Diesel · 2009

Only The Brave

Mid-range$$, 2 of 5
Diesel asks $65 for 50 ml
50 ml$65

The houseFor men

VersionEau de Toilette

Sparkling lemon, mandarin and coriander over violet leaves, rosemary and labdanum, ending in amber, leather and cedar.

Diesel says

You’ll smell lemon, mandarin, coriander, labdanum, violet leaves, rosemary, amber, leather accord and cedar wood.

More from Diesel’s description

It also mentions Lemon Primofiore and Violet.

The house’s page

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The drawn Only The Brave bottle

When you spray ittop notes

As it settlesheart notes

What staysdry-down notes

Only The Brave’s scent picture, a draft: lemon, mandarin, coriander, labdanum, violet, rosemary drawn so far; dashed outlines where nothing is drawn yet

When you spray ittop notes

Only The Brave, when you spray it: Lemon, Mandarin, Coriander

As it settlesheart notes

Only The Brave, as it settles: Labdanum, Violet, Rosemary

What staysdry-down notes

Only The Brave, what stays: Amber, Leather, Cedar, Coumarin (new-mown hay)

What’s inside it

What Diesel names

LemonMandarinCorianderLabdanumViolet leavesRosemaryLeather accordCedar woodViolet

What the label names

7 scent ingredients on the label, familiar names first.

A label must name certain ingredients, most of them ones that can cause allergies; some houses print more. It is never the whole recipe.

2 citrus1 herbs & lavender2 florals1 sweet1 powder

Citrus2

LimoneneCitral

Herbs & lavender1

Linalool

Florals2

CitronellolGeraniol (rose)

Sweet1

Coumarin (new-mown hay)

Powder1

alpha-Isomethyl ionone (powder puff)
6 more lines on the label, not there for the smell

Not for the smell6

AlcoholWaterOctisalate (a UV filter)Avobenzone (a UV filter)Benzyl benzoateExt. violet 2

The label, as printed on the house’s page

Our match of the notes

Shares its notes

Ocean LeatherMemo Paris · shares lemon, mandarin, cistus, violet (sweet violet) and 2 more$350 for 75 ml
Interlude Black Iris ManAmouage · shares cistus, violet (sweet violet), rosemary, leather accord and 1 more$395 for 100 ml
Eau de MemoMemo Paris · shares lemon, mandarin, coriander and leather accordabout $287 for 100 ml · about twice Only The Brave’s $65
See 5 more15 more share half its notes
Replica Under the Lemon TreesMaison Margiela · shares lemon, coriander, cistus and cedar (Atlas cedar)$170 for 100 ml
Club de Nuit IconicArmaf · shares lemon, coriander, cistus and cedar (Atlas cedar)$50 for 105 ml · about a third of Only The Brave’s $65
BuongiornoAcqua di Parma · shares lemon, mandarin, rosemary and cedar (Atlas cedar)about $296 for 100 ml · about twice Only The Brave’s $65
Eros FlameVersace · shares lemon, mandarin, rosemary and cedar (Atlas cedar)$149 for 100 ml · about the same as Only The Brave’s $65
Detour NoirAl Haramain · shares mandarin, cistus, violet (sweet violet) and leather accord$19.05 for 100 ml · about a tenth of Only The Brave’s $65
See 5 more10 more share half its notes
Pour FemmeLacoste · shares cistus, violet (sweet violet), leather accord and cedar (Atlas cedar)
Ombré Leather ReserveTom Ford · shares cistus, violet (sweet violet), leather accord and cedar (Atlas cedar)$300 for 100 ml · about twice Only The Brave’s $65
Beloved WomanAmouage · shares cistus, violet (sweet violet), leather accord and cedar (Atlas cedar)
Elysium Pour HommeRoja Parfums · shares lemon, cistus, leather accord and cedar (Atlas cedar)$380 for 100 ml
Eau de CèdreArmani · shares lemon, violet (sweet violet), leather accord and cedar (Atlas cedar)$139 for 100 ml · about the same as Only The Brave’s $65
See 5 more5 more share half its notes
Million Gold ElixirRabanne · shares mandarin, cistus, violet (sweet violet) and cedar (Atlas cedar)$182 for 100 ml
I Am KingSean John · shares lemon, mandarin, cistus and cedar (Atlas cedar)
Black For HimKenneth Cole · shares mandarin, violet (sweet violet), leather accord and cedar (Atlas cedar)$90 for 100 ml
Le VainqueurRancé 1795 · shares lemon, mandarin, leather accord and cedar (Atlas cedar)about $203 for 100 ml
ErosVersace · shares lemon, mandarin, leather accord and cedar (Atlas cedar)$149 for 100 ml · about the same as Only The Brave’s $65
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Matched by the notes each house names. A shared note is not a promise they smell alike.