A stiff breeze from the southwest makes the waves of the North Sea roar. Even in midsummer, the wind is cool. My lips are blue and I shiver a bit after swimming in the sea. I walk through the white sand into the tall dunes and search for the wind-sheltered hollow where my parents are sunbathing. The wind drives the clouds across the sky. Shadows flit over the high sandy dunes and the swaying grass. I snuggle into a towel. I feel the rustle of the wind, salt, sand, sun. I nibble on a Leibniz butter biscuit and enjoy the beauty of the moment. Carefree and happy. This childhood memory was immediately evoked by "Dune pour Homme (Eau de Toilette) | Dior." The fragrance is genius in its nature and extremely well done. French and subtle. If you are looking for something strong, you are completely wrong here. Dune is a beautiful summer scent. Harmoniously composed, it creates a feeling like being in the dunes. In the top note, it is fresh like the cool wind from the southwest. In the heart, some flowers are fragrant, created by the finely integrated rose. The fig adds a very light, but subtle sweetness. In the base, you can smell the grasses and woods warmed by the sun. I feel like I perceive new facets of this fragrance with each wear. The perfumer of "Dune pour Homme (Eau de Toilette) | Dior," Olivier Cresp, recently posted on his Instagram channel that he created Dune Pour Homme as the first niche fragrance for Dior.
This suggests that the fragrance was probably not economically successful for Dior. Today, it is rarely found in perfumeries. Currently, many fig scents are being released. Francis Kurkdjian has also recently taken up the theme in "Dioriviera | Dior." I would be happy if such a beautiful fragrance as this is rediscovered. I enjoy the summer and let myself be accompanied by "Dune pour Homme (Eau de Toilette) | Dior." Whenever I smell it, I am back in my thoughts to the year 1978 in Denmark, frolicking through the dunes.
