177 Dio* Homme Intense

No. 177 borrows the same aromatic lavender-to-powdery-iris arc that made Dior Homme Intense a modern classic, and the note list on paper is close - lavender up top, iris and ambrette through the heart, cedar and vetiver underneath. What is missing is the original's signature cocoa-like richness and the way its iris feels almost edible; here the iris reads thinner and more soapy, and the cedar-vetiver base arrives quicker and fades sooner, without Dior's slow, resinous build. It still works as an evening scent for cooler months, and the powdery woody character is recognisable at a glance, but anyone who has worn the original will clock the difference in texture within the first ten minutes. Longevity sits well behind Dior Homme Intense's famous staying power, drifting into a faint skin-scent by the evening's end rather than lingering into the next day.