I was extremely excited by the note breakdown on this one, tropical fruit, spice, amber, florals and I think Loewe know what they're doing on the whole. Attractive packaging and an very attractive girl in the shop too (she was impressed that I knew of Loewe in the first place!) This made for a 'must have' combination of factors. However, when I tried it along side the platinum I found it to be a nice scent but not half as interesting...maybe if I give it more of a chance (which I'm prepared to do) it will shine in the future. Still great though and I urge anyone to shun high street names like Armani, Calvin Klein, and Hugo Boss in favour of this stuff.

Musk based, melon and mandarin with amber & suede too!?!? Great notes...sounds like my wet dream! Unfortunately the only thing that makes this one stand out is the peculiar and overly massive bottle. Cheap and no real substance to this one, I found the fruity opening harsh and then nothing after that really. I can understand the mention of Kenneth Cole Reaction and CK Escape but in my view they are both much better than this effort. Cheap though.

I think to an extent you know what you're going to get with Dior...and that's quality! Not my favourite in the Homme collection but if you want a really lovely smelling citrus & musk fragrance, you can't go wrong with this. The bergamot, grapefruit blossom combination is really nice, and much more pleasant to my nose than the lemon & ginger of Homme sport but somehow not as challenging. I still think it's great and the bottle is very attractive too with the frosted sides.

Woah!!! What about this one hey? I ABSOLUTEly love it!!! Why have I not had regular Fahrenheit for a few years now? I don't know ??? is the answer... Come back all is forgiven...I adore you!!! Absolute is much more sumptuous and darker than the original with oud and incense and in actual fact you get that a lot of that in the top of the fragrance, you have to rummage a little for the violet familiarity of Fahrenheit but it comes through. When it dries down a little it gives you all the goodness of the original with a new found deepness smokiness and a quality of resin. It's genius and I love the way it says on the box which changes have been implicated something you don't get with most flankers. In fact most flankers change up the notes completely but Dior have made sure all of them contain the original elements that make Fahrenheit a timeless classic. This is awesome and I love it if I hadn't made myself clear.

My second Beckham outing and as I suspected from the note breakdown...no new experience to be had here. Clean fresh zing of citrus which I actually found too harsh but that might just be my nose at the moment as I find many openings don't appeal. When it settles a little it's a nice fresh scent with good value for money. Worth a go but it's not going to enchant anyone.

A musky fragrance with definite metallic notes which are maybe referenced by the checker plate design on the stopper and bottom of the bottle....or I'm reading too much into it? Lacking in originality but a good scent and I picked it up at rock bottom price so it was a worthwhile purchase as I will wear it regularly I reckon.

What's clever about Dior and in particular The Homme line are the accords created by the mixture of notes to create a similar vibe and continuity throughout. For example the original Dior Homme has a mustiness which comes from the floral notes constantly fighting (in a good way) with the warm ambery, leathery, earthy heart. This one for me has the same thing but in a totally different citrus fragrance it's the sharp lemon and grapefruit in the top which is spiced with ginger and for me creates the same effect. Anyway...when it dries down this fragrance remains nice and fresh, as the ginger note (which I normally not overly keen on) mellows but is still present. I can see why people think it's over rated because there's lots of fresh citrus scents out there but few have the pedigree of this one in my opinion. It doesn't compare to Homme or Intense for legendary status and I don't know the cologne version well enough to compare with this other than it is a little softer. The verdict is...Dior fragrances are really well conceived and you can expect quality from their flankers.

Obviously I love this masterpiece, it's held in such high regard by many people but I've always opted for Dior Homme and I've never owned this version despite knowing truly how good it is. I think now I need a little more intensity, so I will have to get this at some point.

Quite an enjoyable fragrance once it's mellowed a bit. I like the fact that although the vanilla is there it's not too prominent to the point where it's a wash out and the spice of cinnamon and cardamom I like. Not great but best one of this collection I've tried so far.

This is a massive scent! Extremely loud and intrusive I'm not a fan but I appreciate it for being bold and it does stand out from the crowd. I just think it's a little clumsy and harsh in its composition.