up. I'm surprised that so many call this the definitive fragrance in the Y lineup as this doesn't even compare to my bottle of Le Parfum unfortunately. It's not bad, but leaves a lot to be desired.