17 community ratings

Rendezvous

Name: Rendezvous
Brand: DSH Perfumes

Perfumer: Dawn Spencer Hurwitz

2016UnisexClassic

Votes lean feminine

7.3/ 10

Community score
17 ratings

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DSH Perfumes Rendezvous is a dense floral led by gardenia, jasmine sambac and tuberose absolute, resting on musk, sandalwood and oud, and it is unisex in character.

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Skunky's take: The flowers do the talking, the rest listens.

How does it perform?

From 12 community ratings, all out of 10.

Longevity

6.9 /10

Keeps you company for a few hours, a quick refresh fits nicely.

Sillage

6.7 /10

Leaves a light trail and stays polite in a crowd.

Bottle

6.9 /10

Looks good without trying too hard.

Blind buy risk

Medium risk

59% of votes are positive, the rest are more reserved.

Notes

They open one after another, from the first spray into the evening.

Top notesfirst 15 minutes

Bergamot Aldehydes White pepper

Heart notesfirst few hours

Gardenia Jasmine sambac

Spanish orange blossom absolute

Tuberose absolute Jasminum grandiflorum

Bulgarian rose absolute

Jasminum auriculatum absolute

Base noteswhat stays into the evening

Musk Mysore sandalwood Opoponax

French beeswax

Oud Castoreum

Hyraceum

Costus

Brown oakmoss

Ambergris Vanilla absolute Civet Ambrette seed Peru balsam Labdanum

Accords

From most dominant to most subtle.

Floral
Sweet
Spicy
Woody
Oriental
Animal
Resinous
Smoky

What does Rendezvous smell like?

The top opens with bergamot, aldehydes and white pepper, but the heart is where the flowers take over: gardenia, jasmine, orange blossom, tuberose and rose. In the base, musk, Mysore sandalwood, vanilla and ambergris settle those flowers onto a sweet, woody, resinous ground. Civet and castoreum add an animalic, smoky warmth.

Longevity and sillage are rated moderate, though few people have voted, so that picture is tentative. With its floral, sweet and oriental build, it suits anyone who likes flowers with some depth. Aoud Absolue Précieux and Terryfic Oud have a close profile.