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Reviews of Daim Blond (2004)
by Serge Lutens Les Salons du Palais Royal Shiseido
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- Perfumer: Christopher Sheldrake
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  |  A lot like Chypre Rouge with a heady medicinal note. A little sweet with apricot and the iris does not smell like iris at all. Leather? Maybe but the whole thing just collapses before I get to that. Too much for me.09 July 2008 |
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| This review is under revision. 28 April 2008 |
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| The leather and iris alike were far too subtle for my tastes and the apricot too sweet and strong -- even the cardamom was overpowered by the fruity notes. Neutral rating. 12 December 2007 |
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| On my skin, this fragrance is very feminine. I attribute this to the prominent fruit (apricot, subtle cherry) note. Also, the spice (cardamom) and flower (iris) notes are soft rather than sharp and strong. While I detect no musk, there is a hint of leather, which is on the sweet side, which may be due to the honey-scent of the hawthorn top-note. I would enjoy this fragrance on a woman, but, since I prefer masculine scents, will not continue to wear it myself. 04 June 2007 |
  | It was a massive surprise; the first note that hit my nose was an old fashioned antiseptic "Dettol" full strength! Then it settled and the gorgeous butter/leather came curling out. Beautiful but probably not going to be a repeat purchase. The smell of freshly baked bread comes out at odd moments. The florals arrive very late especially heliotrope but stay for a decent while.Divine, as is all SL perfumes but I think I will stay with Fumerie Turque for bit longer. 16 February 2007 |
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| first some sweetness, then mothballs. mothballs and cedar for a good while, enough mothballiness that i wondered if my coworkers thought i had taken my clothing out of storage this morning. later on, it turned to something similar to but sweeter than the different company's sel de vetiver. i would swear this scent's notes were fruit, cedar/mothballs, and sweet vetiver. not bad, but not really likeable. 08 February 2007 |
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| Apricot, heliotrope, leather. What's that? Shampoo! Rubber! Oh, they're gone now. The strange notes receded, serving to put a realistic bitter edge on the leather. Most of the time Daim Blond is apricot leather. In the end, it is apricot alone. Pleasant, a bit masculine. My biggest complaint is that it doesn't smell strong enough long enough. 04 October 2006 |
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| I agree with purplebird's review below. It's a decent scent but I find it underwhelming. Unlike all the other Lutens I've tried, this one doesn't leave a lasting impression IMO. For me, it lacks sillage and longevity. In fact, once the fruity topnotes fade I can barely detect it at all. It's too bad that it doesn't last long enough on my skin for me to experience the leather drydown (even Dzing! lasts longer than this). For the price, I was expecting a funky leather scent that would stand out from others in the same category. I guess I'll still wear it on days when I don't feel like wearing any scent at all. However, I won't replace my bottle when it's finished. 04 October 2006 |
  | I do love the opening, it's very soft and creamy with hints of animalic leather, like blond suede indeed. But it also has a sweet fruit note and it dries to an almost soapy fruity/floral, very generic, with none of that lovely suede softness. 14 August 2006 |
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