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We will be able to say: "We were there."
I have an interesting history when it comes to fragrance preferences. I was born in 1980. Accordingly, my fondness for perfumes began around 1994. I wore CK One, CK Be, Cool Water, and Tommy Cologne. But I also cherished treasures like the old Havana (which I now own again!), Fahrenheit, What about Adam, or Azzaro pour homme. In the 2000s, I wore everything that the local Douglas had in stock from Calvin Klein, Hugo Boss, Baldessarini, Kenneth Cole, and the like. Fragrances that today make me wonder: "How could that happen?". And one thing upfront: sweet scents are not really my thing. Le Male, 1 Million & Co. Not for me.
Then I discovered Dior Homme for myself. It must have been sometime in 2012. A sweet scent that I liked?! And what a scent it is. A richness of facets and a quality impression that I had never experienced before. Probably no surprise, given the background. This wonderful fresh-powdery-sweet lavender with a generous portion of cocoa. And in the drydown, mixed with vetiver. A unique combination. Noble, elegant, and suitable for all occasions. For me personally, alongside Terre d’Hèrmes, it has the best drydown of any perfume. Plus, it has very good longevity and almost perfect sillage. All packaged in a pretty stylish bottle.
The Eau de Toilette. A fragrance by a master perfumer. And the best of the line. Still worth its weight in gold for Dior. The cash cow that, commendably, hasn’t been milked as much as other manufacturers might have done.
The price of its success is merely the frequency with which you perceive it on others outside. But even that will settle down one day.
I hope that with this comment, I have sparked the interest of skeptics of sweet-powdery fragrances to give it a try. It truly is something special.
If we continue this community in 20 years, we will probably look back on this vintage with the same longing that some people do today with fragrances like Zino or Antaeus. And we will be able to say: "We were there."
Best regards
Your Profumorist
Then I discovered Dior Homme for myself. It must have been sometime in 2012. A sweet scent that I liked?! And what a scent it is. A richness of facets and a quality impression that I had never experienced before. Probably no surprise, given the background. This wonderful fresh-powdery-sweet lavender with a generous portion of cocoa. And in the drydown, mixed with vetiver. A unique combination. Noble, elegant, and suitable for all occasions. For me personally, alongside Terre d’Hèrmes, it has the best drydown of any perfume. Plus, it has very good longevity and almost perfect sillage. All packaged in a pretty stylish bottle.
The Eau de Toilette. A fragrance by a master perfumer. And the best of the line. Still worth its weight in gold for Dior. The cash cow that, commendably, hasn’t been milked as much as other manufacturers might have done.
The price of its success is merely the frequency with which you perceive it on others outside. But even that will settle down one day.
I hope that with this comment, I have sparked the interest of skeptics of sweet-powdery fragrances to give it a try. It truly is something special.
If we continue this community in 20 years, we will probably look back on this vintage with the same longing that some people do today with fragrances like Zino or Antaeus. And we will be able to say: "We were there."
Best regards
Your Profumorist
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2 Comments
Flaconesse 6 years ago
Great comment! It reminds me a bit of my perfume journey: I started with Sunflowers, CKbe, and All About Eve, then had a rather uneventful decade with Yves Rocher and Mary Kay scents. After that, I moved on to Classique and Alien, and thankfully, I became so curious that today I not only know the mainstream fragrances but also many other facets of the perfume world :)
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Helena1411 6 years ago
We were there! And no one can take that away from us! Future II Cup ;)
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