Christian Dior Miss Dior Review

Forever my favourite BUTTTT the newest bottles they have obviously changed the formula and it smells so different. Although it is still nice.l and I get lots of compliments when wearing it. I love the bottle and love that you can wear it day and night!!

This has been on the market a while and while I think the bottle is beautiful, it is a pricy bottle. This is a heady floral and one that I would not normally wear as it is heavy for me so I was pleased that this was a decent sized sample in a spray container. The sample lasted 4 goes for me. I found it nicer at the start, part way through the day I started to think that it was a little masculine with a wood undertone appearing. I also found that for me it gave reasonable wear time. Sadly this is not on my repurchase list as it is not in the normal scent range that I go for, fruity florals.

I do think the trial size I had proved to me that you only need a couple of sprays otherwise you will end up overpowering everything, people won't see you coming but they will definitely smell you.

This is where things are going to get confusing:

The picture at the top of this review page is of Miss Dior (the perfume formally known as Miss Dior Cherie, originating in 2005)

The notes described at the top are of the 1947 'Miss Dior' which has no resemblance to 'Miss Dior Cherie' other than the name.

The 1947 Miss Dior is now known as Miss Dior Originale. It comes in a different bottle to the perfume formally known as 'Miss Dior Cherie'(now known as Miss Dior).

Like all other Dior perfumes, the notes themselves have also undergone change alongside the name change. When Miss Dior become Miss Dior Originale, the number of notes have been reduced. I can't comment personally on whether the 2011 reformulation/name change version(Miss Dior Originale) is similar to the old Miss Dior as I haven't tried this.

My review is of the bottle I own which was before the name changes (and therefore, it was still known as Miss Dior at this point and was pre-reformulations that occurred in the '00s).

Miss Dior (1947 perfume line) is a very old fashioned type of scent.

The oakmoss and aldehyde notes are strong in this, giving it a vintage perfume feel. The bottle itself adds to this idea of a scent from a bygone era with it's classic houndstooth design.

I can't say I find this stands out amongst other similar types of chypre scents such as Chanel Cristille.I think these just aren't really my cup of tea in terms of day to day wear, and so I don't have as much appreciation for the subtle differences in notes between fragrances in this genre

I do find that I prefer this to Chanel Cristille though when I am in the mood for something that feels old fashioned.