This fragrance is unexpectedly good. Pretty simple, short lived and with a slightly generic base, but unique and great at the same time. It has Hedione which gives a jasmine vibe with a summer dry air feeling.
Objectly, the fragrance starts with a slighty sweet fig accord along with a currant leaf note and the Hedione. It drys down to a creamy-sweet lotion vibe provided by the sandalwood and Hedione. Hedione is the key here and links the fig opening with the creamy and sweet drydown.
It reminds me of beach but not in an aquatic way, neither in an suntan lotion way (which coconut and tuberose usually do), more in a breezy-wet-sand way. I know, sounds awkward, but that's what this one is. A bit strange but familiar. Like a memory, an old summer photograph that you have.
This is very interesting because of that. No Calone, no citruses, no tropical fruits, just a fig fruit accord (which is not super evident and completely different from other fig leaf base fragrances), Hedione, and soft creamy sandalwood. Doesn't last a long time but it's fun, masculine, summery and different although the Hedione gives a familiar and, for some, a "generic" vibe, which is not in a bad way and, if you pass some time with it, you'll find the beauty and the original twist that it has.
A solid and underrated fragrance by Dior.
4/5 (this review is based on a vintage bottle)
3/5 for the current formulation
