Dia pour Femme Amouage for women

I rec'd my sample of this unique juice from luckyscent and was so aroused that I ordered a batch from amazon.com. I felt so flirty and wonder why would there be one single negative comment on this one? This is a great creation. I love this fragrance. The dry down is even so wow factor. I'm gonna get my husband the man's version of dia and hope for the best because I have not tested that on his skin yet. But there is no doubt that it will smell even more sexier. Good Job Amouage! I'm now a follower of your line. Its so much better than the Western fragrances.

Amouage Dia for woman, I love. I like orientals and floral orientals, so Dia is to my personal taste. It has a richness I cannot define, maybe there is frankincense in there. Lasts long. I could wear this day, night, any season.

Gorgeous. I love aldehydes and soapy fragrances when done well. This is done well. Rich and full. Elegant and feminine.

It smells like luxury soap. Too aldehyde. Soap, soap and soap. Not interesting for me and not worth the price!!

i cant see why this is compared to chanel no.5, its totaly different scent, this one is likable at first, and its floral and sweet and yeah fresh, but not like no.5 that it bites for the nose and makes you adjust to it...this one goes smoothly...its soo fresh, its soo floral . i tried parfum , and it is so strong it last for 8 hours without stopping! you sense it all the time, i tried jubilation but that one is much less vibrant, it smells sophisticated nice but not fresh, this one is so much Ellena's style but with expencive ingredients . i did feel like i am smelling like i have been washed in nice detergent first 1-2 hours..but later that feel is gone and its only flowers and freshness and very sophisticated scent! because everything is blended so nicely together you can not pick out anything as dominant except that freshness.... i dont know what aldehyds really are, but i feel it like they are a kind of amplifyers of ingredients in a parfume?. so this is the first aldehidic scent that i am delighted with!! i would never buy chanel no 5 ,nor this fere by ferre
its 100% woman floral scent :) that is expencive and really smells like that

Even tho this is supposed to be Gold "lite" in some opinions, I find it much larger and louder in a wonderful way. Huge dose of aldehydes carry the scent initially (I love it). Then beautiful honeyed flowers. I can't break each one out individually, but it is heartbreakingly lovely. Yes it is "perfumey", yes, I would say it is not for 20somethings, but it is stunning! It smells expensive (it should!) and unabashedly womanly. On me, this lasts a long, long time and I can smell the far drydown on my wrists the next morning, very soft and animalic (musky civet) Worthy every penny. Marvelous (and better) sillage than Gold. It is lighter but projects more and lasts longer on me than Gold. Wish now I'd bought the 100 ml of this instead of Gold, but not sorry to have either.

Luxury, soft, sensual scent.Perfect daywear, very vibrant, youthful perfume.On me it's not as loud but the sillage is pretty good. The feeling it's gives me a feeling of purity after a nice luxury bath.If possible I'd like a small decant in my collection.:)



Update: After few hours of application it's turned on me a bit masculine. I dare to say maybe it's works excellent on mens as well.:)

Soft, sensual and strong. I like this a lot! First it smells very strong, but after 10 minutes it becomes very sensual. It stays on for a long time, but you pay for that. Beautiful rich smell. A little sweet, feminine and warm. Very good classy daywear.
Love it!
Recommended for: For me, it's not a season perfume but that's my opinion. I use it a lot.
Lasts on my skin: 6 hours.
9.5/10

I wasn't sure whether I'd like this as I'd heard mixed views of it. When first applied, I still had doubts because I was enveloped in a fizzy cloud of aldehydes that reminded me of Chanel no 5 and to a lesser extent, Rive Gauche, both of which I dislike intensely.

However, once the initial buzz had died down it became something entirely different - softer and more seductive. I detected fig and a fresh floral note that I was convinced was lily of the valley although that's not listed. At the dry down, I was left with a faint trail of smooth, honeyed woody notes.

My conclusion? It's beautiful. I love it! Beautiful though it is, I don't feel it's worth its very high price, especially as on me it isn't long-lasting at all. I'd be overjoyed if someone bought it for me as a present but I wouldn't spend the money myself - there are equally beautiful fragrances out there at a much more realistic price.

I"m coming back to this two years after first trying. Note: I'm sampling out of my element (southern Illinois, not the bay area), and I know from history that this changes the experience.

Dia Woman is a delicate pink fragrance washed with green and aged in a wooden box. I can detect the aldehydes (which in the Bay area would screech at me), but here they add volume and softness. Right away I get a glorious springtime vibe. The feeling is the same as Antonia's flowers Absolu, and I was expecting to see Freesia in the line up. I didn't, and liken the effect to fig and peony.

I was sampling various fragrances earlier, but washing them off just as quickly because my sister kept asking 'where's the old lady I keep smelling?' Dia Woman did not get that comment. This is youthful, vibrant and innocent.

I like it.

I want it, i want it, i want it! What an amazing perfume! GORGEOUS! Really MY scent! Again, i want it, i want it, i want it!!!

Starts out strong and clean, a sharply aldehydic floral heavy on citrus-like notes (contributed by the aldehydes) and lily-of-the-valley. I can see why this is compared to Chanel No. 5 and White Linen. Whatever green, herbal, fruity, or softer floral notes might be lurking in the mix are completely overpowered and masked by the hurricane-force aldehydes. My guess is that what I perceive as an LOTV accord is probably part of one of the listed notes, perhaps the peony.

As the scent dries down the aldehydes and citrusy-clean scent persist for hours, accompanied by a white musk accord, the whole thing reminding me of laundry detergent. Dia is nice enough in its own way, but I’m puzzled why a perfumer would ostensibly use so many lovely notes and then mask them all with aldehydes and laundry musk. After 2-3 hours there’s the slightest hint of incense and something vaguely sweet, possibly the heliotrope that’s listed in the notes. But it’s just a hint. 5-6 hours later, all that’s left is a sweetish, slightly floral white musk.

I would not want to pay Amouage prices to smell like a box of detergent, not even upscale designer detergent, if there were such a thing. If you like Amouage Dia pour Femme, you’ll love Tide (the powder) or White Linen. After testing a number of Amouages, I’ve concluded that they do a good job on the “men’s” versions of their scents, which retain at least some small remnant of their Arabian heritage, but they try too hard to make their women’s scents conform to some ultra-Europeanized concept of “feminine”.

Aldehydes. Amouage DIA POUR FEMME appears to contain even more aldehydes than GOLD, and that's saying a lot. In fact, it's probably an olfactory illusion caused by the significant reduction in base notes in this composition, in order to render it a more "daytime appropriate" alternative to GOLD.

But the price paid was too steep, according to my nose, for what remains in DIA is a pared-down version of GOLD by far the most dominant note of which is aldehydes. If I were putting together the note hierarchy, I'd include an entire row of the bright-blue sky aldehyde pictures, because they really overwhelm all of the floral and other notes. This perfume belongs in its own category, not floral, nor even floral aldehyde, but: aldehyde. They are clear; they are crisp; they are limpid and clean. But they are what they are: aldehydes.

For all of the reasons--and then some--that I recommend WHITE LINEN to those who like GOLD, I feel even more compelled to recommend CALECHE (by Guy Robert, creator of GOLD) or CHANEL No. 5 or WHITE LINEN to those who like DIA!

I absolutely love this scent! I dabbed on some of my sample this morning and it instantly lifted my spirits! The aldehydes fizz deliciously, while the rose note and other florals sound a joyful chorus that soon takes over. Some of the Amouage scents are too heavy for me (I'm a natural pale blonde easily overwhelmed by Ubar or Gold) but this is delightful. Could certainly wear for evening too - a cocktail party or intimate dinner, either way it would sparkle and uplift.

I can spray it a little only, otherwise it "sounds" too loud. Maybe that's why it smells very close to skin, but how beautiful! The base is charming and if this smell goes well with your skin chemistry, you'll enjoy this deep, soft and sensual aroma.

To me Dia is all about beautiful flowers in bloom. It is such a sweet, happy and uplifting fragrance. I agree with nonnative that the aldehydes are very similar to Chanel no. 5, if not more present and noticable. But once the aldehydes evaporate, Dia is quite wearable and I find it suitable for day time wear. The notes I detect most are aldehydes,fig, cyclamen,jasmine,incense and musk.

Luxury day wear, a fragrance that is both
vibrant and sophisticated with delectable
notes of Fig, Bergamot and Rose Oil over a
warming, exotic base of White Musk,
Frankincense, Vanilla and Sandalwood.

Yesterday I've got a sample of it and what a pleasant surprise! Actually I like nothing from Amouage, but this one goes together with my chemistry and favorable for me. It smells deep, very soft and very expensive. It reminds me of my childhood and of my mom when she was young. When I'm wearing it I feel myself so complete so self-sufficient, because what else shell you wish when you have such a wonderful smell around you? It inspires me; it makes me feel a woman that can everything. I'm a queen when I'm wearing it... The only question is the price... Does my kingdom wont to go out of the business, because of the Partum?

I like dia. It make me feel classy, beautiful, feminine and clean. But it is too light for its price. And the aldheides are to similar to chanel n. 5 for my taste. Still a wonderful creation anyway.

I wanted to try this one based on La Chat Lunatique's high opinion of it, and I'm so glad I did! Dia is absolutely sublime.
From the very first whiff, it's high quality ingredients and mastery of formulation (it's Jean-Claude Ellena after all!) are completely evident.
In fact, it's so fine I'm quite sure I'm not worthy. If I had a conscience I'd go wash this off right now. It's just too good for me. Fortunately, I don't suffer from conscience.
Dia, you had me from Bon Jour.

This review is for the EdP of Dia. I find the balancing of the sweet fig in the top by such pungent spices and sage and tarragon and the sweet, watery note of cyclamen to be very crafty Usually we see Bergamot in this role. While the danger here is that all forces join to create an olfactory disaster, here we see no such thing. There is such restraint in this perfume, allover, that I want to scream "Take off that mink coat! Let's see what you've got underneath!". The aldehydes are intolerable if you apple the perfume in amounts sufficient to get a hit from the notes. Therein lies the nature of Dia: a smoldering and beautiful symphony unavailable to us through the armor of aldehydes. While this creates a certain effect, it leaves me wanting more.

After about 10 minutes, the aldehydes quiet a little bit, and allow a delicious candy-flower note to come through. The rose oil is readily apparent and fixes the other sweet scents of fruit flowers (yum). The orris is playing in the background; it doesn't have a big prescence here but likely is used as a base for the heart to create this huge powdery effect.

(I just got buzzed by a hummingbird! Apparently she likes the peach and orange flower notes. Thought they were attracted by color more than smell, so I guess this is more potent to birds than humans)

I have to agree with others that the comparison to Chanel No. 5 is very true-in character and in the use of aldehydes. No 5 was my first thought upon application of Dia. However, the ingredients are very different, and Dia is far less soapy and loud. One can also get this type of fragrance in Van Cleef's First and Hermes' 24 Fauborg. I also find similarities to Beautiful by EL, in that it is a very busy and inaccessible rose-centered fragrance. Dia's quality surpasses that of Beautiful, but if I was on a budget (which I should be) I would squirt some No. 5 over some Beautiful and run out the door.

This fragrance starts out soapy and a few hours later becomes almost dusty smelling. I agree with Megansmoms' assessment of it smelling like an expensive rose soap. This is most definitely for a mature woman. It's a good quality fragrance, but I'm not a fan.

I agree that this scent is soapy....like a very high quality and expensive rose soap, used by a mature (not old, just mature!) lady. Very nice, but I was really only happy with the drydown, as the musky base melded with the rose. Pretty, but not pretty enough to spend this kind of money on anything but a sample!

True it is a little like Chanel no5 but much cleaner. There is no doubt the roses are there and it is not too heavy.

I found Dia rather "perfumy" and not something that I would ever actually wear... leaving aside the ridiculously high price of it. Sure, it's composed of some beautiful and expensive ingredients, and certainly the beautiful bottle is worth something on its own. But it reminds me somewhat of the menu at a restaurant where the chef is so impressed with the fancy ingredients available that he keeps creating dishes too rich to be really enjoyed. Having sampled this Jean-Claude Ellena creation before trying some of his other, more characteristic creations, I was surprised at how light and effortless they seem, compared to the lush density of Dia. It's almost rococo in its style, very decorated.

This is a beautiful scent, but it's too much for me, in several senses. If you don't mind spending an arm and a leg, and your personal style is ornate, it's probably for you, and you will definitely smell wonderful.

I had high expectations of Dia, given the untouchable beauty of other Amouage fragrances, such as Lyric.

On me, the aldehydes, rose and peach strike a soapy chord, somewhat pleasant for its nostalgic associations. I'm reminded of Ma Griffe and other scents worn by grown up ladies in lipstick, scents which remain in my mind unidentified but indelible. Paris and Chanel No. 5 may be Dia's less distant cousins, not in note-for-note matches, but in general mood.

AFter some time, I detect Dia's orris and woodsy base chiming in, but too softly for my taste.

This fragrance is ultra expensive. I recommend sampling and comparing to other soapy mixes before committing to the purchase.

wonderfully warm and clean at the same time, dia will be something that makes you enjoy yourself. it is a fragrance that will make you feel worthy...
it's the way you would round up a perfect bathing ritual, not just an easy shower. it is true that Dia is daywear, but is has the sophisticated elegance of a perfect pearl or white soft gloves. for everybody who likes to celebrate the art of femininity every day after day.

Rich, oriental and very expensive ;o(
For those who likes florientals.