Christian Dior Dune Eau De Toilette Spray for Her 30ml

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For the Reed Diffuser Refill: You will receive a 100ml plastic bottle filled with a special compound blended with a fragrance of your choice. In fact, for love, for what you love the most, the least words are needed, it is a state of mind and spirit, in the air, in a million little things, movements and eyes, always in the eyes. I’m finding it so hard to express my feelings and opinions about this one…but all I can say is that since I first tested it I’ve bought 3 bottles (including one original formula)…all within 1 month.

I learned the lesson well that the infrequent dose makes it all the more special, and that I should never overindulge its singular trip. Apart from dry amber and wood, it was always hard for me to boil it down to particular notes because so many elements are blended into harmony. New Dune opens up with a woodsy blast, so I can believe it when people say it can be unisex - that sharp rosewood can easily work for men.

the dunes of the original inspiration were on the chilly beaches of Normandy, not in the desert — hence the lack of heat and the slight niff of damp rot. Immerse yourself in the radiant, fresh, and subtle accord that defines the landscape where the sky meets the ocean. The other day, after being resigned to a drawer for years, I sprayed some on a whim and WOW, exactly as I remembered it.

Warm, unisex, woody, slightly spicy, with an odd note my nose insists on associating with old fashioned postage stamps or petrol. I was terrified I could not get it off me and she would find out I put it on, even though I only used a tiny amount. That does mercifully calm down after about an hour, but I still find it more aldehydic than the brume parfumee. These notes happen to be among my very favourite of all notes, ever, so of course I adore this perfume.The Hermès Merveilles series strikes me as the more natural, current and magical scent if you’re looking for that airy windswept sand dunes vibe.

The warm, complex, unforgettable and noticeable scent with one loud note that is nice stuff altogether.A shame, because it's a perfect middle ground between aldehyde/carnation compositions such as L'air Du Temps and full ambers like Coco and Opium. The opening is woody, citrusy, but even slightly sweet and maybe not that appealing at first - I mean, to my nose. Performance is very good, I feel the perfume on me for a long time (and much more on clothes), so I'd say don't be afraid it's only in EDT concentration - it will stay put like someone used a nail gun to put it on. So, my final verdict is, this is a soft, pleasant, inoffensive fragrance that would be good for the office.

Yet there is a coolness and freshness to it at the same time I imagine this could be worn all year round and make a perfect signature. It's a whiff of hot air on a sunny day, it's the salty sea breeze, it's in the pieces of amber washed up on the Baltic shores. Dune is definitely lighter than Obsession but I prefer Obsession because it's spicier and it does the job well without putting an overwhelming patchouli note. There is something herbal, spicy-dry and mellow after the first spray, while the final outcome is fruity, rosey, delicately woody, slightly powdery, salty and ambery. And when those first, light drops fall, you feel relieved because you've had enough of the hot Mediterranean summer and you've missed the rain oh so much!

This does in many ways remind me of Allure by Chanel, but while Allure is quite a straightforward, easy-going scent, Dune is incredibly complex, abstract, strange and almost impossible to describe. Ylang-ylang and lily with wallflower and lichen are the followings, while vanilla and patchouli with benzoin and sandalwood complete this rich composition with a touch of amber with oakmoss and musk. It doesn't smell like smoke or like an ashtray, but more like unsmoked cigarettes, which, as an ex-smoker, is a smell I actually love. It can kind of lean feminine yes but it really reminds me of and in the same vein of a ‘Black Orchid’ type of unisex fragrance, especially in 2022.