Dzing! (1999)
by L'Artisan Parfumeur

If I were to describe this fragrance with one word it would be Jasmin. If two, they would be White Floral. On first spraying I get green white florals, mainly jasmine and tuberose. There is a slight animalic civet note, but I struggled to find the famous paper accord. As it dries, the jasmine recedes and a sweet milky vanilla comes to the for. Wasn't sure what I was expecting but was left a little disappointed after the many favourable reviews. Lasts well though.

6th December, 2011.

After the spank of soft leather, it dries down to light notes of musk, saffron, and most notably, vanilla-y old paper. Only lasts about half the day, but it's wonderful to catch a whiff of it on your scarf or sweater. The leather makes this scent feel cheeky and naughty, but the drydown is gentle. Perhaps the ultimate hot librarian scent. I'm not a librarian, but I think this may be my signature

18th October, 2011.

Indeed a softer, floating kind of Bvlgari Black; less penetrating, more cardboard than rubber...I prefer this one!

7th October, 2011.

I never got the cardboard or paper note from Dzing, but one thing I have noticed from reading others reviews, is that the noses that detect this as the main scent, seem to be the ones who have problems with the longevity... I may be wrong.
Anyway! To me this opens with a blast of barnyard indeed. But it's not filthy and fecal, it's raw leather, its that sweet, sharp manure smell, with woods and a creamy vanilla in the background. I never get the popcorn or whatever other notes they claim are in this, and I like to think I'm not getting my descriptive thoughts swayed by the marketing, but the inital blast and the first 15 minutes on me, remind me exactly of the zoo, and the elephant or giraffe enclosures. It's nostalgic, and I love it!
If this part lasted for hours and hours, I'd be thrilled, however as to be expected, this part faints into the background to make way to the sweet hay and vanilla and now faded (but beautiful) leather. All well and good, but not the intense slap in the face that the beginning was. It's very tame after half an hour or so, and this phase stays quite linear until a few hours later, I have a faint vanilla floating around on my skin with a slight dirtiness in the background. It disappears shortly after.
When I owned a full bottle of this, I'd find myself re-spraying every few hours just to capture the first whiff again. I give it a thumbs up just for being unlike anything I've sniffed before and something that I find extremely comforting and fun to wear, I just wish everything about it was blown up to huge proportions including the longevity.

28th September, 2011.

I've tested this frag twice. The first time I was intrigued by its eccentricity, relieved by the lack of detectable "fecal" element, and amused by the sales assistant's desperate ( and unsuccessful) attempt to say anything positive about it. I enjoyed the sweet animalic leathery-ness of it, and was impressed by it's longevity. It made me feel unwashed, but in a good way.

However, the second time I guess my expectations had been raised, and I was a bit disappointed. The sweetness was ever so slightly cloying, and I got a very faint whiff of puke. Perhaps the lingering traces of puke recently scrubbed from a warm pub carpet as a result over-indulgence in a sweet alcopop. It also gave me a slight rash on the testing area on my wrist.

Sadly, I should have left Dzing as a slightly dirty one night stand.

22nd September, 2011.

I am in total agreement with Orpheus on this fragrance. Smells good on paper, but it smells great on skin. As much as I like this, I am buying a bottle for my wife, I really want her to smell this good all the time.

22nd September, 2011.