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Versace released its Dylan Blue series for men and women more than a handful of years ago now. On the women’s side, they followed it up with Dylan Turquoise, which share similarities with the initial release. The question is, which perfume is better? Lasts longer? Is the better buy, between them?
Quick Overview
Dylan Blue Pour Femme is the very slight overall winner because, while its opening is sharper and less immediately enjoyable, it develops into the better fragrance over the course of the full wear.
Its black currant, apple, floral notes, musk, and woods settle into a clean, sweet floral profile that feels more approachable after the first stage.
Dylan Turquoise has the better opening. Black currant is joined by orange, lemon, guava, and an aquatic quality, giving it a fresher and slightly more tropical start than Dylan Blue.
Performance is fairly close. Dylan Blue projects a little more strongly and for slightly longer, while both usually last around 5–6 hours. Versatility is essentially equal, with both working best as clean, casual spring and summer fragrances rather than formal or nightlife scents.
You might also try the ‘inspired by’ alternative: Her Bleu Welsh Sea by Dua
| Category | Dylan Turquoise | Dylan Blue Pour Femme | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| Opening | Opens with black currant, orange, lemon, guava, and an aquatic freshness. The guava is short-lived, but gives it a slightly tropical and more enjoyable start. | Starts sharply with black currant and apple, joined by fresh florals. It has a clean, shampoo-like quality and becomes sweeter as it settles. | Dylan Turquoise |
| Projection | Begins with moderate projection and a decent scent trail, but becomes much lighter after roughly the first hour. | Follows a similar path, but reaches a slightly higher peak and maintains its stronger projection for a little longer. | Dylan Blue |
| Longevity | Usually lasts around 5–6 hours. Overall performance is acceptable, but fairly basic. | Also reaches around the 6-hour mark and generally does not push much beyond that point. | Push |
| Versatility | Best for spring and summer as a clean, fresh daily fragrance. Works well for casual situations and easy everyday wear. | Occupies essentially the same space, working best for casual spring and summer wear rather than formal events or nightlife. | Push |
| Overall Scent | Has the better opening, with aquatic citrus, guava, freesia, musk, spice, and cedar. The later dry down is pleasant but not especially exciting. | Starts more sharply, but develops into a sweeter floral freshness with musk and a clean, soapy quality. More enjoyable across the entire wear. | Dylan Blue |
Tale of the Tape: Dylan Blue Femme vs. Turquoise
Dylan Blue
Notes include: blackcurrant, apple sorbet, styrax, wild blooms, musk, white woods, patchouli
Click here to try: Dylan Blue Pour Femme
Dylan Turquoise
Notes include: mandarin essence, lemon, pink pepper, blackcurrant, jasmine, freesia, guava, cedar, vibrant woods, and musk
Click here to try: Dylan Turquoise by Versace
My Full Review: Dylan Turquoise Review
Opening
Dylan Blue begins with its black currant and apple notes in full swing. It’s sharp, fruity, and already fresh from the accompanying notes. Very much a body wash or shampoo-like aroma.
Blue is joined by floral notes including forget me not, jasmine, and a mix of others. It becomes a slightly sweeter perfume after the initial spray.
Turquoise starts off with it’s own sharp blend, that also includes that black currant note. But, it also comes across as more aquatic and a bit tropical versus Dylan Blue.
Orange, lemon, and guava accompany the black currant. The apple note isn’t here and the black currant is reduced.
Which is better? I like the start of Turquoise a little more than Blue. The guava is short-lived but that and the watery aroma with the citrus gives this one a nice beginning.
Blue isn’t bad, but I don’t enjoy the opening to the same extent.
Edge: Turquoise
Projection
Turquoise starts off leaving a moderate scent trail with a decent projection off of the skin. After that first hour or so, it’s much lighter and will only project a few feet from where you sprayed it.
Dylan Blue follows a pretty similar path to Turquoise, except that it has a bit higher peak in its strength early on. So, with Blue you’ll have a higher level of projection for slightly longer.
It takes this category.
Edge: Blue
Longevity
The longevity of Turquoise only hits about 5-6 hours, on my skin. It’s not great in this department, but also not absolutely terrible. Performance on the whole, is just okay.
With Dylan Blue Femme, it is about the same. It will hit the same 6 hour mark, but doesn’t seem to go beyond that at all for me.
This category is a draw.
Edge: Push
Versatility
These two basically exist in the same space. Both are best served as spring and summer wears.
Neither is very formal or built for nightlife. More clean and fresh daily wears. Think casual or just an easy grab that you don’t need to put much thought into.
I don’t really see a clear winner here.
Edge: Push
Overall Scent
So, this is a very close matchup between these two Versace perfumes. I have to say that, I’m not entirely in love with either, but they’re both pretty good fragrances.
With Turquoise, I like it’s opening act. It’s more tolerable to me and the guava and aquatic touches is something that I gravitate towards.
After that, there is some muskiness and spice. But, overall its a fresh citrus, floral, and woody combination. Freesia and just a general sharp/sweet fruitiness with a cedar base.
The dry down doesn’t particularly excite me and the performance is basic.
With Dylan Blue Pour Femme, I don’t like the opening as much, but I think that the latter stages are better than that of Turquoise.
Update: They have also since released Dylan Purple, which I like about equally to Blue.
Yes, it is sharper at first, but it will settle down into a more sweet floral freshness. The cleanliness is much more approachable after the opening act, with a good mix of the floral notes and a musky quality.
Sure, soapy clean, but it is an attractive fragrance. During the entire wear, it is better than Turquoise, even if that has a better opening.
All things considered, I’d give a very slight win to Dylan Blue. Also check out: the cheaper ‘inspired by’ alternative fragrance: Her Bleu Welsh Sea by Dua
Winner: Blue
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