Belle De Jour

Let me preface this review by saying: Wow! Belle de Jour has been the biggest surprise for me from the Privée line. For some reason, I had very low expectations, but finally decided to give it a try after almost half a year that I had purchased and tried other fragrances from Maison Christian Dior. This one is a winner for me — on my skin, I get classic Dior vanilla, an idyllic scent with simplicity, but lots of personality. I’m not a big fan of peach and was surprised to read it in the notes. I couldn’t smell it on my skin. Instead, I got a sweet, refreshing and inoffensive, but alluring scent. As far as longevity, I got 4 hours the first time I applied it. The second time, I applied J’adore’s body oil first and then Belle de Jour and got a total of 6 hours. But, bear in mind that my skin soaks up perfume. No scent (except for Rouge Trafalgar) lasts more than 5 hours on my skin with the same intensity and integrity. Belle de Jour will likely become my signature scent. I can feel it happening and I just got a 450 ml bottle.

I tried this discontinued fragrance in store and didn't get to spray the bottle myself. I can only suspect that the sprays were light as it didn't last over an hour on me. But wow was it a beauty! This was the brightest, most sparkly pear fragrance I've ever smelt but with a honeyed girlie sweetness to it. The rose for me was completely background but I guess that might be because it faded away quickly. I would love to try this again properly... Despite its beauty, I can understand why Dior might have discontinued this, it did remind me of other sparkly pear fragrances in the opening (that are cheaper) but this was certainly the best I've smelt, but yes I never got to smell the drydown, because it had gone...

I get compliments when I wear it. I do overspray, about six, I can smell it all day, and it is a clean, powdery peachy and pear scent with a touch of rose. Sillage is not massive but radiates off about a foot, and when I hug people, they comment. Always, you smell great! I can smell it for at least 6 hours before it fades. I think it would wear less if I only skin sprayed, but I use it like a deodorant can and spray clothes too. It's spring and this is the perfect time for me, it becomes more transporting when the heat is on it. I just know it makes me happy. I wear it to work and in general a nice signature scent as it is very wearable.

I adore this Pear and Rose scent, it smells like a beautiful day should, very clean and pretty. It is a cloud of sweetness to begin and it fades down to reveal more of the rose and warm wood notes, it's those notes that make this fragrance a little more deep and mature than you may expect. I would love it to last a little longer I get about 4 hours with the first two fantastic and then skin scent afterwards. It does last longer on your clothes and so I would spray in my hair and clothes. A new one for me in Summer 2019. I bought the 40mil to travel with and I adore it. Not has any compliments yet but only I have just begun to wear it.

This is just how Dior describes this fragrance, a juicy pear note that smells like a dessert. Opening smells so good that i just wanna chew off my arm which i sprayed it on in the morning. The scent last on my skin a good 3-4 hours with decent projection before fading into a skin scent for the rest of the day. For the price i paid, i would have loved it if it were to project better. Presentation was good, engravings done for free and the classy bottle and pink juice was a sight to behold. I just got the 100ml bottle and I’m already planning to get the larger bottle cause i might go trigger happy on my current bottle 🤣