AMOUAGE Dia Woman Eau de Parfum

If you were to take Amouage Gold Women and significantly turn up the soapy aspect, you would get Amouage Dia Woman. This fragrance smells like an elegant woman immediately after she steps out of a hot shower where she used the finest quality rose French-milled soap. Clean and mature is what you get from Amouage Dia.

I’m finally catching on to the appeal of niche or even going through the process of sniffing a million different fragrances. For me, it is not finding the most unique and original fragrance. Its like being Goldilocks and finding the version of a fragrance that is just right for me.

To give an example, I’m matching Dia up against The Narciso cubes and Elizabeth Taylor Sparkling White Diamonds. They each have somewhat of an old school vibe let’s say late 90s/early 2000s. They all smell clean and womanly. They even all have a misty quality to them like playing in fragrant talcum powder.

ET Sparkling White Diamonds is too loud. Even though it’s soapy, it has this high pitch dated note that my nose can’t handle. It almost smell like laundry fresh clean, but something in it ruins it for me.

All of the Narciso cubes are too bitter. Yes they are soft and powdery, but that bitter quality feels like it is stabbing me in the nose.Even though they are relatively the newest of the bunch, this bitter quality smells dated also.

Dia is just right. It’s soft while being both soapy and powdery. It smells like you bathed in fancy soap and took time to lavishly pamper yourself after you got out of the tub. Yes, this smells mature, but who do you think actually buys the type of soap that smells like this. Since there are no sharp edges with this fragrance, it just smells smooth, clean and feminine.

I’m finding that Amouage can make some fragrances you think smell common but do them better. Then you realize that the fragrance is not that common because you have never smelt that scent profile like that before. Dia’s sister Ciel is the same way.

Oh wow, Dia Femme. You're like classy, classy sunshine in a bottle. Very retro and definitely very aldehyde heavy on the top. Chanel No. 5? Pfft as if. No offense to fans of No. 5 but if Chanel's classic is the queen of the perfume world, Dia Femme would be empress of the effing solar system. They're in such different ballparks it isn't even funny. I don't know what vintage 5 is like but I've smelled the modern incarnation and it doesn't hold a candle to Dia.

That said, it definitely isn't going to be for everyone. Dia Femme smells, more or less, like the worlds must luxurious soap or laundry product. In other words amazing, but the association is going to be impossible to shake for some. If you don't like soapy scents don't bother sniffing Dia, it just isn't going to do it for you.

On the other hand if you can handle that look forward to the most vivid, spring-like bouquet of florals you've ever set your nose to. A spray of Dia is like an explosion of spring flowers painted in the way only our good friend JCE could manage. It's sweet but not sickly, fresh but not ozonic, dense but not muddled, etc. etc. I can't help with identifying individual notes in such a busy composition but if anything I definitely smell peach blossom, orange blossom, and rose with a healthy dose of white musk. Woods become more apparent as time goes on as well. To abuse the over-used expression it's a symphony of a fragrance, many players contributing to one beautiful whole.

Longevity is impressive, lasting a full 8-10 hours with 2 sprays. Highly recommended to those who don't recoil at the thought of a perfume smelling vintage or 'old'.

"SMELL IS A WORD, PERFUME IS LITERATURE ”
Jean-Claude Ellena.

I am fascinated by Amouage creations because each one of them tells a unique story and has a distinctive character. However, they all share the same seal of luxury and exclusivity that characterizes The Maison.

DIA is an aldehydic floral fragrance that dazzles with its beauty and sophistication. It has an air of a classic French perfume but at the same time it is modern, innocent and youthful compared to others from this house. Although it may remind you of the iconic Chanel N5 for its sparkling and soapy output, Día has its own personality that is revealed in its evolution. Its aldehydic notes are of exceptional quality, vibrant and fresh, but also delicate and elegant.

The fragrance begins with a green, fresh and clean accord that captivates from the first moment. Then it becomes sweeter and more floral in the heart, a bouquet of white and pink flowers, which provide sweetness and sensuality. Rose and iris blend harmoniously with fruity and spicy accords, creating a delicate and refined fragrance.

The base is warm and enveloping, in a symphony of perfect and harmonious accords of musk and noble woods. Sandalwood, cedar and guaiac woods; Together with vanilla and amber, and balsamic accords, they provide a creamy and comfortable touch and at the same time also impart depth and elegance to the composition.

Substantivity on my skin reaches 10 hours with moderate to gentle diffusion.

It is not a fragrance for all tastes, but for lovers of aldehydic compositions, at their best!

DIA is a heavenly fragrance, for women with class and style.

He is the perfect complement to Gold, her nocturnal sister. If DIA were the sun,🌞 GOLD would be the moon.🌚

I know for a lot of people this could feel a little dated, and that's probably due to the pronounced aldehyde-rose-musk combo. For me, however, this is gorgeous. I don't care if to some it can smell dated; it's beautiful, clean, and smells like luxurious soap. If I wear it out, I normally put it on about an hour before I leave the house and typically not on clothes, so the only thing that projects is the amazing dry-down.