Comparison & Contrast - Essay Example

Have you ever tried on Givenchy’s Play or Play Intense colognes? If you have not, this is what you should know so that you can be able to buy the right one for you. The Play cologne was first introduced in 2008 while that Play Intense cologne was introduced a year later in 2009. Despite the fact that Givenchy developed these two brands of cologne, they have different fragrances.In order for one to produce the perfect scent, different mixtures of fragrances are combined when creating the colognes.

The Play cologne consists of mandarin orange, patchouli, bergamot, grapefruit, bitter orange, and black pepper fragrances, thus creating a light citrusy essence, which can be worn to casual events. The Play Intense cologne, on the other hand, is created using fragrances from patchouli, mandarin, bergamot, vetyver, coffee flower, Tonka bean, Caribbean Amyris wood, and pink pepper. This creates a strong, dynamic, and a little offbeat essence that can be worn to momentous events.Both of these brands of cologne contain mandarin orange and bergamot, which gives them a citrus scent.

However, Play Intense has a milder citrus scent as compared to Play. The stronger citrus scent in the latter may be attributed to the added presence of grapefruit and bitter orange aside from the mandarin orange contained within it. The smell of Amyris wood is much stronger in Play Intense that in Play. Moreover, the Tonka bean, which is not a fragrance present in Play, can be noticed in Play Intense.Both of these brands of cologne contain vetyver and patchouli, which gives them a woody, earthy, and herbal scent.

The patchouli also contributes an exotic and musky scent for both Play and Play Intense. The Play brand has an aroma of black pepper while Play Intense has the pink pepper aroma. In Play intense, the pink pepper provides a mild, pleasantly, sweet fruity, scent with a bit of spicy whiff in it.One would say that Play Intense strengthens the woodsy side of the cologne while toning down the citrus essence. Play, on the other hand, tones down the woodsy side and instead intensifies the citrus aroma.

Play Intense is categorized as oriental-spicy while Play is categorized as citrus-fruity. These two colognes are similar in scent strength because both of them are considered to have a moderate fragrance.The target market of Play is college students or those males who are between the ages of 17 and 30. In contrast, Play Intense is targeted towards those males who are more mature, their age ranging from 30 onwards. Therefore, it can be said that while Play is mostly for students, Play Intense is for professional males.

When one considers when these two fragrances should be used, one will find that they have been created mostly for casual use. However, Play Intense has an advantage over Play because it can be used during formal events, because of the manly scent it evokes. It has been stated that both of these scents can last from six to ten hours.Play and Play Intense are both available in spray 1.7 oz and 3.3 oz and are encased in bottles that look like an mp3 player. The Play bottle is designed with beautiful proportions and super smooth contours, which embodies minimalist pureness; a round angled rectangle of transparent glass outlines in blackest black, accentuated by touches of red.

In contrast, the bottle of Play Intense is a frosted black glass version. These brands also differ in terms of packaging because the box for Play is white while that of Play Intense is black.