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Haters will hate, lovers will love
I *finally* got to sample this one in store the other day, and I’ll be honest, the ratings for this aren’t shocking. I know many are disappointed with it, but I can see that many people also enjoy it for what it is. I veer more towards the people that enjoy it, as I for one, enjoy a good smoky / spicy vanilla.
With its very simple composition, BT covers a lot of ground. It has a sweet / spicy duality, but holds a smoky heart, reminiscent of burning wood. The sugar actually packs a big punch, giving the scent its saccharine center. Based on the reviews, I was really nervous to test it (because I feel like everyone HATES it!), but as usual, I actually quite like it. This is exactly why I go and test scents for myself. And reading through some of these reviews, I think some people just like to hate on change.
Is the scent profile new? Probably not for many who have been in the game for a while, but for someone new to scents, this could be very new to them (especially with the large smoky accord). Is this scent way overpriced? I would agree and say yes, it is overpriced. But it’s Christian Dior at the end of the day. You are paying for the name and the quality. Now I can’t speak to the longevity and projection, but the scent is really nice for the simple composition in which FK made it. I don’t understand why people are upset at that.
I’m gonna finish off by saying that I truly believe that the hate for many of these new Dior releases are fueled by people’s disdain for the perfumer, Francis Kurkdjian. I can’t fathom as to why people believe that he’s trying to “ruin Dior”, as if he isn’t one of the most well known and accomplished perfumers of our decade. Companies wouldn’t be trying to dupe his famous (or infamous depending on who you ask) BR540 to this day if he didn’t know what he was doing. Can perfumers get it wrong sometimes? Of course! But I don’t think the hate is really justified with this one. The same way people loved to hate on Dioriviera (also shared my thoughts on this) is the same way people are trying undermine Bois Talisman.
Hate all you want, FK is going to continue in his craft and if you can’t find beauty in his work, well then it simply wasn’t made for you.
With its very simple composition, BT covers a lot of ground. It has a sweet / spicy duality, but holds a smoky heart, reminiscent of burning wood. The sugar actually packs a big punch, giving the scent its saccharine center. Based on the reviews, I was really nervous to test it (because I feel like everyone HATES it!), but as usual, I actually quite like it. This is exactly why I go and test scents for myself. And reading through some of these reviews, I think some people just like to hate on change.
Is the scent profile new? Probably not for many who have been in the game for a while, but for someone new to scents, this could be very new to them (especially with the large smoky accord). Is this scent way overpriced? I would agree and say yes, it is overpriced. But it’s Christian Dior at the end of the day. You are paying for the name and the quality. Now I can’t speak to the longevity and projection, but the scent is really nice for the simple composition in which FK made it. I don’t understand why people are upset at that.
I’m gonna finish off by saying that I truly believe that the hate for many of these new Dior releases are fueled by people’s disdain for the perfumer, Francis Kurkdjian. I can’t fathom as to why people believe that he’s trying to “ruin Dior”, as if he isn’t one of the most well known and accomplished perfumers of our decade. Companies wouldn’t be trying to dupe his famous (or infamous depending on who you ask) BR540 to this day if he didn’t know what he was doing. Can perfumers get it wrong sometimes? Of course! But I don’t think the hate is really justified with this one. The same way people loved to hate on Dioriviera (also shared my thoughts on this) is the same way people are trying undermine Bois Talisman.
Hate all you want, FK is going to continue in his craft and if you can’t find beauty in his work, well then it simply wasn’t made for you.
3 Comments
Xela529 2 days ago
I agree with you 100% on the frivolous FK hate. BT is objectively a pretty solid and well balanced fragrance. It’s like a much more refined version of By the Fireplace, it has great longevity too. I absolutely love it. Same with Dioriviera; not my style personally but still a really beautiful and well composed fragrance. I bet if these same fragrances had Demachy’s name on it but was actually created by FK as a ghost perfumer, no one would be complaining lol.
PersianDoc 5 months ago
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Spot-on review! I think this is a solid release too—simple yet smooth, and definitely delivers that Christian Dior quality.
Nanaafromgha 5 months ago
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Thank you! I’m glad others can recognize the beauty in simplicity. I think it’s gonna be even more amazing as it has time to age.