The amber is too strong an element and I guess I just don't like the smell of amber that much. Having tried and smelled 100s of fragrances tru the years, Dune is my #1 female perfume of all times. Alas, the notes sounded lovely but on me this is just a sugary citrus with some warm amber behind it. They are two total different fragrances in all the way. I think that the manufacturer might be cheaping out on the base notes.
dior is magical. It can kind of lean feminine yes but it really reminds me of and in the same vein of a Black Orchid type of unisex fragrance, especially in 2022. I am fond of amber fragrances in general - this is mostly rosewood and amber with some florals & touch of bergamot to brighten it up on me. Trudging feet nudge newly formed dew, just as the beach's sand transforms into grass, muddling dark verdant notes of patchouli, wallflower and vetiver as the genesis of trail begins to form.
It's not a knockoff, but it shares notes and has a similar indescribable loveliness. I received my new flacon, 3.4oz EDT in the latest batch formulation. This review is for a decant.
I dove head-first into the world of fragrance a month ago because I was looking for a sensual scent to wear on summer nights. It will have to stay in my collection now.
It`s intelectual but not ego-related: it is far beyond that. After several hours the animalic or aldehyde notes hid and I was left with a soft scent of sandalwood and other notes I can't quite pinpoint but the mixture is unique. You're strolling lazily along the warm blonde sand dunes where the driftwood lays in the dusk, a mild breeze wafts the scent of distant wood florals, this is Dune. Plenty out there.
It reminds me of late summer; sultry, sandy, slightly musky.
Just confusingly sweetto what would annoy me if I were a man smelling this on a woman. Is this a spiritual experience I'm missing out on? After ten years, I still have that spray bottle, and I tried it again recently after a long break. It's not at all as "weird" as I thought it could be, and luckily it's not too melancholic for me either. Wearing Dune today, the vintage. Dune was launched in 1991. Read about this perfume in other languages: Deutsch, Espaol, Franais, etina, Italiano, , Polski, Portugus, , , Nederlands, Srpski, Romn, , , , . Dune reminds me of Sensuous Noir; rich, sweet and spicy. Its old enough to be unique, but timelessly wearable and perfect for summer and spring. Whether nobody compliments me, I calmly enjoy it, it is one of my favourites.
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Dune is the kind of fragrance that you cant stop sniffing, but you can never quite put your finger on, other than to say: Divine. Online right now: 2,825, Fragrantica in your language: Sweet chords of amber and vanilla rise up like levitating embers, tripping the light fantastic until their inevitable transcendence into ash. After 5 minutes, the fumes bleed together like watercolors, and Im left with sweet, airy florals, peppery spices and dry woody accords. Smelling the parfum, the biggest scent I get out of it is oily, sweet, creamy sandalwood, and it is beautifully done. Perfumes: 73,887 The newer version I'll say is nothing to write home about.
How can a fragrance smells vintage yet modern?! DUNE should have been released as a unisex fragrance. L'Instinct, the New Flanker of Habit Rouge by Guerlain, Dusita Montri: Fragrance Review & Musings on Classicism, DIOR Dune Eau de Toilette fr Damen (. Still its quite heavy and rich and feminine. If it suits your skin chemistry, you can never avoid wearing it. This is something you wont ever get bored of. I live in Florida and this is my go-to for cooler, drier weekends. Dune gives me my Amber fix. It's definitely from the same era as one of my favourites, Estee Lauder Pleasures, although they are very different. Dune smells like a cold night out in the desert and the beach on a winter day. Uniqueness in a bottle. But I had to specify to her never to wear it when I was around. Later, the spices disappear and i am left with a sweet, ambery powder. Dune is still available at some Shoppers Drug Marts in Canada, but who knows for how long. In this comparison, Dune is the soulmate. At least my mother didn't wear any scents but maybe someone else around me did.
I'm ready for the adventure. i could barely wrap my head around this one, but i knew two things, it was beautiful, and it was beautifully genderless. Just an amazing seductive fragrance that evokes the feel of a day in the sand dunes, warm, fragrant, light woodsy, soft and earthy florals. Creation for destruction! I am sure it smells amazing on others. character to the perfume. She possesses a stunningly balanced use of fragrant woods; sturdy, yet softened somehow; edges rounded like driftwood. This is a beauty, if you can get over the aftershave undercurrent. I own the vintage splash bottle of Dune and the current version and I will write about my experience with both. I was disappointed by its lack of intensity, but I do not regret, because it makes me relive the high school days anyway. Totally thrilled with this purchase of mine. It feels not quite as wholeheartedly rosy as Kingdom though. My all time favourite. Its not like other perfumes. Wow a true 90s Aldehydic amber scent. A beautiful and offbeat scent that straddles the line (at least as far as today's tastes go) between niche and designer appeal. I like to smell fragrances on myself so I reapply several times a day whenever I'm home. I say 90s because that time fragrances were changing from the animalic, floral power bombs from the 80s to something fresher and youthful, almost minimalist, but still with a lot of notes. All blended to perfection such that it makes a women feel beautiful and confident. I have the current version and while I don't know what it was 30 years ago, I can say it's beautiful now and unlike anything else I have. It is cleansing emotionally, intellectually, spiritually just like if youre lying on an empty beach thinking about absolutely nothing. So, since I was tired of the trendy sweet scents on the market, I decided to purchase a bottle of Dune. This perfume deserves more attention! I live right by Lake Erie and it's 97 degrees Fahrenheit today. And f#ck yes, THIS. It has the same crisp that Alien does. I've also tried the new version in a store, but I need to revisit it as I cannot now make any meaningful comparison. Obviously no-one messed up with its formula lately and I hope they'll keep on producing it precisely the way it is. Its a warm, slightly sweet and comforting scent I am really enjoying in this cold weather. Good Heavens! It's not that she is ordinary at all, but Dune was born when I was a teenager just getting hooked on shopping at the mall. I think they may have taken much out of the reformulations. dune, first test in years on card and skin, sunny but cool winter day. Instead of the classic Chanel powder, there is a subtle smokiness. A scent from my childhood.
I remember smelling this in a magazine and thinking to myself, THIS. Thats it. The association, therefore, has been made for me. Its truly beautiful, haunting and a unique fragrance indeed. And now I wish I hadn't. There is sensuality, joyfulness, intense, timeless, fascinating and long lasting. Im so glad I tried this. So yes, this perfume is actually a winner, a queen and a joy in little cutie bottle. Dune was given to me as a gift years ago, by my uncle, probably purchased at a Duty Free shop when coming to visit. Not sure what other body product there was. I suppose like a breeze. It is also quite unique; in fact I can't think of another perfume that's similar to Dune. Though I love vintage perfumes, aldehydes do not agree with my chemistry. Dune symbolizes escape into the world of dreams where only peace resides; its a place where sun kisses the sea, rays of light gently caresses the skin and twinkle in the warm sand while the tinkling ocean breeze brings flowery wafts peony and lily. Man, this stuff is HARSH. This is on my list of unisex fragrances, I am male and this is one of my favourites to wear. It brings back such warm feelings and I absolutely love it. "Arrakis--Dune--Desert Planet."
The dry down is spicy but still not warm.
So I never bought it. What a treasure! Dune is a beautiful perfume. This is very similar to Chanel Egoiste Platinum for men. I purchased a vintage bottle of this to try. Elegant. ? You were my poem to all my "last summer" memories .Upon hearing that I just bought 2 vintage back-ups. I wonder if I still have the same reaction almost 20 years later. This actually smells like that. At first dab, I felt like I was eating a dripping orange creamsickle, seated next to my late gran who was all powdered up, and tooling around in her old Buick special which emitted a slight machine scent. This is dry. Cloying and all mixed from sweet to a hint of copper tone. It has nothing in common with L'heure bleu with the exception of the oriental category, but to me it is the "L'heure bleu of the 90's". Dune and I, we are match. There's something exciting and unique in Dune, something like crystalised marigold or sunflowers, though sunflowers do not have any scent, just the feeling.. and i love whatever that is. Masterpiece of perfumery. Unlike most gourmand scents in market, this feminine scent is a sea breeziness with sweet, floral, amber, dry, resin, woody, fruity, musk and aldehydes note that all are so well blended that it makes every minute of wearing it beautiful and unpredictable. I'm sure she will draw me back again at some later date. Usually I can rely on the Fragrantica guide "People who like this also like" but it misled me about Dune. Also it's a perfectly unisex perfume, I would love to smell this on a man just as much as I love to smell it on myself and other women.
I saw it today and thought maybe I should try it on skin, since the notes and descriptions of it seem like what Ive been in the mood for lately. It really smells like a hot summer day relaxing by the pool. DIOR Dune Eau de Toilette fr Damen (97.00 EUR), Right now there are 21 items on or Many items for sale on, Perfume rating3.97out of5 with10,972 votes. I bought a backup bottle because I heard it has been discontinued :( which is a huge travesty. I fancied it a fragrance worthy of an evil queen, or a very fashionable king. My nose simply loves this in the Autumn/Winter.It's an older bottle that was given To Me by My Partner in a gift set, with matching Body lotion.The body lotion seems to have gone off.But the perfume is beautiful,powdery and calming.Its an oriental scent that reminds Me of the 90's, every time I wear it. Dune, Obsession and Must by Cartier are sisters. "Dune" is a great description of the images it evokes. I gave it away - probably to my mother. This is a kind of fragrance that is not going to bore the wearer anyway. A strange and melancholy perfume, it's hard for me to describe. You will never smell a more exquisite sandalwood. It just smells flat and plasticky to me, like unburnt amber resin/shards (my mum used to have a few on them around the house and she would rub and smell them). My mother used to wear this when I was little. Dune is so good. I've made a lot of comparisons between them and I must say, to everyone's surprise, the reformulated EDT is a tragic affair. The modern version is just a complete mess, not translating the idea of the perfumer, I have a 100ml bottle for sale or swap within Australia, sprayed only a few times and comes with original box and receipt. It's reminiscent of sand dunes, for sure. Maybe its because the feeling of tranquility it ewokes. Definitely an "I can't stop sniffing" favorite! I needed it. A lovely, womanly yet androgynous, and mature-beyond-her-years essence. ATM 5.5/10. Nothing I can add that hasn't been said. Giant sand worms, Sting acting a villain, weird kids etc etc. Dune Eau de toilette by Christian Dior is a magical potion. There is no petal-like dew or green leafs glistening.
Bubbly, classy and what is quite rare in the market full of LVEB clones, highly recognizable. Like a garden right before the first frost, cold smelling. Was trying to broaden my collection and taste. Batch codes can be figured out on the Raiders of the Lost Scent website! theres something gloriously off about it. I am forever thankful that is how I got Dune by Dior. I tend not to be a aldehyde lady but recently I have been craving them. This is a collectors item. Its Ashy embers of sand and time swirling. Espicially in amber note . I'm saving a real review for the day I get my hands on a vintage bottle. Although our wdding was in December, Dune fitted the occasion perfectly. After 35, it seemeddifferent, and now I love the way it smells on me. It's just perfect the way it is. Beach or desert? I still think it is a lovely and extremely unique scent but I feel so disappointed of its lasting power. It does, however, is an appropriate name as it does create the dream of dancing, intoxicated, in the middle of a desert. There are very few fragrances like this out there these days. As the "chocolate" fades off, now I can smell dryness of the wood. And I returned it right back. Classified as oceanic because perhaps smells salty. I was starting to become doubtful that I would find the one that really made my dream come true, that spoke to me; the top contenders were still too fruity, too floral, too young, too daytime, or too wintery delicious for hot weather. Dune is so interesting. I didn't really get the peach. I own the version produced a few years ago, so cannot compare to the vintage. I used to come to the bathroom secretly and dabbed my neck with this utterly beautiful scent. I was ten and my mum had the set of Dior minis.I loved Miss Dior and Dune. Initial spray brings some spicy, herbal and spicy feel which quickly melts to rose, fruity, woody, salty, powdery and amber notes. It is mainly due to the fact that both (at least to my perception) have panoramic view and close focus. It was like being confronted with some alien world, a world with Lovecraftian geometry. So, It has to be my nose/skin. Seriously a nice fragrance that one must have on shelf for sure. If dune was a genre of music, it would be classical music. But surely very classy. Smells like dry earth, specifically sand. The End. Dry, sweet, windy. Woods generally have a certain dry quality about them but rosewood is the most ameable, softest to me. Fragrantica Inc, United States. 2 months ago i decided to buy a 100 ml bottle and i can't stop wearing it: i'm addicted! Old Dune didn't agree with me, but the newer formula is a wonderful modern vintage. Agree with the lady below me!
My chemistry seems to ruin all the fragrances people love and which I myself most want to love. I am replacing it with Coco Mademoiselle, which reminds me of the amber from the 1990s Dune. Its the end of the world. bliss. Dune has a unique character but the crispy feel is so similar to Alien. Makes me reassess what I imagine a desert to smell like? Today, the second day of fall with temps a little cooler especially in the evening, Dune has enveloped me in pure creamy sandalwood/Brazilian Rosewood?
Dune by Christian Dior is a spicy, warm fragrance that is timeless. by Sergey Borisov, Miguel Matos, Elena Vosnaki, Rouu Abd El-Latif, Nayeli Cano, Stefanie Jhn, Bella van der Weerd, by John Biebel, Elena Vosnaki, Miguel Matos, Matvey Yudov, Lucia Remigi, Yi Shang ( ), Stefanie Jhn, by John Biebel, Elena Vosnaki, Dr. Marlen Elliot Harrison, Rouu Abd El-Latif, by Dr. Marlen Elliot Harrison, Bella van der Weerd, Rouu Abd El-Latif, John Biebel, Elena Vosnaki, Miguel Matos. With this one, my nose is broken. She wore Dune, Pleasures, Opium, Eau de Givenchy, Chanel No 5 All of those smelled incredible on her, but Dune was somehow special to me. She hate it at first smell, but i loved it and i still do :-). I have an original non reformulated bottle. It is a scent of someone who definitely has a story to tell. I recently remembered my love, so I got me a new bottle. Sandy footprints being erased by metallic ocean breeze. The reformulation is essentially a sweet indolic fruity floral very cheap on the ingredients and dries down to nondescript creamy woods much closer to Chanel Allure. Today's incarnation of Dune, I am happy to say, is good, not as bold and strong as it once was, but it's still Dune. I would prefer it in warm to cool season depending on mood basically. I've tried this perfume on so many times and it starts out truly incredible. It's a mild sandalwood that is perfectly 'wearable' but unfortunately quite forgettable. The scent is very familiar, if youre into fragrances you will notice its similarities to whats been done before. I have camped on the beaches in the Gulf of Mexico several times and experienced the extreme heat both day and night. I remember this fragrance wafting around in the 90's and I'm pretty sure my mum and/or sisters owned a bottle at some pointbut that really is only the top notes, the intimate drydown is less familiar but an absolute revelation to me. I remember how it was slightly spicy, I got wafts of a warm amber all day. Never smelt anything quite like it. I love this scent, but it depends on mood. Just do it. I have worn it for years and I get " I love when you wear that cologne" each time I wear it . It is like thick mist at dusk. I love this one. It's sensual and soft, and warm while still having a certain freshness. This was many years ago and it would deserve another try again now, I'm sure. ?! Sorry for being dramatic, but I could cry at how beautiful Dune is.
It seems to smell OK, so maybe I got a good deal :). Maybe its not the beast it used to be but thats why I love it so much , summer months are the best time to wear dune its just becomes one with my skin. Distant dry, spicy cousin of Addict, I can feel the relationship.
I found it very masculine, and I was partial to gourmands. Though I feel my collection is fairly complete now, I'd welcome a bottle of vintage Dune. Like but don't love. The evolution of this one is a joyit changes throughout the day. I'm not sure if this is the EDT or the EDP; I can't remember which I ordered, and the bottle doesn't say. Warm, comfyMy perfume soulmate. We would walk to church in a cloud of Dune. ", Update: I bought a cheap splash bottle online that had no box, I am not sure if it was stored in the best conditions but it is from 1991 according to the code engraved in the bottle (5 digits code). What is more.
I love it so much it has made its way into my favorites.
It differs, still, from anything else I've sniffed. Some say its discontinued but its still on the website and I just bought a bottle from a big department store in Stockholm, Sweden. There is no specific single loud note, rather many notes keep coming up and over to keep the charm throughout. Granted, I had just quit smoking when I tested this, but when I tell you it actually smells like cigarettesI had to walk away , im pretty sure I would have gone out and bought a pack if I put it on me. So soothing. DUNE is a MUST for any DIOR collection.
The only perfume I associate with a song, that is Sting-Desert rose. These epic wonders are capable of so instantly summoning such splendid passageway into other planes of reality, that I am almost forced to re-categorize their nature. How long have I been obsessed with fragrances, and obviously heard about Dune many times but never actually tried it myself?!
Better for cool and specifically autumnal weather. Not even 1 % from Dune can be recognized in Ysatis. Dune is a powdery amber, accompanied by sandalwood, patchouli, benzoin, orange, oakmoss. I have resisted buying this fragrance because I don't want to invest in a frag that doesn't evoke emotions that move the earth (or desert sand) for me. Plus it's cheap and easy to find on the web. This perfume has a woody side of Alien by Mugler. Wearing this is a really enjoyable experience which is what we all want from a fragrance. But then ends up in the base notes smelling like strong aftershave, very masculine.
dior is magical. It can kind of lean feminine yes but it really reminds me of and in the same vein of a Black Orchid type of unisex fragrance, especially in 2022. I am fond of amber fragrances in general - this is mostly rosewood and amber with some florals & touch of bergamot to brighten it up on me. Trudging feet nudge newly formed dew, just as the beach's sand transforms into grass, muddling dark verdant notes of patchouli, wallflower and vetiver as the genesis of trail begins to form.
It's not a knockoff, but it shares notes and has a similar indescribable loveliness. I received my new flacon, 3.4oz EDT in the latest batch formulation. This review is for a decant.
I dove head-first into the world of fragrance a month ago because I was looking for a sensual scent to wear on summer nights. It will have to stay in my collection now.
It`s intelectual but not ego-related: it is far beyond that. After several hours the animalic or aldehyde notes hid and I was left with a soft scent of sandalwood and other notes I can't quite pinpoint but the mixture is unique. You're strolling lazily along the warm blonde sand dunes where the driftwood lays in the dusk, a mild breeze wafts the scent of distant wood florals, this is Dune. Plenty out there.
It reminds me of late summer; sultry, sandy, slightly musky.
Just confusingly sweetto what would annoy me if I were a man smelling this on a woman. Is this a spiritual experience I'm missing out on? After ten years, I still have that spray bottle, and I tried it again recently after a long break. It's not at all as "weird" as I thought it could be, and luckily it's not too melancholic for me either. Wearing Dune today, the vintage. Dune was launched in 1991. Read about this perfume in other languages: Deutsch, Espaol, Franais, etina, Italiano, , Polski, Portugus, , , Nederlands, Srpski, Romn, , , , . Dune reminds me of Sensuous Noir; rich, sweet and spicy. Its old enough to be unique, but timelessly wearable and perfect for summer and spring. Whether nobody compliments me, I calmly enjoy it, it is one of my favourites.
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Dune is the kind of fragrance that you cant stop sniffing, but you can never quite put your finger on, other than to say: Divine. Online right now: 2,825, Fragrantica in your language: Sweet chords of amber and vanilla rise up like levitating embers, tripping the light fantastic until their inevitable transcendence into ash. After 5 minutes, the fumes bleed together like watercolors, and Im left with sweet, airy florals, peppery spices and dry woody accords. Smelling the parfum, the biggest scent I get out of it is oily, sweet, creamy sandalwood, and it is beautifully done. Perfumes: 73,887 The newer version I'll say is nothing to write home about.
How can a fragrance smells vintage yet modern?! DUNE should have been released as a unisex fragrance. L'Instinct, the New Flanker of Habit Rouge by Guerlain, Dusita Montri: Fragrance Review & Musings on Classicism, DIOR Dune Eau de Toilette fr Damen (. Still its quite heavy and rich and feminine. If it suits your skin chemistry, you can never avoid wearing it. This is something you wont ever get bored of. I live in Florida and this is my go-to for cooler, drier weekends. Dune gives me my Amber fix. It's definitely from the same era as one of my favourites, Estee Lauder Pleasures, although they are very different. Dune smells like a cold night out in the desert and the beach on a winter day. Uniqueness in a bottle. But I had to specify to her never to wear it when I was around. Later, the spices disappear and i am left with a sweet, ambery powder. Dune is still available at some Shoppers Drug Marts in Canada, but who knows for how long. In this comparison, Dune is the soulmate. At least my mother didn't wear any scents but maybe someone else around me did. I'm ready for the adventure. i could barely wrap my head around this one, but i knew two things, it was beautiful, and it was beautifully genderless. Just an amazing seductive fragrance that evokes the feel of a day in the sand dunes, warm, fragrant, light woodsy, soft and earthy florals. Creation for destruction! I am sure it smells amazing on others. character to the perfume. She possesses a stunningly balanced use of fragrant woods; sturdy, yet softened somehow; edges rounded like driftwood. This is a beauty, if you can get over the aftershave undercurrent. I own the vintage splash bottle of Dune and the current version and I will write about my experience with both. I was disappointed by its lack of intensity, but I do not regret, because it makes me relive the high school days anyway. Totally thrilled with this purchase of mine. It feels not quite as wholeheartedly rosy as Kingdom though. My all time favourite. Its not like other perfumes. Wow a true 90s Aldehydic amber scent. A beautiful and offbeat scent that straddles the line (at least as far as today's tastes go) between niche and designer appeal. I like to smell fragrances on myself so I reapply several times a day whenever I'm home. I say 90s because that time fragrances were changing from the animalic, floral power bombs from the 80s to something fresher and youthful, almost minimalist, but still with a lot of notes. All blended to perfection such that it makes a women feel beautiful and confident. I have the current version and while I don't know what it was 30 years ago, I can say it's beautiful now and unlike anything else I have. It is cleansing emotionally, intellectually, spiritually just like if youre lying on an empty beach thinking about absolutely nothing. So, since I was tired of the trendy sweet scents on the market, I decided to purchase a bottle of Dune. This perfume deserves more attention! I live right by Lake Erie and it's 97 degrees Fahrenheit today. And f#ck yes, THIS. It has the same crisp that Alien does. I've also tried the new version in a store, but I need to revisit it as I cannot now make any meaningful comparison. Obviously no-one messed up with its formula lately and I hope they'll keep on producing it precisely the way it is. Its a warm, slightly sweet and comforting scent I am really enjoying in this cold weather. Good Heavens! It's not that she is ordinary at all, but Dune was born when I was a teenager just getting hooked on shopping at the mall. I think they may have taken much out of the reformulations. dune, first test in years on card and skin, sunny but cool winter day. Instead of the classic Chanel powder, there is a subtle smokiness. A scent from my childhood.
I remember smelling this in a magazine and thinking to myself, THIS. Thats it. The association, therefore, has been made for me. Its truly beautiful, haunting and a unique fragrance indeed. And now I wish I hadn't. There is sensuality, joyfulness, intense, timeless, fascinating and long lasting. Im so glad I tried this. So yes, this perfume is actually a winner, a queen and a joy in little cutie bottle. Dune was given to me as a gift years ago, by my uncle, probably purchased at a Duty Free shop when coming to visit. Not sure what other body product there was. I suppose like a breeze. It is also quite unique; in fact I can't think of another perfume that's similar to Dune. Though I love vintage perfumes, aldehydes do not agree with my chemistry. Dune symbolizes escape into the world of dreams where only peace resides; its a place where sun kisses the sea, rays of light gently caresses the skin and twinkle in the warm sand while the tinkling ocean breeze brings flowery wafts peony and lily. Man, this stuff is HARSH. This is on my list of unisex fragrances, I am male and this is one of my favourites to wear. It brings back such warm feelings and I absolutely love it. "Arrakis--Dune--Desert Planet."
The dry down is spicy but still not warm.
So I never bought it. What a treasure! Dune is a beautiful perfume. This is very similar to Chanel Egoiste Platinum for men. I purchased a vintage bottle of this to try. Elegant. ? You were my poem to all my "last summer" memories .Upon hearing that I just bought 2 vintage back-ups. I wonder if I still have the same reaction almost 20 years later. This actually smells like that. At first dab, I felt like I was eating a dripping orange creamsickle, seated next to my late gran who was all powdered up, and tooling around in her old Buick special which emitted a slight machine scent. This is dry. Cloying and all mixed from sweet to a hint of copper tone. It has nothing in common with L'heure bleu with the exception of the oriental category, but to me it is the "L'heure bleu of the 90's". Dune and I, we are match. There's something exciting and unique in Dune, something like crystalised marigold or sunflowers, though sunflowers do not have any scent, just the feeling.. and i love whatever that is. Masterpiece of perfumery. Unlike most gourmand scents in market, this feminine scent is a sea breeziness with sweet, floral, amber, dry, resin, woody, fruity, musk and aldehydes note that all are so well blended that it makes every minute of wearing it beautiful and unpredictable. I'm sure she will draw me back again at some later date. Usually I can rely on the Fragrantica guide "People who like this also like" but it misled me about Dune. Also it's a perfectly unisex perfume, I would love to smell this on a man just as much as I love to smell it on myself and other women.
I saw it today and thought maybe I should try it on skin, since the notes and descriptions of it seem like what Ive been in the mood for lately. It really smells like a hot summer day relaxing by the pool. DIOR Dune Eau de Toilette fr Damen (97.00 EUR), Right now there are 21 items on or Many items for sale on, Perfume rating3.97out of5 with10,972 votes. I bought a backup bottle because I heard it has been discontinued :( which is a huge travesty. I fancied it a fragrance worthy of an evil queen, or a very fashionable king. My nose simply loves this in the Autumn/Winter.It's an older bottle that was given To Me by My Partner in a gift set, with matching Body lotion.The body lotion seems to have gone off.But the perfume is beautiful,powdery and calming.Its an oriental scent that reminds Me of the 90's, every time I wear it. Dune, Obsession and Must by Cartier are sisters. "Dune" is a great description of the images it evokes. I gave it away - probably to my mother. This is a kind of fragrance that is not going to bore the wearer anyway. A strange and melancholy perfume, it's hard for me to describe. You will never smell a more exquisite sandalwood. It just smells flat and plasticky to me, like unburnt amber resin/shards (my mum used to have a few on them around the house and she would rub and smell them). My mother used to wear this when I was little. Dune is so good. I've made a lot of comparisons between them and I must say, to everyone's surprise, the reformulated EDT is a tragic affair. The modern version is just a complete mess, not translating the idea of the perfumer, I have a 100ml bottle for sale or swap within Australia, sprayed only a few times and comes with original box and receipt. It's reminiscent of sand dunes, for sure. Maybe its because the feeling of tranquility it ewokes. Definitely an "I can't stop sniffing" favorite! I needed it. A lovely, womanly yet androgynous, and mature-beyond-her-years essence. ATM 5.5/10. Nothing I can add that hasn't been said. Giant sand worms, Sting acting a villain, weird kids etc etc. Dune Eau de toilette by Christian Dior is a magical potion. There is no petal-like dew or green leafs glistening.
Bubbly, classy and what is quite rare in the market full of LVEB clones, highly recognizable. Like a garden right before the first frost, cold smelling. Was trying to broaden my collection and taste. Batch codes can be figured out on the Raiders of the Lost Scent website! theres something gloriously off about it. I am forever thankful that is how I got Dune by Dior. I tend not to be a aldehyde lady but recently I have been craving them. This is a collectors item. Its Ashy embers of sand and time swirling. Espicially in amber note . I'm saving a real review for the day I get my hands on a vintage bottle. Although our wdding was in December, Dune fitted the occasion perfectly. After 35, it seemeddifferent, and now I love the way it smells on me. It's just perfect the way it is. Beach or desert? I still think it is a lovely and extremely unique scent but I feel so disappointed of its lasting power. It does, however, is an appropriate name as it does create the dream of dancing, intoxicated, in the middle of a desert. There are very few fragrances like this out there these days. As the "chocolate" fades off, now I can smell dryness of the wood. And I returned it right back. Classified as oceanic because perhaps smells salty. I was starting to become doubtful that I would find the one that really made my dream come true, that spoke to me; the top contenders were still too fruity, too floral, too young, too daytime, or too wintery delicious for hot weather. Dune is so interesting. I didn't really get the peach. I own the version produced a few years ago, so cannot compare to the vintage. I used to come to the bathroom secretly and dabbed my neck with this utterly beautiful scent. I was ten and my mum had the set of Dior minis.I loved Miss Dior and Dune. Initial spray brings some spicy, herbal and spicy feel which quickly melts to rose, fruity, woody, salty, powdery and amber notes. It is mainly due to the fact that both (at least to my perception) have panoramic view and close focus. It was like being confronted with some alien world, a world with Lovecraftian geometry. So, It has to be my nose/skin. Seriously a nice fragrance that one must have on shelf for sure. If dune was a genre of music, it would be classical music. But surely very classy. Smells like dry earth, specifically sand. The End. Dry, sweet, windy. Woods generally have a certain dry quality about them but rosewood is the most ameable, softest to me. Fragrantica Inc, United States. 2 months ago i decided to buy a 100 ml bottle and i can't stop wearing it: i'm addicted! Old Dune didn't agree with me, but the newer formula is a wonderful modern vintage. Agree with the lady below me! My chemistry seems to ruin all the fragrances people love and which I myself most want to love. I am replacing it with Coco Mademoiselle, which reminds me of the amber from the 1990s Dune. Its the end of the world. bliss. Dune has a unique character but the crispy feel is so similar to Alien. Makes me reassess what I imagine a desert to smell like? Today, the second day of fall with temps a little cooler especially in the evening, Dune has enveloped me in pure creamy sandalwood/Brazilian Rosewood?
Dune by Christian Dior is a spicy, warm fragrance that is timeless. by Sergey Borisov, Miguel Matos, Elena Vosnaki, Rouu Abd El-Latif, Nayeli Cano, Stefanie Jhn, Bella van der Weerd, by John Biebel, Elena Vosnaki, Miguel Matos, Matvey Yudov, Lucia Remigi, Yi Shang ( ), Stefanie Jhn, by John Biebel, Elena Vosnaki, Dr. Marlen Elliot Harrison, Rouu Abd El-Latif, by Dr. Marlen Elliot Harrison, Bella van der Weerd, Rouu Abd El-Latif, John Biebel, Elena Vosnaki, Miguel Matos. With this one, my nose is broken. She wore Dune, Pleasures, Opium, Eau de Givenchy, Chanel No 5 All of those smelled incredible on her, but Dune was somehow special to me. She hate it at first smell, but i loved it and i still do :-). I have an original non reformulated bottle. It is a scent of someone who definitely has a story to tell. I recently remembered my love, so I got me a new bottle. Sandy footprints being erased by metallic ocean breeze. The reformulation is essentially a sweet indolic fruity floral very cheap on the ingredients and dries down to nondescript creamy woods much closer to Chanel Allure. Today's incarnation of Dune, I am happy to say, is good, not as bold and strong as it once was, but it's still Dune. I would prefer it in warm to cool season depending on mood basically. I've tried this perfume on so many times and it starts out truly incredible. It's a mild sandalwood that is perfectly 'wearable' but unfortunately quite forgettable. The scent is very familiar, if youre into fragrances you will notice its similarities to whats been done before. I have camped on the beaches in the Gulf of Mexico several times and experienced the extreme heat both day and night. I remember this fragrance wafting around in the 90's and I'm pretty sure my mum and/or sisters owned a bottle at some pointbut that really is only the top notes, the intimate drydown is less familiar but an absolute revelation to me. I remember how it was slightly spicy, I got wafts of a warm amber all day. Never smelt anything quite like it. I love this scent, but it depends on mood. Just do it. I have worn it for years and I get " I love when you wear that cologne" each time I wear it . It is like thick mist at dusk. I love this one. It's sensual and soft, and warm while still having a certain freshness. This was many years ago and it would deserve another try again now, I'm sure. ?! Sorry for being dramatic, but I could cry at how beautiful Dune is.
It seems to smell OK, so maybe I got a good deal :). Maybe its not the beast it used to be but thats why I love it so much , summer months are the best time to wear dune its just becomes one with my skin. Distant dry, spicy cousin of Addict, I can feel the relationship.
I found it very masculine, and I was partial to gourmands. Though I feel my collection is fairly complete now, I'd welcome a bottle of vintage Dune. Like but don't love. The evolution of this one is a joyit changes throughout the day. I'm not sure if this is the EDT or the EDP; I can't remember which I ordered, and the bottle doesn't say. Warm, comfyMy perfume soulmate. We would walk to church in a cloud of Dune. ", Update: I bought a cheap splash bottle online that had no box, I am not sure if it was stored in the best conditions but it is from 1991 according to the code engraved in the bottle (5 digits code). What is more. I love it so much it has made its way into my favorites.
It differs, still, from anything else I've sniffed. Some say its discontinued but its still on the website and I just bought a bottle from a big department store in Stockholm, Sweden. There is no specific single loud note, rather many notes keep coming up and over to keep the charm throughout. Granted, I had just quit smoking when I tested this, but when I tell you it actually smells like cigarettesI had to walk away , im pretty sure I would have gone out and bought a pack if I put it on me. So soothing. DUNE is a MUST for any DIOR collection.
The only perfume I associate with a song, that is Sting-Desert rose. These epic wonders are capable of so instantly summoning such splendid passageway into other planes of reality, that I am almost forced to re-categorize their nature. How long have I been obsessed with fragrances, and obviously heard about Dune many times but never actually tried it myself?!
Better for cool and specifically autumnal weather. Not even 1 % from Dune can be recognized in Ysatis. Dune is a powdery amber, accompanied by sandalwood, patchouli, benzoin, orange, oakmoss. I have resisted buying this fragrance because I don't want to invest in a frag that doesn't evoke emotions that move the earth (or desert sand) for me. Plus it's cheap and easy to find on the web. This perfume has a woody side of Alien by Mugler. Wearing this is a really enjoyable experience which is what we all want from a fragrance. But then ends up in the base notes smelling like strong aftershave, very masculine.