Dilmun

Very fresh, I like the citrusy floral opening. The combination of neroli + bay leaf here is amazing. It is fresh and herbal. A very good twist. Then when the vanilla and petitgrains comes into play, it turns the concoction slightly sweet and soapy. I think it is more of a neroli prominent fragrance because it is green, less sweet and less heady than orange blossom prominent fragrances. Wonderful in the spring and summer day. Clean, fresh neroli scent with the delicious twist from bay leaf and vanilla. A simple scent but is different without trying to be over the top. After 5 hours it goes very light on skin, but last a long time if you are not in a sweaty condition. Projection is nicely about an armlength in the first hour. You have to try fragrances from this house more than one time, and numerous amounts of spray for a full wear to really understand it. I am continuing to be impressed by this house. Lorenzo Villoresi creates the best EDT concentrated perfume imo.

I'm just enchanted. This perfume is the orange blossom of my dreams: green and lively at the beginning, like walking through a Mediterranean grove, and then comforting and angelic, with facets that are creamy, balsamic, and enveloping. That's the very development of the perfume: at first a realistic neroli, later the perfume warms up (probably thanks to the Opoponax) and becomes balsamic, vanillic, and comforting. It's everything I wanted Battito d'ali to be (and it was not): a thing of elevation, transcendence, light/lightness. It does give me a sense of something angelic and heavenly. Performance: it's not a beast, HOWEVER I do not feel cheated. It's an EdT which I keep smelling as the hours pass. I feel that others do not smell it as much (although I did get noticed... once?), but I don't care. It's pure joy and art. Do yourself a favor and try it.

Dilmun deserves to be better known and I'd encourage people to sample it. It opens with a powerful sunny blast of orange flower and neroli but then the jasmine comes through and things head in a white floral direction. Smooth, sweet and narcotic, with a hint of green from the bay leaf that makes it almost smell like honeysuckle. But that's not the end. The magic is what happens next as the resins — opoponax and elemi — emerge and by the 60 minute mark Dilmun comes down an octave and warms through to a very beautiful, enveloping balsamic scent. It might not stand out in a crowded field of white florals but I love the perfect blending and the warm, comforting happiness of this composition on my skin. There aren't many white florals I can pull off but the use of opoponax here transforms Dilmun into something different and special.

Here is a rich creamy orange blossom and incense scent that just doesn't get enough love. I love orange blossom and most of the interpretations of it are on green fresh zesty side or the uber vampy almost grapey orange blossom. Rare is it though that orange blossom gets the creamy white blossom treatment without going into creamsicle territory, but Dilmun delivers the creamy orange blossom that remains orange blossom. Dilmun starts with zest tinged creamy blossoms the tart citrus notes are there but they are not the main players then comes that lovely incense note that remains throughout. As it gets to its base the vanilla and musk come out to enhance the creamy orange blossom note. It blooms in the heat creating a creamy cool quality. Lovely stuff that should get more love, a must for orange blossom lovers.

I really like this. A wonderful fresh green opening full of citrus and then the floral notes and opoponax come in. I don’t get a rose note though. I think it’s very underrated and I’m always interested in fragrances from this house. I wish it came in Edp strength but it is on my list to buy. Update - I bought it and I love it. It has a very comforting vanilla note that gives it richness. Highly recommended and longevity is very good too. This means that I now have 3 loves from this house - Dilmun, Teint de Neige and Alamut.