New Look 1947 Dior 2010

If I had to choose exactly one perfume, for example the classic lonely island, it would be New Look 1947. For me, this perfume embodies the perfect harmony between floral, powdery and vanilla. I have never smelled such a beautiful tuberose framed in vanilla.

But one by one,

I remember exactly how I came to New Look 1947 about four years ago. At that time I tested it at the KaDeWe in Berlin. The nice salesman from Dior Counter sprayed Grand Bal and New Look on me in 1947 (I didn't know this noble Dior series then and told the salesman that I liked jasmine and tuberose). I found both at that time only "nice" so on my skin, so on the 1. sprayer, but the big love was not it.

I went to Berlin afterwards my ways, it was winter and I had on my winter coat. When I took my coat out of the closet the next morning, it had happened to me. My coat had probably gotten a few splashes of New Look 1947 at the collar and it smelled so wonderfully from the wardrobe of the hotel. I could still remember exactly on which side the seller had sprayed which perfume and so it was clear that it had to be New Look 1947. On the same day I visited the KaDeWe again and yes, I had to test this perfume extensively. Unfortunately there were no rehearsals, but luckily there was our fragrant community Parfumo. I ordered two large bottlings of two very nice perfumes, could test the fragrance extensively, and of course a bottle of this dream fragrance had to move in with me a few weeks later.

If someone asked me what exactly I love about the fragrance, I would answer exactly that: the perfect harmony between floral, powdery and vanilla. I've never smelled tuberose so beautifully framed in vanilla before. For me, tuberose forms the heart of the other white flowers, but without pushing itself into the foreground. This fragrance is already powdered, all fragrances are so wonderfully interwoven.

The fragrance doesn't go through much development on my skin and I think that's very good. From the first sprayer it smells wonderfully powdery and flowery, perhaps even a little dusty, but there is also a little subliminal tingle.

You see, I wallow there. Of course I'm wearing New Look 1947 right now, while I'm writing this commentary and am always amazed and enchanted by its beauty. In the office I never carry this smell, because it should be only for me ;-).

The bottle, like all the others in this series, is simply a dream. With their classic shape and black cap, the bottles from this series stand for pure elegance and style. I have the New Look in 75 ml and in 40 ml. Unfortunately the 40 ml bottle is too heavy for my handbag. Until recently there were 15 ml Travelfalkons and probably only in the KaDeWe. Supposedly they are no longer to be produced, which I personally find very unfortunate.