Dagian, from Ruth Mastenbroek was released in 2019. The perfumer behind this creation is Ruth Mastenbroek. It has the top notes of Grapefruit, Lime, Mandarin Orange, and Mint, middle notes of Jasmine and Orange Blossom, and base notes of Amber, Musk, and Sandalwood.
Right so I love Ruth's work and none of it so far lacks depth and layers, Dagian included. However, I don't like it. The opening is fresh, woody but it smells quite a lot like. I get notes of lime, grapefruit and petitgrain/orange blossom but punctuated heavily with green notes and then aquatics. The base is that slimy, melon, spunk, of salty diffuse woods and Calone or such like, marine/aquatic molecule or base. I'm not completely against these sorts of materials and if anyone could get the best out of it, I'd say it would be Ruth but it's a taste thing, some people are really taken with these aromas, I find them nauseating. The fact that the opening of salty, floral citrus greenery is pleasant is enough of a success but an hour or so in and all I can smell is Aquatic AC's. A rare miss in what is an exemplary collection of fragrances.