Christian Dior Diorella Eau De Toilette Spray 100 ml

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That's how it originally came about, this fragrance from the house of Christian Dior: boxes and flacons with the "belly bands" in the differently colored pattern, were immediately recognizable. Diorella is another masterpiece composed by the legendary Edmond Roudnitska, and it certainly contains facets of his other compositions. It is a classic chypre, 1970s in style, featuring a prominent melon note up top - so far, so Le Parfum de Thérèse. Its woody-floral heart is reminiscent of a more potent Eau Sauvage, and there is an astringent green-citrus quality to the opening that recalls Chanel Cristalle (not a Roudnitska creation, but worth mentioning). It also reminds me of Ô de Lancôme, a radiant, summery citrus chypre (and affordable gem). I've long wanted to try Diorella, and bought a vintage miniature from the 1980s. It is a dream for this chypre-lover. What I find extremely interesting here at Diorella is the close relationship to Eau Sauvage, also created by Mr Roudnitska. The first spritz is aldehydes and nothing but. So if you are comfortable wearing aldehydes and like it, this is an old time aldehyde opening. Fresh and sharp, without any citrus, just pure aroma chemical of alcoholic perfumery. It is very old fashioned like a Chanel No. 5 without the neroli or citrus notes, and more like Joy by Patou. The floral notes appear early on. A lilac and perhaps a violet, definitely a purple floral with a tart taste. Then jasmine embraces the subsequent white florals: narcissus and lily of the valley. The lily of the valley is the dominant floral note. This is not the same lily of the valley as the more well known Diorissimo which fans of Dior vintages would have liked, or even fans of the formulas of Roudnitska but there is a slight nod to Diorissimo because it's essentially a green floral lily garden scent. But whereas Diorissimo was the spring, Dior Dior is the fall.

With a brighter fruit note and cleaner florals Dior Dior comes off as more prim than its siblings. Compared to Diorella’s sultriness and easy virtue, and Eau Sauvage’s cruisy Playboy After Dark vibe, Dior Dior is a prig. The hint of skank tempers Dior Dior’s coloratura topnotes, but only *just*. If Diorella reflected a chic, offbeat style, Dior Dior suited a debutante. First impressions matter. The lemony shine and choir of aldehydes create a peppy, Anita Bryant/Up-With-People cheerfulness that seems at odds with the turned-fruit styles of chypre that Roudnitska developed over the years.

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A week or so ago I agreed to swap a few perfumes that did not get enough love from me for a big bottle of Diorella. As a lover of vintage fumes, I was really happy to add it to my collection, the more so that my lovely swap partner informed me that it is from 2007. In the meantime, being an impatient, curious being, I tried it in perfumeries, and wore the recent EDT for two days. I was ever so slightly disappointed, I didn't quiet get the hype, the "milestone in perfumery", Roudnitska's masterpiece, etc. references. Nice, slightly bitter fruity chypre, where is the exciting Vietnamese beef salad (Tania Sanchez), the nearly rotting fruit, the muskiness? I do not know if this is going to ban me from Fragrantica, but in my opinion this Diorella resembles the original Cristalle (which I bought the same day it came out) more than the reformulated Cristalle is close to her ancestor. Same complexity, same crispness, same angularity. Burn your bra and wear DIORELLA. Unless you happen to be 36C, in which case I highly recommend that you keep the bra and wear DIORELLA. In any case, whatever your beliefs about appropriate displays of women's liberation might be, I encourage all of you, men and women alike, to wear DIORELLA! This is my favourite from Les Creations de Monsieur Dior series. The only Dior I've tried in vintage is Miss Dior so I don't have the original to compare Diorella to.

Perfect full bodied scent that was flowery but didn't smell of flowers, deep - that you wanted to take a full breath in and it lasted so long that you just wanted to keep smelling that part of skin. It was made in accordance with the aldehyde trend, but it was too late, and it was only released in 1976.However, looking at the notes listed. Im a bit confused about what note that makes this slightly skanky and spicy? As none of the notes listed usually behave like this but whatever this is, its magical and intoxicating.. I bought a bottle just before I left and still have the empty bottle in its box. It ranks as my most favourite perfume ever perhaps along with Chamade by Guerlain which is another story. Great memories of my young days!!! Edmond Roudnitaka has indeed demonstrated through his perfumes for Dior that "just a few elements are enough to create a considerable level and depth."