Diesel Green Feminine

This was a blind online buy, but as I picked it up for $14, I thought 'what I have I got to lose?'. When I first sprayed it I thought "Oh my God, this is horrendeous". Then I waited a while & sprayed it again. It started to remind me of something, but I couldn't put my finger on exactly WHAT that something was. All of a sudden I started to think of ginger ale/beer and lime and/or Sprite. It was only upon visiting Fragrantica and seeing that the two top notes were indeed ginger & lime that I started to fall in love with this fragrance. I can see how this would definitely not be a fragrance for everyone. Hell, it's not even a fragrance I would have purchased had it not been a blind buy (I prefer patchouli, woody & gourmand type fragrances as a rule) but now that I *have* purchased it, I would repurchase it in a heartbeat. Totally different than anything else I've ever owned - I love it! (I do however agree with others' comments about the bottle.. it is rather ugly, however, that part I can live with.. what annoys me is the spray mechanism just seems faulty and is a general PITA to use - and that's been the case with all 3 bottles I've now used!) EDITED: I now own 4 bottles of this perfume - the last 3 of which I purchased for less than $10 each! The more time passes, the more I love this fragrance.

I think this is a really hidden gem, it's a shame it's discontinued. I have a fondness for bottles that resemble things other than perfume bottles, so was automatically attracted to this one. The bottle also actually looks a lot nicer in real life than in pictures. I mainly pick up on the lime, ginger and cinnamon in this, all of which I adore in general but the way they work together here is really nice. I also love the amber, musk and vanilla in the base, most of my favourite scents seem to have a mixture of these in the base, so that's unsurprising. To my nose, the rest of this is just a really nice smelling mixture, it's very syrupy. It's quite sweet but has a spicy undertone. The longevity is decent for an edt. I often experience fragrance disappearing really quickly on me, but this isn't too bad. I found there's the perfect level of sillage with this one as I'm usually able to smell this on myself which I really appreciate but I didn't feel like it was anything overpowering where it might bother people around you.

This is such a unique scent. It's lime and ginger with a heavy dose of cloves and cinnamon. I'd say this would appeal more to those that like spices, rather than those that like citruses - as it's not a typical citrus freshie. In fact, if this were in a darker bottle and named 'Diesel - Spice', no one would blink an eye. The scent is quite strong to begin with, but does develop over time when the cloves come in. The cloves do tend to dominate, as they have such a loud, aniseed note that shouts above all the other notes. I would call this unisex, there's nothing about it that screams feminine to me. I tried the masculine scent out of curiosity but hated it - it was very basic and didn't have the complexity of the feminine version. Overall, if you can get your hands on this I'd say it's worth sampling. It's discontinued now so its value has shot up on ebay and other markets.

My daughter gave this to me as she bought it blind based on online reviews but it turned out to be too spicy for her. I tucked it into my drawer without smelling it - that bottle is hideous & just awkward to use. It wasn't until we were purging a few items that I finally tried it....& I LOVE it! It's gloriously spicy & smells almost like cloves & lemonade to start. But on the dry down, it develops beautiful rose & sandalwood notes. This won't be for everyone but if you like gutsy 80s-esque spices, this might be one to try. A little goes a long way, though...which is fine because that stupid bottle makes it difficult to get anything out.

What a nice surprise, this perfume! Smells like a medicine only at the beginning. When you give it time to settle, it will develope, most beautifully in my case. It was like opening boxes with presents, hidden in one another, every single one more beautiful than the previous one. This fragrance is rich and intriguing, like forest after the hot, summer rain. I could smell both fresh leaves- and wet black dirt :) I got almost all the stages, from ginger&lime, through cinammon, down to delicate amber that stays close to your skin for hours. To me it's like Lalique's Perles, but summer, sunny edition :)