Higher by Dior

What a find today. I was passing Julia de Platja d’Aro and, seeing that Dior on the high shelves, I got curious. I tried it and buff, it smells wonderful. I agree: it’s a hidden gem. It’s easy to understand: Drakkar Noir + H24. A soft Drakkar base with that apple/pear from H24. At first, the apple is sharp, but as it dries, everything blends perfectly with the Drakkar DNA. It smells marvellous. Retro but modernised, it fits well; it could be a flanker for H24. It smells refined, sweet but not that modern sweet. Versatile, clean, with a sweet touch for evening. Common yet different, simple with character. Tremendous, 100% recommended.

Ideal for summer if you don’t like citrus. It’s a delicious fruity scent, strong pear and peach notes with a herbal touch. I have a 2016 batch and it lasts 6-7 hours longer than others. Perfume 10 out of 10 for daily and informal use.

I agree: it’s a summery pear with its rough side that rounds out with cedar and musks. A true Dior gem. I used it a lot when I was a teenager. Wish it never gets discontinued, unfortunately for fragrance lovers. The muguet note is the one that has suffered most from reformulations. That aromatic-woody note I don’t think is possible to reformulate due to IFRA; let’s pray.

Where does user Pablo get the idea that it’s discontinued? Those scares don’t happen. I see it for sale on the Dior website. It’s my go-to scent. A marvellous masterpiece.

Marvellous fragrance. Its pear aroma is delicious. A pity it’s discontinued. Scent 10 out of 10, Sillage 7 out of 10, Longevity 7 out of 10. Recommended.

I take my hat off to Bofifa; that review is brilliant.

With pear scents in vogue, this is the king: it smells of pear, fruit, and wood. Despite being old, it remains super current for informal spring and summer. It starts fresh, like bergamot, moving to sweet fruit without being cloying. The pear is green, unripe, with watery and musky touches. Dry and light, the wood is barely noticeable. Reformulated but it activates with heat and holds many layers without getting heavy. Hard to find nowadays; it’s no longer in many local perfumeries, only in department stores or online. For pear lovers: a summery, watery pear. Ideal for northern heat, though it works well in autumn too. Launched in 2001 but still in fashion.

Dior Higher 2nd Review. It is acidified, sweet-fruity cedarwood. Suitable for semi-formal to formal (daytime) wear, with first-order longevity and projection. It is a three-season daytime scent that also works for fresh nights in semi-formal settings. The opening is fresh and citrusy, but with that Dior heritage that connects fruit well with an atypical sweetness alongside the cedar. After an hour, it becomes linear: the lime sweetness blends with the rest, gaining a green, jovial character. Basil, rosemary, and good cypress settle over a solid cedar base, which appears at 6 hours with a long descent until 9 hours on the skin. It reminded me of Jazz at times, with a very beautiful 90s-style floral masculine behaviour. Higher achieved what Zegna Scene could not: I wouldn’t hesitate to buy another bottle if I saw it. Discontinued in Mexico and North America, so if you catch it, try it and enjoy this beauty before it’s gone. Its best moment is late afternoon/evening in the heat or rainy days, adding positivity. NOTE: The revised version comes in aluminium; the glass version was reformulated and performs less. In summary, Higher honours its name, highly recommended.

Higher is very particular for Dior, fitting almost none of the men’s lines, but rather the fresh feminine ones. It is a well-crafted, delicate, subtle, pale scent with aquatic nuances. The opening is fresh as a spring breeze, light, not heavy, with a juicy and very aromatic pear, following classic lines that evolve into a dry woody accord with powdery touches, without losing that pear note which fuses sensational on skin. I like it, and although the longevity is correct, it has a major drawback: the projection is very weak, seeming like a skin scent and fading quite a bit. It sticks to the skin immediately, and given the price, I don’t find it worth it. Rating: 5.

This perfume is stunning… far from here lies one of my favourite fragrances; I agree with Luis64: it is very elegant and stands out.

It opens with fresh fruit notes of peach and pear that fade quickly, mingled with basil and lemon. It reminded me of Polo Black for that mango aspect. After three hours, a green note emerges, like rosemary, with a spicy touch of spice. By seven hours, it smells of soft musk and pleasant wood, which is unusual. The pear reappears occasionally like a ghost. It’s good for the office: striking yet non-overpowering fruity notes, finishing with calm wood. It has that aromatic woody style of Polo Black. Due to its freshness, it’s ideal for summer and spring, better suited for daytime wear.