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The Facebook Cologne
There is the saying "Standing with both feet in life", but what does it mean to me? I spend most of my time working, a little less sleeping and resting and unfortunately even less with social activities. For me it is still important to use "that" and "that" correctly when writing and I don't use Facebook or Instagramm. Do I have both feet on the ground or not?
As a perfumer I also feel more attracted to traditional houses like Guerlain and Caron than to Escentric Molecules and Tom Ford. It is not enough for me to wear a fragrance that I only like, no, it must also have an effect with me when worn; this can be memories, fantasies or sometimes just mixed feelings, which I try to bundle in their pendulum movement between agreement and rejection to a definite judgement.
And then there's Dior Homme Cologne, who doesn't fit at all with what I've just written. No memories, no fantasies, no mixed feelings. Just one of the nicest minimalist flacons I've ever seen. Already the entire appearance in the transparent, light blue bottle refreshes before you even spray a drop of the contents onto the skin
And the resulting expectation of a freshness that will stand the test of time in summer temperatures is not disappointed either. DHC does not offer a guerlinade, nor does it offer the typical Colognes interplay of citric notes. But it wraps you in a cloud of finest retorts - lemon. Not the juicy freshness of ripe lemons, but the coolness of a citrus fruit created in the laboratory sets the tone. At the same time, a fluffiness develops which prevents the retort lemon from appearing too slicing or too acidic. This fluffiness is caused by the skilful use of white musk, which is necessary as a fixation to give the citric aroma shelf life. The fragrance itself has no fragrance development, but rather a shift of emphasis. In the beginning the citrus is emphasized and is accompanied by the fluffiness of the musk, while after a few hours the fluffy comes to the fore, but the lemon remains well perceptible. At no time does DHC drift into powder or get a lipstick effect. If you apply DHC GROSSZUEGIG, and you can do that without hesitation, since it is not a room-filling fragrance, you can still perceive it after 7 hours well on the skin.
DHC is a perfectly made retort - summer fragrance that refreshes, is not intrusive and lasts very long. Still, I don't have it in my collection anymore. Today I generously applied the fragrance one last time and the bottle was used up. Afterwards I went to the cinema and while watching the latest Soderbergh film, I noticed this fluffy citrus note full of comfort.
Of course I have already bought a worthy successor for DHC. This time I chose a more classic Cologne, one that besides smelling good, also tells stories and evokes pictures, Granville. At least I stayed true to Dior.
DHC is a great fragrance, has a great packaging and is for me a product of our time - Facebook and Instagramm. It's not enough for me in the long run. But whether I "stand with both feet in the life" because of that, I still don't know.
As a perfumer I also feel more attracted to traditional houses like Guerlain and Caron than to Escentric Molecules and Tom Ford. It is not enough for me to wear a fragrance that I only like, no, it must also have an effect with me when worn; this can be memories, fantasies or sometimes just mixed feelings, which I try to bundle in their pendulum movement between agreement and rejection to a definite judgement.
And then there's Dior Homme Cologne, who doesn't fit at all with what I've just written. No memories, no fantasies, no mixed feelings. Just one of the nicest minimalist flacons I've ever seen. Already the entire appearance in the transparent, light blue bottle refreshes before you even spray a drop of the contents onto the skin
And the resulting expectation of a freshness that will stand the test of time in summer temperatures is not disappointed either. DHC does not offer a guerlinade, nor does it offer the typical Colognes interplay of citric notes. But it wraps you in a cloud of finest retorts - lemon. Not the juicy freshness of ripe lemons, but the coolness of a citrus fruit created in the laboratory sets the tone. At the same time, a fluffiness develops which prevents the retort lemon from appearing too slicing or too acidic. This fluffiness is caused by the skilful use of white musk, which is necessary as a fixation to give the citric aroma shelf life. The fragrance itself has no fragrance development, but rather a shift of emphasis. In the beginning the citrus is emphasized and is accompanied by the fluffiness of the musk, while after a few hours the fluffy comes to the fore, but the lemon remains well perceptible. At no time does DHC drift into powder or get a lipstick effect. If you apply DHC GROSSZUEGIG, and you can do that without hesitation, since it is not a room-filling fragrance, you can still perceive it after 7 hours well on the skin.
DHC is a perfectly made retort - summer fragrance that refreshes, is not intrusive and lasts very long. Still, I don't have it in my collection anymore. Today I generously applied the fragrance one last time and the bottle was used up. Afterwards I went to the cinema and while watching the latest Soderbergh film, I noticed this fluffy citrus note full of comfort.
Of course I have already bought a worthy successor for DHC. This time I chose a more classic Cologne, one that besides smelling good, also tells stories and evokes pictures, Granville. At least I stayed true to Dior.
DHC is a great fragrance, has a great packaging and is for me a product of our time - Facebook and Instagramm. It's not enough for me in the long run. But whether I "stand with both feet in the life" because of that, I still don't know.
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