Bottle Design:
Ramona Rühland, Helena Seo

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Derring-Do Ineke 2006

6.3 / 10 46 Ratings

A perfume by Ineke for men, released in 2006. The scent is fresh-citrusy. It is still in production.
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Main accords

Fresh

Citrus

Aquatic

Synthetic

Woody

Fragrance Pyramid

Top Notes

Rain accord

Citrus notes

Cyclamen

Heart Notes

Fougère notes

Magnolia

Base Notes

Cedarwood

Musk

Gaiac wood

Perfumer

Ineke Rühland

Ratings

Scent

6.346 Ratings

Longevity

5.731 Ratings

Sillage

5.330 Ratings

Bottle

6.833 Ratings

Submitted by DonVanVliet, last update on 08/27/2024.

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Reviews

3 in-depth fragrance descriptions

08/27/2024

Rgc
13 Reviews

Rgc

1

The season of spring, a suit and tie and a mild mannered scent.

I had a bottle of this when Ineke first released it. I wanted something niche I was wearing a suit everyday and wanted something that fit that vibe. It was the mid 2000's and aquatic scents were everywhere. I found Derring-Do to be perfect for spring and summer in Florida's humid heat. I did not get the cool water feeling of it as it was much lighter and more sophisticated to my nose not to mention it just did not smell like cool water. It was a fresh water aquatic (no salt at all) and the floral from I guess the cyclamen and magnolia floated over some very light woods. Fresh, nice in the humid heat and unobtrusive in the office. I never replaced my bottle as I just wasn't that into aquatic scents but if I was wanting something light and fresh for spring this would not be a bad choice.

04/03/2015

ColinM
516 Reviews

ColinM

1

'90s whatever

Derring Do opens with a jump into the near past – the almighty 1990s. A spicy, bold yet compelling accord of nutmeg on creamy-powdery woods with perhaps some incense, or something equally “resinous-woody-dusty” with a bright and transparent substance. The head notes are mostly citrus and a kind of dull, generic floral thing. Nemo by Cacharel comes to mind, mixed with Issey Miyake’s groundbreaking Eau. A poorly-persistent, fresh-powdery Oriental spicy scent with creamy woods and a sprinkle of pastel nuances (flowers, citrus). Clean, pleasant, graceful, slightly exotic, totally civilised. And boring to the bone. Fairly similar to many – cheaper – mainstream scents, too: pick any among the “clean-synthetic-floral-spicy” ones, chances are you won’t smell big differences.

6-6,5/10

02/05/2012

7.5
Bottle 7.5
Sillage 7.5
Longevity 6
Scent

Sherapop
1239 Reviews

Sherapop

Masculine Woody Summertime Scent

Ineke DERRING DO is another of this house's masculine-leaning unisex fragrances. This one, too, is probably too masculine for me, but the quality of the ingredients is indisputable, and I would heartily recommend it to guys looking for a fresh citrus woody summertime scent. I find that all of the INEKE "unisex" compositions really lie on the masculine side of the M/F divide, and DERRING DO is no exception to the rule, but I do appreciate its fineness—for what it is.

Statements

1 short view on the fragrance

DJSaunter 1 year ago

8
Bottle 7
Sillage 7
Longevity 8
Scent

While the initial smell is a kind of generic aqua citrus blast, it does dry down to a nice creamy woody base. Enjoy the dry down much more. Safe daily

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