The Perfume Library

Dior Homme Parfum (2014)

8.7

Dior · 2014

Floral · Sweet · Spicy

Dior Homme Parfum is a powdery, leathery men's fragrance built on leather, Florentine iris and Ceylonese sandalwood; it has been discontinued. The scent reads as one whole rather than a sequence of layers. The smoky edge of the leather is wrapped in the powdery, creamy softness of Florentine iris, while Ceylonese sandalwood lays a warm woody base beneath. The floral and sweet sides rest on a spicy, oriental ground. Most voters pick fall and winter, and it leans towards evenings and nights out. Longevity is rated very strong and sillage strong. Most voters call it masculine, and some find it classic. Dior Cuir Cannage and Hermès Cuir d'Ange have a close profile.

Sauvage Parfum

7.8

Dior · 2019

Fresh · Citrus · Fruity

Dior Sauvage Parfum is a fresh, woody fragrance for men that pairs mandarin orange and Calabrian bergamot with lavender and Sichuan pepper. It opens with mandarin orange and bergamot, giving a bright, fruity citrus start. Lavender, Sichuan pepper and nutmeg add a spicy depth in the heart. In the base, patchouli, vanilla absolute, tonka bean and ambroxan sweeten the scent and settle it onto a woody footing. Longevity and sillage are both rated good. Most voters pick fall and spring, with winter not far behind. Leisure, daily wear and evenings out lead the occasions, and voters mostly read it as masculine. It has a close profile to Issey Miyake L'Eau d'Issey pour Homme Wood & Wood and Versace Eros Flame.

Noir Anthracite

7.8

Tom Ford · 2017

Green · Spicy · Woody

Tom Ford Noir Anthracite is a green, spicy and woody men's fragrance that suits fall and winter evenings; it has been discontinued. It opens with Sichuan pepper, bergamot and ginger, then moves into jasmine sambac, tuberose and galbanum. The base settles on cedarwood, patchouli, Ceylonese sandalwood and Macassar wood. A resinous, earthy, smoky woodiness sits over the green and spicy side. Longevity is rated strong and sillage good. Most voters pick fall and winter, with summer well behind. It leans towards evenings and nights out, though it also works for business and daily wear. Its character reads masculine and classic. Lalique Encre Noire à L'Extrême and Andrea Maack Coven have a close profile.

Zaharoff · 1999

Masculine · Classic

Evaflor · 2016