Diesel (1996)
by Diesel

Green and peppery. Floral and sweet. Oh it's also been discontinued and Diesel's been making some really funky smelling stuff.

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Lots of black pepper in the opening—it’s very prominent and the rest of the notes seem to just provide background. Personally, I like it the pepper—it adds a near elegance to the fragrance and it reminds me a little of the opening of Heritage. The pepper is just one of the spices that join with the bergamot to create the spicy / citrus opening, cardamom and ginger are present, too. The heart notes, too, are spicy / florals and conifers. The vanilla from the base is present in the opening, but it certainly isn’t an overly sweet fragrance. Diesel is a very nice scent. It doesn’t smell like a mid ‘90s creation: It seems to have some characteristics of the ‘80s. It is citrusy, very peppery, and somewhat spicy. It has a decent dry down—musk, thyme, tonka and vanilla. It has the conglomerate accords of the 90’s, but the notes themselves are comparatively non-synthetic and more classic than the popular 90’s frags. Good longevity. Diesel is a very nice fragrance, and I place it somewhere between a neutral and a thumbs up.

It's a quite pleasant scent! I can feel some citric notes sweetened with vanilla and tonka in It. Nothing outstanding, but a good fragrance for people who don't want to spend a lot of money. Worth a try!