Dior Addict Eau Fraiche 2012

Second Review - Ahhh I get it now.... lets do away with Addict 2, create a slightly reformulated version and call it eau fraiche so it captures the attention of avid Addict collectors who long for the old version.... which was a true lighter addict, this is nothing like that one from 2004.. I cant help feel that Dior are preying on people like me who are suckers for the flankers and just HAVE to have them ALL! This new revamped juice is beautiful of course and has that gorgeous signature sweet after tone all the Addicts have which lingers in the air and in my nose, the note you keep getting a whiff of and then realise the amazing scent you keep smelling is you!. Its sad Addict 2 is on the way out, stock up while you can! However, naturally I`l be getting this version ASAP to add to my other 8 versions (Addict sparkle in pink, logomania and the "collect it" editions are IMPOSSIBLE to find) Guess its my own fault for being Sooo Addicted ;D

This has been getting a few negative, or neutral comments, and I can see why some people may not be too impressed with it. However, I beg to differ. Firstly, I think this is a wonderful fragrance. It's so well balanced, it's got the right amount of sweet to the right amount of citrus. I can smell each and every one of the different notes unfolding on my skin. At first, once sprayed, it almost smells like sweet sparkling lemonade with a hint of raspberry, but as the drydown occurs, I get a fresh, sweet smell of raspberry and some fresh florals coming through. I tried Versace Bright Crystal to compare, as I've read they smell similar somewhat, but I feel the Dior is so much more sophisticated and a lot more balanced with the notes. The Versace left me with a headache from the moment I sprayed it, I found it very cloying and it smelt like a household cleaner. The Dior does not have that affect on me. Perfect summer fragrance.

I was always a big fan of Dior Addict 2, but it was very hard for me to find it in perfumeries. So, I decided to give Eau Fraiche a try and... I have to say, I barely see the difference between those two scents. While the bottle is a bit different, despite the pink color, the scent is the same. I might just be worried about longevity of Eau Fraiche, because it stays on skin for about 3 hours, but for EDT it's quite reasonable. I don't find it a big problem, because I don't like heavy scents. Eau Fraiche is bright, sparkling fruity-floral, that is very captivating. It's also very warm and cozy, perfect both for summer and late autumn, for me also winter. I bought myself a bottle, as I couldn't find previous version od Dior Addict 2, and I am in love with Eau Fraiche. I find it perfect for a wedding day - definitely will be wearing this on my big day :)

I just received this in the mail,. I ordered this online because I read somewhere that it's the rebranding of Dior addict 2. Well, this smells exactly like Dior addict 2. I have 2 tester bottles of Dior addict 2, one is the old packaging with the notes written on the bottle as grapefruit, freesia and musks and the new packing with the notes bergamot, freesia and musks. The new bottle of addict 2 has an extra square ring just below the cap (just like the cap of eau fraiche) My bottle of Addict Eau Fraiche has exactly the same notes as the new bottle of Addict 2 - bergamot, freesia and white musks. So I guess Dior must have changed the name but retain the same formulation. I just love it for its freshness and clean smell, just what I need in this hot and humid weather. When I put this on, one of my friend asked if I wear miracle???

Beautiful blind buy. I got this on overstock and I am so pleased with the scent. Although this is the light version it's perfect for summer and initially has a nice kick to it. My entire living room smells lovely from where I sprayed it. Non offensive, light, sexy and ideal for the summer months. This light sexy scent will draw compliments. I was concerned reading the below review about lemons and expected mine to smell like lemon pledge but to my surprise it did not. I sprayed this on at night and smelled it in the morning also I could smell it on a sweater I wore the day before. I have not smelled the original Addict so I don't know how this compares but I absolutely love this one.

I dont know much about perfumes but have tried quite a bit during my life and I know what I like. As for this one, I have to admit I fell in love with it from the very first spray. I don't like extreme fragrances that capture too much attention or leave a trail and I also appreciate fragrances that are well rounded and have brilliant notes, more like the citrus family. I consider this Eau Fraiche very much citrus at the beginning and then mellowing down to something creamy. I think it could be worn by different age groups since its not too modern or too traditional. I personally give it two thumbs up.

If I had one word to describe Dior Addict Eau Fraiche, it would be crisp. It has a tangy cleanliness, fresh but with something more than your stereotypical 'fresh' scent due to the pomegranate. It is perfect for days when you're only in the mood for a light scent. Whenever I wear this on days when I'm not in the mood for much perfume, I feel so clean for the whole day, like I've just stepped out of the shower. For an Eau De Toilette, it lasts for most of the day and I can notice it throughout the day, something I love in perfumes (hate when you spray something and the smell disappears).

I love this scent, bought it yesterday after trying it on a couple of times in the store. To start with, it's quite citrusy, which I like, but it soon evolves into a more flowery and musky scent. It is very light, but for me it's perfect since I don't like overpowering scents. The small bottle (20 ML) is perfect for carrying around in your purse, also because you can close the spray mechanism. Overall: A lovely, fresh, light and flowery-fruity scent - great for the summer!

Dior addict eau fraiche a classic summer time fragrance perfect for those long hot days. Thus is an eau de toilette so the lasting power is about 3 hours max on me which really sucks because of the 90$ dollar price tag. Butttt this scent smells of white florals and sooooo much grapefruit. This is a very citrusy and sporty kind of fragrance. The bottle locks on the top so if it's inside your bag it will not spray or spill all over which is nice. 8/10

I did try it and I am totally in love with it. It ́s so sensual, uplifting, I would say a little sexy for me. I don ́t know why but I smell raspberry. It ́s little sweet, but not in a bad way, very citrusy and musky. Nothing extra special but I adore it. Love the bottle. The video belongs to the scent for sure. Bold, interesting girl wants to put the guys on their knees. YESS - great job!! It drives me crazy... :DD

Wow, I LOVE this! It does smell citrusy fruity with soft florals to round it out and prevent it from smelling acidic. Very feminine and very pretty! My husband LOVES it too. He thinks it smells like disneyland, which is his favorite place ever, so I'm guessing that's a compliment. I think this is next on my "please buy" list. Very different from other perfumes I have. Very flirty as well.

I actually love addict 2, too bad it is discountioused and I was told this one is made to displace addict 2. Well.......it has more sharp notes in it and quite aquatic to me. I enjoy the dry down. But it is a soft scent, only people who sit right beside you can notice it and it does not last long. Like many other perfumes, it lasts longer on clothes.

It could be very sharp for a few hours then it drys down to an absolutely divine and addictive scent! It becomes smooth and fresh at the same time! I can't stop sniffing myself! The only down side is it's too light. I have to spray a lot every time . Versace Bright Crystal Absolu smells like a heavier substitute, you may want to try it out.

This scent is gorgeous, young, sparkly and well-rounded. I LOVE it! BUT, it just doesn't last. This is summer. Playful, happy, addictive. I just wish this scent would last all day and for the enormous price, it should. While I adore it, it's not enough to spend that sort of money. Sad times. scent 10/10 lasting power 3/10

I've had dior addict 2 and now eau fraiche, which is the same thing with a new name, and love them for casual summer wear. I reach for this often because it's wearable in 100 degrees when not much else is. I'm an active, outdoorsy type that loves sunshine. This is my kind of fragrance. This is my summer in a bottle!

For some reason this reminds me of my trip to Las Vegas. Colorful, rich, bright and classy. If this fragrance, was a person, it would be a rich girl who jet sets and buys hermes handbags and exspensive french desserts. I absolutely love this fragrance! Fresh fruity floral with good lasting power! My new fav!

To me Dior Addict Eau Fraiche is a lighter version of Marc Jacobs Oh Lola. It also reminds me of Versace Bright Crystal. So if you like these perfumes you should try Dior's Addict. I do love it as well as the others mentioned above:) will def repurchase

Il loooOOOOOOOOOOve him! I search this perfume 1 year maybe more! He's, fresh, soapy, girly, sexy, womenY! Young, and very sensual girl, after 1 hour, like us... 15, 20, 30 40 years and like a butterfly, we are, sensual! :)

Ok, I've got it. Unfortunately, it's nothing special,very unlike Dior... Reminds me of Versace Bright Cristal or The Beat Burberry. Will use it though, it's pleasant enough...

Beautiful and fresh floral scent, perfect for summer. It reminds me very much of Versace Bright Crystal. But in contrast to the latter, I can feel the rose more distincly.

Hmmm.. this is nothing like my original Addict eau Fraiche - but it is a dead ringer for Addict Shine!

This is scent very joyful, clean, elegant, shiny and to the end warm from the musk. :) I love it .

I usually wear the original Dior Addict- which for those of you who have smelt it, are aware it is extremely strong and musky. My boyfriend always liked it, but after getting a grapefruity shower gel set for christmas he told me grapefruit/citrusy smells were his favourite. I searched around for perfumes with prominent grapefruit and citrus notes and was pleased to find Eau Fraiche contained them as I'm such a big fan of the original, and so I purchased it. Very different for me, the initial spritz is almost sharp with citrus, but it dries down to a delicious, fresh smell of floral and grapefruit that my boyfriend loves! So good news for me. Although no where near as strong as the original, however it stays close to the skin, so even when you think the smell has faded I am often reminded by my boyfriend of how nice I smell. Such a lovely, girly and feminine scent (not overly sweet, or floral, or fruity- a perfect balance.) However when I fancy something with a little more oomph, for a night out maybe, I reach for the original Addict. Still, a really classy and feminine scent, however if you do not like too much citrus, this is not for you.

Just tried this @ sephora today - a quick spritz on my chest and another on my wrist. at first burst its almost slightly overwhelming, but give it a few minutes- it became beautiful, and by the time i got home i was absolutely in LOVE. even now, i can detect some perfume on my skin- about 9 hours later. keep in mind this is the least potent perfume - eau fraiche has barely any oil in it. I love how feminine this smells. when i read other reviews with 'feminine' as a characteristic, i immediately think 'not for me. itll be sickening'. but now i understand how "feminine" should really smell - soft, alluring, romantic, sparkling, clean. if i had to describe this perfume in one word, it would be 'sparkling'. as for the comparisons - its not cloying and sharp like versace bright crystal - think of versace as a cosmopolitan and dior as a flute of refreshing champagne. However, its not as low-key as brit sheer - again, using the beverage simile, if dior is refreshing champagne, then brit sheer is a light dessert wine.

I like the scent very much, nice fresh citrusy - floral with prominent grapefruit note. Very much alike Bright Crystal, but Addict eau fraiche is less sweeter and more crispy (I believe that's grapefruit influence). Clean and fresh, with happy summery vibe. Makes me feel pretty and innocent but not in a girly way, cause this one has class that distinguish it from teen fragrances. The only downside is poor longevity - two hour at the most. I'll use my bottle - as I said the scent itself is very pretty - but won't rebuy. I'll stick to Bright Crystal instead.

I bought this one online thinking it was the old one as that's what the picture indicated. Sadly, it's NOTHING like the old one which I only had a tiny decant of and it's all gone now. Anyway, this is fresher and pink and more sparkling but kinda none specific sparkling. It is very pleasant and wearable, especially on a hot sunny day but the longevity is not great, immediate projection is pleasant does not last very long. It is a nice scent but it's nothing special, unfortunately.

I wanted to try the lighter version of Dior Addict. So, I went to Sephora and got a nice sample of Addict Fraiche. I really liked it, but I have just one problem. It has no lasting power. I like my perfume to last through an entire day without it being overpowering. Wasting money for an expensive scent that doesn't last is a no no. And I refuse to be a habitual perfume sprayer. I will use the sample until its gone, but I doubt if I will ever purchase.

I've never smelled the version of Eau Fraiche previous to this one, so I have no expectation. I find this to be very similar to Addict 2. I smell mostly grapefruit and bergamot, with a few florals. I find this to be a bit bitter but otherwise smells cool and fresh. I don't think anyone necessarily needs to own both Eau Fraiche and Addict 2.

This is a nice and light citrusy scent, there is no overpowering sweetness in it. When I sprayed it, I knew instantly that it reminds me of something. Later I realized, it's very similar to bright crystal. Also, I once had some very cheap supermarket scent that smelled similar to this one. I find it kind of lovely. Light and fresh.

I just test Dior Addict Eau Fraiche and it is exactly Versace Bright Crystal which I already have a tester 90ml and a mini 5ml. I right now sniff it on my arm and it's no doubt! Don't waste tons of $$$ on this stuff, get VBC tester which costs 1/3 the price of Dior Addict Eau Fraiche.

This is uplifting and shampooey. I don't detect any particular notes, but what I get is clean, fresh, safe, girly and ultimately just forgettable. I like to use it before I hit the gym. It's non-offensive and doesn't last for long. But hey, it's nice while it lasts!

Reminds me of Signorina Eau de Toilette. They both smell like milk mousse, although signorina supposed to smell like this, but this one is just weird with my chemistry. Really wanted to like it. :(

I love this, but it just didn't last on my skin. After 20 minutes, all I could smell was a barely-there, nondescript sweetness. I want to keep trying to find a way to make it last though.

OK so i am actually really starting to like this fragrance more and more its so delicious and young sexy and girly Daphne groeneveld is a real life Barbie in the Dior addict ads

very light and sweet and girly the commercial perfectly reflects the fragrance bought a 50ml bottle of it today. its sexy in a sweet way perfect for young girls

This last insanely FOREVER on my skin. Reminds of the scent of a thermal spray I put in my hair not long ago. Definitely should not be in the Addict line.

i haven't yet tried this perfume but im so want it in my collection the cool pink bottle and the weird commercial

nice smell but its lasting power is not good and its weak have to spray it like 50 times

It was lovely, for all the two minutes it lasted.

Fresh,light, citrus, floral. My type of perfume.

It's nice, fresh fruity, perfect for hot summer days. Lasting power isn't bad for an EDT, (This reminds me of Anna Sui Secret Wish). I'm in love with the bottle and i really need a light fragrance within my collection. Edit:- I got rid of this a while back, it bored me...I'm lucky enough to own the 'original' eau fraiche (2004), which actually smells like Addict. It shi*ts all over this!

I used to be seriously obsessed with this when it was first out. I forgot about it for a while then bought it a few months back as it reminded me of a great time in my life. But I just somehow cannot wear it at all! It settles so badly on me, it's too sharp and citrusy for my taste!

I don't know why on earth did I buy it, I mix it with other perfumes just because I NEED it to finish. Oh, and I bought the largest size :/ BUT to be honest with a good mix of other perfumes it actually doesn't seem as bad to me :D

Very similar to Versace Bright Crystal. As a big fan of Addict and of the original, first ever Addict Eau Fraiche, I cannot understand how they can call this perfume Addict. It is just irrelevant!

Dior Addict "Be iconic" - not so iconic in my opinion. Fraîche, maybe, but boring. Dior isn't what it used to be.

What a dissapointment! Not even a bit similar to previous eau fraiche :(

view fiouu fiouu Ok so, I've had dior addict 2, dior addict 2 eau fraiche (pink cap clear glass) and recently I've tried this "new" addict only to find that it's DA2 on a new bottle and with 'different notes'. DA2 in all it's versions was plagued by the faint smell of grenadine and that stupidest opening note (STUPID GRAPEFRUIT YOU SO DUMB, you ruined MY DA2 ORIGINALS, because you have that dumb dumb tendency to make the juice turn into stank odor) EVER! it won't matter if you store on a fricken fridge, after a year it will open like a rotten/dried grapefruit. But hey! They reformulated it! Well guess what, instead of replacing the note that totally RUINED this fragrance (guess the quality of the grapefruit oil is quite cheap) they replace the watermelon and pineapple (edt- yes it had no pepper, the spicyness was ALL pineapple, lovely), no more roses and berries (eau fraiche) so yeah, they went with absolutely nothing from what made the originals stand out, but I like the strong protagonism of the heart notes (lotus always turned out creamy and lovely, which surprises me since this time around there's no lily of the valley and lotus it's standing his ground like hes the boss). Anyways, yeah, Its still dior addict 2, or shine or fraiche or however you want to call it (gosh even that summer liitchi smelled like this). There's no doubt in my mind they will reformulate the hell of this again, for god sake I hope they won't, but hey we all know the drill, we know they will shit on customers opinions and next they'll probably replace that craptastic grapefruit note with cat piss and people will still buy it. I HATE YOU DEEPLY FRANÇOIS I HATE YOU because how in hell would you let other people's.influences make you change your original formulations WHAT WHY FOR WHAT REASON DUDE? anyways, gosh, I guess I'll have to stick with this rebranded basic crap since I cant stand versace and their craptastic headache inducing conoction they so call bright crystal. I hope you'll understand, I'm just mad, I don't hate on people that like this frag because I do, and I'll keep wearing (well clearly I won't if They truly put cat piss on it one day) and as I always did, I'll keepp overlooking the cheap ass grapefruit opening, the rest of this frag is absolutely amazing, but now it's just a shadow of it's former self and that, I guess, just made me angry at first but now I feel kinda sad. Oh well, survival of the fittest.

Just as champagne sparkles, this fragrance sparkles with a distinct smell and aroma of clean, fresh grapefruit! This is delightful on the skin and wears very bright, upbeat, playful, and fun! The perfect fragrance for spring/summer or for warmer more playful days. The dry down is a little bit powdery on my skin, but may wear differently on yours. ------------ Did you know that women who wear grapefruit based fragrances are perceived to be younger and weigh less than their real body weight? Yes, this is what I just heard about the notes of grapefruit in women's fragrances. ------------- How this wears: This goes on really light, but after a couple of hours of wear, I am really delighted in the clean, clear, bright grapefruit notes of this. I really love something about this particular fragrance! I spritzed this with three of the Poison fragrances at the Christian Dior Macy's counter in Carlsbad. This fragrance was over powered initially by the Poison perfume sprayed on my other arm, that clearly led with more punch and a lot more power the first hours. About 8 hour into this, the dry down is gorgeous smelling and really lasts. This is now about 15 hours into the fragrance and it is still lingering on my arm. I will definitely have to give this another try, but do so where it is not over powered by a scent like Poison. -------------- Final Dry Down - about 8 Hours into it... This is delicious on the skin and is a slightly higher octave than Beautiful and Poison... but not an excruciatingly high soprano octave like Madonna's Truth or Dare, Fracas, or Calvin Klein's Eternity - on my skin. I like this range of fragrance too. This is about as "high pitch" as I would want to do, the majority of time. The dry down is light, fruity, clean, fresh, and fruity sweet. --------------- I like the Dior advertising that goes with this one. It is really cute, fun, playful, youthful. Well done!

I just want to comment on the scent here. Candy in a bottle. Some red berries, I believe. Maybe strawberries and raspberries that makes it sweet, mixed with flowers and vanilla to make it creamy. There's citrus in this mix too. I see not all of these mentioned notes are listed, but that's what my brain thinks it smells like. Smells very good. But unfortunately it's a scent I've smelled on 100 others. It's far, far from unique and nothing like Addict at all. You can't smell one ounce of Addict in this one. Like with the Poisons, you can tell with each different Poison, that it is a Poison. If you smell this fragrance, without knowing it's Addict Eau Fraiche, you couldn't tell in a million years that it's related to Addict. So being a scent(although a nice one) that so many other fragrances smells like, I think it's ridiculously overpriced. Please bring back the old Eau Fraiche that was exciting!

As others have said, this one is very light, and on me doesn't last tremendously long. It would have been very on trend for 2012 and would appeal to people who want to wear perfume, and are happy to spend money on a prestigious brand, but are not really sure what they like and so they play it safe. The citrusy opening in DAEF is very appealing but the sweeter element in the heart of the fragrance - pomegranate I guess - is a tad cloying for me. Juice is very pretty. I picked up my 50ml bottle at a thrift store for $20, only about 5ml used. So, a bargain - I guess. (I'm just as happy with the sterling silver tree of life pendant I got at the same time for $10.) A little gathering of dust around the top of the cap suggests the previous owner let it sit about for a while. But I'll give it plenty of wears before I decide what to do with it. It's winter here, so I'll wait for some warmer weather.