Light Blue Eau Intense Eau de Parfum

Among the many versions of Light Blue, Dolce and Gabbana Light Blue Eau Intense Eau de Parfum is the one that keeps the original's brightness and adds a floral weight the toilette never had.

The citrus and apple opening is still there and still the reason people reach for it. Lemon is squeezed hard here, sharp and oily, and granny smith apple sits next to it with that cold, tart, slightly watery crunch of the fruit's skin. Where this version departs is the middle. Jasmine comes in creamy and faintly heady, considerably richer than anything in the standard bottle, and marigold adds a bitter herbal thickness underneath it that stops the flower turning soft. The base is short and effective. Musk gives it a clean, warm, skin like finish and amberwood keeps everything dry and slightly mineral, which is what allows a fragrance this fruity to end up feeling polished rather than sweet.

Olivier Cresp composed it in 2017. It lasts noticeably longer than the toilette and projects moderately, so it works in an office as well as outdoors, and it is aimed at women. Reckon on a full working day from three sprays, with the fruit fading before the base does.

Warm weather is its natural home but it has enough body for spring and autumn, which makes it the most year round member of the family. Dolce and Gabbana was founded in Italy in 1985 by Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana and continues to take its creative direction from them. Its perfume, cosmetics and skincare are not made in house; Shiseido has operated them under an exclusive worldwide licence since October 2016 from its EMEA headquarters in Paris, beauty and eyewear being the only two licensed categories.