Adolfo Dominguez 1990 Eau de Toilette

Adolfo Dominguez (Eau de Toilette) by Adolfo Dominguez
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According to EssenceVitae Research Team A popular perfume by Adolfo Dominguez for men, released in 1990. Furthermore The scent is spicy-citrusy. The production was apparently discontinued.
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Scent
8.112 Ratings
Longevity
7.612 Ratings
Sillage
7.012 Ratings
Bottle
7.321 Ratings
Submitted by Michael, last update on 28.01.2024.

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Bottle
7.5
Sillage
7.5
Longevity
8
Scent
Florblanca

39 Reviews
Florblanca
Florblanca
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Little man very big!
Adolfo Dominguez, born in 1950, is one of the most famous and popular Spanish fashion designers. His fashion is extremely feminine and is loved by Spanish women as well as many celebrities outside of Spain.

Through his work in the 80s for Miami Vice (he created and produced various costumes for the series), he also achieved a very special level of fame in the USA.

He is married and has three daughters, all of whom work in his fashion empire.

Even if Adolfo Dominguez is not the tallest in terms of stature, when it comes to fashion from Spain he definitely is! However, he is very modest and avoids publicity. I also think he has the most beautiful eyes I've ever seen on a fashion designer.

Ramón Monegal, the descendant of the Myrurgia perfumery, is still the responsible perfumer for his fragrances, which were originally all created and manufactured at Myrurgia and are now produced at PUIG.

It all started with the fragrance Adolfo Dominguez, which was initially created just for the designer and which he liked so much that it led to a long-standing friendship with the house of Monegal, which continues to this day and has produced many fragrances, including very successful ones. Although various fragrances have disappeared from the market, new creations continue to enrich the palette - most recently Viaje a Ceylán in a masculine and a feminine version.

Nevertheless, it is unfortunate that a fragrance like Adolfo Dominguez is no longer available today or is only available as a rarity. For me, a man has to smell just like this EdT. The start is already convincing with its herbaceous, spicy fruit note - although I wouldn't have thought of pineapple.

The heart note is wonderfully woody and spicy, dry but not powdery and very soft. Geranium and orange blossom give the composition a very reserved and delicate floral quality, but the spices prevent it from drifting into cuteness. The mint, which flashes briefly every now and then, gives a natural freshness.

Adolfo Dominguez is a fragrance for the man who's standing with both feet on the ground, who is fully aware of himself and what he is doing and who knows exactly what he wants.

This is also how the base appears - serious and very masculine, woody. Ambergris and musk give the fragrance a very reserved, erotic note, but neither of them pushes themselves into the foreground.

After owning a mini of this fragrance for a long time, I was able to purchase 100 ml of the EdT from a Spanish retailer and add it to my collection as a very special highlight.

Nevertheless, I think it would be nice if this fragrance were reissued, because such a fragrance should still find many lovers today.
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Bottle
6
Sillage
7
Longevity
7.5
Scent
Mantus

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Mantus
Mantus
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Mature masculine warmth
At first you can perceive a strong herbaceous note, which also brings a fine freshness and is to be owed to the Basilkum.

At the same time, the basil is accompanied by a fine aromatic, slightly sweetish, berry-like note, which also has a subtle wooden tone and comes from the juniper berry.

These two notes are enveloped in a subtle Mediterranean nuance with a subtle maritime effect, which gives the top note a light and soft touch and derives from lavender.

These 3 notes are accompanied by an ethereal, sweetish, slightly bitter note, which ensures that the top note has a pleasant, distinctive aura and is due to the clary sage.

Unfortunately, I could not perceive pineapple, but I can imagine very well that this component was used to complete the picture.

This constellation is perceptible on my skin for minutes before the heart note unfolds.

Now an intense aromatic, slightly spicy note can be perceived, which reminds me a little of pimento and pepper and gives the fragrance a pleasant mature masculine quality and comes from the clove.

At the same time there is another aromatic spice perceptible, which seems a little softer to me and in my opinion really harmonizes very well with the clove and comes from the nutmeg.

These two notes are accompanied by a fine citric, slightly woody nuance, which ensures that the heart note does not drift into the dull, but appears pleasantly substantially refreshing and is due to the ginger.

In the background a nice sweet, discreetly spicy note can be perceived, which fits wonderfully into the composition and in my opinion is responsible for the fact that the heart note experiences a certain warmth and comes from the cinnamon.

And yet there is a very delicate, almost fragile flowery nuance in the background, which sets a beautiful accent and stems from the orange blossom.

Unfortunately I couldn't see rose geranium and mint, but I can imagine very well that these two components were used for background music.

The heart note is perceptible on my skin for 4 hours before the base asserts itself.

In the base, I actually have the feeling of standing in front of a warm heating where I am warming myself, on top of which lies a small soft piece of cedar wood and I suspect here that this fragrance is due to the amber in interaction with sandalwood.

These 3 notes are enveloped by a very light, sweet, very discreet powdery nuance of musk, which increases the pleasant warmth of the heating a little more and provides a nice finish.

Unfortunately I could not see Vetiver, but I can imagine very well that this component was used for completion.

In total, the fragrance lasts 7 hours on my skin.

The Sillage is designed from the beginning in such a way that one is perceived well at half an arm's length and this is also maintained 3 hours in such a way, before it reduces itself in leisurely steps, until the smell finally completely fades away
I would like to express my sincere thanks to our perfume "Zirkeltanz" for the vintage miniature.
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Charilaos77Charilaos77 1 year ago
8
Bottle
7
Sillage
7
Longevity
8
Scent
Nice aromatic fougere to bring you back to the early 90s. Not very distinctive but well made and pleasant. In line with Eternity, Tommy etc
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