Desire Blue (Eau de Toilette) by Dunhill

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Desire Blue Dunhill 2002 Eau de Toilette

6.9 / 10 63 Ratings

A perfume by Dunhill for men, released in 2002. The scent is fresh-fruity. It was last marketed by Interparfums.
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Main accords

Fresh

Fruity

Aquatic

Synthetic

Sweet

Fragrance Pyramid

Top Notes

Lychee

Bergamot

Mandarin orange

Lotus leaf

Heart Notes

Marine notes Orange

Orange

Rosewood

Base Notes

Musk

Amber

Benzoin

Tonka bean

Perfumer

Philippe Romano

Ratings

Scent

6.963 Ratings

Longevity

6.757 Ratings

Sillage

6.456 Ratings

Bottle

7.067 Ratings

Value for money

7.929 Ratings

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Reviews

4 in-depth fragrance descriptions

01/17/2022

7Scent 7Longevity 7Sillage

DragoIvanov
55 Reviews

DragoIvanov

Helpful Review 4

A bit less sweet an more aquatic Desire RED

This one is more aquatic and fresh version of the OG. But to me is not better, it got slightly sour note at begining and heart, not citrusy, that anoying me a bit. As well is good scent for spring/summer, the drydown is pleasant. In my country you can buy 30ml tester for 2.5-3.5 EUR, very affordable, but for the same price i go for the OG(RED). Also is 25-30% lower performance than the RED one, but you get 4-6 hours good performance, depending of skin chemistry and weather/humidity.

01/02/2013

7Scent 10Longevity 5Sillage

Drseid
828 Reviews

Drseid

Helpful Review 4

Good Aquatic...

While I find myself wearing this a lot less than I used to as my tastes have changed over the years, I still really like Desire Blue quite a bit. It is just about the only aquatic scent I can tolerate. It is sweet, but never cloyingly so and strong enough, but inoffensive allowing for all-around use. I get tremendous longevity with this one and strongly prefer it for its versatility over the original Desire (that can be quite overpowering and way too sweet, IMO). Great overall value here at the low price this one can be had at. As for the scent, I rate it a very good 3.5 stars out of 5.

02/12/2018

7Scent 7Longevity 6Sillage

Fresh21
95 Reviews

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Fresh21

Very helpful Review 4

Fruity-Sweet Companion

Finally, I was able to test this fragrance, even though it had to wait until a trip to England to encounter it at Birmingham Airport - and I am positively surprised. Somehow it has something, even though it is quite simply constructed. But perhaps it is precisely its balance that it brings.

Desire Blue is fruity and slightly sweet, with its scent development remaining relatively unchanged. Why not, if it’s good? So I would like to champion this fragrance now, after it obviously failed at Taurus1967 back then (I hope I don't end up like him in the long run, first great then not so much ;-)

The EDT smells best at half an arm's length with a pleasant sillage that feels discreet yet clearly perceptible - as a lovely fresh scent. It does bring a slight synthetic-scratchy sweetness, which probably contributes to its long-lasting quality, but it doesn't really bother me. I still like it. Perhaps the lychee brings warmth to its fruitiness, which just happens to be my favorite fruit. The mandarin also comes in strong, easily noticeable but by no means sour. However, the bergamot only has a spot character, lasting for the first 10-15 minutes, after which the pleasant fruit dominance takes over, and after a few hours, the sweet woods become more noticeable, forming a very balanced base.

The longevity is quite good at about 7 hours (sprayed on the shirt) and the sillage is excellent. Overall, a warm, slightly sweet fruity scent that is quite pleasing yet not arbitrary. While Desire Blue has no edges or corners to stand out, you can't really go wrong with it either.

Conclusion: A solid all-rounder for fruity-sweet fans and good value for money with blind buy suitability.

Updated on 01/27/2023

02/27/2012

5Scent 7.5Longevity 7.5Sillage

Taurus
1184 Reviews

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Taurus

3

Sad Desire

It was in the summer of 2003 when the cheeky blue bottle caught my eye and I couldn't resist. The scent is subtly fruity and aquatic, but with a rather pulsating warm character instead of a refreshingly cool one. I was delighted. I had never encountered anything like it before - so I casually took it with me.

It wasn't until many hot summer days later that I realized that this very mix of fruity and woody notes along with the marine accords could really get on my nerves. At least there is something in it that causes me strong discomfort after a while.

I had actually long since pushed Desire blue out of my mind, but when I recently received a sample of S. Oliver's "Original Men," everything came rushing back to me almost literally. For that one is anything but original; rather, it is an exact copy of Desire blue. So, anyone who actually likes this scent and is looking for an affordable alternative can now find it in drugstores.
The fragrance pyramids have hardly anything in common, which once again calls into question the truthfulness of ingredient claims.
Sad, but true.