The Story
Why it exists.
The beginning
My Version Modern 702 arrived in 2014, part of Dzintars' My Version line, a collection built for women who wanted contemporary styling from a house better known for its Soviet-era classics. The line signaled a shift in approach, offering something current rather than nostalgic. Modern 702 was meant to face outward, an entry that traded the familiar Dzintars profile for something more approachable and fruit-forward. The opening hits with a burst of lychee and pear, bright and almost edible, before orange slices through with a sharper, citrus edge. Pink pepper adds a soft crackle at the periphery, the kind of warmth that makes the fruit feel alive rather than candied.
What's interesting here is the structure. Lychee and pear do the bright work most fruity florals rely on, but the formula tucks agarwood into the heart, right between the white florals and the honey. That placement changes the gravity. The oud presses into the jasmine and freesia and forces them to bloom warmer, heavier, less innocent than they would alone. The agarwood reads as resinous and golden rather than smoky or animalic, giving the florals a texture they wouldn't have on their own.
The evolution
The first thirty minutes are a fruit cart. Lychee and pear flood in, juicy and loud, with orange cutting through and pink pepper crackling at the edges. It smells like a market stall in warm weather, and for a while you might wonder if this is just another sweet fruity release. The fruit is generous, almost syrupy in its density, but the pepper keeps it from tipping into candy territory. Then something shifts. The honey thickens, the jasmine starts to breathe through the white florals, and the oud arrives, not as a smoky whisper but as a warm resin that wraps the sweetness and tightens it. The agarwood does something unusual here: rather than lurking in the background, it pushes forward into the heart and changes the temperature of the entire composition.
Cultural impact
My Version Modern 702 sits in an interesting niche. The formula pushes toward something warmer and more resinous than the standard fruity-floral template, using agarwood in the heart to anchor what would otherwise be a lighter composition. Wearers tend to be people who want sweetness with backbone, and the fragrance finds its audience among those who appreciate the contrast between bright fruit and deeper, golden resins. The oud-in-the-fruity-floral structure gives it more dimension than the usual template, layering warmth underneath the jasmine and freesia so the florals feel richer, less innocent, and more grown.
