Dior Addict Eau Fraiche 2004

Bought a 100mL bottle that had maybe 40mL left on eBay for $35. The juice is no longer clear and is now a rich amber color, and the plastic coating that made the glass look that pretty pale lilac color is now peeling and flaking off, sadly. What this is is original Dior Addict EDP but someone doused themselves with half a bottle of Roja Scandal Pour Femme in the first 20 minutes. If Dior Addict is a sexy clubbing trust fund kid that is dressed to the nines in a very skimpy black dress, Eau Fraiche is her more grown up and dignified mother who was kind of a total freak back in the day. If you've ever thought "I really wish original formula Dior Addict had less of the blackberry, 50x more of an assault of orange blossom and indolic white florals, but otherwise smelled just like Addict", this is the perfect fragrance for you. That is sadly not me, but I do like it anyway, because I love Addict and the dry down is just Addict. At least unlike the other completely unrelated flankers Dior Addict has spawned, this one actually smells closely to the original with an interesting spin.

I delayed trying this fragrance out as I thought it would be another "copy" like Dior Addict Shine was to Dior Addict II. Walking past it today, I thought I would give it a sniff. WOW! what a fresh and enticing fragrance! It's extremely citrusy at first spray, and settles down into a creamy citrus floral that is reminicent of the original Dior Addict (it has similar vanilla & sandalwood notes) but not a copy. Very nice! Not sure if I want to buy it, but it was great to try! PS: Being a very sweet fresh fragrance it's bordering on sickly sweet - be careful how much you spray. UPDATE: April '09 - I finally bought Eau Fraiche. I've had my eye on it, and kept the spray card from when I originally wrote this review - the spray card STILL has the scent on it, months later! I really love this scent now. It's so fresh, luring & feminine at the same time. :) It lasts all day on me, and has a great sillage. I smell whiffs of Dior Addict Eau Fraiche throughout the day which acts like aromatherapy, making me happy. It's just gorgeous. Highly recommended!

I was lucky to find a 100ml bottle on Ebay a couple years ago for a steal. I have looked after it carefully and have used about a quarter of it so far! I actually felt quite sad yesterday....every time I caught a whiff of myself I kept remembering that one day this will be completely gone. It is a perfect example of how a lighter version of a EDP should be done! So true to the original yet has a character all of its own. Perfect for warmer days. It has many of my favourite notes eg - feesia, jasmine, rose, gardenia, orange blossom, mandarin, tonka and sandlewood. The vanilla, although not a favourite note of mine, is just a touch, which stays throughout. Keeping loyal to the unmistakable original Addict. I love the way the tonka blends in, creating a very unique aroma. Maybe its the woods used? Beautifully fresh, yet still sensual, sexy, and certainly just as addictive as the original! Get this masterpiece if you can, WHILE you can!! It keeps well, which is a relief :)

Got a full sealed bottle of this for a decent price last summer. I had only smelled the original before that. I was craving the OG formulated Addict but wasn't willing to shell out the $$ I see it going for online. This is a fresher take on the OG, as the name insists. There's a creamy brightness at the opening from the citrus and vanilla. I detect the tuberose that has been added, which is probably why I like it even better than the original. I've become an absolute fiend for everything tuberose. I get the same warm sandalwood, vanilla and tonka hug that the OG radiates. A colleague of mine stated that I smelled like root beer while I was wearing this. I am trying my hardest to preserve this bottle at its age, but there's no telling how exactly it was stored before I purchased it. Still smells wonderful to me, and I'm sure it was even better when it was brand new.

One of my most beloved fragrances and the one I chose to wear on my wedding day, simply because it reminds me of the best years of my life. It's fresh and citrusy yet balmy, comforting yet not cloying, ethereal yet energetic. Yes, the dry down is not as amazing as the top, but still it will always have a place in my heart and my collection, at least until I finish the last bottle I have left (and I have used maybe 8-10 bottles over the years) Edit: wore it today after nearly 2 years. It's the first time my nose actually understands that yes, in its heart this is the lighter sister of Addict! I've been wearing this since 2005 and this is the first time I truly saw the resemblance:)The following Eau Fraiche versions were all inferior to my nose, and totally irrelevant to this beauty