giovedì 10 luglio 2014

Dior Homme Intense UPDATE 2014.



(please note: this is a review of  "year 2014" batches only.
If you want know what happened during years 2007-2013, read HERE

Since so many friends asked me to investigate about Dior Homme Intense "Year 2014" batches, I had quick calls with a professionally-involved friend. He collected DHI "year-2014- labelled" bottles (actually, a few testers). Then we met inside his perfume shop, and I performed the blind test in the back room, away from the main hall (the classic perfume shop is one of the worst places where to perform tests, indeed).


We had: 
-the reference DHI bottle (the first one produced, year 2007) 
-one bottle dated "2013" ( October )
-three bottles dated "2014" ( January, February, March )
At the end, I brought back home all paper stripes inside plastic envelopes, for longevity tests.

Here are the samples:

The "Golden Standard" (reference bottle)
batch 7H01 = year 2007
(without the word "Vaporisateur/Spray" on the front)


Batch 3X01 = 2013, October.

Batch 4N01 = 2014, January

Batch 4P02 = 2014, February

Batch 4Q01 = 2014, March.


5-samples blind test


Results: good news for you. All "year 2014" batches (January, February and March) appear to be identical to the "year 2013".
I noticed only a slight difference with the "Golden Standard" (year 2007). Probably the "year 2007" bottle is the best one ever, but differences are minimal, in my opinion.
Longevity is very high -as usual- on paper (many, many hours), and I could say "enormous" on clothes (it lasts several days, I sprayed it on a cotton t-shirt, too....)
Sillage/projection is very high. You can smell DHI even 2 meters (six or seven feet) far away. 
In my opinion DHI remains a very solid scent in 2014.
Iris, vanilla, and cocoa are intense -and persistent- in all batches considered. 
There are no traces of the famous/infamous "year 2011-2012 reformulation" that wiped off all cocoa notes.

Conclusion: if you are a Dior Homme Intense "vintage" fan, you can buy any year 2014 batch without any problem. You will not disappointed.

(Disclaimer  I am not involved with Christian Dior perfumes house in any way, and I have no personal interests or affairs in evaluting perfumes)

10 commenti:

  1. Great news, thanks for this.
    So could You do the same thing with BODY KOUROS?

    RispondiElimina
  2. Hi there, amazing blog you have! Two quick questions if you wouldn't mind:

    1) Batch 4U01 is from 2014, right?

    2) Have you tested Dior Homme Intense against the very recently launched Dior Homme Parfum? I swear Dior are trying to make me insane...

    RispondiElimina
  3. How is the 4S01 batch? Would that be a September batch? Thanks

    RispondiElimina
    Risposte
    1. Hi! According the last article published on year 2014 bottles, the 4S01 batch is perfectly fine. 4S01 means "2014, May", not September.
      Regards,
      Laura.

      Elimina
  4. hello i have a bottle wits the code 4x01
    please can you tell me if its the same quality like the others from January, February and March?
    thank you :)

    RispondiElimina
  5. hello. do you have any info about the 4S02 batch?? thanks

    RispondiElimina
    Risposte
    1. Hi, I batch 4Sxx appear to be good. In my opinion all year 2014 batches are similar each other.

      Elimina
  6. Thank you! Can't wait for the 2015 update!!!!! I hope you continue this series forever! It's highly appreciated and useful!
    Cheers! /Mickey

    RispondiElimina
  7. Thank you! Can't wait for the 2015 update!!!!! I hope you continue this series forever! It's highly appreciated and useful!
    Cheers! /Mickey

    RispondiElimina

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