Desire Extreme

This is a unique, sexy fragrance that is very sophisticated. Your going to wear this when you want to feel sophisticated but not too serious. It is not in your face, but it creates a perfect scent bubble and keeps giving off gentle wafts for hours. I blind bought this and smelled it first on paper. Not impressed at all. I decided to give it a chance though, and on skin, I was pleasantly surprised. I smelled something sweet like golden honey and woods on a nice background of spice, with the leather note in the background really grounding everything, but this has the complexity of a fragrance that is sophisticated -- it has a complex smell. I smell a smokiness akin to tobacco as well, but more the ashtray type of tobacco ala Lanvin Avant Garde rather than something sweeter like in JV. Overall, glad I bought this. I already own multiple Dunhill Desire fragrances, including Desire, Desire Blue, Desire Black, and Desire Silver. The original and blue are probably my favorites overall, with Desire being a stunner, Blue being similar but with more citrus, Black being completely different peppery spice, and Silver being more soapy. Overall, a great add to my collection, I'd recommend it if you like sophisticated, understated fragrances.

the dunhill red and blue were iconic to many men for more than a decade due to their longevity and price tag, they always picked up compliments.but personally to my taste they were always over bearing on sweetness and too potent.if you didnt like those....look at this new flanker...its a different story, its more suited up, doesnt smell at all like the old red, its more mature, you get that beautiful blood orange which will remind you of one million by paco, but not as sweet, its more like one million prive style, it wont be animalic but very strong bold statement it will make, as time progresses you will get darker tones with the saffron,patch and leather, will be followed by familiar amber,but at no point it becomes vanilla/tonka like which is wonderful,its to wear at work, evening time, its gonna get compliments and respect, and the bottle is gorgeous,its no longer a synthetic obnoxious child's play...this is serious. longevity:7.5/10 projection:7/10 smell:8/10 versatility:6/10 Overall:8/10 fantastic mature release, sample it, dont blind buy, coz leather/darkness isnt everybody's cup of tea, cheers :)

This is my new updated review I feel that is fair for this fragrance!! Yes this does smell very similar to Polo red extreme what facets of the original desire in it but it is pretty much piggyback on Polo red extreme!! I really see myself gravitating to this for a couple months now I really adore it which also Polo red extreme is an Exquisite fragrance what time I purchase in the near future!!! To be fair as an extreme version my girl doesn't know what Polo red extreme smells like so I put the original desire and one hand and desire extreme on the other and she clearly can tell Extreme as more of a intense extreme version than tge sweet o.g. desire!! Its rich/ fruity/woody/spicey, exciting yet calming!!! Great edition to my desire line just picked up the silver edition its growing on me it changes everytime i wear it. Def. An interesting fresh scent, cant wait to try desire black!!

Edit: After trying this three times from a decant, I bought a bottle. I have tried it three more times over a 9 month period, and it is like a different fragrance. It has no base notes, no leather or patchouli, and while it has a nice fruity/spicy opening, that fades without being replaced by anything special. And there is an element that hits me as a bit scratchy/synthetic. I don't know if this is reformulation, if my decant was mislabeled or something else, but it isn't doing it for me anymore. --------------- JLD87 below makes a good point. This is not for the younger crowd, the Abercrombie & Fitch guys or guys who have three or fewer fragrances that they rotate through daily. The regular Desire Red, with its sweetness, orange blossom and vanilla, is more of what you want.

Dunhill zaman zaman parfümlerini aldığım ancak çok önemli bulmadığım, ambalajı ve sise tasarimi dışında mutlaka bir eksiğini gördüğüm marka. Bu parfüm için de durum aynı. Öncekilere oranla daha derli toplu olsa da yine eksiği var. Diğerleri gibi 1-2 Saat içinde kayboluyor koku. Oysa ilk 10 dakika içinde karşınızda muhteşem bir harman var. Notalarda deri olduğuna bakmayın. Fark etmek zor. Kumaş üstünde dahi ömrü 4 Saat kadar. Insanın üstüne yapışan parfümleri sevmem ancak en azından keyfini 4-5 Saat alabilmek lazım. Mümkün değil. Diğer parfümlerde olduğu gibi harika bir şişeye sahip. Çok uygun fiyata bulursanız alabilirsiniz. Sise yanınızda olmalı ve her 2-3 Saat içinde parfümü tazelemeniz lazım.

Just imagine the original Desire with a more masculine and oriental vibe. I'm not surprised that many reviewers didn't like it. It's not a fragrance for little kids and it doesn't smell mainstream. First spray is citrus, fresh, original Desire DNA. Middle notes slowly moving to the oriental vibe, safran, a bit oudy and animalic Base is more sweet, amber, caramel, close to Gucci Guilty absolute. Let me be clear. It's a fragrance for very masculine men's. It's a statement of virility with some sweetness women love. Longevity is average Sillage is average Safe blind buy: absolutely not unless you are oriental fragrance fan.

I have it from few months back i was surprised it wasnt shown here before now....the fragrance is superb almost like sweet in the begining and its between sweet and woody in the drydown and its almost has the vibe of dunhill icon absolute with the sweetness...and guess what....its long lasting and one of the top fragrances in my list ;)

This is unique fragrance, not typical for sure. Im glad that i discovered this one. A style with no compromises. Fit's to leather jacket, old style car and winter evenings!

Have only just sprayed so will write my full review another time but can i just say the bottle design is lush. Very well done bottle

this is was my first cologne in a long time recommended by gent scents from youtube and i have to say im happy i made this choice

Alfred Dunhill Desire Extreme EDT opens with a strong projection of sweet, citrus, spicy, and leather notes. The opening is unique, dark, elegant, intense, and pleasant. The opening is very brief; during this short moment, the bergamot, blood orange, and saffron create a spicy, sour, and sweet accord. Soon the leather will develop and take over as the featured note. The leather in this fragrance can be described as dark, slightly animalic, with a synthetic nuance but excellent performance. A step behind is the cypress, saffron, and clary sage, part of the group of support notes. The cypress is the woody note; in this fragrance, the cypress comes across as smoky, ashy, and with an incense-like nuance. The saffron and clary sage combine their notes into a spicy, bittersweet, leathery, earthy, and herbaceous accord. The rest of the notes sit in the far back of the fragrance and have no significant participation. The fragrance has a noticeable opening to dry down change. The opening is very brief, and it favors the blood orange, bergamot, and saffron. Then the leather, cypress will develop, taking the lead of the fragrance followed by the spices. Once Alfred Dunhill Desire Extreme EDT has reached its full dry down, it can be summarized as a moderate projection, leather, woody smoky cypress, spicy, saffron, clary sage, and citrus blood orange fragrance with faint green accords. The fragrance feels bold, casual, dark, dry, earthy, elegant, exotic, masculine, moderate-quality, modern, mysterious, nocturnal, professional, resinous, warm, woody, and pleasant. BATCH REVIEWED: 2020 (#7275A). WOW RATING: 7/10. A good, leather, smoky, and spicy fragrance. DISLIKE RATING: 1/10. The leather is noticeable, synthetic, but inoffensive. UNIQUENESS: 7/10. The notes and resulting scent have a unique touch. MASS APPEAL: 6/10. Leather and dark accords are not crowd-pleasers. PROJECTION: 3/10. Low, about 3 feet around the wearer. SILLAGE: 4/10. Moderate, about 4 feet behind the wearer. APPLICATION: 5-6 atomizations. LONGEVITY: 4/10. Moderate about four hours, it projects well for about an hour. SEASONS: Winter, fall, colder days, nighttime, and climate-controlled environments. OCCASIONS: Formal events, outdoor gatherings, office, business, casual, clubbing. This is an office-friendly fragrance. VERSATILITY: 8/10. A very fragrance for nightwear, formal or casual. GENDER: Masculine. The leather and smoky notes lean the fragrance to the masculine side. AGES: Any. RECOMMENDATION: Alfred Dunhill Desire Extreme EDT can be found for under $25. Although the leather has a synthetic nuance, it delivers a reasonable cost/value. It is a good leather and smoky fragrance that does not feel classy or old school, a good alternative for nightwear. This is a nice-to-have. BLIND-BUY: Yes, but only if you are familiar with its main notes. SIMILAR: These are examples of other fragrances in the same genre. • Alfred Dunhill Pursuit EDT Men is a good, mild, vetiver, green, woody, cedar, and spicy fragrance. • Alfred Dunhill Custom EDT Men is a faint, sweet woody, incense, and apple fragrance. • Alfred Dunhill Icon EDP is great, citrus, green, juniper berry, and woody fragrance. • AllSaints Leather Skies EDP is a good, mild, sweet, resinous, cistus, sandalwood, leather, incense, and smoky olibanum fragrance. • Issey Miyake Nuit D’Issey EDT Men is a great, mild, dark, incense, and green fragrance. • Montale Full Incense is a fantastic, intense, incense, dark woods, and green fragrance. • AllSaints Incense City EDP is a very good, sweet, ambery, and incense fragrance. • Alfred Dunhill Desire Extreme EDT is a good, mild, leather, woody smoky cypress, spicy, saffron, clary sage, and citrus blood orange fragrance. SUMMARY: A moderate projection, leather, woody smoky cypress, spicy, saffron, clary sage, and citrus blood orange fragrance with faint green accords. The fragrance feels bold, casual, dark, dry, earthy, elegant, exotic, masculine, moderate-quality, modern, mysterious, nocturnal, professional, resinous, warm, woody, and pleasant.

#806 in my "Tour de Fragrance" Well, this one certainly draws some mixed reactions. Apparently if you hate this, you really hate it. If you like it, you really like it. There's nothing radically different about this scent to draw such passion either way. I think it's a matter of style. This is a classic masculine scent, and if you're part of the "Versace Eros before every club night" generation, this is probably not for you. But for me, if you buy EDTs at all, this is the first and only Dunhill EDT I'd consider owning. I've given away bottles of Desire Red, Desire Blue, Edition, all scents that are nice for about twenty minutes. Abysmal performance that might have been acceptable 30 years ago, but not today. I've given away some of the EDPs as well: Icon, Racing Red, Elite, all poor performers despite being sold as EDPs. But last year I reluctantly gave the new "Signature" line a try, and found the only scent in the line not worth having was Valensole Lavender which smelled like cheap laundry detergent. All the others are first rate scents that draw positive notice and perform well, and I'm glad to own them and wear them. I see the Signature line as something of a renaissance for the classic Dunhill brand. Desire Red Extreme is not part of that renaissance, but it's a solid scent. It is not in any way similar to the original, but makes much more of a masculine impression. No vanilla, green apple and rose. Instead we have sage, saffron and leather. It's really not a flanker at all. Projection is not quite arm's length. Skin scent lasts till lunch. Car pool, elevator and small office safe. Solid business wear, casual wear, and a very fair price. But I do find myself wishing Dunhill had done this as an EDP as I certainly prefer this scent to Racing Red, and if it were available in an EDP potency it would absolutely be a bottle buy for me.

Desire Extreme will get you noticed by people around you that's for sure! In Extreme I get a little bit in the ball park of the original Desire but this is darker and beefed up alot more. For me the first thing I notice from Extreme is the leather note and I notice this through whole duration but it works very well in my opinion. Both this and Desire scream the color Red which I like! I also seem to get alot of what smells like Orange Blossom but there is no note of Orange Blossom listed. I notice the Cypress which adds to that darkness with the Leather accord. Overall through the whole fragrance you get a load of sweetness from the Blood Orange. The Blood Orange and the Leather are the main players in this fragrance. This is a very sweet and very animalic and rugged fragrance too. I would say this is Dunhill Desire to the Extreme and I enjoy it! This fragrance performs like a beast as well! You could wear this partying or maybe clubbing. I wore it to the indoor jogging track and I could tell people were like what is that smell? It's a loud, daring and attractive fragrance. To me this is unique and very bold. Dunhill continues to make these gems that are qualitative and affordable! I own both Desire and Desire Extreme and I enjoy them both. One is sweet and cute and the other is sweet and beastly. It's a good combination to have both along with the others from the Desire line. Rating 91/100

This was a blind buy for a 2ml sample of Dunhill Desire Extreme i just wanted to add up to my minimum purchase amount so that I could apply a discount code. Now Long story short this is a very unique scent especially the opening, the dry down is not bad per say could have been better. The blood orange note is something that I liked here. The opening smells punchy sour and comes of strong and polarizing. The dry down is nice, modern and masculine I believe it would appeal more towards men 25 and above. It goes strong on the aromatic ambroxan and sour leather notes with a bit of a herbaceous nuance. The notes are well blended nothing standing out to prominent to annoy you. It just a mild sweetness because of the ambroxan but otherwise its just sour leather, woody cypress and herbal sage. It smells totally different from what I have in my collection though it smells cheap. The beauty of this is in the sillage. Performance is pretty moderate around 1 and half hour of good projection and then it does give you whiffs up till the 5th hour before it turns into a skin scent. Its great for people who like leather and it does not smell anything like Dunhill desire red. PS: Don't blind buy this. Try it before you buy.

Update: lasts about 5 hours and tapers off a lot by hour 6-7. By hour 8, it is completely gone. Really excellent value here. In the cheap fall date night category (that I've tried so far), this is ahead of Man In Red, and Eternity Flame, but behind Guess by Marciano. The silage is on par with all of them, and I'm not sure how much you have to spray for this to fall under "enormous" but I sprayed 6 times and it is arm's length. Citrus opening is nice but not overpowering and the saffron is surprisingly present and not just masked by the other notes. Despite having no wood notes, it still gives a bit of a woody scent. It's really well blended and refined. It's unlikely to be a re-buy for me as I just can't see me reaching for this over other things, but if you want a budget date night or evening scent for the fall and winter months, you can't go wrong with this. I'll update later with the performance but I suspect this will be a good 6-8 hours of life based on how strong it is 20m out.

I completely changed my mind about this fragrance. It is an excellent citrus leather with an authentic, identifiable saffron note. At first I didn't like it because it was too simplistic and linear. I wore traditional Desire for years and years. But as I have collected other fragrances and worn One Man Show Ruby Edition, this one hits all the right notes for me. Sometimes you have to expand your palette and live with a fragrance for a while. I also think it's a little more complex in Spring, Summer evenings and in Fall. Winter makes it smell simpler.

I can smell sweet citrus with very soft leather. Big blast citrus at the opening. I can smell the saffron? it really pleasant and unique to my nose. I get similarities to polo red extreme but only on the opening. This is long-lasting on my skin and also the price is affordable. Another plus point to this fragrance. Rating: 8/10 Solid Dunhill fragrance.

A woodier & spicer version of the original Dunhill Desire for men that maintains the sweet fruitiness of the original. Overall, a nice above average smell. The bottle, however, is absolutely stunning!

Is a really nice composition with zesty and fizzy opening, that become gourmandy and creamy, is somehow original, but all the notes are noticeably synthetic.

It's oooooookay. I honestly don't think this resembles the original Desire very closely as it's missing that distinct apple opening, floral notes, and vanilla drydown. Instead, we have a bright blood orange opening that very quickly mellows down to a soft, dry, ambry leather. The opening is awesome, but the drydown is not; it doesn't smell "bad" per se, it just isn't interesting at all and seems very flat compared to the citric opening. The whole thing goes from dynamic to boring very, very quickly. Put simply, this fragrance smells just like the $25 you can get it for. File it with the countless other "solid budget fragrances" that are good for a beginner but probably won't hold anyone's attention for long.