It's been roughly 15 years since the first release of Miss Dior Cherie. It was one of the first fragrances I wanted, and favoured by people like Sarah from Clothesencounters and Elle Fowler of AllThatGlitters21. Despite its reformulations and changes over the years, Miss Dior (Cherie) will always have a special place in my heart.
The first rendition of Miss Dior Cherie promised caramel popcorn, beautifully sweet for someone in their youth. I never really caught whiff of popcorn, but certainly the sweetness of caramel. I was thrown off on initial sniff because I was so used to the scents my mother enjoyed from Dior's range: Poison and Dune. It was also not quite as grown-up and sophisticated as J'adore, which may have been best suited for someone in their 30s.
Soap and Glory's Clean On Me and The Righteous Butter range is similar to this formulation of Miss Dior Cherie and I used to enjoy layering them together. I had to say farewell to my bottle (having finished it) but I know that I can still get that same smell from body products.
Miss Dior Cherie (2011) was the version that won me over. It was not quite as sweet as the first, but the strawberry remained prominent. It had the backbone of the old Cherie but arguably fresher with the lack of caramel popcorn.
When I finished my bottle of Miss Dior Cherie (2005), I thought I was ready to move on, but I missed it. I'm grateful that I found a bottle of the 2011 formulation though, long after its short release.
Miss Dior EDP (2012) resembled Chanel's Coco Mademoiselle. Beautiful but just not the Cherie I knew. Miss Dior Blooming Bouquet was for those who enjoy light florals, but at the time, I was drawn to heavier fragrances.
Miss Dior Le Parfum is the most recent rendition that I own. There is something very comforting about the Le Parfum formulation: a seamlessly blended amber-heavy scent. Very feminine but potent. A little goes a long way but I can see it being a romantic date night fragrance.
Since that release, I hadn't been all that impressed with the other flankers. Absolutely Blooming (2016) still resembled the Miss Dior I once knew in sweetness, but heavy dose of berry was not to my taste. Miss Dior EDP (2017) was not that impressionable on me. It's Miss Dior: Modern Woman, with focus on sweet rose.
As in the case of the current line up of the Miss Dior line, excluding the Originale formula that is derived from the old 40s Miss Dior, I'd rate the Blooming Bouquet first (light and elegant), followed by Absolutely Blooming (if you desire something that resembles the original Miss Dior DNA), then the new Miss Dior formulation.
The first rendition of Miss Dior Cherie promised caramel popcorn, beautifully sweet for someone in their youth. I never really caught whiff of popcorn, but certainly the sweetness of caramel. I was thrown off on initial sniff because I was so used to the scents my mother enjoyed from Dior's range: Poison and Dune. It was also not quite as grown-up and sophisticated as J'adore, which may have been best suited for someone in their 30s.
Soap and Glory's Clean On Me and The Righteous Butter range is similar to this formulation of Miss Dior Cherie and I used to enjoy layering them together. I had to say farewell to my bottle (having finished it) but I know that I can still get that same smell from body products.
Miss Dior Cherie (2011) was the version that won me over. It was not quite as sweet as the first, but the strawberry remained prominent. It had the backbone of the old Cherie but arguably fresher with the lack of caramel popcorn.
When I finished my bottle of Miss Dior Cherie (2005), I thought I was ready to move on, but I missed it. I'm grateful that I found a bottle of the 2011 formulation though, long after its short release.
Miss Dior EDP (2012) resembled Chanel's Coco Mademoiselle. Beautiful but just not the Cherie I knew. Miss Dior Blooming Bouquet was for those who enjoy light florals, but at the time, I was drawn to heavier fragrances.
Miss Dior Le Parfum is the most recent rendition that I own. There is something very comforting about the Le Parfum formulation: a seamlessly blended amber-heavy scent. Very feminine but potent. A little goes a long way but I can see it being a romantic date night fragrance.
Since that release, I hadn't been all that impressed with the other flankers. Absolutely Blooming (2016) still resembled the Miss Dior I once knew in sweetness, but heavy dose of berry was not to my taste. Miss Dior EDP (2017) was not that impressionable on me. It's Miss Dior: Modern Woman, with focus on sweet rose.
As in the case of the current line up of the Miss Dior line, excluding the Originale formula that is derived from the old 40s Miss Dior, I'd rate the Blooming Bouquet first (light and elegant), followed by Absolutely Blooming (if you desire something that resembles the original Miss Dior DNA), then the new Miss Dior formulation.
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