Dior Dioressence

Dioressence by Dior is a Chypre fragrance for women. Dioressence was launched in 1969. The nose behind this fragrance is Max Gavarry. Top notes are Patchouli, Green Notes, Aldehydes, Bergamot, Orange and Fruity Notes; middle notes are Cinnamon, Geranium, Carnation, Orris Root, Rose, Ylang-Ylang, Jasmine, Violet and Tuberose; base notes are Oakmoss, Patchouli, Benzoin, Styrax, Vetiver, Vanilla and Musk. Read about this perfume in other languages: Deutsch, Español, Français, Čeština, Italiano, Русский, Polski, Português, Ελληνικά, 汉语, 日本語, Nederlands, Srpski, Română, العربية, Українська, Монгол, עברית. Rate only the most important ingredients you sense in this fragrance. Become a member of this online perfume community and you will be able to add your own reviews. (Review of the EdT, my bottle c. 1985) Long live Dioressence! Not the current version, though. The current perfume being sold as Dioressence has nothing in common with the one I’m wearing now, bottled around 1985. The current version is an absolute mess. This though…. This is one of the best fruity floral chypres ever created. Full stop. The end. No other arguments accepted. I go into a lot more detail on Dioressence, what it smells like, and its very sad history in my review of the extrait, which you can find here: https://www.fragrantica.com/perfume/Dior/Dioressence-Parfum-33768.html?ccid=2625217#focus-zone So, I will simply notate some differences between this and the extrait. First is that, obviously, the EdT moves through the note pyramid significantly faster than the extrait and arrives at its skin scent in about three to four hours weather-dependent. That’s as a classic EdT should. The fruit notes at the top are quite a bit shorter lived as well, no surprise, but they are also a bit less moldy-funky. The floral heart is virtually the same: spicy floral with an emphasis on carnations and roses that is absolutely gorgeous. The oakmoss, patchouli, woody vetiver, and highly animalic musky base is also intact. Where you’ll find the differences other than durability/longevity is with the lightness and breathability. Every note of the EdT that you can, and will, find in the extrait is made more spacious, lighter, like gentle mists rolling across a breeze as compared to the heavier and dense rain shower of the extrait. In this lighter, easier-going concentration Dioressence’s personality is also easier-going. The extrait is quite a handful in the best way; it’s a very complicated character, though one you are very happy to spend a lot of quality time getting to know. The original EdT is like a phone call with Dioressence: you still get the complicated and complex person, but in a brief, easy, yet nonetheless very satisfying conversation. This is one of my favorite perfumes of all time, and I will always mourn that it is no longer with us. I cherish my vintage bottles, clutching them like the hand of someone you dearly love. Long live Dioressence. If Miss Dior (70s vintage) is truly Miss...

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