Orange Smoke

This beautifully bottled Dries van Noten range of fragrances is certainly eye catching, but it’s the two more modestly priced (though still not cheap), eaux de toilettes - of which this is one - that impress me the most. Soft and clean, with much more neroli than smoke, it’s a lovely, summery, easy-to-wear fragrance that’s unisex and highly versatile. Although quite pricey (currently £150 at Selfridges, who have it exclusively in the UK), the bottles are a huge 200ml and on me the fragrance lingers for a good 4-6 hours, which is better than many of my eaux de parfums. And the bottle is stunning - a heavy-based ombré glass creation that blends seamlessly, sunset-like, from pink to yellow. I was excited about the new DvN eau de parfum range when I first saw pictures of the bottles, and they’re so striking-looking that they do overshadow the eaux de toilettes a bit, but having tried them all, I think this one and Sur Ma Peau, the other eau de toilette, are the real standouts in the range.

Undoubted orange and neroli right away. But not in an overly sweet way. Almost bitter really with green leaves and something subtly smoky. All of this swirls around with a touch of white floral, musk, and warmth. I like white florals just fine but there are so very many that most kind of blend together. This stands out with an earthy and mild smoky feeling, more smoke than incense, and I'm loving it .

It’s starts out as a sharp, somewhat bitter neroli. That sharpness stays for about 10 minutes and turns into a softer, bright neroli and orange blossom fragrance. The incense in this is very subtle and helps to ground it. I am an orange blossom nut, so I’m really tempted to purchase a full bottle. It’s a beautiful, fresh neroli and orange blossom fragrance that is uplifting.

A Slightly medicinal orange blossom. A load of neroli and orange blossom backed up by some resinous and smokey notes. The opening really does smell like the hotel lobby in a warm place, like miami or mexico. Slightly feminine but a guy could wear this. Better then neroli portofino in terms of price and i think in terms of scent its better as well, so I recommend.

Nice scent with great dry down and decent projection and below average longevity (but i could try this again ij warmer weather), but at the price its not full bottle worthy and not the first choice amongst the other Dries perfumes. No brainer purchase if priced right though.