La Collection Couturier Parfumeur Patchouli Imperial

Patchouli ısrarla aradığım yada favorilerim arasında olan bir koku değil. İyi bir kompozisyonda şık durduğunu biliyorum. Ancak baskın ve çıplak olduğu zaman rahatsız edici olabiliyor. Patchouli Imperial ise çıplak değil aksine çok şık bir kıyafete sahip. Sandalwood içerik olarak görünüyor ama patchouli üzerinde şık bir aksesuar gibi duruyor. Diğer notalar ise formal bir kıyafet gibi patchouli nin üzerine oturmuş. Kesinlikle batılı tarzda, ağırbaşlı, bağırığ çağırmayan bir parfüm. "Bayıldım", "harika", "muhteşem" gibi övgülere talip değil. O alanlar için kıyafeti uygun değil ancak güven veren, "buradayım ama etrafıma saygım var" diyen bir koku dağılımına ve güzelliğe sahip. PI ye zaman vermeniz lazım. 2-3 kullanım sonrasında fikir sahibi olamayabilirsiniz. Ancak 1 aylık bir dönemde 7-8 kullanım sonucunda onu tanımak mümkün. Bazı parfümler zamana karşı dirençlidir. Moda ve kültürel değişimlerden fazla etkilenmezler. Karşımızda böyle bir harman var. Eğer Dior satış vb. gibi kaygılarla hareket etmez ise PI uzun yıllar sağlam duruşunu sürdürecektir. İlk yarım saat içinde sundukları muhteşem. Sonra sakinleşerek ilerliyor. Kalıcılık fena değil ama 12 saat gibi garip süreler istemeyin. Gün içinde iki defa kullanabileceğiniz bir parfüm. Sabah saat 10 gibi ve sonrasında saat 16 gibi kullandığınızda kokunun olgunlaşma süreçlerine zarar vermeden keyfini sürebilirsiniz. Gençlerin seveceğini sanmıyorum. 20 li yaşlardaki bir delikanlı için bu koku korku-saygı-ilgi duyduğu bir orta yaşlı adamı hatırlatacaktır. Çünkü PI nin "eğlenceli" olmak gibi bir derdi yok. 30 lu yaşlarda olup kendini 40 lı yaşların ortamında bulan, gerçekten 40 ın üstünde olan erkekler için ise çok uygun. Kadınlar da kullanabilir ama onlara önerim "layering" denemeleri. Ben küçük bir deneme yaptım ve sonuç fena olmadı. PI yi 4/1 oranında Acqua di Parma Arancia di Capri ile denedim. Mandalina ve greyfurt kokuyu biraz yumuşatıp biraz feminen hava verdi. Eğer kışın bu denemeyi yapmak istiyorsanız o zaman baskın olmayan bir "gül" ile de deneyebilirsiniz. Ben edenemedim ama böyle bir deneme için Jo Malone Velvet Rose uygun olabilir.

با سلام در ادامه بررسی پرفیوم‌ها بر اساس پچولی یا همون نعناع هندی بعد از بررسی شاهکار جووی یعنی سایکدلیک اینبار به سراغ دیور ایمپریال پچولی که از سری اکسکلوسیو دیور هست اومدم و به کمک یکی از دوستان‌گلم یه نمونه مینیاتوری ۷.۵ میلش رو امروز موفق به تست شدم در ابتدا کار باید عرض کنم که جنس پچولی به کار رفته تو این کار با کار سایکدلیک فرق میکونه یعنی محل کشتشون فرق میکنه و بنابراین همونطور که اساتید مستحظرید رایحه اش هم فرق میکونه بگذریم بریم سر بررسی همین پرفیوم شروعش یه شروع چرک و خشک دودی از نظر من انیمالیک که رایحه کوریندر یا همون گشنیز هم بسیار حس اسپایسی و تندی بهش داده جوری که حس میکنید زیر بینیتون داره میسوزه ولی یه مقداری که بهش فرصت میدین یه مقداری رام و آروم میشه اونوقته که دیگه یکم حالت بخوری و دودی بیشتر پیدا میکنه و یکم‌از حالت تندی به حالت تلخی تغییر فاز میده و کمکم بوی چوب صندل غالب میشه حالا که دیگه مشام شما پر شده از رایحه سنگین چوبی چوب صندل و دیگه داره حوصلتونو سر میبره اکه یکنواخت میشه یه شوک زیبا از سمت روایح سیتروسی کار میوه ای کار که با پرتقال ماندریان سیسیلی ترش شروعش و در ادامه ترنج کالبریانی بهش اضاف میشه و حسابی سر حال میارتتون در کل کار حساب شده و امبلاژ و بالانس شده ایی و در روزهای سرد زمستونی عاشقانی پچولی مثل خودم رو حسابی شاد میکنه پخش بو و ماندگاری در حد خودش عالی و بسیاری خوشبو که فیدبک های خوبی برای شما همراه داره البته مثل سایکدلیک اربده کش نیست ولی خیلی متواضع و خوب و پر قدرت به کارش ادامه میده با تشکر آرین محمدی

One of the most perfect classic patchouli/sandalwood fragrances I have ever encountered. This is a straight up classic patchouli/sandalwood (blended with a few other notes, most notably coriander) and it is done with precision and perfect balance. Truly breathtaking patchouli. This is the patchouli I have been searching for since I first tried Patchouli Patch years ago. This is what I wanted PP to be. This is what I have wanted all patchouli/sandalwood blends to be. It isn't loud but has a beautiful presence. As much as I love Coromandel, I believe I prefer the simple elegance of this one even more as it is more versatile. I don't know, I love me some Coromandel so let me think on it a little longer. This is the most elegant and refined "hippie" fragrance you will find. This is for the hippie who may have matured a bit but refuses to leave that carefree and earthy spirit behind. This would work with a t-shirt and jeans, a flowing dress or a business suit. Perfectly unisex. It isn't too much or too little. It just simply smells phenomenal without being too complicated.

Objective: Aggressive sillage. 12+ hour longevity. Very high quality from the package to the bottle to the fragrance this is exceptional perfume making. Subjective: Patchouli is life. One inhalation and you experience the fresh seedling, the energetic young plant, the mature deep green herb, the drying brown shrub, the leaves cast to dirt, the moist pungent decay and finally the dark rich peat awaiting newly spilled seed. Dior's Patchouli Imperial takes the back the sacred note from the vile heathens and makes a worthy offering to the faithful and their God. This is stunning. It is class. Some may be as good but nothing is better. I don't care what people say about Dior, the French, Franky D., fashion, chemists, or the the fragrance business. This is high art. It's complex, bold, and unlike anything I've ever smelled. Your loved ones won't understand it. Get your own place. This fragrance is why I love perfume. Conclusion: Try before you buy of course but congratulations if you love it. You will have found something truly special.

This smells so regal! I ran across this scent on a man at the mall. and when I asked him to find out what he was wearing, I immediately went to the department store's Dior section. Unfortunately, my country doesn't carry La Collection Privee. i'm madly in love with this masterpiece! The projection I got from the man was at arm's length, which was very good! who needs a room filler like "in your face" anyway? Update: I get the most bizarre unsolicited comments from my friends in school when I wear this frag. they associate it with along the lines of Caveman, Mummy's Tomb, DOM, Closet filled of mothballs etc.. LOL Girls don't like this. but my male friends do It's definitely long lasting. I get more than 8 hours of longevity and even get whiffs after showering! In projection, this is a beast I could say. people walking towards me are able to smell this before they actually get in front of me.

Love, love, love Patchouli Imperial (PI)! What do I get out of this fragrance? Patchouli, Coriander and Sandalwood - that's it! PI is full-flavored, but it is elegant, classy and well-done! To be honest, while patchouli is a great supporting note in many fragrances, I typically don't love perfumes that feature patchouli front-and-center. However, Dior got this one "just right" and it is probably the most underrated La Collection Privée fragrance. Patchouli Imperial is an outstanding blend. I currently own nine (9) La Collection Privée fragrances (Ambre Nuit, Cuir Cannage, Bois D'argent, Leather Oud, Feve Delicieuse, Oud Isphahan, Vetiver, Eau Noire and Patchouli Imperial) and PI is one of my favorites, for sure! Longevity is a solid 8-hours and it projects well (above average) on my skin; spray it on your clothing and the scent will last for days. A must try for patchouli lovers.

My first impression is as follows: an intense spectacular Coriander BOMB!...then about 15-20 minutes the dust finally settles. Then the Patchouli and slowly peak there heads out of the ashes, and begins to develop into something wonderful, the Sandalwood starts slowly making its way out of the rubble, and helps show the different faces of patchouli. There is a slight powdery/aromatic accord in the dry down which makes me prefer to wear it in cooler weather. Patchouli Imperial is linear, But not boring in the least, I also appreciate the sheer quality of the oils which make this fragrance so elegant and refined. The bottle is plain, it has a magnetic cap which centers the CD symbol on top, which adds just a touch of class for me. Value wise this is exceptionally priced for the amount given, and quality of the oils used. 9/10

Very smart, elegant high quality Pachouli fragrance (without the old skool dirty earthy Hippie stereotype). This works well as an office/ corporate smell if you dare to show some current-uptodate sophistication and a bit more daring personality without offending too much. (just a little pushing the envelope, lol) Very linear indeed, well there are only 3 ingredients: Patchouli, Coriander and Sandalwood. I love Sandalwood but it can be sometimes too dominant and prefer it for winter scents (Egoiste, Musc Ravageur, Joop!, etc..) However, here the use of Sandalwood is moderate, just to add depth and a warm, balmy dimension to the green chypre dominance. A very nice modern Patchouli with linear quality projection and development into a softer, warmer, woody dry dowm. One of the Top 5 of this exclusive range.

What can I say? This is amazing ! Patchouli Imperial to me is a smoother fresher sweeter Coromandel , it made me think of Coromandel while wearing it , and made me sad I gave my Coromandel away as I found it slightly too earthy at the time ,,, well this one has all the stuff Coromadel doesn't ,,, it's smooth, soft , ultra refined with a kick of fresh sweet bergamotte and mandarins , a gourgous note of coriander , which is herbal soapy and Devine , super smooth ,not too earthy patchouli paired with ceder and warm soft sandalwood. The sandalwood smooths out the patchouli and makes this such a smooth creation. So well balanced and blended. This one was an instant love for me , if it was easier to get my hands on and a little cheaper it would be mine! I Absolutley love Chritianne1 s review.

Best patchouli I've ever tried. Just bought a little splash bottle and I can't believe I went this long without it in my life. What makes it so good is the emphasis on the smooth resinous side of patchouli and the omission of the sour, skunky, camphor side. In place of the patchouli facets most people complain about, there is instead a subtle, chilled crispness to this as if they created a patchouli/violet leaf Frankenstein monster in the lab. I love it. On fabric it leaves behind a scent that reminds me of the patchouli in Angel and A-men which indicates that this is more of a designer style, abstract patchouli than it is a raw materials focused niche style. I don't think it has much at all in common with Borneo 1834 or Coromandel (those two have alot in common, this is different IMO).

Out of all patchouli fragrance, this juice is king! Patchouli is a earthy/ woodsy note with a balsamic vib making it a well balanced fragrance. Not sweet nor a medical vib, rather an acquired taste for high quality fragrance from Dior. After awhile there's a real attractive appeal and there's a faint smokey aroma that lingers through the day. Longevity and Silage is excellent I have several patchouli fragrance from different brands. I find Dior the closest to what patchouli fragrance should smell like. Not like other brands who use the name patchouli as a way to have you buy something that otherwise wouldn't be considered a patchouli. This is a high quality niche fragrance. 9/10

I go through phases with notes where I have an obsession with a certain note and strive to get all the best fragrances with that note prominent featured so when it comes to patchouli, patchouli imperial is in the top realm of patchouli fragrances along with Serge Lutens Borneo 1834 and Chanel's Coromandel. However, this is very different from both and has this amazing smokey damp-dry contrasting woods effect that is very unique to this fragrance. The fragrance gives off the feeling of a patchouli incense in a wooden house. So glad I have a large bottle of this available since it has been discontinued. I wish Dior would bring back Patchouli Imperial.

I’m not even going to try and be sophisticated with my break down here. This is a dark and earthy scent for the true fragrance fans. I can’t ever see someone coming up to me singing high praise for this but if you want that special something that 99% of the people aren’t wearing, give this a try. The scent seems linear on me but I really think it’s a “neat” smell! I only wish they sold this in the 1.3 oz smaller bottle as that would last me for years. I’m getting a similarity to YSL M7 Oud Absolute, anyone else?

I am a fan of the patchouli note, and this is one of my absolute favorites. The quality is great, and the earthy patchouli is smoothed out by a quality sandalwood note with a touch of realistic spice from the coriander. I also get great performance from this. This is a must try for patchouli fans.

Patchouli fragrance normally make you smell like a dirty hippie, nothing wrong with it, if you are a hippy-dippy love.. But if you aren't and you love patchouli, this is for you! The only classy, elegant, charming that i know

I feel like Dior's exclusive collection can do no wrong . I am not a fan of patchouli but I absolutely love this fragrance. Super high-end. Sultry, woody. Cedar at the tail end. Fresh-Spicy.

A must for patch lovers to try Its a little sweet and little creamy and a little spicy. Great performance long lasting and good projection. BriantheFragranceNewb pretty much nailed it.

Loud and proud patchouli with spice and sandalwood. Perfectly unisex with exceptional performance. It took a few wearings for me to "get" this scent and now that I do I love it.

a very balsamic patchouli with some citrus in the top, not dirty hippie patch but a very lovely wintery scent that reminds me of a deeper Shalimar dosed with patch

very creamy ambery scent that is freshened up by herbal and green peppery notes. Highly wearable. Though unlisted on this site, there's definitely a lot of amber.

Hands down, the BEST patchouli fragrance on the market. I drench myself in it & I usually hate patchouli.

Lovely dry patchouli and stay for hours. Good office scent!

The dry down reminds me of Borneo 1834 by Serge Lutens.

For me 90% like Chanel coromandel eau de parfum

Great, great opening on this one I was drawn in from the very first sniff, strange really as I like patch (I mean who doesn't?) (Ps I am aware some people don't I was being rhetorical.) But I'm not crazy about it and don't often consider fragrances with patchouli in the name. Also, this is my first delve into this collection from Dior and it's off to a good start let me tell you. It has a menthol almost medicinal vibe in the opening and a little fruit not really what I expected but very pleasant. The patchouli becomes really chocolaty in the dry down like cacao & sweet leafy soil mixed with truffles or something? So not sweet gourmand chocolate just that lovely dark thing patch does when it becomes like chocolate. This is a good blend and the whole vibe puts me in mind of Tom Ford Noir or like an uncluttered black orchid...in other words...heavy on the patchouli as you'd expect. My verdict was initially this was my favourite until the amber one I tried dried down and I really how gorgeous it was. So this is no slouch its a good, extremely well made fragrance and the price is pretty reasonable considering the amount of juice you get. Oh...just one minor criticism of this line. Dior have taken a minimalist approach to the packaging on these but in my opinion they look cheap and nasty. The bottles displayed on the Dior counter are bright (crazy juice colours)and easily recognisable but they look to me like cocktail syrups or soda stream flavours or something...not high end perfumes.

Dior's Patchouli Impérial is not for the masses, it is for the connoisseur. It will bring delight to those with an appreciation for nuance and subtle interplay and confusion to those who don't. For the first few hours it's the early morning spring in England. The warm sunlight filters through the tree leaves and you immersed in an ocean of green. You bend down and inhale the evaporating dew which carries the scent of freshly cut stems and sweet earth. Later, the patchouli becomes more evident. It is not the dusty patchouli of the essential oil bottle, it is a light, fresh, green and herbal patchouli -- even borderline medicinal. Finally, the sandalwood declares it presence. This is not the aromatic woody variety, it's the creamy amber type. This fragrance did not fit with my conception of a patchouli and sandalwood blend but I was pleasantly surprised. It is not a heavy scent and not overtly masculine or feminine -- something I am not normally a fan of but in this case it is fine. It can be worn in any scenario you care to be a part of. The quality of the ingredients is very evident as is the traditional Dior philosophy of greatness from simplicity. Dior's Patchouli Impérial easily meets the standard, and level of class, you expect from this fine house.

Strangely enough, I usually can't stand patchouli, but I quite like this one. I only sniffed it from the bottle once, so my experience is based on my impression of the scent on the skin (dabbed, not sprayed) and clothing. Like other reviewers have mentioned, the coriander is prominent here, but I find it to be subtle and mellow rather than harsh and dominant. The overall fragrance mellows on the skin to be warm vanilla with a woody base. Not sweet, but decidedly balsamic with a very subtle animalic kick in the background. I agree with others who found this to be unisex, as it definitely does not strike me as a typical masculine scent. I could see myself wearing this, as a female who usually wants nothing to do with patchouli, and it smells wonderful lingering on my clothes. In fact, it reminds me of what I wanted the drydown of Coco Mademoiselle to smell like on me, but much more subdued and refined. Coriander, sandalwood, amber, and vanilla... and a little hint of patchouli lingering in the least obnoxious way possible... I will always have fond memories of this one.

This a beautiful fragrance for sure, but it doesn't have a patch(pun obviously intended) on Tom Fords Patchouli Absolu in my opinion. Patchouli Imperial starts with an almost hedonistic, syrupy resinous smell that slowly winds down to a more patchouli/earthy orientated smell. If your like me and you like your patchouli dirty and more on the hippy side, then this really isn't that perfume. There are occasional whiffs of that, but this is much more refined. Think of the hippy that grew up and became a Fortune 500 operator. It's certainly a beautiful perfume though, as all of the Dior prive line fragrances are. Scent 8/10...jammy, chewy, refined patchouli Projection 9/10 all the way out to arms length when it's dry, room filling when fresh Fortitude 8/10 lasted on my skin for 12 hours or so Full bottle worthy...although all the Dior perfumes from this line would be a welcome addition to a collection, for me, I would rather spend my money on the Tom Ford where patchouli is concerned

A more harsh, smokey version of Coromandel without any gourmand aspects. Stunning stuff honestly, really gorgeous. It's almost like a drug, one sniff and you want more. As much as Dior Privee's are all about originality and surprising you, this is taking an already existing idea, and fully elevating one aspect of it, perfecting it basically. That's what i really appreciate. After some thinking, i think i prefer this over Coromandel actually. Coromandel has that white chocolate thing going on, while PI patchouli note is much, much more addictive. Another key ingredient that makes PI special is the coriander, which i am a huge fan of. Also, this is the only fragrance where i went to sniff the card like i was an addict or something. So that should say everything.

Wore this last night and was quite impressed. Found it to be rather linear, which was nice. The coriander on top really "classes" the patch up. The sandalwood has a nice sweetness to it. The word 'elegant' kept coming to mind. The patch here is not neutered, but it is balanced by the other notes. Going to wear it again and just might try to track a flacon down... UPDATE: flacon tracked down :-) . i'm generally partial to filthy, dirty, hippie patchoulis, and this is a really classy alternative for when i want patch, but want to be refined. if you love patch, definitely try this out.

This is intense stuff - very loud, very heavy patchouli represented with a very linear breakdown. Personally, I don't find this to be very unisex at all. This is late 80s Joan Collins in a bottle. The dirty, slightly sour drydown is reminiscent of the inside of a handbag. I find it too sweet and sharp, it's heaviness coating the nostrils and mouth like a cosmetic. Light application seems to bring out the coriander and sandalwood - necessary for broadening this fragrance. Spray low on chest and from a good 10 inches.

Hi there. How does one distinguish between the two Patchouli Impérials listed on this site? Mine is a 2nd hand bottle I got off a friend and he didn’t know there’re 2 different PIs either. Anyway, my bottle started of with sweet citrusy opening and all too soon morphed into damp earthy patchouli that stay around for well over seven hrs before I had to bathe. Not bad. To me it’s an okay perfume. Will have to layer it to blend to my liking.

One of those rare Dior exclusives that smell surprisingly common - flat, boring and incomplete on my skin, sour even (coriander). BUT as soon as this hits my husband's skin magic occurs; simply DIVINE perfume reveals itself. Warm, cuddly, with subtle sweetness yet smart and very manly. Very balanced, not too much of anything. Patch perfection. Will surely be my next gift to him ;) Great performances, too.

Slightly earthy, musty patchouli and coriander. It’s hard to not compare PI to Coromandel, which is a cleaner, fluffier patchouli and white chocolate (and still my personal preference), but this is definitely a good patch, the dry down is really nice and well blended, and worth picking up a sample size while they’re available.

On the docks of Marseilles in the time of the last king Louis Philippe there was told the story of the scandalous woman known as Olympe. Her father was the proprietor of a spice shop near the center of town and as a young woman of 15 she often went to the docks with her father to meet the ships arriving from the East. Spice ships laden with every imaginable wonder from the Orient by way of Silk Road and the Red Sea routes to India. The ships were also full of sailors. Olympe was not beautiful but she was tall and of a certain elegant carriage. She had little interest in boys let alone men at an age when her girlfriends were giddy with mere dreams of affairs of the heart. That all changed in an instant one August morning when a ship known as The Marie Thérèse docked at Marseilles. As her father was inspecting a shipment of coriander Olympe idly twirled her parasol made of Mysore sandal wood and Belgian lace and became fascinated by the play of light that threw dancing shadows across her face. Something on deck flashed silver though the tiny holes in the lace parasol and she stopped twirling it. Slowly she tilted the parasol up to peek from under its brim. The silver braid on the epaulet of the right shoulder of the most beautiful captain’s uniform she had ever seen was twinkling in the morning sun. She looked up to the face above it. He was eating a mandarin orange from Sicily and as he bit into it the gold juice exploded in to his right eye. Olympe laughed too loud and the squinting captain turned with an angry grimace to see her. She covered her mouth with a gloved hand but could not stop laughing. That was when he smiled at her as he whipped his chin and tossed the now forgotten and ravaged orange overboard. The cedar gangway swayed as his impressive form sauntered down to the dock. He bowed and took her hand to kiss it. Olympe had just caught up with her girlfriends. The Captain would teach her to surpass them on the road to scandal in ways she could never imagine. She would remember always that that the first time he kissed her he smelled of a refined masculine Indonesian patchouli. After he deserted her, and his bastard baby died there was no reason to stay in Marseilles. Her father wouldn’t have her in the house and tore here heart when he called her a whore. In Paris her luck changed. She went to work for a dress maker Prudence Duvernoy who as it turned out was in the business of turning out courtesans. Olympe had the kind of look that was popular with the aristocratic young men who haunted the Opera and in no time at all she was in demand. She was famous for her charm and dry wit. She was always laughing, never sad and very busy. For a brief time her only rival for business was a young courtesan by the name of Marguerite Gautier. Only late at night when her clients were gone and she was thankfully alone at last and no one could see her would she let down her guard. In the ritual of preparing for bed she would peel a mandarin orange form Sicily and eat it. Then sitting at her vanity with her hair tied up in a hundred cotton bows to tighten the curls she would dab on her wrist, behind her ears and on her décolletage the rarest Indonesian Patchouli bought at a very great and dear price. On occasion as she inhaled the alluring seductive fragrance one tear would slide though the powder on her cheek to her chin and twinkle in the candlelight for a moment before it fell. *************************** From La Collection Privée by Dior comes the stunningly melancholy and hauntingly beautiful Patchouli Imperial. This elegant perfume was created by François Demachy who is the nose behind so many incredible perfumes, Colonia Intensa, Dior Homme, Fan di Fendi, The lion’s share of the Privée line to just scrape the tip top of his the perfume career. This enticing elixir is captivatingly designed to work well on men and women and envelope the wearer in a vale of oriental splendor that shimmers and vibrates with only a few well chosen notes. It opens with the majesty of the great bell at Notre Dame deep and resonating Indonesian Patchouli leaf that dominates the perfume. Smaller simultaneous notes ring in of Sicilian mandarin orange, Calabrian bergamot, Sandalwood, coriander and cedar. Blending together these wonderful notes play off of each other in the most complementary tones. It isn’t in any way symphonic and complicated like some great perfumes are but rather like chamber music for cathedral bells. Patchouli Imperial wears so well and for a considerable time. I have had it on now for ten hours and it is yet to diminish in its blooming tendrils that like a tide move in and out and have been delighting me all day. It has a good projection too at about arms length for the first three to five hours and then moves in to be more personal at about ten inches. Seductively inviting and not your grandparent’s patchouli of the 1960’s at all. There is so much more here in this refined and truly oriental patchouli than you would ever suspect if you only know the old hippie oils of the last century. There is a feeling I get when I wear it that it is as I mentioned, melancholy, not sad but more nostalgically romantic and filled with memories of first love before the world and fate stepped in to wake up the dreamer. FIVE PLATINUM STARS *****

Coriander/Patchouli Bomb That Later Flowers Into Something Beautiful... Fragrantica classifies PI as a men fragrance, but I think it is unisex, and maybe leaning one tick on the feminine scale of unisex (ladies, just wear a little less as the patchouli in PI can be overpowering)--I bought a full bottle based on a first impression I sampled at Dior's, but after wearing it a few times I am convinced it is not fully masculine at all. This is a straight forward, high-quality, strong patchouli fragrance, from the opening all the way to the dry down. It is all about Patchouli, so do run far and very far from this one if you don't like Patchouli. I don't notice different phases or characters of patchouli as PI wears off as people have described it. The Patchouli here is refined and rounded, not as dirty and hippy like as Patchouli can be. To me, PI's scent is very linear. Looking at Fragrantica's list of scents, the sandalwood and the cedar are not apparent to me; if these scents are in PI, then they must be very well blended. I don't get the citrus scents either; if there are any, they must be playing a role of making the patchouli wetter and crispier in the opening. However, the coriander is very pronounced and lingers for a long while. It gives a clean earthy tone to the Patchouli. I don't like the strong and pungent smell of coriander at the start. It isn't until the first half hour passes by that the coriander finally calms down and the beautiful smell of PI comes thru. I do get a very strong, thick, and unrefined honey scent in this fragrance as well. Honey is not listed as a scent in PI and there may as well not be any, but there is a honey-like scent that sweetens PI quite a bit. At the very very very end of PI's dry down(10 hours +), almost when the patchouli seems it will finally disappear from your skin, you smell very close to your skin and in an almost imperceptible way, something semi-sweet, warm and delightful that, for lack of a more trained nose, I would call a very light amber-like wood note...perhaps, is it that touch of sandalwood finally showing up at the end?....beautiful, then it disappears after 1 hour or so, and PI is history. My only big belly ache about this composition is the strong coriander punch at first. I wish I had a little less coriander. NOTE: I find that applying 2 sprays makes the other notes (sandalwood, citrus, etc) more detectable. If you apply 3 or more sprays, the patchouli suffocates the other notes. If you like Patchouli as the central character in a fragrance, PI is for you.

It has been quite a blow to my Autistic mind to absorb the fact that fragrance names are really quite random and arbitrary, cooked up in marketing meetings without any thought for the nature of the perfumes themselves. I mean, I can deal with things that are obviously fanciful even when they verge on the stupid (and I'm looking at you, Fairy Dust by Paris Hilton, and all your ilk). I can even deal, having now had some practice, with names that suggest that they should smell like something concrete, but, one assumes (hopes?), don't (Amish, by DSH, anyone? Phillipine Houseboy by ELd'O? Or how about the frankly ominous Russian Police Clean Hands, by Apple Parfums?). But what I cannot accept, and probably never will, are pefumes that have the name of an ingredient right there in them, and then do not provide any significant impression of that ingredient. The latest offender on my list is Dior's Patchouli Imperial. Dior: guys, this is a fougere, plain and simple. It's not even a particularly impressive fougere. The opening citrus is kind of bitter, and a little minty. I didn't like it, actually. The bit of patchouli, when it comes, is woody instead of earthy, and short-lived. I do actually like the dry down, which is fortunate because it stays with me for a long time-overnight, in fact, though it's nose-to-wrist faint in the morning. And that brings me to a point of interest, something I've noticed about other perfumes but not been able to articulate until smelling this one: Patchouli Imperial smells better in motion than at rest. What does that mean? It means that if you catch a whiff of PI on yourself as you move your arm around, it will smell very different than if you put your nose to your wrist and huff it. Wave your arm in front of your face sometime and see if you don't find the same thing. Perfume on an air current is different than immobile perfume. So where does this leave PI? If I were a spectator in a Roman arena, I would give it one thumb up and one down: up for the nice dry down (I like fougeres on my skin) and one down for the nasty opening. Let the lions amuse themselves with it for a while, but not kill it.

Aaaaaaaah. Where do I start with Patchouli Imperial? I know. Osaka. Japan. Shinsaibashi. Dior Boutique. I visited the Dior boutique with my family (mom, dad & sister) to try the Privee line. I had no idea which one to try and to my surprise, I ended up trying out the whole line but the ones that took my soul were Oud Ispahan and Feve Delicieuse. BUT! I was at the boutique to take home a piece of Japan with me back to my home country. So, I asked my SA Mako (ask for her when u visit the Shinsaibashi boutique!she's extremely knowledgeable of the privee line!) to help me pick out the fragrance that will automatically remind me of Japan. She thought for a while, then presented me a whiff of Patchouli Imperial. "It's Kyoto in a bottle. Incenses, Patchouli, Wood." This fragrance is unbelievable. I dare say, THE BEST PATCHOULI FRAGRANCE THERE IS. High-end. Sophisticated. Unique. Extremely unique. Sillage - 10/10 Longevity - 10/10 PS. It's part of the private collection, hence it a ponytail more expensive than the designer line of fragrances of the house of Dior. With this quality, however, price is out of the question. ;)

I like a good patchouli and I tend to like them neat. This one does exactly what it says on the tin and smacks you with a relatively grungy patch that’s accessorized with spices and suspended over a balsamic, somewhat oily base. What’s clever about Patchouli Impériale is that it maintains some dirty characteristics while still coming off as refined. This is partly due to a sliver of citrus at the opening that ventilates the patchouli to keep it from becoming oppressive. Furthermore, it’s not as uptight and over-dressed as more “grown up” spins on the note; it somehow manages to straddle several different worlds simultaneously which, for a note that’s loaded down with cultural baggage, is nifty. The patchouli itself leans more earthy and herbal as opposed to the way patchouli can go chocolatey or minty, but it also has a nice heady, narcotic quality to it. The negative? The scent’s quite linear and somewhat dull—perhaps even a little characterless due to the amount of boxes it’s trying to tick. But having said that, it’s a simple, solid earthy patchouli with some flexibility as far as to how/where it could be worn.

This is a patchouli fragrance of the highest class. Think Coromandel by Chanel, remove any and every gourmand aspect that the scent had and add some spices and sandalwood and that would be close. This is the scent that made me appreciate sandalwood, which is odd because it's not a main player here. However, it is something that would be very recogniseable if you usually hate it - which I do. There's an odd freshness to it. Or something cold about it that feels like inhaling a breath of air on a cold, slight wet-air morning. It's really beyond enjoyable to me. The corriander seed lends a strange spiciness that one might not expect from a scent like this but really just works. It's almost like a mint. A menthol, or camphoros scent that I can't begin to describe. The citrus and cedar in this are also quite spectacular. I'm a lover of patchouli, so I can't say 'this made me love patchouli' or anything like that, but it may have made me appreciate it more.

My Patchouli collection is anchored by Givenchy Gentleman, VIP Giorgio and Giorgio for Men, Vintage all. Contemporary collection has been Coromandel, Mazzolari Lui and LED IV. Patchouli Imperial ( Small draw) now sits on the shelf with the young ones. At first glance PI seems like a straight up linear, bull's Eye shot at the Patch. Almost rugged, Masculine and Mazzolari like, as it flirts with the "dirty". It is quickly drawn back to the Elegant by whispers of something Melon, Anise and Citrus. Styling is definitely along the lines of Leather Oud and Ambre Nuit. Luxuriously Masculine and Princely! The Feminine Coromandel differs as it hums with a rich buttery Frangipane filling.Luxuriously unisex and Monarchly! The Unisex LED IV is Haylike and Pastoral. Unisex and Romantic! I am likely to need a full draw of the Patchouli Imperial. In my family, I am Consort to a Queen.

Dior Patchouli Imperial definitely flies under the radar in the Privee collection as patchouli certainly isn't a trending note in the designer or niche realm, though its use is so commonplace that it's often simply forgotten in mixes of base notes, rather than being featured in the heart or top. Patchouli Imperial is a strong use of the eponymous note but a judicious use of it in concert with some citrus, coriander, and sandalwood. So it's somewhat smooth, and the herbal aspect of the patchouli isn't so prominent as the dirty side of it., so it's more pleasant than other excursions of patchouli-intense fragrance. As expected, it's a good performer while not being so cloying as Cuir Cannage or Leather Oud. Still, it's not quite smooth enough to be truly enjoyable for me, and remains barely a "like" if at all. For patchouli lovers mostly, I'd say. 6 out of 10

This is a very good patchouli fragrance, green, earthy, natural. It's also warm and refined. I have L'Artisan "Patchouli Patch" by Bertrand Duchaufour, which I think is very similar in quality of patchouli, at less than 1/2 the price. So if you like this or are looking for a great Patch frag, I recommend taking a look at Patchouli Patch. Dior PI is more masculine and it's the best patchouli I have tried. I don't like Patch enough to pay $300, but if your a patchouli lover who is looking for the finest, this may be worth it for you. I also tried Frederic Males Vetiver Extraordinar, this is much nicer than that high end frag. The patchouli here is very lush and green, in a way the vetiver is lush and green in Chanel's Sycomore. Dior PI seems to have some warm balsamic basenotes, yet none listed here in Fragrantica. Rating: 9/10 God bless you. John 3:16.

What I like very much about Patchouli Imperial, is that it manages to cover differents aspects of patchouli in one fragrance. I sense the powdery, the earthy, the dirty, the fresh mentholated and the gourmand aspects of the patchouli. They dont show up at the same time but in diferent moments fighting to get front stage. On topo of that you have the addition of coriander enhancing the animalic qualities (to some it might smell of arm pit) I can see some similarities with oud leather, they both have a woody animalic transperent quality in the oppening, but PI turns more mellow and gourmand in the drydown I suspect bacause of amber and cinamon. I think its a very sophisticated patch, and belongs to my list of favorite patches together with Coromandel, Broneo, Patchouli Intrigant, Coze and Farmacia Anunziata ́s Patchouli.

While I think a 37° celcius day might not be the best time to give this a test drive, once this spends about an hour on the skin, it becomes fairly versatile weather-wise. Chanel & Dior offer their patchouli contestants and, honestly, I don't think there's any comparison that could be made. They're both entirely different. This does eventually head into almost food territory due to the creaminess of the sandalwood, but the opening of this is 100% headshop hippy patchouli and I love it. Once that dies down, the spiciness of the corriander comes out to play and it just feels like a very nice and comforting scent. It projects decently, lasts ages but also just smells great. Maybe not for the hotter days if you're an oversprayer, though. Just one or two soft sprays would be enough for any weather.

Patchouli Impérial is a delcious patchouli. The opening is grand with glorious coriander, and soon there's cedar in a big way. The dry down to an almost unctuous patch was very nice, and occasionally ambling into the realm of gamey funk. Nice, and I am the sort of woman to ignore labels, but this one may actually be better suited to the gentlemen. Still, I'm delighted to have a large decant which merits further exploration. UPDATE - 6 months later - On subsequent wearings, I've decided that the drydown is more masculine in polarity and more suited to man than woman. I'm giving this decant to my boyfriend, and I'll be able to enjoy it on him most thoroughly. On drydown, this fragrance is very woody and smells high-quality to my nose.

I've had an amazing opportunity to buy almost full 250 ml vintage bottle of Patchouli Imperial produced back in 2017. First of all - both pre-reformulated and the new version is the same fragrance. Direct test 2017 vs 2018: They are the same, the only difference is that so called "vintage" juice is slightly darker in appearance. It also seems to be a little more dense and has a little bit more of woody nuances (I don't know - it has to be the sandalwood). The new one on the other hand is slightly brighter in terms of smell and is also a bit more spicy because of more nuanced coriander note. In general if I didn't know the old one the new one is very good. I don't regret I bought the "vintage" but the new version does its job.

This is not a smooth fragrance in the way as Patchouli Absolute by TomFord was composed. Patchouli Imperial is very bold, outstanding masterpiece, made for a real connoisseur. The main difference between often-compared Coromandel from Chanel is the immediate masculinity you get after smelling it. While elegant Coromandel is more polished, glossy and gentle, Patchouli Imperial is more severe, harsh and dry, thus evoking a masculinity. Both Coromandel (Chanel) and Patchouli Imperial (Dior) together with Patchouli Absolute (TomFord) are the most beautiful new era patch fragrances.

This is a warm, resinous patchouli -- very regal and (obviously) expensive. (And yes, for good reason. There's no mistaking the high caliber of ingredients used here.) The coriander adds a distinct sharpness in the first half hour or so, and then the sandalwood kicks in to smooth out the other components. Don't spend this kind of money if you just want a "head shop patchouli," as you'll be throwing your hard earned money down a hole. This is lush, posh, and easily unisex. Monster longevity and sillage alike.

@ckorp8 - yes, there are 2 Patchouli Imperial put into Fragrantica database and the reason for that is quite simple. In 2018 Francois Demachy revamped the whole Dior Prive lineup. Some were officially discontinued, some were reformulated and available to buy at Paris boutique exclusively. Patchouli Imperial, just like Bois d'Argent, Ambre Nuit and several others was tweaked very slightly and is produced currently. I own 2 bottles: 2016/2017 and 2018. I prefer the older one. The new one is quite good.