I was in love with Dior Homme, a sweet ambery twist on the orris theme. Light, floral, delicate but very present and with a beautiful trail / sillage. A perfume that people loved to smell around me when I wore it in small doses. It is a perfect perfume: fresh but not fougère like all the Hugo Boss, sweet but not very oriental, light but present. But Dior put on the market 2 versions! Dior Homme Intense - a candy sweet version with a high dose of coumarine and Dior Homme Cologne - a fresh airy version with not personality. Both are bad and have no reason to exist other than $$$! It is the perfect example how the harmony of beautiful perfume that reached equilibrium in all directions can be destroyed. Dior Homme, constructed after the philosophy of the men's fashion of Hedi Slimane (minimalism, texture, clever details) shows what happens when the creative mind behind disappeared. In the past 2 months my nose was often offended by people wearing Dior Homme Intense. It's like when you are used to small/delicate original Cartier jewellery and you see after the replica of it 10 times bigger with glass instead of diamonds. So, dear Dior, if you are not able to anything better than Dior Homme, please let it as it is and do not destroy a good contemporary perfume!
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