Deci Dela

I have recieved today a 15ml pure parfum bottle and can now compare it to my edt version. What can i say: EDT version is very sharp, weak and watery, feels like the original fragrance has been dissolved in water and then poured into bottle. That is how it smells like on my skin. The pure parfum concentration is really strong, it has been all day now and i only sprayed once on my arm but still can feel the smell of this fragrance everywhere around. I like pure parfum much more but it won ́t become my favorite fragrance and i will keep it in memory because of the beautiful bottle and it also reminds me of the most beautiful make-up range ever created by any brand yet (remeber those packagings of Nina Ricci old version of lipstics, mascaras, eyshadows and creams? Like a fairy tale!). Back to fragrance: What i get from pure parfum concentration is fruits and berries but with more powder than in other concentrations. It is not as much sharp as EDT but here is powder dominanting when you smell it from the distance and if you smell it on your skin you get berries and fruits!!!! That is the amazing part of this fragrance that like it ́s name it is 2 sided indeed. It is very unusual chypre with yummy note, but sadly not my type of fragrance. This is the kind of perfume that doesn ́t smell good on me, but i like how it smells on others. A friend of mine whom i gave the bottle is liking this very much actually and on her it smells more richer than me, must be the skin chemistry. I also think that this will suit a girl in her 20 ́s, not sure about more mature women but i know few older women who would kill for this one!! I have heard from my neighbour, who ́s all time favorite it was and she used it a lot and owned in every concentration, that the best version of this fragrance was EDP concentration since it was the most balanced of them all. It might also be a matter of chemistry since on her this one smells much better and more yummy than on me. The staying power of this pure parfum version is simply amazing! It has been day 3 today and i still can smell the notes on my arm (i didn ́t take shower those days). And on the clothes it is even more long-lasting, i could detect it on my blouse for the whole week!!! That ́s the biggest plus to this concentration from me!!!

I am a chypre lover because I like (just for myself) the way certain perfumes evolve, getting serious and demanding. With Deci Dela the story changes: I want to wear this chypre, as it is surprisingly bright and carefree. There is nothing too much in here, and nothing is less by the way, everything flows smoothly to unveil a beautiful summery rose chypre, easy to go but not simple, classily oakmossy with just a pinch of patchouly, but never overbearing. On first spray DD gave me hints of Gucci Rush, that airy feeling of brilliant rose hovering lightly in a fluffy cloud. Later on I don't feel the jasmine and sweet pea, but fruity hints of peach and raspberry, mingling together and adding glow to the protagonist rose. The drydown gets warmer throughout the day and I can feel the cypress and patchouly and something else, maybe some sweet resin. I see DD as a perfume for all ages, used mainly during the day at work, being energetic and classy at the same time. I have read that DD is similar to YSL's Yvresse; I can only agree that the amount of raspberry and peach/apricot renders it somewhat fizzy, but while DD is a bright rosey peach, rejuvenating and with a springlike outset, Yvresse is a more retained and skin type kind of peach, and heavier. I have also noticed that during the entire day DD has a good sillage and lasting power and it does resemble Coco Mademoiselle. I like to wear DD during the day and Ungaro's Diva in the evening, as I like Diva's warmth in the morning, as a basis for a new application of Deci Dela. I love this scent, on the one hand because I simply like it, and on the other hand because it is so just fit for any occasion that it seems so many times to be the right choice.

I just bought a miniature of the eau concentrate and oh my gaaawwd!!! I'm in love!! First hit is sweet pea...but like fresh sweet pea, not cloying 'fake' sweetpea. Light, sweet, fruity, garden-fresh sweet pea, rather than heavy and pungent. A little cyclamen in there as well. There is a very high note of juicy fruit, sharp and sweet, right at the top here, but this doesn't last long on me. Then something creamy, woody and nutty,and a deep rich bitterness. Oakmoss and patchouli at this point. A honeyed scent too...maybe lilac? I think I can smell a hint of violet in here as well. This creaminess develops throughout the fragrance into something sweet and comforting, and sleepy. It wears on into something sensual and rich. It's lovely and I'm in love with it! What I like is that it's a sweet fragrance, but not sweet in the way today's sweet scents are. It's not sweet fruity, and it doesn't smell like Bon bons. Something keeps it grown up and sexy, as well as feminine and pretty. It's not sickly, or a sharp, bitter modern 'sparkling' . It lasts so wear on me too - I have a real issue as fragrances disappear on me so easily, but this lasts for hours! I remember this in the nineties but never owned it - I always hoped to get it as a gift and never did. Now that I have discovered it, I wish I'd bought up the entire uk supply back then! I'd wear it every day. If you could get a scent 'tatooed' on, like a picture, I would get this fragrance as I love itso much. I'm so sad it's discontinued.

First of all I must say how sad I am this beauty is discontinued. This is one of my 'beloved treasures', even more special, because it became so rare. I bought this amazing scent at a discount store at the beginning of my perfume journey, for a very decent price. Have I known what a gem this was, I would have bought ten bottles, not one. I remember when I first sniffed it, I was a bit disappointed. Not because I didn't like it, in fact I loved if, but I didn't feel confident enough to wear it. I thought this is a scent I will appreciate more in a few years. And I was right, many years later I can wear it with pride and confidence. According to the notes, this should be an easy going fruity floral scent. Well, in my humble opinion, nothing is further from the truth. This scent is very elegant and it has a classy vibe, it's like a refined white wine, fresh, sparkling, yet warm and delicious. I'm a huge lover of vintage fashion and whenever I want to dress up and feel elegant, this is one of the scents I reach to in order to match the classy vibe. It fits perfectly with a little black dress, a pearl necklace, vintage clip earrings and a red lipstick kind of look. Whenever I wear it, I feel stylish and sophisticated. Not to mention the bottle is one of the prettiest in my collection. If you are a classic scents lover and you come across this beautiful scent, give it a try, you will not regret it!

I owned this since this came out in 1994. It was my signature scent then, inchanging with CD Dolce Vita. When I moved back to NY from LA, I didn’t own it any longer. Than I became a heavy duty collector, and I always wanted this back because I knew I really liked it. So about 4 years ago I started to carve it again and wanted it back so I purchased this from a grey/discount market site. I put it away back of cool dark cabinet and forgot about it. Recently I am really into a chypre fragrance and out it came!!! 😄. So now my review! It doesn’t last as long as it used to, it got hit with the reformulation stick and now it doesn’t last more than 3 hours (you have to over spray). But I love it, it’s a beauty! the rose is one of my favorites in this, mixing with the fruits and resins WOW This is how fragrances used to be made very usual and perfectly put together. this is a classy mature scent, this was the Delina of it’s time!!! I am going to be wearing this a lot for spring. As I mentioned it has to be over sprayed to last and sillage gets close to skin quickly but can project. I have a lot of older fragrances that I wore in my 20’s and 30’s and I will always keep them in my collection, isn't that what a collector usually does? This can be worn anytime of year, it will work. Wedding fragrance, luncheon, and a daytime party. Highly recommended 10/10. STOP the reformulations 😩