Diesel Plus Plus (1997)
by Diesel

You know those foam mushrooms in pick n' mix? Dip some in herbs and chemicals, squeeze out the essence and you've got Diesel Plus Plus. Kind of interesting if that's your sort of thing, but I don't like the end result.

Creamy and woody, Diesel Plus Plus is original. The opening accord is unrelated to the lacteal references of the rest of the fragrance — it is green with fresh notes, and I would guess that there’s a trace of lavender in there, too. While not synthetic, the opening accord is a touch artificial to my nose; nevertheless, I find it more and more pleasant each time I wear it. It has truly become an agreeable scent to wear. The middle is interesting in a dairy sort of way: The milk notes take precedence while a subtle green remains in the background. I have come to see the middle lacteal notes as being quite enjoyable — sweet, clean, fresh, warm…pasteurized. I suppose there’s nothing like the smell of milk to make us mammals feel a bit of comforting nostalgia. The drydown, though, is weak in intensity; it doesn’t bring the “sensual wood” out very strongly and it retains much of the gradually lessening milk note. Diesel Plus Plus does not have a lot of longevity. As an oddity it’s rather fun, and I enjoy wearing it every once in a while, but I think that somewhat of a stronger, woodier, longer lasting base would seriously improve it. Go lightly with it — it has a headache producing potential.

Synthetic. Yes. Green. Yes. Linear? To some degree. There are notes which emerge here as time passes. This is good frangrance IMHO. IT gives me the same feeling as Hugo Boss Motion (the original silver with orange trim). Both have a very vibrant note which predominates throughout their drydown but both feel very invigourating and for hte price, it certainly is worth a try isn't it?

I actually quite like this. It has a very nice warm and "round" mood to it. For me, the longevity and sillage are quite strong. I would, however, agree that the scent is somewhat synthetic and definitely somewhat linear. I also don't think it's strictly limited to a young crowd.. it has some qualities that show some maturity.

I really enjoy this fragrance smells really good and its very inexpensive not a bad combo

The fragance is not interesting at all. Its very synthethic and the fixation is not good (Thank God for that). Too sweet for me. The best thing that Diesel could do was to stop doing this thing.