Before we have even opened this perfume to smell its golden contents the bottle alone has such a beautiful shape it is something that must be admired. It was designed to reflect the shape of Greek amphora, and with its golden neck very much oozes Greek goddess......
At first this perfume opens with a great big burst of fruitiness, quickly followed by a floral bouquet - as if fruits and flowers had been thrown into the air confetti-style and were happily mingling and dancing as they released their gorgeous aroma. The words that spring to mind to describe this fragrance are elegant, pretty, beautiful, gentle - it's presence can be detected without being overpowering.
The opening notes are bergamot, melon, pear, mandarin, peach (our chosen aroma this week) and magnolia, with heart notes of rose,lily of the valley, jasmine, freesia, orchid, violet, plum and tuberose (and breathe!) so no wonder it leaps off your skin and fills the air. It's light, sweet, delicate, floral and fruity all at once.
We imagine the lady who wears this would be immaculately turned out in that classy but very understated way. Her hair would be tousled and make-up 'just there' (no lipstick on the teeth here!) without looking like she had tried at all..... and so very sure of her strength and femininity.
As the perfume develops we expected the dry down to pack quite a punch....... and we wait....... but very little comes. Despite the base notes of blackberry, vanilla, cedar and musk it stays as a pretty, elegant perfume and perhaps if we note a number of Dior's other fragrances they don't have a dry down that has 'oomph' either. So maybe we shouldn't be looking or sniffing for something that is not there - it's a light, sweet perfume and should be celebrated as such.
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