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Dianthus Etro 2006

7.3 / 10 136 Ratings

A perfume by Etro for women, released in 2006. The scent is floral-spicy. The production was apparently discontinued.
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Main accords

Floral

Spicy

Powdery

Woody

Sweet

Fragrance Pyramid

Top Notes

Bourbon geranium

Rose absolute

Florida orange

Heart Notes

Carnation

Ginger

Pink pepper

Base Notes

Musk

Atlas cedar

Vanilla absolute

Ratings

Scent

7.3136 Ratings

Longevity

6.6104 Ratings

Sillage

6.196 Ratings

Bottle

7.798 Ratings

Value for money

7.318 Ratings

Submitted by Kankuro, last update on 04/21/2023.

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Reviews

8 in-depth fragrance descriptions

03/02/2012

6Scent 10Longevity 7.5Sillage

Sherapop
1240 Reviews

Sherapop

Helpful Review 3

Caveat: Carnation and Clove Loom Large

Carnation and clove loom large in Etro DIANTHUS, an undeniably oriental floral composition reminiscent to my nose of Caron BELLODGIA, and every bit as powerful.

DIANTHUS is a compelling creation, provided that you really like both carnation and clove, as they sing through loud and clear from start to finish. The geranium is also detectable early on, and a touch of cedar in the drydown, but C&C dominate all the way. The other notes--including citrus, pepper, ginger, and vanilla--are but very subtle embellishments.

The very spicy, somewhat heavy texture of DIANTHUS make it suitable for cold weather, as the C&C complex is well-anchored in a musk-resin base. A caveat is therefore in order: Apply sparingly, as though this edt (!) were perfume! I applied maybe .3 ml, and found that this "edt" lasts forever and even penetrates sweaters!

I won't be adding DIANTHUS to my collection, as I already have a several lifetimes supply of BELLODGIA, but I can recommend it do those who do not already own BELLODGIA and who love carnations and cloves!

05/04/2014

3Scent 2.5Longevity 5Sillage

WRoth
154 Reviews

WRoth

1

Dianthus

This fragrance opens opens with a realistic rendition of carnation: bright, sweet and - true to the flower - slightly peppery. After an initial blast the pink pepper note fades into the background. The carnation accord is composed by various flowers and fruits: a bright-sweet top layer and a powdery-creamy bottom layer. On my skin the top notes burn off rather quickly, therefore the scent is mainly dry and powdery on me. It also is not very harmonious in its early development, it shifts between dewy-flowery and dry-powdery. It is as if the two note structures struggle for control of the fragrance. At any rate, after an hour or so the accord has found its balance. The dry down is composed of musk and woods with a subtle touch of vanilla. It has nothing to do with carnation anymore, yet it is still very pleasant to wear. This soliflore is a well-done interpretation and delivers what it promises. Although airy, the scent has great sillage.

06/10/2011

7Scent 7.5Longevity 5Sillage

Florblanca
1168 Reviews

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Florblanca

Top Review 21

Rosa - the Rose, Dianthus - the Carnation

Dear LaTanguera, it was your comment that made me bring this little treasure into my home. I love carnations very much, and there is a reason for that:

I come from a very small village (with 400 inhabitants at my time) on the Czech side of the Ore Mountains. Back then, everything was still very original, very natural, and authentic. The streets were not paved, there were no sidewalks like here, and very (very) few cars. Most people rode bicycles or motorcycles or scooters, and walked on foot. With just a few more steps, you had almost left the village behind and stood right in the green. In meadows, divided by narrow paths, where besides a lot of grass many, many wildflowers bloomed, where bees and bumblebees buzzed and hummed, and where it smelled wonderfully of flowers.

Right at the edge, at the corner of such a meadow, lay a large boulder, a glacial erratic. Next to this boulder grew a wild carnation, and every year it showed its small, pink flowers again. And every year, when the time came, I ran to the stone daily to see if my carnations were already blooming, and I was very happy when they finally did, and I could pick a little bouquet of carnations for my mother, which always made her so happy. These were little moments of happiness from my childhood.

Since that time, carnations have been my favorite flowers alongside roses. They are not as inconspicuous and boring as many people believe, because carnations are not the red or white, scentless greenhouse cultivars sold in flower shops. Carnations are a colorful variety of white, yellow, orange, pink, red, violet, even light green, and all these carnations exude a wonderful, unique scent that cannot be compared to any other flower. It is a soft, sweet, warm, and cozy scent, never sharp or piercing, not green and not oriental (unless you stick your nose in pure clove oil). In the Mediterranean countries, carnations are highly valued, and when shopping in the market hall, almost every woman takes a bouquet home. There, the carnations are still as they should be, colorful and wonderfully fragrant.

Dianthus is exactly that: a wonderful, fragrant bouquet of the most beautiful carnations with a really soft, cozy, and woody base, in which the vanilla rounds it off but does not stand out. A very successful composition, as the carnation is the dominant note from the very beginning. Even though the fresh opening with a hint of zesty citrus is definitely present, the carnation quickly takes over and dominates the scene. I could not perceive clove, but I did notice the freshness and spiciness of ginger and pepper, which accompany the carnation for a short time.

The base is - as already mentioned - beautifully warm, rounded, and slightly woody, the soft bed for the beautiful lady carnation.

This fragrance is definitely worth a try, and although I thought I had found the carnation for myself with Bellogia by Caron, I now have to realize that Dianthus is far more beautiful and carries me on a cloud of scent to the Mediterranean to the fields of carnations...

04/01/2015

9Scent 7.5Longevity 5Sillage

Kugeldistel
101 Reviews

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Kugeldistel

Top Review 12

Modern Clove Scent

Does the world need another clove scent alongside the great Bellodgia and numerous lesser-known clove fragrances? In the case of Dianthus by Etro, the answer is clearly yes, as this delicate-spicy floral fragrance portrays the clove in a completely different way than the oriental Bellodgia with its very intense clove note and balsamic drydown. The very natural clove in Dianthus is underpinned by green notes, presenting itself as very airy and not at all old-fashioned. The accompanying citrus fruits and spices, along with the cedar, create a subtle base over which the very authentic clove floats, making the scent feel both warm-spicy and fresh-spicy at the same time. Fortunately, unlike my predecessor, I could not perceive the musk, and the fragrance does not come across as soapy on my skin.
Conclusion: Those looking for a modern, dusted-off clove scent could very well find happiness with Dianthus.

11/13/2013

9Scent 7.5Longevity 5Sillage

Somebody
227 Reviews

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Somebody

Very helpful Review

Memory in Bottles

By chance, a few days ago, I came across Dianthus from Hasis' sample box and tested it extensively.

It starts off fresh and floral through the interplay of citrus fruits and flowers, without me being able to recognize the flowers at first. Then it briefly becomes quite soapy, probably due to the musk coming through. At this stage of the fragrance development, I want to take a short distance from the sprayed area. But then - a wonderfully bright, radiant, and absolutely natural clove scent emerges, evoking long-forgotten fragrance memories.

Since cloves are not exactly common components of flower bouquets, and I can't remember the last time I consciously noticed this flower at a florist, let alone had a fragrant specimen under my nose, memories of the garden of my childhood rise from the depths of my fragrance memory, along with this somewhat disheveled-looking bloom.

The house of Etro has truly succeeded in authentically capturing the clove scent here, and I wonder somewhat wistfully whether future generations will only get to know floral scents from a bottle, as there are hardly any flower gardens like the one from my childhood left today. If there are still corresponding green spaces at all, low-maintenance lawns and evergreen perennials are preferred over labor-intensive flowers, and public beds are plastered with fast-food trash. Ah, I digress...

Back to the topic: clove, ginger, and pepper are merely supporting elements to enhance the typical clove scent. This lasts quite well for an EdT and gradually weakens over time, eventually fading into a softly gentle base.

For me, Dianthus is one of the highlights among floral fragrances. Bright, radiant, clean, and somehow special like the memory of a happy time.

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Statements

19 short views on the fragrance

Aukai

4 years ago

9Scent 7Sillage

21

15

Embrace the scent of the carnations,
when they stand full and proud.
They will soon wither,
just like we too shall fade.

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Rieke2021

3 years ago

7Scent 6Longevity 5Sillage

12

3

Spicy, very natural garden clove with warm orange. Pushes the rose to the background. Slightly powdery. In the dry down, a vanilla musk base.

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Jolanda12

3 years ago

8Scent 6Longevity 8Sillage

10

4

The battle between roses and carnations
Fueled by ginger and pepper
In the end, the underdog wins
The impressive vanilla

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Wurftaube

8 years ago

10

2

The scent starts with a delicate clove (the flower), transitions to herbal notes, and finishes with a soft, unsweet vanilla. Very nice!

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Ninina

10 years ago

8.5Scent 10Longevity 7.5Sillage

7

1

The most authentic clove I've ever known (as a clove fan).

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Hildchen63

7 years ago

7.5Scent 7Longevity 7Sillage

6

3

Orange and lemon in the opening transition into a delicate spicy clove scent!

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Duftpuppe

8 years ago

6

This is clove, just like you know it from the garden! :)
Bright, fresh, subtly spiced. A pleasant everyday scent.

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Lilau

9 years ago

7Scent 7Longevity 6Sillage

6

I'm usually not a fan of carnations. But here, combined with rose, it's wonderfully done - modern, fresh, slightly spicy, and suitable for everyday wear. I like it!

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