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alzamai – :
I still have around 45ml left of the large 125ml bottle I acquired early on in my fragrance discovery. I love the sharp neroli/orange start and the soft, woody, powdery finish. It is perfect in summer, not overwhelming in heat or humidity. The thing about Dior Homme is that it IS soft. It is not meant to be an overbearing powerhouse of a scent. Especially as it leans to the so-called feminine. It reminds me of a softer and not so in your face version of Nikos Sculpture. Do we need all these nuanced versions of the same/similar scents? Well humans have various moods and tastes and so everyone (well not everyone, as again some tastes are very particular) is catered for I suppose. I love this soft, almost fluffy thing. I am always on the lookout for another bottle, but one is not to be found, as yet…
Aluccibkich – :
Very lovely scent, i was gifted a 2007 bottle [first year] before I really knew how precious that stuff was, definitely related to Dior Homme and DHI, I actually find this more versatile than it’s bigger brothers, same iris blast yet with citrus what a great scent. bottle has maybe 25% left that I will have to cherish for the rest of time!
lex777lex – :
Fresh and orangey citrus at first, turned powdery and almost a LOTV scent upon drydown.
PUMAAAAXE – :
love this older version ,nothing like the newer version .which for me is lemon wash up liquid .who decides this ,crazy ,if you get chance and see one for sale grab it before its gone .
amouhodorry – :
You really gotta like oranges to wear this. I love the dirty orange in Terre d’ Hermes, but I’ll pass on this one.
stroptadels – :
Managed to get the older batch and I can say it smells amazing, compared to the newest batch the notes and dry down have a somewhat some similarities but older batch has a unique scent about it and very fresh and light but not cloying or as such.
I am only disappointed with the projection on this which is a shame because it is such a nice fragrance.
Rating 7/10
dahragPhabe – :
Dior Homme, with its blandness buffed out. A little lighter, a bit more fruit on top, and an standard drydown of Biolandes iris, powdery cacao, and white musk. The kicker: I disliked the heavy and somber aspects of the original, so this lighter, more cheerful variation is very welcome. There’s some pleasant cardamom and herbal textures in the heart and far drydown that prevent this from being a total snore. Worth trying if you wanted to like Dior Homme.
xNero007 – :
Update Jan 19,15
I don like this fragrance because it’s not as intense as the classic which. I understand that most prefer to buy the original version. During the summer months, I’m able to layer this fragrance without it being too heavy and too sweet.
To me both DH edt and cologne is very good in their own right !!
Yes the cologne isn’t as strong but what’s wrong with that!!!!!
I decided to buy the cologne because I found that the longviety wasn’t that much less then the EDT on my skin.
First off, the cologne version is perfect during the summer months because if you want to wear a frag that is light enough and yet you could still smell it after 4-5hrs….the cologne does that in my opinion.
The opening notes of lavender, cardamom and neroli all work really well the iris which is what both edt and cologne have.
The base notes of Amber with Cocoa and patchouli gives it that signature mark of Dior’s men’s fragrance.
Overall view,
I have already had several woman come up and compliment me. To be honest I’m surprised that this cologne lasts as long as it does.
DH cologne is an aromatic frag with a very luxurious sweet/floral/powedery scent…very good!!!
Longevity is very good…Silage is moderate. An excellent choice as a trans from winter to spring into the long summer day’s.
Rating this frag is….8/10 ..If the longevity and silage was about 1hrs more it would elevate this frag to a BRILLIANT fragrance. ★★★★ 🙂
avtovaz123 – :
Fantastic…wear this as your work scent,Dh homme as your day off scent,and Dh homme intense as your night out scent…job done!!!! It is a beautiful scent!! I really lay it on thick like a body spray and it doesn’t cloy,people love it,compliments galore with this one!!!
lysik – :
Amazing male perfume, fresh and citrusy in the opening, powdery and warm the drydown, very longlasting. I like it very much. Recommended.
Жанна1979 – :
This doesn’t smell at all like Dior Homme to me; all I get is a sweet mandarin. But it’s quite subtle and not as cloying and candyish as the fruit notes in women’s perfumes. Powdery mandarin; does that make any sense?
Fisenich – :
This review it’s all about the original version, released in 2007, since Dior has just released a version with the same name in 2013, with a totally different aroma (even the color of the liquid has changed).
This Cologne is the exact version – with lower concentration of essence – of the EDT version. This means that the aroma keeps wonderful, with its output of lavender, mandarin, neroli and cardamom, embraced by the dry and powdery tone of iris and fortified, at the base, by notes of cocoa, leather, vetiver and amber. However, the famous “makeup smell”, resulting from the mixture of iris and cocoa in the heart of the EDT, is minimized here (in this one, the cocoa is at the base) and the fragrance seems to hit the skin evolved, skipping steps and getting only with the more velvety and creamy scent from the EDT version, after hours of applied. Has a shy projection, but lasts very well.
Excellent solution for who loves the scent of Dior Homme, but can’t withstand such “makeup smell” for hours. In addition, this version can be worn with greater versatility, since it is not so intense. For those who enjoy greater intensity, it better get to know Dior Homme Intense.
AlexNV1984 – :
I bought this for a very good price myself and it blew me away, it lasts more than the DHS 2008 and is quite a beautiful fragrance. I consider myself lucky for getting my hands on this.
poschal – :
I have a chance to buy 125 ml of this Dior Homme Cologne vintage for a quite good price. Is it worth? What I mean is: could it be worn whole year round, and how long does it lasts? Thank you for your responses!
denny – :
@junior halston
Many people relate that dry powdery scent that hits the throat in the beginning as “lipstick” note. well in my opinion that is, though its the iris.
OLGA221985 – :
a lighter edition but still very good 4 the summer time …. like it !
SergVas – :
Dior Homme Cologne, launched in 2007 is in my opinion, a watered down version of the original.
The fragrance opens up with a slightly citrus aroma guaranteed by bergamot supported by the characteristic lipstick/makeup smell produced by Iris, but in this one, with much less power than the original.
Over time, the smell develops basically to iris followed by a slight aroma of leather.
My conclusion: if you want a classic, stick with the original. This one was made for those who wanted to insist on traditional Dior Homme, but was afraid to get a too feminine look. Oh by the way, the longevity is poor.
ckelevra – :
For the comment below:
The lipstick accord/ smell is just a smell of: make-up, crayons, synthetic/plastic, cheap stale lip stick.
I get this smell from the other Dior as well (Dior Dior Homme, or maybe the Intense version). The first time I tested the two bottles I thought that the bottles must have been really old because it just smelled so stale. Nope they were not stale, that’s just how they smell.
All terrible fragrances in my opinion:(On my skin)
Dior Dior Homme
Dior Dior Homme Intense
Dior Doir Homme Sport
Dior Homme Cologne
Farenheit is the only good one from this house that I have smelled.
Viktorych – :
Can I ask what the hell is a ‘lipstick’ accord? I never knew lipstick even had a scent?
Zheka59 – :
Great scent, if you want to smell like stale lipstick. How did this ever hit the market? And crazy how some people like it, I must be from another planet.
Intitneme – :
There is no overstatement about the lipstik smell. This is really, really in fact, the first detectable thing. And this is the Cologne version. I just can imagine how the original and the intense version smell like. By no means “bad”, but it recalls that. No doubt. And I find it interesting, allthough probably I would look for something else. I can say some other things: I don’t get any citrus, at least not enough to make any difference (maybe because it is all on Dior H Sport); the lipstik smell is no more predominant after 15, 25 minutes; and just after about 30 minutes I get something that remembers me Armani Attitude Extreme, when it becomes a bit common to my nose. Despise its citric begining (a bit too much for some, not for me anymore), DHSport shines more (not just a “sporty” scent). P.S.: I have a tendency to keep smelling my wrist when I spray some scents. Dior Homme Sport has proved that, and now the same for Dior Homme Cologne and Guerlain L’Instant pour Homme. Interesting.
Update (03.04.2011): Two notes. I tried Dior Homme Intense and I was guessing wrong. Intense is much more sweet of course, but that lipstik smell is so well mixed with other notes that you get it clearly only in the first moments. In Cologne it lasts a bit more. And actually is not bad. But maybe you wouldn’t like to smell it. As for the citrus, I finally got it on Cologne. Since I put Intense, a more heavy one, on one wrist, and Cologne on another, I could feel the citrus in the last. Very very mild.
randy305 – :
I had tested the regular DH (a bit “thick” for me) and DH Sport (a bit too much ginger for my taste) so I bought the 125ml “Cologne” version “on spec” sight unsmelt. I thought the (alleged) citrus would temper the heaviness of the regular DH but I cannot make out the citrus at all. Perhaps it is just its development on my skin. Having said that, it’s light and subtle but not banal. It is dictinctive and can be worn here in the tropics. Glad I bought it.
prosto219 – :
Fresher and luminous version of the original EDT. I like its smoky sweet and fresh opening. It has a huge trail. But there is a worst thing about it – it has no longevity at all. Great fragrance, great price, expensive components against weak and poor lasting expirience. I’ve been expecting more from Dior and at this price, also. 5/10 for its qualitative weakness.
kicker – :
I prefer the Dior Homme edt. This cologne is lighter, softer, fresher and more citrus. Besides, it fades away too fast. A cute scent. But it’s not worth buying.