Dzing!

L'Artisan Parfumeur · Eau de Toilette (EDT) · 1999

≈ $165 · 100ml · approx. retail

Conceived by Olivia Giacobetti as an olfactory circus, Dzing! famously reimagines leather and animalic musk through a lens of caramel, cotton candy and toffee, evoking sawdust and elephants under a big top. Launched in 1999, it's considered one of the most original and influential gourmand-leather compositions in niche perfumery.

The scent

Top notes

The opening · first 15 minutes

Heart notes

The core · the next few hours

Base notes

The dry-down · what lingers

Best for

FallWinterEvening

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