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Dior Homme...Too Feminine?

post #1 of 17
1/23/08 at 9:23pm
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I recently sampled Dior Homme and loved it. I showed it to my wife and although she liked it a lot, she said it smelled sort of feminine. Any opinions out there?
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post #2 of 17
1/23/08 at 9:37pm
People say it smells like makeup, which I agree with somewhat. I don't know if it is feminine, but it is definitely weird smelling to me.
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post #3 of 17
1/23/08 at 9:55pm
Fragrances being labeled as feminine or masculine is an archaic notion. One of Greta Garbo's trademark scent is Monsiuer de Givenchy, a citrusy fresh scent and Houbigant's Quelques Fleur was originally created for a male dandy. I like Dior Homme a lot and it belongs to the Woody/Oriental family. I specially like the the mix of vetiver and leather. The top notes of iris is probably what makes it 'feminine' albeit the drydown of this scent is what makes it spectacular as the bergamot and citrus notes begins to blend in. The award winning bottle design, very costly and difficult to make, is worth the price of the bottle alone.
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post #4 of 17
1/23/08 at 10:19pm
Slightly on the same topic... After recently smelling Tom Ford's Black Orchid for the first time I absolutely loved it, only to find that it was aimed more toward women from the salesperson... I still may pick it up though, as I really did like it a lot!
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post #5 of 17
1/23/08 at 10:25pm
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I guess at the end of the day if you like it that is all that matters. I'm going to get the Dior as well.
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post #6 of 17
1/24/08 at 2:20am
I am a bit surprised by the conception of DH being "feminine". I DID use it quite a lot and would never have rated it that way. For me, quite a lot of the very fresh/citrusy smells favoured by so many men today border on feminine, but if you feel like it so what?
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post #7 of 17
1/24/08 at 6:50pm
If you like smelling like lipstick and cocoa puffs, I'd say Dior Homme is just your thing. Whether you consider that a feminine scent is up to you. I've heard stories of women raving over guys wearing 'feminine-type' scents, but I've not had the stones to try it myself.
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post #8 of 17
1/24/08 at 9:24pm
Sure, why not
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post #9 of 17
1/25/08 at 1:42pm
Dior Homme never struck me as too feminine...i like it, don't use it myself but it smells natural, almost kind of woody (no dsquared). It brings back fond memories because it's the scent i sensed the first time i ever walked into a Dior Homme boutique in NYC, Christmas 2004.
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post #10 of 17
1/26/08 at 3:53am
I personally enjoy Dior Homme. I think it's a refreshing fragrance especially during a time when popular fragrances are fruity and sugary. The iris note is definitely something you don't smell a lot in male fragrances so that may be it, but it's quite unique and I like how that note mixes with the leather note.

Some other notable 'feminine' male fragrances worth mentioning and checking out are Prada Amber Pour Homme, Jean Paul Gaultier's Fleur De Male (orange blossom overload) and Lanvin Arpege Pour Homme (another good iris).
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post #11 of 17
1/26/08 at 4:14am
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Originally Posted by Thomas View Post
If you like smelling like lipstick and cocoa puffs, I'd say Dior Homme is just your thing.


I like my men to smell of lipstick and cocoa puffs!
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post #12 of 17
2/1/08 at 6:37pm
with the recent releases of fleur colognes, i think smelling "feminine" is coming into style. i love wearing gaultier's fleur du male and getting asked why i smell like a girl.
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post #13 of 17
2/2/08 at 3:15am
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Originally Posted by aaronxxx View Post
with the recent releases of fleur colognes, i think smelling "feminine" is coming into style. i love wearing gaultier's fleur du male and getting asked why i smell like a girl.

Traditionally only the women's market experimented with new fragrances while the men's market lagged behind in creativity. It's nice to have some mainstream men's offerings experimenting with fragrances. Another fragrance worth noting is Terre De Hermes which I've come to love (initially, I hated it).

I do agree that the idea that fragrances labeled as 'masculine' or 'feminine' is absurb. Nowadays, a lot of fragrances are unisex and if not, many are wearing fragrances marketed towards the other sex.
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post #14 of 17
2/2/08 at 2:13pm
I wouldn't say it's "absurd" to label fragrances as masculine and feminine. There may be some unisex fragrances out there, which may be kinda 'in style' nowadays, but there will always be fragrances a woman would never wear, and certainly many that a man would never wear.
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post #15 of 17
2/2/08 at 6:39pm
old spice
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