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Does anyone else prefer Dior Homme to DHI?

post #1 of 23
6/25/12 at 4:29pm
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Yes yet another DHI related thread! But right now DH and DHI are my two favorites, regardless of reformulations.

Maybe it's the time of year, but I am finding DH to be as close to a holy grail, signature scent than I've ever had. I find it very versatile, unique, and elegant.

While I also love DHI, I find it less versatile. I'm sure I wear it more often in the winter. I don't go clubbing and it seems a lot of the reviews mention this. It is clearly a gourmand which to me makes it less enticing as a work scent.

Anyone else love DH more than DHI?

(at least it wasnt another creed aventus thread!)
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post #2 of 23
6/25/12 at 4:33pm
I tried DH once, and it just wasnt for me. Ive never smelt DHI before. If i dont like DH, will i not like DHI?
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post #3 of 23
6/25/12 at 4:36pm
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Originally Posted by fragnifiscent View Post

I tried DH once, and it just wasnt for me. Ive never smelt DHI before. If i dont like DH, will i not like DHI?

DHI is more gourmand. It has the same base of DH but different so I could see someone liking DHI but not DH.

In fact, when I first got DH I was unimpressed. Then I got a decant of DHI almost a year later. I was BLOWN AWAY by how much I liked DHI (I like gourmands). But then I went back to the DH bottle, which I hardly smelled, and gave it another try. I appreciated DH much more.

The joy of DHI made me appreciate DH MORE than I did before.
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post #4 of 23
6/25/12 at 4:36pm
Yes, I like Dior Homme more. It's more subtle and more complex. It has facets. DHI is more linear and less interesting to me, although I do like both.
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post #5 of 23
6/25/12 at 4:45pm
I like both but with the vintage DH I only get four hours where I get twelve hours with DHI. I find DH to be classy and chic and DHI to be sexy smooth nightime going out romantic frag. I like DHI the best.
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post #6 of 23
6/25/12 at 4:48pm
I wouldn't say I really have a preference. I seem to like them both equally.
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post #7 of 23
6/25/12 at 4:49pm
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Originally Posted by fragnifiscent View Post

I tried DH once, and it just wasnt for me. Ive never smelt DHI before. If i dont like DH, will i not like DHI?

I doubt you would like it, it's just the same sickly, synthetic rubbish. I gave my vintage away as i couldn't stand it. Just as an alcoholic knows he's hit the bottom when he starts drinking meths, a fraghead knows he's hit the bottom when he starts to like DHI
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post #8 of 23
6/25/12 at 4:51pm
I think I might slightly prefer DH to DHI, but if I do it's only slightly. For what it's worth, I also totally dig DHS.
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post #9 of 23
6/25/12 at 5:01pm
I much prefer Dior Homme EDT Vintage than any version of DHI.
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post #10 of 23
6/25/12 at 5:56pm
I like Dior Homme more....

DH is classy and smooth, DHI is sexy and smooth.

If I'm at work I will wear DH...if I'm going out that night with co-workers I will wear DHI....

I own and thoroughly enjoy both.
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post #11 of 23
6/25/12 at 6:02pm
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Originally Posted by Bachatu Man View Post

I much prefer Dior Homme EDT Vintage than any version of DHI.

I agree with this. If I had to rank them: 1. Vintage DH, 2. Current DHI, 3. Vintage DHI, 4. Current DH.

But I do like all of them at least a bit. Current DHI is in my top five, which tells you where DH would be if it still smelled the same.
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post #12 of 23
6/26/12 at 6:25am
I much prefer my vintage Dior Homme EDT over vintage DHI (as the cocoa dry down in this one makes me smell like I just spilled hot chocolate drink on myself).

I'm actually wearing Dior Homme EDT right now in the 70 degree New York City weather, and it's perfect.
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post #13 of 23
6/26/12 at 6:26am
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post #14 of 23
6/26/12 at 6:41am
I have the original formulation of both and I prefer DH over DHI. That said, I love both.
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post #15 of 23
6/26/12 at 6:48am
I adore Dior Homme (masterpiece), but Dior Homme Intense is just what I am looking for in a fragrance, I prefer it to Dior Homme.
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post #16 of 23
6/26/12 at 6:48am
Have both love both, maybe DHI a bit more
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post #17 of 23
6/26/12 at 7:32am
I much prefer Dior Homme EDT over the Intense version, mainly because I love the Iris note (in the vintage version at least) and the enhanced complexity. My only gripe with it, is the minimal projection and longevity. That aside it's still a superior fragrance compared to it's Intense counterpart.
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post #18 of 23
6/26/12 at 8:34am
I love both as well. Its really hard for me to pick one over the other because I feel that they are suited for different occasions. If I am in suit, Dior Homme feels invincible. But when I am out in the night partying, DHI just feels sexy. So I guess it depends for me!
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post #19 of 23
6/26/12 at 10:31am
Dior homme Intense is absolutely nothing special to me. Reformulated Dior Homme is alright, but again nothing special.

Vintage Dior Homme EDT, however, is gorgeous. I adore it and I'm so happy to own a bottle of it.
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post #20 of 23
6/26/12 at 11:21am
In my case: no. I am simply belonging to the ones preferring DHI over DH.
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post #21 of 23
6/26/12 at 11:21am
I prefer Dior Homme!
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post #22 of 23
6/26/12 at 1:21pm
I much prefer Dior Homme, although I still love DHI - it's just more my 'evening' scent.
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post #23 of 23
6/26/12 at 1:36pm
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Originally Posted by Duke Hunt View Post

...My only gripe with it, is the minimal projection and longevity. That aside it's still a superior fragrance compared to it's Intense counterpart.

Try doing close sprays, where the spritzer is almost touching your skin, and it should project and last longer (8+ hours on my skin).
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