Fève Délicieuse (2018)

I spent a lot of time hunting down a bottle and i got a 250 ml tester from a dior representative who was gifted after the discontinuation. I see resemblances with Tonka Imperial from Guerlain but this is much sweeter. Very interesting fragrance, its very sweet and powedry . I ended up passing it to my Wife because of her love for sweet fragrances and i do love it on her . Performance seems to be Fair and not outstanding. I prefer Tonka imperial over it as it much less sweet. I dont see myself wearing this much sweetness to be honest. Very sad to see it being discontinued as i think its one of special fragrance in the private line from Dior and much better compestion than the nonsense that FK has released when he took over

I cannot believe Dior decided to discontinue the best fragrance from the exclusive line! Are you serious Dior? Why?! This perfume is so refined, beautifully blended, rich yet never headache inducing, and such a compliment magnet! Thank God I have 250 ml because you cannot imagine how many people have asked me to sell it after smelling it in my collection. Such a bad decision, Dior! Please bring it back! We need this masterpiece! 😭

The best Dior ever. I wrote other reviews on this and the first version, but my love for this fragrance seems to grow deeper as time goes by. I see the similarities with vanilla diorama, which I like, but the citrus opening and the strong patchouli take it to a very different direction. Dior Homme and Tonka imperiale by Guerlain are a league of their own and can, if ever, compete with one another. I am usually a big Guerlain fan but love both. I own Tonka imperiale because I like that almondy, balsamic and clean Guerlinade. Anyhow, Feve Gourmande is a proper, full fledged gourmand, with a fresh, aromatic and medicinal opening and a dry down to die for. It's in your face, absolutely not office safe, cloying if oversprayed and unapologetically and carnally unisex, but dear Lawwd, I adore it! 1000/10

Eghhh... I don't know. The lavender and mint are doing a lot here on a vanillic/tonka base. It just feels like it's doing too much and it leans masculine to me. I think complexity is wasted on me.

I reluctantly tried it as I knew how expensive it goes for today. It opens very spicy (mint and lavender really shine in the opening). After it settles I couldn’t shake the feeling I know this scent- it is very much Feve Gourmad/ Gourmand Couqin from Guerlain layered with Lost Cherry. And I really thought harder which other scent it smells like… Kalotinis Marzipan Gourmand! It doesn’t have cherry or chocolate in the notes but it smells exactly like chocolate with cherry dir to the almond being blended in this way with the sweet notes. So, there you have it. The buttery, chocolatey dry down is totally dupable! Hurray!

Not sure which one I have but I'm gonna guess it’s this one based on the smell and performance I am getting. So I have 1 spray of this in my elbow crease and on initial spray, I got that cherry which leaned slightly medicinal like cough syrup. After a bit, the lavender came out with the tonka and vanilla. At this point, I agree with @BoozyBrunch88 cause it does remind me a little of Dior Homme Intense. Then, the coconut, milky sandalwood and benzoin along with the cacao create this creamy slightly powdery milky chocolate smell. it’s more creamy milk chocolate for me instead of dark chocolate. In the air, the vanilla and DHI style smell is very prominent. Altogether, it definitely smells like a creamier milky Dior Homme Intense to me. Performance wise, it’s definitely softer on me. I get about mid to strong projection for about 2-3 hours and then it gets slightly lighter. Still noticeable tho. Longevity is on the long side. I would say it is in the 10-12 hours range. It is for sure a unisex scent profile so anyone can wear it. Overall, this is definitely something most gourmand lovers would enjoy. The only issue for anyone looking for this is that it seems like it is pretty hard to get now. Glad I got to smell it.

Dior Homme Intense 2011 I swear to god I’d be convinced that this was meant to be the private line release for dhi 2011

It is trying too much. It feels like it was Dior's take on Tonka Imperiale, but it lacks a bit of simplicity.

First impression: (dabber on skin) WOW I exclaimed! Be forwarned this a complex old school vanilla. So if you hate that then this is not for you. It does have a medicinal facet at first, that give doll head but other notes are grounding it to where it doesn’t entirely smell like a vanilla doll head. Edit 1: Very doll head vanilla smell for $700 plus it’s discontinued. I’m gonna have to let this perfume go as a signature scent. Edit 2: Ugh it’s so good I’m gonna have to try a dupe if this perfume since it’s discontinued! Edit 3: It's so good, but I've smelled the dupe and it's not the same in any compacity on the skin, It's such a shame this is discontinued it would be a love if it was still in stores. It's perfectly ambery and vanilla, and a bit masculine but not too much. Verdict- no but it's because it's discontinued.

Still so glad I snagged this up in a bigger bottle before it was discontinued. Now I'm lamenting douce amere. To my nose this is very powdery! I see the baby powder comparisons, and usually I do not like the smell of baby powder, but this is an exception.

Is anyone looking to sell a bottle of this juice? I am based in South Africa PM me!

I have a full bottle I would sell or trade, message me.

This is a total mess for me. Honestly I believe I got a bad sample or my nose is off, because there is no way the people below me are talking the same stuff I am smelling.

Probably the best Dior ever. Sad it’s discontinued though it’s one of the very few fragrances I didn’t feel bad about while paying a premium on the full bottle. Honestly, this is how I thought Tom ford tobacco vanille would smell like from reading the notes, when I was new to fragrances and had been hearing a lot of hype about tobacco vanille and didn’t own it. But nonetheless, a scent for the perfect gentleman. This forces you to dress up, have a gentler gaze, remain stoic, and idk maybe even make you wear a vintage Rolex haha. That’s the vibe it’s got, won’t necessarily smell odd in more casual clothes, but it’s honestly better off with clean and precise fits. 10/10 in terms of scent, compliments, performance (not too strong, but subtlety strong, which actually suits this well). It’s not a blind buy safe if you can’t stand anything other than freshies, otherwise idk I don’t think this scent profile is the kind that would be disliked by anyone even remotely experienced with fragrances.

What a big mistake to discontinue this fragrance… I love, love, love this baby… I cannot even describe how well structured and designed this perfume is, another masterpiece from Dior. Tense, fizzy, warm, sweet, flamboyant and graceful. If you haven’t smelled this, I’m sorry for you. I truly am. If you did but you’re missing it, well we all do. I wish I had another bottle… Dear Dior, this should be your yearly Christmas special release…

I think we can all agree this is THE masterpiece of the Privée collection, one that will never be matched nor equaled... In my opinion, this and Tobacolor are the most mind-blowing scents they have ever released. I hope Francis gets the chance to bring it back one day, although they would probably release it as an Esprit de Parfum, because Féve Délicieuse always felt like that kind of perfume to me. What a masterpiece. I still have my bottle, even though it is empty and dusty, and I love smelling it from time to time just to remember how incredible it was. Please bring it back..... And no it doesn't smell like any of the perfumes mentioned down below sorry!

A very restrained cherry with ambers and vanillas. Has a bit of syrupyness to it, but not cloyingly. Note breakdown confuses me as I was expecting minty lavender in the opening, but after having it on for over an hour, they never appeared. A very balsamic fragrance with a hint of cherry, Thats how id categorize this fragrance.

Managed to secure a 250ml (from 2021) of this beauty at a fantastic price. It's my signature scent for life and I now have both editions of Fève Délicieuse. It's gourmand done exquisitely: sweet, crushed cherries dusted with cocoa powder, wrapped in a veil of boozy tonka and vanilla. Settles down to the most decadent, spiced powdery vanilla with hints of sweetness.

Fève Délicieuse - Very seductive scent. If you get a chance sample, it for sure. Amazing blend of Gourmand, sweet, spicy, powdery, creamy. In the opening, I get cocoa then tonka and some freshness, maybe from the rose and in the drydown Vanilla. Assume having Beer with roosted nut chocolate and slight minty lavender refresher pass through as a breeze near a shore or pool. Scent: 9.8/10 Silage: 9.5/10 [4+ Feet radius] Longevity: 9.5/10 [6+ Hrs on skin] Bottle: 8/10 Price: 7/10 [Price is on Higher side, but feel worthy based on your taste]

First 1-5 minutes: This is ridicilous, is it extra mint-gum or what? Hearth: Wait, what is happening? Am I at a restaurant? An umami fine-dining plate with some cherry souce? Dry Down: I want to bite my arm. Miuvvvvv Makes you hungry. Really nice choice for the ones who wants to smell masculine yet very gourmand.

One of the most beautiful gourmand fragrances I've ever owned. The only perfume I can compare this to is Tonka Imperiale by Guerlain but this is more gourmand and sweet. As beautiful as this scent is, I never found myself reaching for it so I decluttered it. 9.5/10

For Frenetic Deliciouse (Emir by Paris Corner): So I cannot find Frenetic Deliciouse by Paris Corner here, which is a dupe for this older formula Dior one. And omg it’s fantastic!! All the notes are there and they take you through a beautiful journey… I just have to let it sit a bit more to have longer performance, but it’s a 10/10!! For people that comment that it smells like baby powder, I think that’s pretty crazy. This is a very aromatic/sweet/spicy fragrance.

I have a pre-release 2014 batch and this is a bit different from the last formulations.

is this better than the 2015 release?

Unfortunately, yuck.

A cashier told me I smelled like baby powder today, and she wasn't wrong. It's a very powdery fragrance, and yes there are notes of cherry and chocolate, once you get to the dry down it's just straight up baby powder.

huh. not sure if i got a dud sample but this smells like straight up johnson's baby powder, maybe with a slight spiciness to it, with a tiny bit of leather in the drydown. i don't dislike powdery scents, but the notes are very misleading and for what it is, it's extremely overpriced. it's nothing special and doesn't feel close to 'high' perfumery. 3/10 i've only tried two fragrances from dior's private line, this and tobacolor, and this was extremely disappointing and the latter was disgusting. the price and the perfume do not match up.

Firs the mint note hits quite strong but settles nicely in the backround. I wasn’t blown away at first, my expectations were more on the gourmand side, but this is actually really nice. It’s powdery, reminds me of lipstick but there’s also some sweetness, cherry and a hint of leather. I have BDK velvet tonka also and it’s on the same family, but in my nose that’s more almondy and not so complex.

Love it but it's obviously discounted. Thankfully there's a clone called Frenetic Delicieuse and it costs like 25€ so I use it whenever I want to smell this thing and save my last 20ml of OG for the time I want to smell that little difference. I don't agree with it being that similar to Diorama though, FD has better scent profile imo but maybe that's me because I'm a cherry lover

I wore both Feve and Vanilla Diorama back to back this week and so it dawned on me how similar they are, particularly on the dry down. Vanilla Diorama is literally just a more agreeable, modern, less powdery version of Feve. While I adore both, I can understand the brand’s decision to cut down on the redundancy and discontinue Feve.