Higher Energy

Holy smokes… I really like this for the 5 minutes I can actually smell it on me… especially the citrus pop you get right off the bat. However, I don’t know if my clothes or skin consumes this fragrance, but there is literally next to no sillage for me. Unfortunately, I may have to invest in a bottle and spray myself 30 times for the results I would have loved to have after only a few. What a shame.

Super boring, underwhelming, there's nothing special about it

This is like a classic Dior freshie mixed with something like polo blue gold blends melon fruity note. Slightly spiced too which gives it an interesting twist. This is very 2000s minimalistic / fresh / optimistic and it is clearly a high quality product even though it is not necessarily as “intense” or as serious as some of the other offers from this brand like the Dior homme line (pre 2020), Fahrenheit etc. I love this and it’s a great easy to wear fragrance which still feels unique while being nostalgic. It’s comparable in mood to something like Armani mania pour homme. EDIT - the pepper seems to get stronger the more you get used to this fragrance, its very good, its more of a fresh, earthy pepper than just spices. Definitely an energetic scent. Although I have an original year release bottle, this one seems to have kept all the facets and longevity among reformulations. So dont pay a premium for older bottles unless you really want the old D i o r logo spacing or are a collector / Hedi Slimane fanatic. I only bought vintage because it was half the price of a new bottle

Whilst there are clearly bright fruity notes (melon, pineapple), they are instead dry and smoothed over by the woody base. Definitely cooling, and it's worked well on the hot and stuffy days. There's a sense of longing and nostalgia in this scent, like a pristinely clean, yet long abandoned, indoor pool. Could be those light musks in action on the dry down. 7.5/10

Smells really similar to anything that has a melon note like Polo Blue or Blue Seduction. This does have a bit of light smoky-spicy element that stays on the fresh side, which makes it feel masculine and handsome. I don't know but it kinda reminds me of Bvlgari's tea note, which smells very late 90s and early 2000s. But the overall quality here just on par with clothing store fragrances and I wouldn't pay Dior's premium pricing for something like this.

میوه های آبدار و شیرین در کنار ادویه های نرم و صیقلی بر بستر ای از مُشک و صندل و چوب های تراش خورده و البته پودری که همه این ها باعث میشه اون وجه میوه ای کمی خفه بشه و بیشتر شیرینی اون ها حس بشه تا تازگی‌شون هیچ بخش ای از ادویه ها تند و تیز نیستند؛نه فلفل لبه های تیز داره و نه جوز هندی وجه پودری و صابونی عطر شبیه یک شامپو بدن میوه ای با رَگه هایی از لوندره که باعث تعجبم بود که این نت رو توی لیست نت ها ندیدم ولی کاملا حس اش رو دریافت می کنم عطر کم جون و نسبتا ضعیفیه اما رایحه ی بسیار دوست داشتنی ای داره و میشه 3 فصل به جز زمستون ازش استفاده کرد -تست شده از نسخه‌2020- ************* scent:7.5/10 longevity:6/10 sillage:5.5/10 purchase value:4/10 ******** overall:5.8/10

I got this on a nice warm spring-like day and it smelt so familiar and enjoyable it reminds me a bit of the Mühle Aloe vera aftershave lotion but fruitier. It's gonna be a nice change from all the aquatics

I just tried this along with Dior Homme Cologne on paper at a department store. They both smelled very fresh at first with Cologne smelling like sweet lemonade and Higher Energy being a little more fruity, but after I walked out of the store and smelled the strips again I got them mixed up, thought Higher Energy was Cologne and was confused at how peppery Cologne was since I was pretty sure pepper was not one of its notes, so I came here to check and sure enough, the pros and cons of Higher Energy list the pepper and nutmeg as being too strong for some. I didn't try it on skin, so this may be a factor in how those notes are perceived, but on paper the pepper, and to a lesser extent, the nutmeg, are almost all you can smell once it's dried down. It smells VERY strongly of freshly cracked black pepper. I think I'll really have to try it on skin before I pass any judgement, but it was definitely surprising how strong that pepper was.

This reminds me a bit of Platinum Egoiste, but way less harsh. It's a simple and well done fragrance, basic woods-citrus-light spices combo, nothing out of the ordinary and it's even hard for me to understand why it still in production (while Dior keeps killing some classics). I paid around USD 45.00, and I think this is the right price for it.

#1079 in my "tour de Fragrance" Marketing guys. Who else would name a non-aromatic aromatic "Higher Energy?" This is a disappointingly mild spicy-woody-incense scent. A peppery version of Polo "Red Rush", which is also a complete waste of money. Projection is nil, and even on the skin it smells like you applied it the day before. You'll have to bathe in this to get anyone to notice. Fortunately this is a sample, not a $100 full bottle. Dior should just drop this from their line altogether. It's an embarrassment to the brand.

Fresh Summer scent Projection is weak

Higher Energy is by no means something special or out of the ordinary. From the initial spray, grapefruit, citrus, nutmeg and a woody-musk scent are the most notable ones. Where it does shine is after the dry down. You're left with a very aromatic, woody and classic scent that fits really well for the office, since it doesn't have much sillage and isn't a head-turning smell. It's a pleasant smell and does work for every day usage, but it gets a bit boring after a while. This is what a recently hired business grad would wear to the club to unsuccessfully pick up girls. 6/10

Knowing your strengths is important This is why I respect Dior’s team They know freshness is not their strong point so they usually avoid making them I can keep counting the bad fresh scents they produced and a lot of them are actually flops The original au sauvage is a menace All of the Dior homme fresh scents are bland Dune is one of the worst Dior fragrances ever Even in their private line it’s almost impossible to find a freshy and mostly they fail to sell Dior sauvage in all its forms is a disaster (excluding the elixir) Except this one it’s refreshing and pleasing I enjoyed it while it lasted and it didn’t last for long A must try at least but to me it’s one of Dior’s best fresh scent

Very weak, almost no sillage

Smells great, if a bit generic. Fruity + fresh mainly, I'm not getting much spiciness or pepper. It smells like your typical early 2000's men's perfume but done in a high quality Dior way. Not the most awe inspiring or mindblowing scent, but a very good, 7.5/10, easy to wear at all times manly fragrance that smells great. Never owned the original Higher so can't compare the two.

Suitable for all seasons and occasions. Smells a little like Higher but more woody and less fruity. Like a more mature version of higher, although it was marketed as a younger version. An old school spicy woody cologne with just a hint of pineapple and juniper. It’s quite similar to Instinct by David Beckham.

This smells nothing like the original Higher - it's a more mature spicy woody fragrance. It has a sweet caramel base and therefore is more suitable for romantic occasion than the pear smelling Higher. It's not better or worse - just different. As different as Egoist and Egoist Platinum. What's the point of marketing different genre under the same name? You don't see James Cameron branding his movie Avatar as Sci-fi Titanic?

I like this flanker of Higher. It has a bit more of a woody character over the original Higher, but still fresh. It is well blended and as was pointed out by another reviewer below has an interesting mint note throughout. I like both of the scents, but I like Higher a bit more. I enjoy the scents from the early 2000's. To me they tended to be less sweet like modern scents are. This is an easy reach and works for any situation. It's a great office scent, not too strong enough to offend anyone. Sadly, it was discontinued in North America (along with the original Higher) around 2006/2007. Now it is available on online discounters and Dior's UK website.

Tested this at a store and there is just something in the opening that is really horrible. Someone tell me what ingredient that is please! It’s prominent throughout the mid as well in the background ruining my experience with the fragrance. Alas 20 minutes later in the dry down, that horrible note is gone and I’m left with the most magical woods and aromatic scent that has me very nostalgic. The scent smells classic, definitely reminds you of a fragrance in the 80’s and 90’s … a perfume an uncle, or your teacher wore perhaps. Nonetheless Could not stop smelling my wrist! Very addictive scent. And nobody wears it anymore so you can stand out with this. It was hard to smell it after 3hrs though, nothing special with performance. Just a good scent to wear for yourself to enjoy, not really compliments, as it will mostly be a skin scent. Still full bottle worthy though, 50ml at least.

This was one of my first more expensive scents back around 2007-2009. Remember that I used two 30 ml bottles at that time and I found it quite week and not so long lastning by that time. I wanted to be a bit nostalic so I orderd a 100ml bottle directly from Dior last week and wow! They must have improved this since last time I had it. The longetivity is amazing and also the sillage. I can easily smell this all day and it smells just as good as i remember it.

I have a decant of this and it is nice and all occasion appropriate but it does not move me. The one compliment I’ll give though is it uses the mint really well. Mint often turns me off in fragrance but it is sweet and polite here, with no bossy-pants presence. I wish I could detect the pineapple but I can’t. Overall I say try it if the notes sound good to you. There is nothing weird or offensive here. It could be that I just have tried a lot of scents with similar composition and like others better. I’ll add that I like Dior Higher better than this one…

This is a lovely scent! I'm a big advocate of scents from the 90's and early 2000's. It's light, fresh and very easy to wear casually and or professionally. I do wish it had stronger projection and longevity though. It's also quite pricey in Australia.. All in all a very nice nostalgic smelling summer/spring fragrance.

العطر رائع صيفي نهاري منعش وممتاز للاستخدام اليومي وكذلك للاستخدام في مكان العمل والاماكن المغلقة آمن للاستخدام لأنك ستجد من يثني على رائحتك ولن تجد أحد ينفر منه استخدم هذا العطر من عام 2010 و قمت بشراء زجاجة جديدة قبل شهرين الرائحة اغلبها حمضيات مع بعض الفاكهة وبعض الاعشاب مثل النعناع الجنس رجال الثبات 6/10 الفوحان 6/10 الرائحة 8.5/10 التقييم العام ممتاز

A pretty decent early 2000s freshie! Opens with a ton of spicy pepper, juicy pineapple, and sweet melon, all backed by a huge juniper note that makes it feel like an effervescent gin cocktail. The drydown doesn't come out to much more than pepper, cedar and vetiver for me, but that's not necessarily a bad thing. Would love to try Dior Higher and its different fruit cocktail one day to compare!

I own three from Higher of vintage collection and rate it here from best to good as... 1. Higher Dior 2. Higher Energy 3. Higher limited edition (Black)

This fragrance is underrated, lasts long smells fresh and fruity. Sample for sure! It grew on me and I got a full bottle. Great signature as not many people will be wearing this, yet it's very versatile. Especially in hotter climates.

Very synthetic and smells like axe deodorant. I don't understand how could dior come up with the amazing artistic Dior Homme and then come with this mess.

I went on a date with my long distance girlfriend and she was wearing this,idk why it’s marketed only for men she did pull this off perfectly ,I loved it in her,bit synthetic but very invigorating,was constantly releasing serotonins off of me from the whiffs lol.

This is very very fruity and sweet to my nose, in a great way. I do not understand the comparison to Elysium. This is completely different. 7.8/10

Found it and got it ! I was estranged from higher energy as all retailers were saying it has been discontinued... Don't know if that's the case but I just scored a 100 ml edt ! Of this fresh, happy, uplifting great juice. I don't care if its too young for me :-) I like it. It is an energiser, far superior to boss energize since its a Dior ! Any how, I think its sophisticated and the best of the fruity woody fragrances around. It reminds me of something else.- some other fragrance - but cannot nail it right now. For those who have not tried it, its a 'must explore'fragrance ! Recommended. I don't know for me it fulfills that 'clean' summer fragrance requirement which higher does not, so I am more inclined towards this.