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My signature fragrance is "Platinum Égoïste (Eau de Toilette) | Chanel" and because you usually love what you learned to love in your childhood or youth (food; music) for the rest of your life, it will rightly stay that way. But there is this one fragrance that very stubbornly shakes the throne of "Platinum Égoïste (Eau de Toilette) | Chanel" and that is "Dior Homme Original (2011) (Eau de Toilette) | Dior".

I love everything about this fragrance. This bottle is so wonderfully iconic - from the shape to the feel. The liquid, which is the main focus, is displayed to the maximum, but the understated glass also plays an important role because it is understated and appealing for that alone. It is not without reason that we associate restraint and discretion with elegance.

The fragrance itself is also elegant.
The fresh top notes are restrained and immediately form an alliance with the heart notes, unlike fragrances in which a fresh note can be smelled separately at the beginning, but which quickly fades away. Here, bergamot and lavender are not individual players, not even for a second to my nose. What my nose smells immediately upon spraying and is still perceptible in the drydown:

-Iris / iris
- Cocoa
- Cardamom

These are three fragrance notes that are so promising on their own, but the elegance that arises from their interplay simply cannot be explained by rational means (for me), so as a layman I simply feel enthusiastic appreciation for this great work of art.
One possible explanation would be:

The iris is so fantastically sweet, the cocoa brings the dryness and the cardamom provides the depth. But this talk cannot capture how wonderful this fragrance smells.

I use...no, the verb "use" is too strongly tied to a commodity character....also: "Dior Homme Original (2011) (Eau de Toilette) | Dior" can be a wonderful accompaniment to a working day. It's not unusual for me to spray "Dior Homme Intense (2011) | Dior" after a shower in the evening to go out for dinner after a day at work, but that's only because you're trying to develop a kind of strategy with a number of over 20-30 bottles, which is somewhat arbitrary. This should not obscure the fact that "Dior Homme Original (2011) (Eau de Toilette) | Dior" also works wonderfully in casual contexts, such as on dates. Of course, the fragrance smells seductive, but that doesn't mean that you don't want to smell like it in everyday working life. It is not loud, not overpowering, but the perfect mix between rough and soft, in any case elegant in the classic sense.

There are fragrances where I immediately have 3-4 thoughts in my head that form the basis of a review. In this case, I have to say that the intensity with which I fell in love with this fragrance is in stark contrast to my speechlessness. I don't know if this review will help anyone. It really wasn't easy for me to write it. Hence the attempt at clarity:

"Dior Homme Original (2011) (Eau de Toilette) | Dior" is a work of art that shows what is possible in the field of perfume. The fact that I have a bunker bottle cannot hide the fact that I fear this fragrance could be discontinued at some point. Falsifying Heine, I would like to say:

When I think of France at night, I am deprived of sleep.
France has eternal existence.
I do not long for France so much,
If it were not for the original Dior Homme.
The country will never perish,
but the DHO may die.


Earlier today I bought another bunker bottle. I'm torn between the two: On the one hand, I want to buy up all the bottles in the world. On the other hand, I want to share this fragrance with the world and convert all the non-disciples. I have already given bottlings to the men in my closest circle and they have all had eyes to see, ears to hear and noses to smell the aesthetic truth that "Dior Homme Original (2011) (Eau de Toilette) | Dior" captures the beauty of this world in a glass bottle and shares it with blessed people with every spray.
Thank you, Monsieur Demarchy!

I loved the fragrance notes, I couldn't help myself and had to test this fragrance, and what can I say: the facts don't lie.

The fragrance is reminiscent of hazelnut at the beginning, knowledgeable perfumers in the ticker told me that vetiver can sometimes come across as nutty. The drydown with the coffee notes, vetiver, iris and vanilla sets in relatively quickly. It's a wonderfully warm scent and I was convinced by what I smelled on my arm. However, when I sprayed it around my neck three times yesterday afternoon when it was about 20 degrees and went outside, it blew my mind. I felt like the whole street smelled of cappuccino. Using the fragrance in the fall is obvious. But in my opinion, it can also work wonderfully in spring if you want a break from freshies and fougeres. The wind is your friend when you apply this fragrance. I didn't expect it to be so distinctly fragrant.
Very faintly, I thought I smelled an Armani Stronger With You DNA WITHOUT the strong sweetness. The vetiver works wonderfully as a balancing agent.

The fragrance is also clearly long-lasting:
I could smell it very clearly for 7 hours.

It will move in with me. I'm already making a cozy place for this surprisingly wonderful friend who only wants to do you good.

If you consider attributes such as "agreeableness" or "no rough edges" to be negative characteristics, you can move on. But anyone who considers these characteristics to be valuable and does not despise designers should stop for a moment and test this fragrance. I already say "Here you go"!

P.s.: Now I know what this fragrance reminds me of: Nespresso used to sell capsules with hazelnut espresso. That's what the scent smells like.

Assuming that my beloved Iris fragrances by DIOR and PRADA, whose names I don't even need to mention here, would serve me wonderfully for all times, I first stumbled across the Valentino Uomo (love!) and its bigger brother, which is intended more for the evening hours, the "Valentino Uomo Intense | Valentino" and what can I say. Here we go again!
How wonderful is this fragrance.
I tested this fragrance on my left arm directly with my beloved "Dior Homme Intense (2011) | Dior" on my right arm to make sure that I don't just buy it and then not use it because the redundancy is too great. And no, it's "worth it", even if you have DHI.
Just as its little brother Valentino Uomo has the softest sweetness I know, "Valentino Uomo Intense | Valentino" is not even close to being "intense" in the true sense of the word. VUI is gentler and softer than DHI, doesn't have the lipstick accord and ends with an iris-vanilla-tonka wedding that is not to be missed!
It's a wonderful fragrance in a wonderful bottle, and I want to wear a leather jacket every time, spray this fragrance so that the black leather jacket on black and gray jeans says "Here comes a daring, dangerous man", only to have the "Valentino Uomo Intense | Valentino" intervene very quickly to correct: "Oh, that's a gentle guy. He's not dangerous.".

The mandarin must be mentioned at the beginning:
The fragrance begins incredibly wonderfully fruity, so that this fragrance stands out again from the wonderful other iris fragrances. What the dry lipstick accord is to "Dior Homme Intense (2011) | Dior", the mandarin at the beginning is to "Valentino Uomo Intense | Valentino", which introduces the wonderfully warm drydown. This fragrance is a mixture of leather jacket and fur. A gentle roughneck with spikes that don't hurt, just as the bottle announces.

Try it, friends. Who knows how long it will be around.

After I had already written a statement, now the honor to whom honor is due.

"Luna Rossa Black | Prada" is celebrated as a fragrance, so I have already seen it (positively) reviewed in several videos about successful designer fragrances. At the same time, there are always claims that the fragrance doesn't last at all, that it can no longer be smelled after around 30 minutes, etc. For this reason, I had not tried the fragrance until a manufacturer's sample was included with a bottle purchase. What can I say: The 1.5 ml was used up in a few days because I wanted to spray this fragrance on again and again.

So:
I can't understand why the fragrance doesn't last. I can smell a very clear sillage after 3 sprays and perceive the fragrance on myself for a good 6 to 7 hours.
What I imagine is that some people spray too much and then their own nose no longer smells anything. The talk of fragrance blindness - you know what I mean. I don't really need to explain that to anyone here.

About the fragrance:
The beginning reminds me of pepper. A bit like "Spicebomb Extreme | Viktor & Rolf" but not sweet, just tart, dark and masculine. Maybe it's the angelica. You can also smell the bergamot, but again, the scent is very dark and very deep. Think of a black bergamot, which doesn't exist, but Prada does things.
The sweetness comes in the drydown, but again: In my opinion, this is a fragrance that even people who tend not to like sweet fragrances can wear. Because the sweetness is really very saturated and elegant, so that nothing here is screaming or garish. The black bottle fits perfectly. It's a fragrance that I find absolutely addictive, so when I'm not wearing it, I really feel like touching the bottle and spraying it on.

I can't believe the quality and distinctiveness of this perfume and have to say that those who focus on niche are missing out. Sometimes the sweet, good grapes don't hang too high. It has become a masterpiece, Ms. Andrier.

I am already a lover of the Prada L-Homme range. I already had the "Luna Rossa Ocean (Eau de Toilette) | Prada" in my collection. With "Luna Rossa Black | Prada" I immediately became a fanboy of the Luna Rossa range, so that "Luna Rossa Sport | Prada" also completely won me over. Now also in my possession.

I am now a fanboy, believer and grateful disciple of this series and am excited to see what is yet to come.

Just two wishes:
Please keep it up, Prada, and let's have "Luna Rossa Black | Prada" for all time. Amen!

I ignored this fragrance for a long time, even though I've been browsing fragrances in retail 30 times in the meantime. Not only does such a mass-produced fragrance usually attract little attention among perfumistas, but the well-known Youtubers from English-speaking countries also pay little attention to the fragrance, while discontinued fragrances such as "Armani Code (2004) / Black Code (Eau de Toilette) | Giorgio Armani" or "Armani Code Absolu pour Homme | Giorgio Armani" are virtually celebrated.

Last week, the manufacturer's sample of "Armani Code (2023) (Eau de Toilette) | Giorgio Armani" was included with a bottle purchase. I have to say I was thrilled, considering that a. the fragrance hardly gets any love and b. the price is very reasonable at around EUR 70 for 125 ml.

About the fragrance:
It starts fresh and tart and deep at the same time. The freshness diminishes on drydown. From the beginning to the end, a DNA remains that I still know from "Emporio Armani...lui/il/he/él/男... | Giorgio Armani". At the time, it was a hype fragrance that generated a lot of enthusiasm. I can't pin it down to the Internet and social media, because that was still the GOOD time of analog. But some very well-dressed men in my circle (family and acquaintances) wore it. I assume that this DNA is also the DNA of "Armani Code (2004) / Black Code (Eau de Toilette) | Giorgio Armani", but I've never actually smelled it.

Anyway:
It is a fantastic fragrance that is wonderful to wear in the fall and winter, and certainly on less warm spring days, of which we have many in Germany.
I really like smelling it and am amazed at how you can create a fresh, tangy fragrance that is so wonderfully pleasing.
I don't think you should be confused by the reviews and the lack of attention on Parfumo. Many fragrances are celebrated here that are produced in Arab countries, for example, and cannot be bought in German stores. I've smelled a few of them as samples and can't tell that you're missing anything. There are certainly great fragrances there, the really expensive ones anyway, but I can't say that any EUR 50 fragrance that you can't get here is supposed to be superior to the usual designer turquoise. I think there's a lot of exclusivity thinking involved ("the average German man has no idea that fragrance X exists, I know about it and celebrate it"). That's not reprehensible, it doesn't harm anyone, but it devalues such bestsellers in Europe simply because of the lack of enthusiasm.
I assume that a great many men who own 1 or 2 fragrances that they receive as gifts from their partners own this fragrance. And if you want to smell totally exclusive and different, that's fine too. But that doesn't make this fragrance bad. It is very good. Sometimes it can be that simple.
What's more, most men in Germany don't wear perfume. You can read this on the Statista website, and this statistic also matches my everyday experience. This means that no one wearing "Armani Code (2023) (Eau de Toilette) | Giorgio Armani" runs the risk of encountering "fragrance twins" on every corner.
So take courage: you don't have to smell unique. If you have to do something, then just "smell good".

About the bottle: I really like the smaller ones. The 125 ml size looks less appealing. The glass is heavy and finished with that smooth finish. The cap could be magnetic, but for the price it's no offense.