Diorissima

Diorissima, an entry in the new Maison Christian Dior collection, is a fresh, agreeable blend of orange blossom, gardenia, and musk. Sweet, bright, and slightly creamy, it leans ever so slightly feminine while generally being an appealing unisex warm weather day time option. Performance is unimpressive, a burst of initial projection almost predictably drying down into a more modest near-skin scent within a couple hours of application. Unremarkable at its price point, the now-standard $220 for 125ml for the new Maison Christian Dior entries. As far as orange blossom scents go, it is very good but not as good as Lili Bermuda SunKiss or Profumum Roma Meringa, both of which pack more of a punch and have a bit more intrigue than the comparatively simple, albeit elegant Diorissma. 8 out of 10

Diorissima was my first purchase from the Maison Christian Dior line. As someone obsessed with fresh and newly bathed scents given the year-round tropical weather where I live, buying this was a no-brainer. On the initial spritz, the citrus burst reminds me of a bath soap -- clean, uplifting, and definitely an inoffensive scent even if one oversprays with it. In 2 hours, it becomes a skin scent -- still nice and a bit powdery. Other people might need to come close to you to smell it, but you can still smell it on yourself especially on your clothes. Pretty decent longevity even if it is so cologne-like. This is a nice, light and airy scent -- definitely perfect for summer and spring!

i’ve been going through a fresh musky phase and this one is lovely for the hot tropical weather where i live. it works really well in the office environment too. sillage and longevity is quite amazing for a citrus. i own both this and chanel’s Biarritz, and both have very similar citrus-musk DNAs, but i find diorissima to retain the sharp citrus-ness more, whereas Biarritz quickly mellows down into a soft lovely musk. i personally prefer biarritz more, but i find it only suitable for nighttime as it disappears too quickly. also to my nose this orange note smells more like lemon.

Simply beautiful 😍 It’s spring in a bottle fresh yet performs well, youthful but still has a certain level of maturity, classy yet not boring. It’s a clean fruity floral; quite simple and linear but so so pretty and a slight sweetness from the orange. This along with Sakura are the only two fragrances you need for the daytime in spring/summer! Edit: I have layered it with Grey Dior which I find too heavy on the patchouli and it’s created the most elegant and classy/ feminine spring fragrance ever 😍

Today I smelled this and I really liked it... Then I was like "I know this scent"! I kept smelling it and I remembered Miss Dior Cherie L'Eau that I used to wear during summers, when it was still available. So this is the same scent in a new bottle. Fresh, citrus and summer. Yum. I'm happy that it's available again. However, it’s a bit overpriced in this new format.