This is a new bottle and I was a kid in the 90s, but I have no problems with the modern reformulation.

Sad that it’s being discontinued, but something many of us fragrances lovers deal with time and time again. A brig full of barnacles that hides under groves, sandy shores after the rain, driftwood and cool marine breezes. When Betty Ann sprayed, she did so generously and committed olfactory assault to all those around her. Perhaps Hermes Eau de Merveilles has the similar character, although those two smell quite different. I was expecting something far more distinctive and jarring because of Dune's arid image and reputation, but instead elusive roundedness seems to be the name of the game.Dune is the kind of fragrance that you can’t stop sniffing, but you can never quite put your finger on, other than to say: Divine.

How they've managed to blend all these different accords and moods into a single perfume and still make it smell cohesive is beyond me. It's not at all as "weird" as I thought it could be, and luckily it's not too melancholic for me either. If you do not like aldehydes do not worry, it is not a n° 5 thing, they are just a touch which brings freshness and cut the citruses shout we feel in certain fragrances. A feminine, warm and very cozy perfume; performance is fairly decent but because I have a splash EDT, I feel like I never apply enough (or I just love it so much I don't want it to disappear? Dune conjures up white robes and hot skin, staying just the right side of cool in the blazing desert sun.I have several vintage and current bottles, and despite some differences, the modern Dune is still a beauty. After a while, as the fragrance warms up, it starts projecting the same scent I got on the mini (described in my other review). Performance is very good, I feel the perfume on me for a long time (and much more on clothes), so I'd say don't be afraid it's only in EDT concentration - it will stay put like someone used a nail gun to put it on. It is not a teenager smell but not a grand lady as well; it stays in the middle and suits every woman.

It can kind of lean feminine yes but it really reminds me of and in the same vein of a ‘Black Orchid’ type of unisex fragrance, especially in 2022. DUNE is a soft breeze on a hot warm summer day, born from a complex feeling of sensuality, smile and confidence. Floral specters emerge as the sun lazily sinks beyond the breaker, and playfully taunt the smouldering campfire, while they are carried along shifting currents of air. Dune is a fragrance I first tested about a year ago and initially thought, “Stunning but for an elegant older lady.I loved Dune when it first came out, and it definitely has some pleasant features, but there is a difference now, and I can only theorize without having an old bottle to compare it to. Got a vintage bottle 7 years ago from a friend that was cleaning out her room when she was moving to a new apartment. I'm scrolling through the reviews and not finding anyone who experienced anything similar to what I did.

At first sniff, over my hand (a small test of just one drop) I know I have smelled this for sure long ago. I read some high brow perfume bloggers dismiss amber-woodsy perfumes due to their popularity/simplicity (but did they ever give a constructive explanation to that? So here's my comment once more for you to read again and take notice that I simply state truths about the changes in men nowadays which is a fact indeed but do not in nay way do I condemn them either.It has a really comforting aroma, it gives off the personality of a classy person from another time who smoked nice smelling cigars and threw extravagant parties, maybe a flapper from the 20s haha. In the sea of perfumes that occupy places on my shelf, I don't wear it as often as I would like, Dune is my sunshine, my oasis, its notes lift me up and bring me down when I need to. Today, the second day of fall with temps a little cooler especially in the evening, Dune has enveloped me in pure creamy sandalwood/Brazilian Rosewood? The musky amber base comes to the fore as it dries down, sweet, dry and resinous, punctuated by some earthy patchouli.