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Lovely surprise after not wearing it for a long time
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Oh? I haven't touched this for a long time and suddenly I perceive this very differently! Maybe my nose was blinded by the many 80's perfumes I wore then, I don't know.
I've been wearing different perfumes lately than at the time I wrote my initial review and suddenly I love this one much more! I can smell it much better and sillage seems way better too...
Very classy, summery perfume and now I do get that perfume-y vibe in it that I thought I missed then.
Oh chemistry...it is such a mystery to me :-)
Dior Eau Fraiche and Eau de Rochas are two of my more 'easy reaches' for summer.
I had Dior Eau Fraiche before ( also in the 'Les creations' line ) and remember that one differently. I hate to complain about reformulations too much: Without offence, I often find these complaints a bit 'overdone' and I also take in consideration that my sense of smell may have changed as well as my chemistry, so....I can't tell what it is that makes it different to my nose.
But what I experience as 'different' now, compared to the one I had before, are the citrussy notes being more prominent now as is a 'tea like note'. Compared to Eau de Rochas, I find the 'freshness' of Dior Eau Fraiche more of a 'warm' kind of freshness; Eau de Rochas I find more energizing and uplifting so to speak. A bit more perfume-y also and a bit sweeter (but certainly not sugar- or fruity - sweet or cloying).
I had expected the sillage and longevity of Dior Eau Fraiche to be stronger than those of Eau de Rochas, but - in fact- I find that Eau de Rochas projects better, longevity of both are moderate on me, maybe Dior Eau Fraiche lasts a bit longer, but only a little bit, I think.
Oh? I haven't touched this for a long time and suddenly I perceive this very differently! Maybe my nose was blinded by the many 80's perfumes I wore then, I don't know.
I've been wearing different perfumes lately than at the time I wrote my initial review and suddenly I love this one much more! I can smell it much better and sillage seems way better too...
Very classy, summery perfume and now I do get that perfume-y vibe in it that I thought I missed then.
Oh chemistry...it is such a mystery to me :-)
Dior Eau Fraiche and Eau de Rochas are two of my more 'easy reaches' for summer.
I had Dior Eau Fraiche before ( also in the 'Les creations' line ) and remember that one differently. I hate to complain about reformulations too much: Without offence, I often find these complaints a bit 'overdone' and I also take in consideration that my sense of smell may have changed as well as my chemistry, so....I can't tell what it is that makes it different to my nose.
But what I experience as 'different' now, compared to the one I had before, are the citrussy notes being more prominent now as is a 'tea like note'. Compared to Eau de Rochas, I find the 'freshness' of Dior Eau Fraiche more of a 'warm' kind of freshness; Eau de Rochas I find more energizing and uplifting so to speak. A bit more perfume-y also and a bit sweeter (but certainly not sugar- or fruity - sweet or cloying).
I had expected the sillage and longevity of Dior Eau Fraiche to be stronger than those of Eau de Rochas, but - in fact- I find that Eau de Rochas projects better, longevity of both are moderate on me, maybe Dior Eau Fraiche lasts a bit longer, but only a little bit, I think.