Gesch

This term is the first thing that comes to mind when smelling the fragrance...
I swapped for a vintage edition (Eau de Toilette, the bottle also looks different) after a long negotiation and was very optimistic about me and this scent.

I haven't sniffed the new version yet, so I can't make comparisons. But the ginger is definitely not noticeable here. Spices are clearly perceptible, which, however, feel very balsamic; tobacco and malty, smoky notes join in. I can't smell anything alcoholic/whiskey. It's more like the extract was taken from whiskey and the alcohol was cooked off.

It's a very skin-close scent, lasts quite a long time, and I would be happy to spray it on someone male. ALAS: it doesn't suit me. It's soft, smells of expensive fabric and a penchant for cigars - and anyone who wants to test this image on themselves should simply try the fragrance. Even though the scent doesn't fit for me to wear, I don't regret having swapped it blindly, as this mental journey was worth it.

Unfortunately, it's just too much of a MAN for me to wear - and that's simply because one expects a suit, hat, waistcoat, jacket, and dress shoes to go with the scent.
Thus, I also don't think it's an everyday fragrance - at least not for jeans and rubber wearers. If one considers a suit their everyday attire - then please!

In the end, I would also recommend testing before buying, as I find it to be a recommendable scent, but whether the fragrance actually fits what one expects is another matter...

This is not a perfume, but rather Demeter's concept wrapped up in "Yves Rocher".

This could be honey on a little bread! It smells very natural and - yes: delicious! Unfortunately, this cannot be said of all the scents in this range - I usually find these fragrance offensives "Plaisirs Nature" rather disgusting.

For me, the scent is an alternative to my 2 other fragrances that I wear on days when I just can't stand "PARFUM" but still want to smell good.

Or also for 'layering' with some fragrances...
I hardly believe that this scent can be taken seriously as a "perfume". It's nice, to say the least. And perhaps even an alternative to L'Occitane's Miel & Citron variants.

I wouldn't have immediately thought of "autumn" with this fragrance. The color of the bottle is fitting - but when I think of those colors, I envision a walk in a sunny autumn forest.

However, when I smell the fragrance, I don't think that. I think of disgusting November (and a lot of gray and wet and the first dark month) outside and plenty of chai tea in the warmth inside. And that's how this fragrance smells. A bit of resin but even more cardamom and cinnamon and vanilla and yes, also ginger. And a woody base...

Yet the fragrance manages not to simply be a reproduction of a drink. The resin is too pronounced and the woody notes come through too strongly. Otherwise, Demeter's "Chai Tea" would suffice...

By the way: The only note missing is the tea itself, and we would have another representative in the tradition of Tea for Two, Five o'Clock au Gingembre, and also my beloved Jacomo 08 (which, however, is the last in production).

Would I dare to elevate the Saisons: Automne by YR alongside Serge and Artisan? God forbid - I would be lynched here...

But for everyone who, like me, wanders around with a tightly calculated wallet, or simply doesn't want to spend money on their fragrances, this scent is an affordable alternative to enjoy this type of fragrance (a bit toned down and not so opulent).
It lacks the nuance and sophistication of the two grand masters, but my budget and my nose are very happy with this fragrance. The quintessence is present for me here and thus sufficient.

For me, Victoria's Secret is a company that is predestined for crazy naming.
Very Sexy "X"? (countless flankers to this name)
Dare???

Probably the risk, the jab, the challenge is that a women's perfume smells like a men's perfume, or at least could pass for one.

But: I like wearing "unisex" scents, I even advocate for a return to "fragrance without gender assignment." I still think this categorization is due to the advertising and marketing departments...

OOOps (got sidetracked), back to DARE.

Dare is a "women's" perfume that has some echoes of various aftershave qualities:
Nutmeg, blood orange, and sandalwood are the strongest notes. Lily plays another strong role. These 4 notes are always detectable for me - but with varying intensity depending on how long I've been wearing it. The tonka bean is very similar to Joop! Homme here. I find the scent very pleasant to wear on colder days; the spices, sandalwood, and lily are very enjoyable as none of the nuances become overpowering.

I don't understand how a lingerie company can have such a different concept of SEXY than I do - but at least it's not one of their usual fruit-syrup cocktails. I think the scent is good, as I didn't pay much for it, I get a lot of blood orange in a woody-spicy fragrance that never becomes intrusive or heavy. But sexy per se - nope. I don't feel that way, and I can't claim from the male side that there have been incredible reactions. No man has fallen over me, swooning after me because of the scent - however, no one has said I smell like a guy either.

It's not particularly great, but I definitely don't regret having gotten it from the US. The fact that VS even dared to step out of their comfort zone was perhaps the real "Dare"...

Sometimes I'm at a loss:
When I first saw the name of the fragrance, I wondered why a perfume is called "Zündhölzer." Because in Italian, cerini means matches...
So much for my non-cosmopolitan knowledge :) I would never have thought that the word 'cerini' is also found in the Scandinavian region.

But thanks to parfumo, I now know more: cerini means 'lilac' in Latvia, and that's exactly how the fragrance smells. I received this scent from a nice acquaintance from there.

And it is the pure, fully blooming lilac scent in the warmth of midday, pure and simple. Those who know and love the Lilas from YR might imagine this: The Lilas at 300% minus the almond accord.

It comes in a 15ml EdP bottle, but I think this size will be just fine for me, as lilac-300%-soliflores are really very intense.
And although I was assured that Dzintars is very affordable there, I still find the quality quite convincing.

It doesn’t smell artificial and has no chemically smelling base. I miss a bit of variety while wearing it, as no heliotrope comes through, and a few woody or citrus notes could have been mixed in for my taste. However, it truly is the lilac from the garden and thus delivers what it promises.