Higher (2001)
by Christian Dior

Bare as a street of the Kiev's perifery, sadly lemony, angular, colourless and dry. The beginning is nothing than  tasteless and artificial greens, synthetic fruity-ozonic chord and lemon. In a so dry fragrance the link of green apple, basil and lemon is overly astringent and almost acid. I don't see any trace of montaneous aroma in the wake despite the presence of rosemary and cypress.  The higher balsamic wake of Blenheim Bouquet is so far over the moon. The spices are nothing than pepper under my nose, anyway are dry, sugarless and stuck. I don't detect ambergris in the dry down ( it's the pepper that  imprints masculine final dustiness i suppose) but just a laundry musk and some neutral woods unable to colour this onedimentional aquatic. Anonymous as whatever Zegna or Boss out there.

10th October, 2011. (Last Edited: 11th October, 2011.)

I have certain expectations of the house that launched Diorella, Diorissimo, Eau Sauvage, Fahrenheit, and Dune. Higher meets none of them. The only way I can explain badness as profound as this coming from Dior is as a cynical attempt to cash in on the “fresh,” aquatic, masculine sports fragrance trend with the absolute minimum of effort or expenditure.

Never mind the scent pyramid. I smell only three ingredients in Higher: Calone (fruity aquatic), an abrasive woody amber, and a clean musk that smells just like laundry detergent (only not as good).

Just nasty.

15th September, 2011.

Higher by Dior? I like it , energetic opening tending to lemon and pear with a touch of sexy spices , in the middle phase becomes an elegant and charming floral :unmistakable signature of Dior house.
It has a certain air to eau de rochas man but the one from Dior is more floral in its stele.
It´s a pity its poor longevity because immediately stay close to skin.
If only it would project more...

27th October, 2010. (Last Edited: 25th November, 2011.)

Let's face it. The French are the masters of perfume. Nine times out of ten, you pick up a bottle where the juice has impressed you enough to try to read that teeny-tiny printing and it says: Made In France. It's in their blood. Like pizza, French perfume seems to ascribe to the adage: "Even when it's bad, it's pretty good". Such is the case with Dior Higher. Clearly this is being pitched to a younger demographic with the high-tech package and the "fresh" juice within. And certainly better things have come out of France and the House of Dior (a whole bunch of true classics). Higher is never going to be placed on a pedastal next to say, Eau Sauvage or Diorissimo; and by Dior's standards it definitely falls on the lower end of their QC scale...
But, all in all, it's not bad. A spicy/fresh no-nonsense affair that you can just squirt and go without having to think about it. Pear is not the first note you might think of wearing, but who doesn't like the smell of pears? Doesn't have the greatest projection or sillage. Seems this would do best in the Summer months. And you can just toss the decanter into a briefcase or whatever...it's all ready "travel style".

12nd May, 2010.

The pyramid looks accurate, but the spices are mild. This is natural smelling, and has decent projection/"sillage" and longevity for me. The musk is mild, and it is well balanced. This is not what I usually look for in a fragrance, and I obtained it as part of a lot purchase, but I now enjoy it as a "change of pace." I think of it as a dry, herbal, woody with a touch of pear. One reviewer compared this to Tommy, but I find that one to be a bit too strong and simple now. Higher has nice dynamism to it, so that it's hard to pin down what's going on, and my guess is that some people really don't like that, and prefer the more straightforward approach. I can't speak to top notes because I try to avoid them, but once they are mostly gone, this is rather linear and you either like what remains or you don't. I doubt I would ever buy a bottle, because it is a bit too expensive for my budget, but I can see how some really like it. There may be better fragrances of this type, but because I haven't sampled many I can only base my review on a few (assuming that you too think that Tommy should be compared to this one). Because I like the dynamism and balance, and because I like it once in a while, I'll give it a positive, though I would agree that it's not "special."

26th January, 2010.

Damn the opening to this one is RAUNCHY! Peeee-ewwwww! LMAO Thankfully its died down within a matter of minutes. I'm getting a picture in my head of mold...fresh, wet, stinky mold with a definite sharpness to it. I could definitely see spraying this on someone as some sort of practical joke...or perhaps the joke is on me?

4th September, 2009.