Diesel
Diesel
118 votes
A unique visual signature based on accords, character, and seasonality
Blackcurrant bud and bitter orange clash immediately, creating a tart snap that the pineapple attempts to soften into something tropical, whilst lily of the valley whispers powdery florals from the wings. That green-leaf quality dominates here—this is not a soft entry, but rather a confrontational one that announces its presence with genuine peculiarity.
The florals finally gain purchase as magnolia and jasmine bloom through, laced with coconut that transforms them into something creamy and slightly suspect. Red apple and strawberry arrive to deepen this strange alliance, creating a fruity-floral-gourmand tangle that shouldn't work but oddly does—the powdery orris root keeps everything feeling slightly dusty, slightly uncomfortable, rather like smelling someone's vintage cosmetics collection.
Amber and sandalwood establish a warmer, more grounded foundation, whilst vanilla and Virginia cedar add woody comfort, yet the musk and lingering coconut keep the scent from settling into genuine maturity. It becomes increasingly powdery and abstract, fading into something closer to a memory of sweetness than sweetness itself—skin scent territory where you must lean in closely to find it.
Diesel Plus Plus Feminine arrives as a contradictory creature—simultaneously crisp and syrupy, with a character that refuses easy categorisation. The opening blackcurrant bud plays against bitter orange with an almost tart insistence, whilst pineapple softens the edges into something vaguely tropical. There's a leafy, slightly green quality from the blackcurrant leaf that prevents this from becoming purely confectionery, grounding what could be an aggressively sweet composition into something with actual texture and dimensionality.
As the fragrance settles, magnolia and jasmine emerge with that distinctive creamy quality they develop when surrounded by coconut and strawberry—it's neither floral perfection nor gourmand indulgence, but rather an uncomfortable flirtation between the two territories. The red apple and cherry add a jammy, almost pharmaceutical sweetness, while the coconut lends a slightly plasticky sheen to the florals. There's an odd powderiness here, courtesy of orris root and the white florals, that lends something almost cosmetic to the composition.
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3.5/5 (188)