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AFFECENUT – :
my beloved Dzintars is not the same any more. I bought a second bottle for back up as it’s been removed from the oficial site. Just out of curiosity I opened it and the first difference was obvious. Different color. The old Strong (2015) has turqoise color. The new (2017 version, 122017/112022A952 batch code) has light blue (sky) color with a violet hue.
As for the scent the new has more citruses and pronounced saffron. The old had a nice dominant galbanum note, that bitter green vibe which made it unique. Yes, after many years sniffing numerous scents I’ve never found anything close to it in designer and niche perfumery. The new Strong has simply abstract green notes.
Performance. The new is slightly weaker but it’s not a big deal that. Minor difference.
Overall it feels cheap. For the untrained nose it’s the same. I’m not an expert but I’m not either the average user. Most people will be fine with that. But not me. RIP.
I don’t know if any other Dzintars scent have changed or not.
neekulin – :
Elegant Man now is EDT too. Only Stylish Man is EDC.
femina – :
Top notes : hot pepper, galbanum, saffron, bergamot, geranium
Heart notes : clary sage, rosewood blended with spices, leathery accord, patchouli
Base notes : musk, cypress, cedar, nutmeg, anise, osmanthus
It’s a superb scent in edt concentration, the only edt from the top masculine line of Dzintars. The other two are edc.
Dzintars Strong is a very aromatic and very light oriental scent for summer. It’s not a skin scent neither a strong but noticeable. Both longevity and projection are moderate. For my nose, Strong is a dominant galbanum/saffron/cypress/cedar/osmanthus scent with a pinch of nutmeg and mild spices.
It opens with a blast of alcohol for a minute or so. After that I get bergamot and strong saffron. In a while comes to the surface the galbanum, one of the dominant notes among with vivid saffron and geranium which stays until the end. Clary sage is also present at the background with some kind of soft wood. The rosewood and the spices are very subtle and the leather accord is quite weaker than the saffron. The patchouli is also etherial, not the strong type of it as exist in many fragrances. Somewhere at the middle I get a mild aquatic note, maybe it’s the outcome of its ingredients. Then I get vivid cedar and vivid cypress. There is a very discreet spicy/sweet note, I guess it’s the nutmeg. Very mild as the osmanthus note. I’m struggling to find any trace of anice but I can’t. Maybe is too subtle and well hidden among the other stronger notes. The musk is there as a platform for the rest of the notes. It’s not strong but present.
I thought it was a like but it’s a love for me. One wear is not enough to shape an opinion. And I think I got different brake down after some sprays. An addictive smell I like to sniff again and again all the time. I still believe that the Stylish is more natural like than this, but I love both of them. I wish it had stronger performance and I wish it had better quality ingredients.. I could spend more than 100 usd for it.. Dzintars has many wonderful scents if you don’t care about strong performance.
EDIT
I tried it bellow 20 celcius and.. it smells close to petrol! Yes, petrol with some aromatics in it.. lol!!
EDIT
Today was a very hot day with 34 degrees celsius (93.2 fahrenheit). It feels very nice, it doesn’t become cloying and it projects perfectly strong like its name. It’s longevity was about 5-5.5 hours which makes it the BEST Dzintars fragrance ever made. I’m very pleased with this tiny buy. “Strong” becomes one of my best fragrance ever had!
All I get is bitter green with a slightly sweet or better bittersweet leathery note, so soft it reminds me japanese scents. It also has some traces of earth and a faint floral- sligthly citrusy note (there is no citrus here, only a faint feeling like a citrus mixed with faint peach (?) something like that). Galbanum, saffron, mild geranium and mild osmanthus shine!