Dzing! Eau de Toilette by L’Artisan Parfumeur

Read reviews about Dzing! by L’Artisan Parfumeur

Post a review

Add to Wishlist

Dzing!
Eau de Toilette
by L’Artisan Parfumeur

The Scoop
A unique fragrance inspired by the circus. Possesses all of the distinguished fragrances of this wonderful universe: saddle leather, sawdust from the ring and the caramelised smell of candy. A perfume that reveals itself completely on the skin and is intended for both men and women. Soft and fierce.

Dzing! Notes
tonka beans, balsam, saffran and ginger.

Perfumer
Olivia Giacobetti
Other fragrances by: Olivia Giacobetti

	$145	100ml


Curious about this fragrance?
	$3	.7 ml

If you like Dzing! Eau de Toilette you may also like...


Parfum d’Empire Cuir Ottoman


Susanne Lang Cashmere


Parfumerie Generale Cuir Venenum


L’Artisan Parfumeur Timbuktu


Tauer Perfumes L'Air du desert marocain


L’Artisan Parfumeur Dzongkha

Here's what other people are saying about Dzing!...

Post a review >>

Amazing how buttered popcorn, cotton candy, hay and riding boots combine to be as addictive as this perfume. If you see someone compulsively sniffing their own wrist, chances are they're wearing this.

Rating:

DM -cardiologist from Toronto

I forgot to mention in my review below that, although I did not pick up on any animalic notes, my dog seemed to. He was sniffing my wrist with an interest usually reserved for socks and underwear. Also, in the dry down I got the strong suggestion of a recently blown out candle. This isn't a scent I would wear, at least not now, but I highly recommend sampling it.

Rating:

Anonymous - from Los Angeles

Reading all the reviews below really affirms how individual chemistry affects what a fragrance will ultimately smell like to you. I get none of the animalic notes reviewers refer to. In fact, it smells quite clean on me. Like a less flamboyant Le Male. It certainly has its intrigue.

Rating:

Anonymous - from Los Angeles

For those that like a barnyard accord but are too shy to "rock it" this is a nice choice. Very realistic in that regard and done very tastefully under (not over) a very pretty floral bouquet. Personally I would prefer a more daring take on this, but most reviews I read lead me to believe there isn't much of a market anymore for old style fragrances. This is very pretty, very well done. Wears close and has decent lasting power at about 5 to 6 hours.

Rating:

Hollyc - from

I have to say I have always been obsessed with "leather" scented perfumes. I tried DZING over 7 years ago and wasnt sure this was the "leather" scent... I search high and low for it went so far as to actually go to paris on sort of a parfume tour... THIS is definitively THE one. There is nothing else out there as far as I'm concerned. There is Tom Ford "Tuscan Leather" BUT the saying power of his collection falls flat for the price. L'Artisan is a fantastic parfumeur and DZING is one of their best!

Rating:

Anonymous - from San Francisco

A far better name for this would be Purrrrr. Think climbing into the bucket leather seats of a purring muscle car, wrapped in fur. Or lying on a tiger skin rug in front of a fire, wearing nothing but a gold necklace and sucking a butterscotch candy. Very sex kitten. Seems tailor-made for rockabilly boys and burlesque girls. First impression is brash and pungent, but it quickly mellows out. Quiet enough for me to wear to work in a non-sexy job. It was long gone by the time the work day was through. Radiance was gone after about 2 hours, but I could still smell it very close-in after 6 hours. Good for an intimate embrace. At first I thought it was great, just not me, but now I'm craving it again. This may be The One.

Rating:

Anonymous -Designer from Northampton, MA

It's amazing how scent and memory are linked. Dzing reminds me of summers spent on my grandfather's steamboat on the lakes of ontario and NY: I get my grandfather's lavender yardley soap and of course the oil and grease he smells like from tinkering with machines...then I get fresh chopped firewood and even the turpentine-ish smell of fat wood we use to start the fire, then there's the smell of the brackish lake water mixing in with the grease of the machinery. It's not for everyone but I love it!

Rating:

Anonymous - from

DZING! is a modern, thrilling fragrance for adventurous lovers of perfume. Many mention the circus, but it reminds me of the rodeos held in Texas during the freezing winter months. I get hay, rosined rope, caramel, leather, face powder, and a subtle animalic, slightly urinaceous note... (on the flacon is a nude lady riding a tiger) If you've spent time with big animals you'll recognize this warmly animal note. Soothing, slightly gourmandy, outdoorsy, warm and charming, whilst somewhat transparent (in the traditions of both the nose, Olivia Giacobetti and the house, l'ARTISAN). One-of-a-kind and thrilling.

Rating:

david lincoln brooks -graphic artist from central texas, USA

This is one I should have sprayed on paper before placing it on my skin. The civet note didn't wear off quickly enough, so I used an alcohol swab to try to wipe it off after ten minutes. "Circus" is a polite way of describing it. To me, it smelled like a toilet in a public bathroom.

Rating:

Fred - from Puget Sound

On my skin, this smelled a bit like a quieter version of Bulgari Black with a more powdery drydown. Also, a pleasant savoriness here and there. Not quite like the description or the notes but intriguing, sexy and close to the skin with out a lot of sillage. Something men and women would like smelling on you, very wearable day or night.

Rating:

Anonymous - from Portland

Worth the high praise. Dzing! is a highly addictive scent that deserves its cult status, there is nothing linear or artificial about the way it smells, it is rich and organic, potent, without being heavy. Reminds me more of an old movie theater (popcorn, caramel, crushed velvet, old leather armchairs) than the circus.

Rating:

Christine -artist from Portland

This and Angell are my signature scents although I have been wearing this exclusively for a little over a year now. Of course i love it and nothing i can articualte will do this perfume justice. "soft and fierce" is right. The men in my life have tried to articualte their affection for it numerous times. An ex-boyfriend recently stopped me on the street to tell me that he still smells me in his dreams, former suitors have confessed that my smell drives them wild, and my current object of desire recently said that my scent is "distinctive" and that he gets giddy when he smells it on the breeze. This one slays them. I think at least half of my je ne sais quoi is composed of Dzing.

Rating:

Kat D. -student from Smalltown

About a drydown of this one, it reminds me of Male by Gaultier. Male - but can be worn by a very self confident woman.

Rating:

jane - from

for me, smells like smocked tea, very unusual and not suitable for wearing to work - can annoy people. But nice leather sent. I think more masculine than feminine. For reading book by the fireplace.

Rating:

jane - from Toronto

This is my favorite perfume, period. On me it smells of leather and carmelized vanilla - not sugary but soft with that gorgeous leather twist. It wears pretty close to the skin and my boyfriend loves it.

Rating:

MotoKitty -Project Manager from Portland

I'd call this a summer fragrance for those who like leathers. Does smell like books, but it fades quickly and doesn't even last on fabric.

Rating:

Mme Bourgeois - from

This fragrance takes you on a journey... At first sniff I was like "Ewwwww heck no!" It smelled really harsh, like gasoline or something you'd find in a garage. But you really can't know the true essence of a scent until it's on your skin, and WOW it is gorgeous. It doesn't last long, but it smells like an antique book shop, or hugging someone who wears a leather coat maybe? It's not an "old" scent, either. It's very sexy and unusual which is bad for my wallet since I now must buy the full size. I'm also smelling a sweet muted tobacco scent and something creamy. I'd like to see how this smells layered with a vanilla lotion.

Rating:

JBean -Momma from Boston, MA

An amazing scent - sweet, sensual, can be animalic at times. One of my favorite L'Artisans (a brand I do love) and one of the best leathers out there, period.

Rating:

Anonymous - from NYC

Burmese cats have been my beloved pets for years. Dzing! puts in my mind the image of one of them donning a soft suede jacket and cuddling my face. This is quite the chameleon scent. Got the elephant at first (didn't mind it at all), then carmel, leather, floral. Finally, the kitty cuddler. Love it. Next purchase for sure.

Rating:

Barbara - from Mt. Lebanon, PA

I love it. it's one of those very strange non perfume perfumes. I don't get any circus, animals or leather. I just smell old books, but not damp ones. Books that have been in a dry old attic for years. I have to agree it certainly doesn't last very long but I am up for buying a bigger bag to just haul it around with me all day. I find it truely lovely.

Rating:

The Evil Queen -Operations Manager from Portland OR

This is my own opinion. Dzing is a nasty sexy kinky leather for bad girls. In non-sexual terms, it's for a ranch ridin ho down circus carnival of a time. Yes, it's dirty. Yes it drys down to barnyard fun with fecal matter included. But I don't know who would reach for this if they weren't in a rebellious, crazy, extreme, or porno-rific mood. So that's D'zing. Wear it when you want a wild ride. And if D'zing wasn't extreme or butch enough for you, try Lonestar Memories and get ready to raise serious hell.

Rating:

holyzoo - from San Francisco

There was no immediate sense of strangeness when I put on this perfume this morning - in fact, quite the opposite. I'd been torturing my boyfriend with some stranger scents lately (namely Patchouli 24 [love, but he said it made me smell of books] and the horrendously metallic Secretions Magnifique [it made him retch]) so when I left him sniff this he was a) shocked at its relative normalcy and b) said it actually smelled good. That being said, however, he has conventional taste in perfume, and, for women, has been sucked in by the current pink candyfloss and fruits trend (he thinks Wang's Rock Princess is "the bomb"). In short, I take what is olfactory opinions with a grain of salt. While Dzing is pretty and relateable, there is not, for my taste, enough inherent strangeness or mastery to make me keep sniffing my arm all day. It would be difficult to sniff all day anyway, since this scent, on my skin lasted about two hours from initial blast to the end of the drydown - by lunch time there was no trace left, but a bit of something sweet and hay-like. It's a shame for this, because, if it had more staying power I would consider buying it, using it as my "I feel pretty" scent - in no way is it offensive, and the spiciness lent by the ginger goes well with a cleaned-up barnyard and hay smell. I suppose this is where bits of the circus idea come to play, but, if anything, this smells of the animal stalls prior to occupancy. There is a slight smokiness, too, in the composition, which seems like an addition that was meant to cut through the warmth and feminity of its creaminess, making this scent more unisex and less edible. Overall, this Dzing! is well made, and worth a try, though I am not sure that it is worth an entire bottle at $135.

Rating:

Rebecca -Legal Assistant from Louisville, KY

I really wanted to like this. Really, I did. But it's pretty horrendous, though. The comparison I got from my roommate was 'cat pee'. Sigh.

Rating:

SM - from Washington, DC

I love this perfume -Ii am on my second bottle. I only wish it had more staying power. If it is not discontinued how come I can't find it on L'artisan Parfumeur website?? Any answers?

Rating:

Lisa - from

Yes, this scent is different at first. Jarring, but only because it is not composed of mass-market approves "perfume" notes. If you are a person who likes smells like cold night air, animal fur, gasoline, wet pavement, you will appreciate this. Don't worry, Dzing doesn't smell like any of the aforementioned things; I only mean to suggest that this is an intellectual scent that will appeal to people who understand that wonderful smells that are not typically thought of as perfume-y can be interpreted to be worn. Dzing opens with a distinct leather note and the dry-down is soft and dry and sweet. Try a sample and your patience with the evolution of the scent will be rewarded!

Rating:

elizabeth -girl friday from Austin

This scent is like nothing I have ever smelled before -- everytime I put it on I smell something new. The drydown is leathery, yes, but it also has a sweetness to it that makes it very comforting. (PS -- it is not being discontinued)

Rating:

Shark -Marketing from Toronto

horrendous and pointless pass

Rating:

Anonymous - from

Received my sample as an extra when I purchased something else. It really reminds me of "Hollywood" (an oldie by Giorgio, I think). The fragrance was a pleasant surprise. Many times I'm dissapointed when I select fragrances based on others' reviews. I had nothing to go on with this but to try it. Really like it. Not sure if it's fbw, but I will definitely use the sample up (unlike many other samples that I have bought). Will agree with others that this is definitely a comfort scent.

Rating:

Anonymous -Legal Assistant from Washington, DC

This fragrance is gorgeous! It's my signature scent. It's a sweet leathery scent with a hint of green thrown in there. I have never smelled "elephant doo" as some posters mentioned. Honestly, have they ever smelled an elephants doo? Don't listen to the haters, this stuff is the best!

Rating:

Mysterious lady -none of your business from

please give this a chance as it warms up on you. it becomes sweet and comforting. i protest the cruelty of the circus... so i am not going near any comparison to the circus at all! i am so glad i tried the sample!

Rating:

LOUISE -agent from saint petersburg

Initially, this smells EXACTLY like Wright's Coal Tar soap, but not in a bad way. On the drydown it becomes a more intriguing blend of warm spiciness. Pretty good, and unusual too.

Rating:

Louise -TV Producer from Sydney

No thanks- here's why: Right after I dabbed it on I looked in my vanity mirror and thought "elephant do do!". That disappeared and along came some other smells throughout the hour... in that hour some animal weird sweat smell amongst the ceder shavings. The dry down is kind of nice, bearable anyway. This stuff won't wear off (that's what I get for wearing it on a cotton shirt. It lasts extra long) Then I read the story tonight on Drudge about the chimp named Travis who attacked a woman... I'm waiting for this stuff to wear off!

Rating:

Elizabeth -grade school teacher from Pacific Northwest

This one smells similar to Muscs Khoublai Khan. It's got that same funky smell at the beginning, which I love. Then it softens and gets kind of musky smelling and soft. I get no rubber or sawdust. It softens way too quickly to be obnoxious as some people have called it. It's very wearable and 'normal' after a very short time. Don't be scared, try it! It just needs to last longer - that's one thing L'Artisan should really look into. :)

Rating:

Anonymous - from Canada

LIQUID CRACK. I wear this almost every day as it's a skin scent with intrigue. It layers well with other scents too... Slightly sweet and leathery.

Rating:

Linda - from Portland

From some alternate anthropomorphic universe where a troupe of dancers are preparing for their debut on an oil-lamp-lit stage, adjusting the leather straps holding up their silk bloomers and powdering their muzzles. Muzzles, because the dancers are a group of well-groomed, well-behaved horses. Some of the perfumed powder sifts its way down onto the fresh hay lining the dressing-room floor, and the last mad dash to assemble on stage churns it up, along with some dust, to hang sweetly in the air. I normally hate hate hate fragrances that are sweet and powdery (Love's Baby Soft makes me retch) but this one makes me understand the appeal. Only rated this one a 4 because it stayed a little too close to my skin; I like my perfume to be a tad less subtle.

Rating:

techette -programmer from Chicago

I am getting tired of these idiots who claim that the perfume smells like tire, cardboard or s hit. These are likely the shallow people who sniff it right off the bottle and don't spray it on a skin and wait until the real essence appears... The perfume is truly unique and it has a very soft dominant smell. It offers this melancholic feel of something familiar and arousing. It's not very strong just as intended to tease your senses and always keep you interested and guessing. Just like an addiction from which you can never really get enough. Just like a memory that you can't quite remember but you are constantly trying... It certainly doest smell like all the unplesant things that half of the people here claim. If you want something that smells different (in a good way, superior) from the 99.99% of the generic garbage out there get Dzing!

Rating:

Anonymous - from Toronto

Suggestion is a powerful thing. Maybe if I had read the thing about this being inspired by a circus, i would smell horses. (A smell I like, by the way. Smell like horses and you'll have me following your around all day.) instead, I read a different review that suggested it smells of old books. Guess what? I smelled old books. But I am enough of a free-thinker to catch some other, indescribable, notions in here, as well. I can only boil this down to: yep, old books, then some strange (thankfully fleeting) Volkswagen Bug circa 1969 smell (this could be the gasoline smell others were getting), followed by a dry down of Really Cool Old Guy One of Your Parents Was Friends With in the 70's. My partner (who was not totally enamored with it) sniffed it, and said, "It smells like some rich, older man." I don't care. I love it. I like the contrast of being a girly girl who smells like old dude. (But am only giving it four stars because I suspect that smelling like old books/old dude/VW Bug is not for everyone. And not everyone may want to smell it on me. Still don't care. And still not smelling horses.)

Rating:

Angela -social worker from Portland

Yes. There are initially overtones of motor oil and burnt rubber (which I have an inexplicable affinity for). But the most powerful association I make is one of saddle leather and linament used on horses after a workout. Living in the "Horse Capital of the World" and growing up on a horse farm, I have the same affinity for these scents as well. SO I was willing to be patient with this scent and I recommend that anyone else brave enough to try a sample do the same. The drydown is sexy and soft-almost floral. An erotic study in contrasts! A must if you find "dirty" smells at all appealing. One must be bold to wear this. Adventurous equestriennes need to try it! I would almost give it 5 stars, but I imagine it is very difficult to wear.

Rating:

Anonymous -student from Lexington, KY

I thought this one was really foul. It reminded me of a mechanic's overalls at the end of a long, hot summer day-gasoline, leather and dirt

Rating:

April -Florist from Golden

Now this, I love! It has a quirky, not-too-sweet, not-too-spicy overtone, with a solid and warm undertone, and it lasts for a good long while. Daring and darling!

Rating:

Anonymous -Acting Teacher from Yakima

i love it. it's subtle and warm without being coy or girly. the men i work with were kind enough to sniff my arm and they love it. Unfortunately, the smell was completely gone in three hours. I can't be schlepping around bottles of scent. I need this to last longer.

Rating:

jh360 -usability specialist from brooklyn

My favorite leather scent. Unique, nothing else like it.

Rating:

Lady Anne -Queen of England from London

This is my new go-to fragrance, it is seasonless. Soft and mellow but with a slight edge. Big love.

Rating:

Linda - from Portland

Strong leather and sweet caramel. I love it, but alas, it is another disappearing L'Artisan. I applied very generously, and it still vanished within 2 hours.

Rating:

Lynda -Nurse from St. Louis

This is such a divine comfort scent. It reminds me of the smell of my hands after I ride a horse-the leather from the reigns mixed with horse smell (which if you are not familiar with that smell-its good-not stinky animal smell) There are lots of leather scents out there but this one is the best and the sexiest!

Rating:

Anonymous - from

Yes, Yes, Yes i love this scent, beautifully done and the circus description is perfect. At one point during the dry down i actually smell smooth leather, but it softens quickly. This is probably my Favorite L'Artisan right next to Bois Farine. My love is for the more unisex fragrances and these are definitely very beautiful and sexy.

Rating:

parfumnut - from

I am horrified that this scent is being discontinued-- it is one of my favorites and always solicits compliments. It is a warm close to the skin scent; truly sexy. Just looking at the bottle makes me smile. L'Artisan, how could you!?

Rating:

Cristine -artist from

So it seems like tonka beans+ balsam+ saffran+ginger= Wet Band Aid.

Rating:

Anonymous - from

Oh, this is one of the very best scents that Luckyscent offers. Dzing is a soft leather perfume with some candy sweetness and animalic touches added to it. It never loses its light-as-air touch, making it one of the most wearable leather scents I own. Sure, this is unusual, but I find it to be one of the most interesting scents in my enormous fragrance collection, and it's a fragrance that I never ever forget about.

Rating:

Anonymous - from NYC

I sampled this and was horrified. However, upon giving it another chance discovered how gorgeous it is. This is a classic leather scent. If you can get past the rough opening, the drydown is creamy and slightly cologne-ish...I love it...

Rating:

Traci W. -Office Manager from San Diego

DZgustING!

Rating:

Jenna -model from LA

There are fragrances that I don't care for personally and yet can appreciate that someone else may love it, but this is not one of those fragrances. I have no idea why someone would want to smell like a tire fire. Even Tar by CdG has some redeeming qualities but this is just wrong. .

Rating:

Anonymous - from

this is androgynous deja vu...i smell my 9th grade boyfriend's cologne on the sexy mcdreamy that just passed me in the bookstore...i smell that i am now the woman i envisioned my mother to be when she kissed me goodnite on her way out salsa dancing...gorgeous, memorable, and makes you stop in your tracks every time

Rating:

christi - from erie, pa

Dzumb. I smell horses, dirt, and kettle corn. But there's a lady sitting next to me with too much perfume on. It's cheap, it's harsh, and it's giving me a headache.

Rating:

Jill - from Roanoke, Va.

I really wanted to fall in love with this fragrance, based on its description; it seems to contain everything I love. But on me it takes on an unpleasant medicinal quality...a sort of combo between Noxema and home for the elderly. So disappointed.

Rating:

Anonymous -photographer from New York

Ok, I must say that this is one of the stangest smelling perfumes that I have ever encountered. It smells like a cross between insense and furniture polish but after about a 1/2 an hour, it really smells quite exotic and good. I would definitely buy this, I just wouldn't wear it everyday.

Rating:

Anonymous -Professional from Ft. Myers Florida

OK, L'Artisan doesn't appeal to me, but this scent has grown on me since the first time I sampled it. The burnt plastic smell is actually transforming into a little bit of candy, just very subtlely. Still wouldn't recommend it though.

Rating:

Rich -Student from Manhattan, KS

Barnyard? Elephant pen? Ah the power of marketing(circus connotation) and the effect it often has on weak minded individuals. There is absolutely no "barnyard" or "elephant pen"smell to this fragrance. Leather? Absolutely. There is a sensual, animalic quality to it. But this reviewers comments are ABSURD.

Rating:

Anonymous - from

I love this scent! I bought years ago and didn't appreciate the beauty of it. It's leather, sawdust/rubber and lots of other wonderful things. It just lasts on me and it actually makes me feel happy. This one and Timbuktu are L'Artisan's best scents in their line, IMO.

Rating:

Armando Martinez - from Henderson, NV

Personally, my all-time L'Artisan favorite. I've gotten more noticable comments from women regarding this scent than any other. Without question, it is unique. Different scents behave differently on different bodies. This wonderful scents melts onto my skin and last the entire day. I smile whenever a woman asks to come closer to smell my neck. Thanks, L'Artisan.

Rating:

Giorgio - from NYC

Not for me. It reminds me of the elephant pen. Or my friend's barn - and not in a good way.

Rating:

JK - from LA

A comforting and different aroma...I adore this special creation. It is never offensive. Starts out with strong leather notes (like a saddle), then becomes warm and caramel like, but not sweet. Most unusual; like the circus in an antique store.

Rating:

Debs -Student from Malabar

This perfume is truly an event in a bottle. The first whiff brings leather, dirt, animals… costumes under hot lights. As time passes, the tonka beans come through… now you’re sitting high in the stands, away from the earthy wet sawdust and you smell cotton candy… roasting peanuts. It’s amazing. Haunting. The leather note persists throughout and is soft, compelling bridge. If you’re interested at all in the art of perfumery, this is a must smell.

Rating:

Kim - from from Los Angeles

This is one of the best leather scents ever! I love the creamy drydown

Rating:

Anonymous -student from Los Angeles

I could work with this because of the Tonka beans!

Rating:

Thelma - from Baltimore

Whoaaaa! Dirty, but is reminiscent of a college smell that I just can't place, so something makes me want to smell it.

Rating:

Anonymous - from

Great leather fragrance with some sweet and dry notes (I smell sawdust, tonka, even vanilla). Completely unique and sexy. Too bad it doesn't last so long.

Rating:

Anonymous - from NY

I love this scent...but it last only an hour on me tops.

Rating:

Michelle -Designer from San Antonio

I love this scent and wear it nearly every day. It's dreamy, and lasts for a decent amount of time.

Rating:

Anonymous -artist from Pasadena

Free Fragrance Samples with Fragrance Purchase*

Toll Free: (US) : 866 931-8297

Brand Directory

Top Picks

Luckyscent Facebook

International: +1 323 931-8297

Shipping Rates and Info

Privacy and Security

Newsletter Sign Up

Recommend a Fragrance

Newsletter Archives

Unsubscribe

Store Location & Hours

Visa, Mastercard, American Express, Discover, Paypal

* Free fragrance samples not included with "sample only" orders click here for details

©2012 Lucky Scent Inc. All Rights Reserved. All images and copy are a registered
trademark and property of Lucky Scent Inc.Privacy & Security Policy

Dzing!Eau de Toiletteby L’Artisan Parfumeur

Dzing!
Eau de Toilette
by L’Artisan Parfumeur