just received intense French Riviera in the mail. I sprayed it immediately on one arm and the original French Riviera on the other arm I can tell almost right off the bat that the intense French Riviera is an Extrait and that it is darker. It looks like it is going to last longer more to come. Looks like you can transition into this during the evening so a little less beachy than the original and it looks like you could wear it in more seasons and get by with it as the original is good for summer and spring still deciding what the actual note breakdown is to my nose before I look