Fragrance Notes
Miss Dior
Christian Dior launched Miss Dior Eau de Parfum beside his very first collection in 1947, giving it the name the house was built on, and in its present form it is a rose composition with a dark base rather than the fragrance of that era.
Rose is the material at the centre and it is used generously, deep and velvety with a honeyed fullness that reads unmistakably as a grand perfume rather than a toiletry. Beneath it, sandalwood gives a creamy dry warmth and patchouli supplies the earthy, slightly damp depth that keeps the flower from becoming sweet or simple. Rosewood sits between them with a warm peppery dryness, bridging the flower and the base, and vanilla finishes the composition with a rounded softness that makes it feel comfortable on skin.
Five materials, clearly arranged, no clever trick. The pleasure here is in the quality of the rose and the solidity of what is underneath it, which is why this version is the one people describe as the grown up Miss Dior.
Eau de parfum strength gives it a strong first hour and then a long close wearing life, a full day on skin and a great deal longer on wool. Two sprays is correct and over application tips it from rich into heavy, particularly in a warm room. Evenings, autumn and winter and occasions are its territory, and it suits a woman who wants a fragrance with some seriousness to it. Jean Carles and Paul Vacher are the perfumers of record for the original composition.
The company is Dior's fragrance and cosmetics arm, part of LVMH. Its founder called himself a couturier-perfumer, and the catalogue he started has grown to include Eau Sauvage, Fahrenheit, Dune, Poison, J'adore and Sauvage.
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