Escentual Classic (Christian Dior: Eau Sauvage, Eau de Toilette)

Member Name: thenumnum

Product:	Christian Dior: Eau Sauvage, Eau de Toilette
Date:	12/04/03 (604 review reads)
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Advantages: Fresh Scent, Classic Aura, Stands Out

Disadvantages: Not a modern mix

In a man's lifetime, there are few occassions when he discovers something that he can associate with through his ages. One of those is a particular scent. In this case, we have Dior's Eau Sauvage, a virile and astonishgingly fresh cologne for men, first introduced to me by my Dad who wore it back when I was a child. Created in 1966, it has remained without a doubt, one of the most unique and refined gentleman's colognes around.

Describing its olfactory impact is quite a task. It is at once both strikingly simple and remarkably complex. So lets start with the top notes, the things you smell the moment you open the lid and splash it on. Here we are greeted with a Fresh smell of Lemon and Rosemary. Yes, this is a citrus cologne, but don't go thinking along the lines of a paperthin CK experience just yet. What we have here is a heavyweight of the cologne world. The Top notes of Lemon will last, and last. What this effectively means, is that you will smell this later in the day, but it will be highly refined, not like a Fairy liquid squirt, but more like you've visited a classy Aveda shop.

The cologne then settles down to a nice smooth lemon led aura, with a hint of flowers. This is what makes it so refined, it seems to be a scent designed to use the flowers to keep you feeling fresh and happy.

Over time it settles down to a nice grassy smell, almost like you've walked into a field of flowers with fresh grass, and a strikingly sharp lemon tree. This is one scent that will last from 9am to 5pm without a doubt, never being overpowering or giving you a headache.

So why write a review of an old time cologne, when CK churns out new bottles yearly? Well, its because a new bottle from CK doesn't necessarily mean its a classic scent. What Eau Sauvage has, is a strong reputation built on honest hard work - its a fresh scent that stands aside of the normal citrus crowd. When you are looking to buy a new scent for the
summer afternoons of 2003, pop into a Department store and walk over to the men's cologne stand. Ask to try Dior's Eau Sauvage, and take a fresh look at what it means to be distinguished.

Its not something you're average chap off to the bars would wear. Its time and place to me, are the Summer season, on a chap who's lounging around in the park, or cafe. Alternatively, and this is its true home, its on a Suited businessman who's moving around during Spring/Summer.

Give it a go, not everyone will like it which is normal, but its a definite classy number that will set you aside from the crowd.

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