Fragrance Reviews by iolight

LOVE LOVE LOVE this scent -- it's absolutely my favorite, of all perfumes and such that i've ever owned! We're talking the top of my top-ten... D'Zing! feels RICH and SEXY: rich as saffron -- worth more than it's weight in gold, folks -- sexy and seductive from the sandalwood and animalistic qualities. (However, those animalistic notes make it inappropriate for the office, especially on women such as myself.) Absolutely no yucky-soapy-blah notes, it's interesting and warm and complex. But please note: my body chemistry makes Drakkar Noir smell sweet and feminine -- perfume is different for everyone!

Interesting enough to own but not in my top-ten, Balkis STARTS as surupy-sweet, and then settles into a nice cassis-currant, still sweet but not too cloying. (The official description says raspberries, but I'm getting cassis instead, and very little rose.) On some days Balkis seems "berry" refreshing, on others, sort of synthetic or soapy. My body chemistry can make male colognes go sweeter and creamier than intended (i'm a woman), so I think that's why the pepper and base notes in Balkis virtually disappear on me. This scent will definitely shape-shift over a wearing, with a very nice dry-down.

I have a feeling the previous reviewer didn't give this more than two minutes... right out of the bottle, wet, yes it smells sharply-green and not-so-great... but after 2-5 minutes: Perfection! The hyacinth is there, lovely and pure, complemented by carnation and jasmine, with its spicy floral quality delicately tempered by (I think) cedarwood. There is also a ferny-green, almost ozone note, which IMO makes it appropriate for young wearers (i'm in my 20s). There is both gentle subtly and complexity. Jacinthe des Bois is the ONLY light-floral that i can wear that doesn't go too-soapy or headachey or powdery; it's in my top-ten faves because it's so different than everything else I can usually wear. An AAA+++++ scent! .... p.s. please note: my body chemistry makes Drakkar Noir smell sweet and feminine -- perfume is different for everyone!