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BuyCiproUS – :
So I just received Dzhari; albeit to have Tabac Rouge, Pure Azure or Rouge Avignon, I must say this stuff is absolutely WONDERFUL!!!
Here is the note breakdown:
Date, Essence of Malaga, Tonka bean, Terracotta accord, Cedar, Cashmeran, Sandalwood
I am not sure what exactly Terrcotta accord or Essence of Malaga smells like, but they sure do smell good! lol….This fragrance opens with a sweet, wait no jammie [is the better word as another reviewer mentioned neither sticky nor syrupy] airy aroma with the Tonka bean settling underneath, magnificent! In the dry down, there is this tobacco jamminess from the Tonka bean and Sandalwood that comes out. The performance is above average as you don’t need much; a few sprays will definitely do justice while wearing.
I am not familiar with what Dates smell like in fragrance, the sweetness I (perhaps) detect in the beginning is definitely due to what I assume to be Dates??? Again, a dry, yet (sweet) woodiness from the Cedar and Sandalwood that adds depth to this fragrance.
Wow, this stuff is amazing! I love it!
Dzhari has a boozy quality about it, different than lets say Speakeasy, even 1270 Frapin’s boozyness!
To give (some) a point of reference, this reminds me of Aoud Black Candy by Mancera (the sweetness not sharpness that is), has a bit of Wild Leather’s dark tobacco presence, and Vento di Vento (Bois 1920) sharp quality, not sweetness. This is GREAT! Again, just to give a point of reference for those who are trying to figure out what exactly this smells like blind and some similarity.
Projection: 7/10
Longevity: 7/10
Performance: 7/10
Overall: 7
Overall: I really like this. In fact, I love the way Dzhari smells. I like the sweetness it presents, not overly sweet to the point of leaning on the feminine side of things; men the woodiness balances things. Very unisex IMHO!
I think this will garner many compliments and then some! A very gourmand kind of a fragrance…..scrumptious!
balvankin – :
Dzhari is one of those sweet fragrances with Arabian flavor.
A gourmand with rich flavor of dates with wine that reminds me of a sweet wine from southern Spain very good.
It really has a nice and natural outcome, but with two major problems: the first is that smell sweet wine can confuse who you smell because it might think you’re a heavy drinker of alcohol or who come from taking it and second that lasts too weak (as in an hour or so no longer smell or nose sticking to the skin).
Rating: 3
igumnov22 – :
Smelling it blind of the notes, I thought I got a bit of honeyed musk, a spiced, amber-leaning sandalwood, and lots of coumarin. Coumarin itself smells like a blend of tonka w/ vanilla touches and a warm, pleasantly dirty hay note. It definitely has the smell of damp, dark soil in there too, and as I pull my nose away that & tonka bean are the lingering impression. The dirt facet also reminds me of a type of desert shrub I used to know in the dry parts of central California… it had a kind of sticky herbal smelling sap if you broke a piece off. I like it all the more for this reminiscent aspect.
Summary: Earthy-sweet and warmly resinous, Dzhari walks an interesting line. Would’ve thought the slight sweetness was honey vs date.
fgo285speagoessenda – :
like Luca -italiansdoitbetter-.
warm red wine, dates, mud….
I search all time the man is wearing this thrill stuff…but am I.
Danger3666 – :
Estremamente complesso e intrigante, orientale, esotico, dolce ma nella sua accezione di sensualità.
Spicca il dattero e il vino dolce, un profumo quasi da camino, domestico, intimo.
Incredibilmente unisex, ideale per la notte.
ekt596speagoessenda – :
red baloon for sherapop! 😀 excellent review!
rbif – :
I am chuckling because other reviewers are talking about Phaedon Dzhari as some sort of three-note wonder. Another site gives this as the note pyramid:
Top Notes: Date, Malaga wine, Tonka bean
Heart Notes: Loam
Base Notes: Cashmeran, Sandalwood, Cedar
So there you have already seven “notes”, which are not ingredients anyway (only metaphors), meaning that the composition could contain dozens of distinct chemical substances, particularly if any of the essences being used are natural, which I presume that they are. A natural essence may indeed contain *hundreds* of distinct chemical substances! By the way, I had to look up the word ‘loam’, so permit me to share with those of you who do not know: it means soil. Not a sweet substance, obviously…
Now, what about Dzhari? It smells like a slightly (not overly) sweet woody oriental to me. I would not have guessed that dates were implicated and this composition definitely lacks the congested and cramped quality which I have found in a couple of other niche date perfumes. There is a more streamlined approach here, but the perfume is still quite complex and, more importantly, pleasant to smell and to wear.
I like Dzhari, I do. It might be a tad too sweet for some guys, but this is not really a gourmand perfume to my nose–more of an oriental with a slight bend toward the sweet side.
AlesyaPolevaya – :
Pierre Guillaume must of been real confident in his work by completing a fragrance with only 3 notes. So the question is, “How can you make one fall in love with 3 notes”? Good question. 1st, you would need longevity(Dzhari lacks in). 2nd, you would probably need sillage(Dzhari lacks in). The accords in this fragrance would intrigue most gourmand lovers. Upon first application, this starts off with a wow effect. The alluring aroma of the Tonka covered dates is encompassed by a realistic earthy framework. Sadly, after 5 minutes, this very much smells like it was created with 3 notes. This is a one tier fragrance. The volume only decreases as time goes by. A springtime gourmand perfect for outings at the park with friends and family, not for long time events.
alexSTudr1 – :
205) Destin volé
Mon commentaire sera encore le même que pour 80% des créations de Pierre Guillaume. Moi même je commence a me lasser d’écrire la même chose.
Original les premières minutes et puis il aurait franchement pu mieux faire, la composition ne semble pas aboutie et ne débouche sur rien, bref c’est baclé. Ensuite la tenue est trop faible et le parfum ne dure que deux ou trois heures maximum.
Il s’ouvre sur oriental-boisé à la Lutens, une sorte d’Arabie mais dégoulinant de sirop de dattes. En coeur c’est l’ennui, du sirop trop présent on passe à la fève tonka, le santal et le cashmeran. C’est notes sont trop proches les unes des autres pour se différencier, on obtient juste l’odeur d’un truc chaud-doux qui s’étiole.
Il aurait du être un très bon parfum, il ne le sera pas.
stolen destiny
My comment is still the same as for 80% of the creations of Pierre Guillaume. I myself started to get tired of writing the same thing.
Original the first few minutes and then he would frankly have done better, the composition does not seem to be accomplished and does not lead to anything, in short it is sloppy. Secondly the sillage is too low and the scent lasts only two or three hours maximum.
It opens on a Lutens like oriental-woody, a kind of Arabie dripping down of dates syrup. In heart it’s boredom, from too present syrup we pass to tonka bean, sandalwood and cashmeran. It’s notes are too close to each other to differentiate themselves, you just get the smell of a hot-sweet stuff that fading.
It should have been a very good perfume, it will not.
VISMUT1906 – :
Opens with an “in your face” scent of earth and soil, it is mixed with this extremely sweet scent of dates, at this point I’m simply loving it. Dates makes this very sensual and the earthiness of this makes this very raw and sexy. And also unique as this combo for my nose is something new. Might work very well on males also even though this is very sweet.
The heart does not deliver anything new, still dates dominate this scent, funny enough – I do not get much tonka bean, just a slight bit of background powderness. The soil note has settles to being just a background also and this for me is just a dates solo 15 minutes from applying. I though enjoy this very much, my partner on the other hand sniffed me and in disgust said “this is not perfume, this is some kind of gross stuff”, but well – he is not well known for his taste in fine perfumery.
At the base and drydown I finally get some tonka bean, added just to be noticeable, but not to overpower the scent. Dates have calmed down as well and the drydown is like a warm blanket.
I do like this, but the scent for me lacks complexity. As it is mostly dominated by dates I must admit that I’ve seen better. Nevertheless – it was a joy trying this.
SunArrow – :
At first I’m not sure I like this, I love the notes but I get a fairly masculine amber laced with an earthiness from the terracotta. After a few minutes the date and tonka come our more although this scent is overall subdued and stays well within your personal space. Although it is supposedly gourmand, it’s like a man’s gourmand, spices and ambery warmth and it never reaches the stage of being sweet or fruity. It’s like the dates are dried and ground up and the scent is dusted with that powder. It’s well done, but I just don’t know if it’s really right for me. I’ll try it a few more times.
Wow I’m trying this again almost exactly 3 years later. And the conclusion is similar. Just not sure about this. The first 5-10 mins I smelled earthy greenness and I was about to flush my sample down the toilet thinking why did I buy a masculine sample? Then I look on here and read. Then out comes the tonka covered dates. Now it’s a gourmand, but still erring on masculine or at least unisex, which is okay but nothing wows me. About an hour later it dries down to a slightly dusty tonka. Okay but not FBW for me.
xxxdeusxxx – :
Yes, definitely a grown up perfume, different from anything I’ve experienced before. The scent of dates is very clear, along with the terracotta accord. It makes me feel like I’m in a foreign country, somewhere in the north of Africa… is it a scent I would want to wear as a perfume on myself though? I’m not sure yet. But it is very interesting and I wholeheartedly recommend you try it, especially if you’re tired of perfumes smelling the same and you want to experience something different.
blink82124 – :
agree with Dolby.
When I read that a frag is ‘fruity’ I run away, assuming some kind of nauseating Jolly Rancher synthetic crime scene; but Dzhari is a whole different animal. The date note is only slightly sweet to me; jammy is more like it. Luscious-ish without being cloying. I do love most Lutens frags, but this is more austere fruit, drawing you in rather than enveloping you.
A very pleasant surprise.