Miss Dior Cherie L'Eau

What is it with all these lovely "green" scents getting discontinued?! Vetiver Pour Elle by Guerlain, Tendre Poison and Miss Dior Cherie L'eau by Dior... Such a shame!! Oh well.. Thanks to this virus pandemic, I've been stuck at home for the past couple of weeks now, and with all the stress and uncertainty following the situation I haven't really felt like doing much. I mean, I've been tidying and cleaning my house more than ever and I have been washing my hands like a crazy person, but I've really neglected pampering myself... So today I finally decided that enough is enough! I took a long, relaxing bath which was DIVINE to say the least! As soon as I had put some clothes on I spritzed Miss Dior Cherie L'eau all over, and I realized how much I've been neglecting this scent as well! I have had my bottle since around 2010, and since I haven't used it in at least a couple of years, I was really anxious it might have "turned" but it hadn't, thank goodness! It still smells exactly the same. I used La Tulipe bath and shower gel from Byredo in the shower, and the green, floral scent of that mixed with the fresh, citrusy notes of Miss Dior Cherie L'eau was an absolutely divine combination! A match made in heaven for sure, and it made for a much needed serence and peaceful moment. So far this is my favorite from the Miss Dior line, together with the original Miss Dior in parfum concentration. Blooming Boquet is ok, but even that one doesn't feel as smooth and refreshing as this does. I have yet to try the new Rose N'Roses version but my expectations aren't exactly high... The other Miss Diors in EDP, EDT and Absolutely Blooming are all "fine" for what they are, they just aren't my style. I also feel like the sweet, fruity chypre category they fall under has been done to death! What sets Miss Dior Cherie L'eau apart from the rest is that it's a green, "fresh" take on the category, and I feel like this line really needed that. On top of that, I have to admit that I'm a sucker for anything green, so this bottle with the pale green liquid and the frosted bow, really appeals to me. But of course something that stands out from the rest won't last long on the market these days... (unless it's part of an extremely pricy and hard to find "exclusive" line that is)! To sum it up: Classy, refreshing, clean, bright, happy, carefree, timeless and just downright lovely!

Miss Dior Cherie L’eau is my first real love. This is the scent that brings me back to so many memories. I remember so vividly, the day I got it, on my last trip to the US back in 2010, my mother and I were testing out some fragrances in Nordstrom. I remember sniffing some Vera Wang, Chanel and finally Dior. I sprayed Miss Dior Cherie on my wrist and Miss Cherie L’eau on the other. And ohhh it was LOVE at first whiff!! Additional points to the gorgeous bottle! Though I liked MDC, this flanker smelled like no other!! It was fresh, young, elegant and sophisticated. My mother also loved it, her being a fan of citrusy scents and Dior. She got it for me and it was the start of a special bond between me and MDC L’eau — milestones and memories with this love of mine. Attending post graduate school, to wearing it on dates, and holding hands and cuddles and first kisses to falling in love for the first time. I wore it over the years and would have other fragrances but would always come back for it most especially when I want to feel pretty or happy or when I need to feel confident or during any memorable event. It is that special “secret sauce”. I love love love the clean, fresh burst of citrus from the bitter orange it brings. It is the epitome of a good spring or summer day when everything it going your way. I also smell the gardenia and the dry down musk is absolutely gorgeous. One spray is enough to last me around 4 hours. It only contains 3 notes, simple like how its supposed to be. Miss Dior Cherie L’eau is a sweet, charming and innocent fragrance of magical beauty. It’s a happy and smiling scent which will surely brighten up your whole day. Dior should have never discontinued this citrusy gem! Like they say, you’ll never forget your first love, and this one is mine.

Oh my dear Cherie L'eau. It should have been my signature scent if Dior haven't broken my heart and discontinued that beauty. Just three ingredients on the composition and it is still the scent of perfection for me. Cherie L'eau smells so like me that it felt like the scent was coming from inside my skin instead of from the top of it. The bitter orange and the gardenia are in perfect harmony on the openning. On the dry down I get the creamy scent from the still gorgeous gardenia along with white musk (but the bitter orange is still there, behind, making it still fresh). It's so sofisticated and simple at the same time. Very fresh and confy. Light and sensually spontaneous. I have no idea why Dior discontinued that perfection in a bottle. Really, I will never understand that. O meu querido Cherie L'eau. Era pra ter sido meu perfume assinatura, mas a Dior partiu o meu coração e descontinuou essa lindeza. Só três ingredientes na composição e ainda assim perfeito na minha opinião. Era tão perfeito pra minha pele e cheiro naturais, que a impressão que dava era que o perfume vinha de dentro da minha pele. A laranja e a gardênia estão em perfeita harmonia na abertura. No fundo eu tenho a cremosidade da gardênia com o musk branco (mas o amarguinho da laranja ainda está lá nos bastidores trazendo a refrescância. É tão sofisticado e simples ao mesmo tempo. Muito fresco e confortável. Suave e espontaneamente sensual. Eu não faço a menor idéia do porque a Dior descontinuou essa perfeição engarrafada. Nunca vou entender.

I found Miss Dior Cherie L`Eau absolutely stunning in the beginning, both citruslemonish sparkling, floral and refreshing. It's clean and green with a lot of orange blossom in the topnote. A while later I scent the gardenia, and it shows up almost right away without beeing dominant.... I can also smell a bit of cardamom. Miss Dior L'eau has an incredibly balanced medley of citrus and gardenia notes. Refreshing, classy, even elegant. It's about the most cleanest perfumes in my collection, this one and Armani Code Summer 2011.... they are accually pretty similar.... they are both absolutely delicious....during spring as well as in hot summer! Miss Dior Cherie L`Eau is such a gardencitruslike scent without smelling too much. It is amazing and I am in love!!!! Miss Dior Cherie L `Eau är helt fantastisk i början, både citruslemonaktig mousserande, blommig och uppfriskande. Den är ren och grön med massa apelsinblom som toppnot. En stund senare känner jag doft av gardenia och det dyker upp nästan direkt, utan att dominera .... Jag kan också känna spår av lite kardemumma. Miss Dior L'eau har har en otroligt balanserad medley av citrus och gardenianoter. Uppfriskande, flott och elegant. Detta är den mest rena parfymer i min samling, denna och Armani Code Summer 2011.... de är faktiskt ganska lika .... de är båda helt utsökt .... under våren men även under en varm sommardag! Miss Dior Cherie L 'eau är en fantastisk gardeniacitrusliknande doft, utan att vara skarp. Sååååå fantastisk, jag älskar den!!

I was completely blown away by this bitter sweet fruity opening. It reminded me of the smell of freshly picked almonds and green leafs from my childhood.It has just the right balance between flower and fruit,indescribably pure and joyful but somehow elegant. A part from gardenia, maybe they've mixed in some magnolia or tuberose (the milky feeling in the middle notes)to give it more body, along with the cotton-like feeling of the musk. Overall a soft and crisp white floral that has the potential to become suffocating if you bathe yourself in it. I don't get it why some call it "watery": juicy - yes, watery - not at all IMO. The staying power wasn't as impressive as I expected (5 hours) the first time I tried it, which makes me think it's largely overpriced for an EDT. Even though I'm in love with this scent and wish I could have it right now... EDIT:When I first wore it it was cold outside.Cherie l'eau just needs some heat to deploy its scent. 3-4 sprays in the morning and it wraps me until nightime. A compliment getter and a resident in my collection. There is something very simple and elegant going on here that can be detected after some time wearing it. This EDT reminded me of the comfy, lush and thick feeling of Guerlain's Champs-Elysees,but subdued and minus the peach. Similar fragrances: O de l'orangerie by Lancome comes very close