Today's blind grab from the goodies from my friend is one that I might have passed by in the store, although I might have been tempted to stop because the juice is such a pretty pink (and sometimes the delicate and lovely and soft grab my attention in spite of myself).
Per Lancome, this is considered a "fresh floral," and the top notes are bergamot (citrus), juicy pear, pink peppercorn; the middle notes are rose and jasmine; and the base notes are white musk, vanilla, patchouli, and cedardwood.
Based on the notes alone, some may put this in a fruity floral camp, and at first application I did get a distinct pear note that immediately dropped down to give place to the rose (and yes this rose is another bright, raspberryish rose) and the white musk. Some other sites said that it has a chypre edge at the base, but I'm not getting that (or the patchouli) at all.
As it dries: I waved it under my husband's nose. Since it was still fresh, he blinked a little bit and said, "That's a little more...sharp than I expected?" Sharp, for him, covers a world of notes, but usually tends to mean it hasn't faded down much so he is reserving judgment. For me, I find it to be veering more toward a "classic" floral, with very clean lines, and the fruit seems to be serving to keep it from going too dry or too floral. It feels like a bright late spring day, one where the sky is brilliantly blue, clouds are fluffy, and the air has a small bite still (hasn't yet decided to go heavy or muggy).
There is something about this that reminds me a little of church camp in the late 80s/early 90s, where hairspray and perfume and chatter, and the absolute essence of femininity, swirled around the dorms as everyone got ready for church. For that alone, I'm loving it a lot. It's happy, and feminine, and has a bit of an edge, but also is soft and contains moments of quiet reflection, too.
The longer it sits on my skin, the patchouli, an extremely soft one, slowly steps forward and reminds me of a shawl that has been carefully packed away (the way they used to be shipped eons ago) in patchouli and roses, so when you lift it out you get the faint whiff of far away places and adventure, while still feeling like you don't have to leave home if home is safe and comfortable. Throughout it all, the rose weaves and dances and rises then drops back down again, keeping this firmly in the floral camp, but also teasing the senses with, "But I'm more than a floral!" And it is!
It's happy. Comforting, but not in a smothering way. It has edges, but is soft. It comes forward, then falls back to rest quietly on my skin. It's charming and bright, and makes me feel much prettier than I woke up feeling, and that alone is probably a big mark in its favor lol. This feels like it will pair well with any kind of day. Blue? Put this on. Happy? Put this on. Ornery? This may encourage you to act on it, but in a way that lightens the heart and makes you giggle for the rest of the year. Melancholy? Put this on, and let it wrap around you and remind you that beauty and life and light still exist. (I think this will also be beautiful on a brisk autumn day, where the nose may be cold and the sky may be gray, but the breeze wafts this around and fills the air with glorious perfume and a reminder of sunshine and hope.) It's a delightful mix of contrasts, and I'm so glad I have it!
Monday, July 13, 2020
Thursday, July 9, 2020
Miss Dior EDP by Dior
I know, I know, this blog usually focuses on Indie/niche perfumes. However, a dear lovely someone sent me some perfume samples, and...well, what is one to do but to dive head first into them? (I have to admit, people who send/give/throw perfume at me rank pretty high on my list, by default.) Yesterday, I smelled like a melange of deliciousness (because the box came in yesterday and so I had to dab on as many as I could, of course), and now today I am starting my lovely exploration of them individually.
I had in mind that this would be the one I tried first, by itself. I was amused and tickled when I reached into my "grab bag of awesome" and pulled out the first one I touched, and it ended up being this. I love when a plan comes together.
According to Dior, Miss Dior "celebrates the beauty of a sensual Grasse Rose wrapped in fresh notes and woven with a lively Rosewood." According to Fragrantica, this has "dominant notes of roses, the Damask rose and May rose from Grasse, to be precise. The rest of the composition consists of a fresh opening of lemon, mandarin, pink pepper and a sensual accord in the base that includes rosewood and patchouli." Hmmm, rose/s? Note of death? We'll see how THIS goes.
At first application: I don't really get the rose, but I do get fresh and light, clean, a little powdery (but not talcum powder, more like...ahhh sometimes rose can go a bit powdery). Also, according to Dior, this is a "sensual floral fragrance." Sometimes those haaate me, but so far this is...pretty. Pretty and light and soft and I'm not getting the citrus, but am getting what could be the pink pepper.
As it dries: Ohhhh, there at the bottom is a soft rose note. But a fresh rose. Not heavy. Slightly sweet and raspberryish (like a sweet rose musk) the way some roses can go. Rounding that out is the mandarin (adding more to the sweet notes here, I suspect).
I just left the room for a minute (had a face mask on and had to wash my face) and when I stepped back into the room, ooooooh! That was pretty! There! There's the rose--soft and lovely! And the rosewood! Mmmm! It's definitely not coming up on my skin the way it lingers in the room, but it's so pretty and bright. (I also ran and shoved my arm under my husband's nose while he is working, and his face lit up and he nodded very emphatically, then mouthed, "I like that one a lot!" in the middle of his meeting lol.)
This is, as Dior described, wrapped in fresh notes. For me, that means it lies clean on the skin. Doesn't get heavy or muddied or muddled at all. It floats a bit around me, not quite the way warm laundry on the line can give that clean floaty vibe, but nearing that territory. I don't really get the patchouli that is mentioned, but there is something to the base that could be it (although it merges with the musk, for my nose). To me, perfumes can have moods, and although Dior says this is sensual (and perhaps it is on someone else's skin), this is more happy, bright, friendly, outgoing. (Although, to be fair, this is making me think it would be fun on a date night, so maybe there is something to be said about the sensual aspect.) And it's also really pretty. Delicate. Light. (Should I go dress up now? I feel like that would be appropriate.) If someone walked past me smelling this, it would make me smile and be grateful for allll the lovely smells out in the world.
I had in mind that this would be the one I tried first, by itself. I was amused and tickled when I reached into my "grab bag of awesome" and pulled out the first one I touched, and it ended up being this. I love when a plan comes together.
According to Dior, Miss Dior "celebrates the beauty of a sensual Grasse Rose wrapped in fresh notes and woven with a lively Rosewood." According to Fragrantica, this has "dominant notes of roses, the Damask rose and May rose from Grasse, to be precise. The rest of the composition consists of a fresh opening of lemon, mandarin, pink pepper and a sensual accord in the base that includes rosewood and patchouli." Hmmm, rose/s? Note of death? We'll see how THIS goes.
At first application: I don't really get the rose, but I do get fresh and light, clean, a little powdery (but not talcum powder, more like...ahhh sometimes rose can go a bit powdery). Also, according to Dior, this is a "sensual floral fragrance." Sometimes those haaate me, but so far this is...pretty. Pretty and light and soft and I'm not getting the citrus, but am getting what could be the pink pepper.
As it dries: Ohhhh, there at the bottom is a soft rose note. But a fresh rose. Not heavy. Slightly sweet and raspberryish (like a sweet rose musk) the way some roses can go. Rounding that out is the mandarin (adding more to the sweet notes here, I suspect).
I just left the room for a minute (had a face mask on and had to wash my face) and when I stepped back into the room, ooooooh! That was pretty! There! There's the rose--soft and lovely! And the rosewood! Mmmm! It's definitely not coming up on my skin the way it lingers in the room, but it's so pretty and bright. (I also ran and shoved my arm under my husband's nose while he is working, and his face lit up and he nodded very emphatically, then mouthed, "I like that one a lot!" in the middle of his meeting lol.)
This is, as Dior described, wrapped in fresh notes. For me, that means it lies clean on the skin. Doesn't get heavy or muddied or muddled at all. It floats a bit around me, not quite the way warm laundry on the line can give that clean floaty vibe, but nearing that territory. I don't really get the patchouli that is mentioned, but there is something to the base that could be it (although it merges with the musk, for my nose). To me, perfumes can have moods, and although Dior says this is sensual (and perhaps it is on someone else's skin), this is more happy, bright, friendly, outgoing. (Although, to be fair, this is making me think it would be fun on a date night, so maybe there is something to be said about the sensual aspect.) And it's also really pretty. Delicate. Light. (Should I go dress up now? I feel like that would be appropriate.) If someone walked past me smelling this, it would make me smile and be grateful for allll the lovely smells out in the world.
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