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Dylan Blue
Fig leaf is the material that makes the Versace Dylan Blue Eau de Toilette Gift Set worth a sniff, and it is not a common choice in a men's release.
It is green and sappy at once, more the smell of the broken stem than of the fruit, and it gives the opening a cool shadow that bergamot and grapefruit then brighten. The grapefruit is the bitter one, the bergamot the cleaner, and between the three of them the first few minutes are sharp without being sour.
The middle is where the fragrance gets its character. Violet leaf is green and faintly metallic, papyrus is dry in a reed and paper sort of way, black pepper prickles, patchouli arrives early and earthy, and ambroxan runs through all of it with that clean mineral quality that makes a modern scent feel polished and slightly salty. Lower down it turns soft and serious. Tonka bean is powdery and gently sweet, like the inside of an old biscuit tin, musk smooths the whole thing against skin, saffron adds a dry bitter thread, and frankincense brings a cool resinous lift. Twelve materials, and all of them audible at some point.
An eau de toilette keeps it bright and manageable, so it works through a working day and holds up at dinner afterwards, sitting close rather than filling a room. Alberto Morillas composed it, and the balance between a green top and a quiet base is the skill in the thing. Expect a full working day from it, the green top gone long before lunch and the base still legible that evening. Boxed as a gift set, it is a safe present for a man who likes modern, sharp fragrance and has no patience for anything sweet.
Gianni Versace founded the house in 1978 and it has always worked out of Milan. Donatella Versace has stood at its head since her brother died, and clothing, interiors, hotels and perfume all sit under the name.
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