Only the Brave — Diesel
Diesel

Only the Brave

  • For men
  • Eau de Toilette
  • 2009

With Only the Brave, Diesel composes a dry and elegant woody fragrance. It opens on lemon, mandarin and coriander, reveals cinnamon, violet leaf and patchouli at its heart and rests on a base of leather, cedar and amber.

Main accords

Pyramid & evolution

Unofficial sources Data drawn from unofficial sources, not from the house: this pyramid (like the year and gender shown) may contain discrepancies.

  1. Opening First minutes

    Lemon · Mandarin · Coriander

  2. Heart ~30 min to 2 h

    Cinnamon · Violet leaf · Patchouli

  3. Base Several hours

    Leather · Cedar · Amber

What its composition says

  • 3 materials on top, 3 in the heart, 3 in the base: the three stages are of comparable size.
  • Violet leaf: its rarest material, which only 31 of the 1,980 perfumes analysed in the catalogue contain — about one in 64.
  • Amber: conversely, a material of the common core — 32% of the catalogue contains it.
  • Citrus, woody, leather, spicy, floral and amber: 6 registers of raw materials share its palette, with citrus supplying 2 of 9.

Frequencies measured on the Olfact catalogue only.

Scent profile

Estimates derived from the composition — not measured.

Wear time Good
7 to 9 h estimated on skin
Projection Generous
fills a room

Ideal seasons

  • Spring
  • Summer
  • Autumn
  • Winter

Time of day

  • Day
  • Evening

At ease in mild weather, 15 to 22 °C (59 to 72 °F).

If Only the Brave by Diesel seduces, it is through its enveloping warmth: a sensual trail that settles in and that you want to find on yourself again.

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