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.

This is first neroli and then turns to resinous/balsamic. Simple and enjoyable! But this on my hand only. On shirt it was quickly gone and strong neroli does not smell good on shirt.

Dilmon. it is (as Lorenzo Described) inspired by the Babylon empire which resides in Iraq before centuries. he said they were eating something that is not orange, not lemon, but a fruit that no one knows what it was, sweet yet tingly. so this smell describes that fruit. Lorenzo applied this perfume on my wrist then i left to meet my friends. when i got into their place while in hallway i smelled something soooo beautiful in away that i was urge to ask them what it was. they didn't even know, i just let it go and sat in their living room, but man i still can smell this marvelous yet powerful flowery perfume, then i found out that it was Dilmun after it dried down. with no thinking i went back ASA i could to buy it from him. it is a very pleasant perfume to me. it has cumin in it, and definitely either rose water or flower water, the one that Arabs uses in one of their sweets (mahalabiya محلبية ) it is flowery and unique.

Dilmun is a white floral with a great and powerful game of notes of orange blossom surrounded by citrus and petit grain. It is in the background and smoother agreement neroli with green notes that rounds the nice entrance, being this brief but intense and beautiful. During the middle notes, Dilmun passes almost on tiptoe and feel just a little bay leaves and opopanax, here the fragrance and is attached to skin with almost no wake, immediately afterwards, everything is transformed into a dried sweet vanilla for I smell it must stick your nose too close to the skin. It is very much in line Mademoiselle Piguet, but Piguet is of higher quality than this. After a brilliant and wonderful game, Dilmun becomes inconsequential and boring. The qualities of Dilmun are medium-high type. I do not know why? but in terms of quality I associate a lot with Etro fragrance line. Rating: 5

"Dilmun" was very close to perfection, I love white flowers, so I enjoyed wearing my sample from the first sniff - rich, fresh orange blossom with just the right amount of sugary sweetness. In the heart part it got slightly green and leafy and had a good amount of citrus zest making this a wonderful spring time perfume. It lasted around 7 hours and had a nice silage filling the room around me. My SO loved it on me and so did I, but somehow when it came the time to think of a commitment of a full bottle I started to hesitate - I think that "Dilmun" for me lacks something, maybe I hoped for more flowers, maybe I needed a bit more power. I really don't know. "Dilmun" was like a young lover, we had good times, but I could not commit to a "full deal".

I've been on an orange blossom kick in 2011 and was happy to get my hands on this one. Dilmun is a very pretty scent that starts out with a lovely, true orange blossom. The fragrance has just a hint of sweetness that persists through each stage. It lasts all day long, with moderate sillage, and becomes a spicy floriental as it dries down. It feels a bit out of place for the cool fall and winter weather, but I have been wearing it anyway. It's a good, inoffensive scent for the office or daytime use. My husband also tried this and was surprised to see it is marketed as unisex. He agreed it smells nice but found it very flowery and soft--too pretty for him to wear. As always, your mileage may vary. :-)

This is a push as far as being wearable by a man as the jasmine note is fairly prominent. Perhaps it's just my skin though as it seems to amplify this flower. I don't pick up many green notes or citrus on opening, but there are elements there that diffuse the jasmine somewhat. A really fresh balance without being at all cloying. Incense definitely makes an appearance as the fragrance warms on my body. Deliciously clean and very alluring. The orange blossom becomes more obvious as the jasmine starts to fade. In combination with the balsam, sandalwood and vanilla, a velvety sensation makes way, all the while remaining liquidly luscious for hours.

This is very much a vanilla perfume, bordering on gourmand. The citrus notes provide a wonderful opening, but after that vanilla takes over. It has the feeling of a Guerlain vanilla-centric perfume. Or something like Vangelis (this came later). There is also a slightly indolic Neroli, and the Opoponax gives it an ambery touch. Quality is exceptional, and performance on me on the strong side. From the official website: 'A sunny, radiant fragrance where notes of Neroli and Orange blossoms develop against a background of Opoponax and Incense, aromatic woods and Vanilla, with green undertones of Laurel leaves.'

Really nice & Guerlain-like. Opens green neroli but quickly settles more resinous and balsamic and could be a light, summery, neroli version of Shalimar/Eau de Shalimar (2008). The natural green-floral top notes and a hint of citruses on an amber base with soft musk and vanilla is a pleasant, well done combination and nothing smells synthetic. I don't find it very sweet or vanilla centered. Moderate sillage/longevity.

I mainly get citruses, which fade away quickly, then it's a fight between neroli and a fresh rose. At first, the rose wins, but after one hour, it backs and it's the neroli I get the most, mixed with a hint apoponax; nothing sickening sweet, it's very minimal. For me, the dry down smells like a better, more unisex version of 4711 AdC. Lasts OK, but projection is below average. Timeless, tasteful, romantic.

This fragrance is orange blossom heaven! On first sniff, it has green, somewhat sharp unisex contours, but on skin contact, it immediately bursts into an indolic, sexual feminine scent- It reminds me quite a bit of Serge Lutens Fleurs d'Oranger- perhaps a tad less potent, but still has a definite presence that stayed with me for a good part of the day-

Villoresi is making good stuff. Another pretty impressive one. I LOVE this one and most of his CREATIONS. This is fresh, little powedery, little sweet, floral, and is calming and comforting scent at the same time. Villoresi is an aromatherapy guy! Well done! 8,5/10

this one doesn't last on me at all. Sad because it is so reminiscent of 4711, best parts of it actually. Won't be being a bottle due to performance/skin issues. Still nice scent to try out

Scent: 6/10 Quality: 9/10 Originality: 6/10 Sillage: 7/10 Projection: 7/10 Longevity: 7/10 Price VS Size: 6/10

A cold floral-herbal scent with depth.

A burst of neroli and stalks and stems. It's very citrusy and green and fresh, but there is an underlying vintage candy smell.. like Smarties or Pez. Having experienced other more enchanting neroli and/or citrus fragrances, this one is a pass for me.

This one is not for me. I found similarities to Guerlain Terracota, which I also dislike. It's strong on the white florals, they are kind of creamy, almost oily in a way. It's a heavy perfume, I don't get any citrus at all, just the heavy florals.

Dilum isn't well known enough and it really should be famous. This is an alert for orange blossom lovers. If you haven't tried Dilmun, you must. I have just about all the orange blossom scents and this one hits the right points to make it's way into your collection. Dilmun is prominently orange blossom, but it's also a white floral blend, with heavy green emphasis and a touch of candy sweet. If you have found other orange blossom or neroli scents just too citrusy and not floral enough, then this is the one. I would put this in the same category as Serge Lutens Fleur d'Oranger and Houbigant Oranger en Fleurs - it's a orange blossom/jasmine blend, but Dilmun is more prominently green and refreshing than the SL and the Houbigant, but it also has a candy sweet note that rounds it out from being too green. Also a faint touch of incense, very faint. The fragrance that seems to have copied this one, which gets so much unfortunate praise, is L'Artisan Seville a l'Aube. The Seville is entirely gross on me, it's all cotton candy teenager sweet and the orange blossom is so drowned by the over-done sweet. There are times when I smell this exact same sweetness in Dilmun bit it's never over-indulged and it stays on a more greenish & citrus path. Dilmun is much better than the L'Aristan Seville. Dilmun is beautiful. UPDATE: I take back everything negative I wrote about Seville a l’Aube above. I was so wrong. I love Seville now & have back-ups.

Dilmun Lorenzo Villoresi for women and men عطر ديلمون من لورينسو فلورزي للرجال والنساء نعم هذه المرة العطر فعلا للرجال والنساء وإن كان يميل بشكل بسيط للإستخدام الرجالي ولكن هذا ربما يرجع لكون الرجال قد يفضلون مثل هذا النوع من العطور الصيفية المنعشة افتتاحية العطر هي تناغم بين الأزهار والحمضيات وقد حسمها لورينسو لصالح الأزهار والحمضيات معا :) حينما كثف من وجود زهرة البرتقال ومع القلب دفع الماكر لورينسو بالبخور وبلسم الراتبنج ليدخل بعض الدفء للعطر ولكن بشكل خافت فهو لا يريد أن يتحول العطر للإغراق في الشرقية ويبتعد عن الأجواء الزهرية المنعشة فدفع بنوتة خضراء أوراق الغار وأوراق البرتقال وزهرته أيضا فالعطر لا أراه شرقيا كما هو مصنف ولكني أراه نموذجا مثاليا للعطور الشرقية الزهرية وهذا ما تؤكده القاعدة لهذا العطر والتي تضمنت الأزهار والحمضيات وأخشاب الصندل والأرز والراتنج والفانيليا العطر صيفي بامتياز منعش جميل يشعرك بوجودك وقت العصاري وسط بستان كبير للموالح والبرتقال وأنت تجلس وسطه تحت مظلة من القماش المبهج الألوان على منضدة من الأخشاب العطرية الشرقية وفوقها مجموعة رائعة من الأزهار ياله من احساس رائع لا أعتقد أن هناك من يرفضه خاصة حلال فصل الصيف شديد الحرارة العطر يتمتع بثبات وفوحان جيدان

Significantly better than the highly praised Seville l’aube. Tried Hiram Green - Tryst and this one is much better as well. These three are really quite similar orange blossom neroli fragrances, and this one is the clear winner. I would consider this a strict upgrade to Seville l’aube. Seville’s drydown is quite weak, this Villoresi’s drydown is quite exceptional. Tryst is a bit different of a scent, but I think it has way too much neroli. Dilmun is a orange blossom/ neroli/petitgrain frag with a very rich, slightly ambered vanilla finish. Emphasis on the neroli. Opens bright and a bit tart, but always sweet. Too sweet, almost veers into cotton candy-esque quality at times. If this wasn’t so sweet, it would be a 10. A bit too sweet for me. Because of the heavy sweetness, I would think this to be a feminine leaning fragrance. I do get the 4711 comparison, but I think the drydown differentiates it from 4711 cologne. From all the orange blossoms or neroli frags I’ve tried, which are quite numerous, this is one of the best, if you don’t mind wearing something really sweet.

Orange blossom!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Those were the first words out of my mouth upon applying Lorenzo Villoresi Dilmun. I knew nothing about the perfume and was even somewhat expecting some sort of oriental composition, given the name. The orange blossom is initially rather sweet, but the presentation is much more complex than most sweet orange blossom perfumes and swiftly begins to transform, with the sweetness subsiding and some natural-smelling resins becoming stronger, along with neroli, which eventually becomes just as dominant as the orange blossom scent. There seems to be some iso-E-super or reasonable facsimile in here, as I experience a bit of sinus-clearing effect as well. All in all, this is a likeable orange blossom/neroli perfume. I do consider it to be more of a floral than an oriental composition, and love of orange blossom is an absolute prerequisite to wearing Dilmun, which strikes me as more feminine than masculine.

The first sniff seems an orange blossom in the bottle! But attention, this sensation last half an hour afterword you will find you in the cloud of beautiful white flowers with fresh green backround. I think it’s a petitgrain and neroli. ... That’s not all yet – after 2-3 ours the freshness vanishes and leaves his place to sensual jasmine veil. This perfume is very long lasting – even after 7-8 hours I smelt it – the sweet vanilla - bensoin trydown. It’s a beautiful perfume for floral lovers – inoffensive, delicate and clean. It’s not one of my favorite perfumes but it’s really well done!

Dilmun starts off harsh, in my opinion, maybe from the citruses in the beginning, but that burns off almost immediately. What's left is the softest, silkiest orange blossom and neroli I have ever encountered. It's quite a surprise that something so screechy in the beginning can melt into something so light. There is a stage where it's slightly soapy and herbal, but I rather like it. It's not a big scent, except for the beginning stage, but stays quite close to the skin.

This is the other scent which brings me back memories of childhood in my hometown, altogether with Serge Lutens Fleurs de Citronnier. It is fresh, fresh, fresh! Like an Eau de Cologne of these which are sold in huge cristal bottles. I get a lot of mild sweet orange flower, which makes me think of sunny and bright mornings in springtime. I don't know how but Lorenzo Villoresi has managed to make me go back in time two times with Dilmun and Teint de Neige.

I’ve bought a bunch of this brand’s perfumes, and the thing that I’m learning is you have to have patience with their DNA. I’m surprised that nobody said that this smells like Tom Ford Neroli Portofino. The other thing is the complexity of this house— you have to play with the scents and be patient. If anybody gets a chance to visit them in Venice, it’s a must see.

I very rarely use certain types of words in my reviews but when I smelled Dilmun for the first time on my skin I immediately thought: "Oh God if it sucks! It sucks, there's nothing to do. Neroli, orange blossoms and other heavy white flowers on a messy vanilla base with green undertones on top. MEH One of the worst Villoresi I've ever experienced. Rating: 3/10

Not in love with this one. First spray has something very sharp smelling on my skin. I almost washed it off. After an hour, it has finally settled down to a soft orangy citrus smell, but have to put my nose on my wrist to get a whiff. This one is ok, happy to swap if anyone is interested. 3.4oz sprayed 1x.

It is one of the best White-Floral-Citrus fragrance that I smelled and this fix Opoponax ,Elemi and Incense in this cologne. I love Balsamic notes. A masterpiece for summer. 8.5/10

Orange blossom and leather with citrus. One year later: Now I smell orange blossom with oak moss. Reminds le of Musgo Real with some orange blossom.

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