Cologne Blanche

I love the re-release but I never had the pleasure of sampling the original from 2004 * If you have a partial or decant or full bottle and you want to trade or sell please, DM me. I have a lot of fragrances to trade with.* Review: 7.5 Ml dabber batch 2G01E I did not expect to love this. Opens with a savory, aromatic rosemary and quickly softens to a Clean, herbal, musky, sweet, orange blossom and almond. It’s a pastel blue sky with fluffy clouds. I keep getting whiffs of it each time I move my hand. It’s lovely and reminds me of Guerlian: The same sugar frosted bitter green (Angelique Noire) mixed with smooth, suede like vanilla ( same I pick up in Cuir beluga) I’m not saying Cologne Blanche smells like those two. Just that parts of the composition remind me those two. Perfect as an easy reach and a year round Fragrance for me here in Southern Texas. I tested this indoors. I’ll update to see how it holds up in the heat. Edit Feb. 2024 Purchased a full bottle (40ml) I don’t usually go for these types of fresh/herbal fragrances but this is just so gorgeous! I love the fresh pastel like herbal/lemon opening that blooms into a nutty almond musk with a delicious vanilla dry down! I’m already eyeing purchasing a 250ml bottle. It reminds me of a fresh version of Tonka Imperiale! It has that some marzipan/gourmand almond accord.

A whoosh of orange blossom is what hit me first. It's just so beautiful. Then a smidge of violet is floating around and tinkling my senses. Normally I'm not into vanilla at all, but here it is just a smidge and it gives it somehow a little more depth. Suddenly, there's a rush of thyme that is hitting me. It's a wonderful surprise. It's all sprinkled over with powdery snow. It's one of the times where the name just fits the scent. I'm still puzzled that it's an edp. It lasts as a cologne. I don't mind that at all, it just seems odd to me that it is suppose to be an edp. I remember the old cologne version was much stronger and deeper in character. I miss that. But I'm happy that Francis Kurkdjian bought it back tho. Only wish it was more intense. I dunno if the hefty price tag can justify the scent. I bought mine on a second hand app and got it for a good price. If you do that, definitely worth buying. Wouldn't recommend blind buying.

When I first tried it blind, I expected a traditional cologne with citrus, petigrain, neroli, etc. However was a really nice, smooth, and surprisingly long lasting, white amber fragrance. This does have citruses and herbs on the opening, but to me it's more about the almond, vanilla and tonka. It's not uber fresh but never heavy, and doesn't smell gourmand at all. The orange blossom really contributes to both the smoothness and clean aspect, while preventing it from becoming savory. I think this can be worn in any weather or situation except night out or formal. Eventually I'll find a fair price on either a 40ml or something smaller to add to my collection. I'd use this situationally, whenever the mood strikes me to wear a different kind of cologne. -------------------‐--------------------------‐---------- Scent 82/100 Performance 75/100

Dior Cologne Blanche (2004) - powdery almonds - Oh how I dreamt this day would come. I wished #franciskurkdijan would come back to Dior to recreate this perfume I fell in love more than 10 years ago. Of course, that came true with this cologne’s relaunch. The best way to describe the perfume is through visuals. Crystals filled with light and dusted by a faint white powder - creating different forms of light and shadow. Unlike almond perfumes that are gourmand and sweet, this focuses in creating a fresh powdery almond accord. Citruses and aromatics give freshness - zesty, piney and camphor. White musks and coumarin give depth and radiance. Mr. Kurkdijan has always been known to perfect the craft in mixing musks, this one, much better than his Mfk range. A wonderful re-addition to the Dior exclusive line

Scent takes some time to jive with. I’ve had it for 6 mos.- a year now, and I put it on today and fell in love. This style of fragrance is one of my favorites so there’s that but, I really think it’s an exceptional example. The almond is bitter to my nose, or simply obfuscated by a clear but comfortably herbaceous tone from the rosemary. I absolutely love the opening. Then, in the mid you get, of course, the orange blossom which presents as a balance of sharp and lightly sweet qualities. Different than the sometimes saccharine sweet designer use of the note. And in the base, again, a mildly sweet tonka/coumarin. An all seasons wear for me, in the grandest sense of the phrase. More of a day fragrance, with great class and office wear appeal.