Original Pink

This is so marvelously on point with what I had hoped it would be, which is a rare occurrence, thrilling me when it actually happens! It's a very 90s, clean, soapy, minimalistic rose with a buttload of bergamot up front & center. The opening is brisk, energizing and CLEAN. There is a fair amount of petitgrain in here, I voted for that note too. It settles into a very unisex rose+wood+patchouli aroma that I disagree about being "elegant", I actually really don't think it is at all. But, it is British. However, it (take into consideration I'm an idiot American) stikes me as more of a casually British scent. More downtown, more fun, less buttoned up. More like Liverpool, less like Manchester. I'm not sure how to articulate it, but it's one of the most congruent packaging&scent pairings I've seen. It smells like it's from the UK, but it smells fun. It doesn't have great projection, but I think this is the sort of thing you might wear when you don't know what to wear, but you want to be scented. It's *there*, but it isn't crazy or try-hard. This is super enjoyable and anyone could wear it. It's the type of thing that you could just load a whole household with products in this scent, and everyone from your toddler daughter to your live-in grandfather could rock. 🌹 🧼

I recently picked up the body mist, or the ‘fragrance spritz’ as they call it, from a Walgreens because I was feeling rather nostalgic and was looking at a lot of old posts and videos from around 2013 :) The predominant notes are absolutely rose, bergamot, and patchouli, but it come across as a bright, fresh, slightly soapy rose and fruit-chouli. I can totally see why girls in the 2010’s loved this scent! It reminds me a lot of YSL’s Mon Paris (which to me smells like a very patchouli heavy rose and berry scent), but it’s much fresher and soapier compared to Mon Paris because of the bright bergamot, green-ish lemon leaf, and sweet gardenia notes. I could definitely see this being an all year round scent — it’s sweet, light, floral, and simple. I really love this one, and not just for nostalgia’s sake but also because it’s just a lovely, classic, shower-y rose kind of scent :)

Thank you to the person that sent me a private message years ago (which I just recently saw) and mentioned that Soap and Glory had a due for Miss Dior Cherie! I was able to find the spray plastic bottle of this today and it DOES smell exactly like it. I've owned the righteous butter before and never thought it smelled like Cherie, but I will try layering it to see if it makes the scent last longer. Alone, the spray doesn't last that long (well I only tried a little bit of it as soon as I purchased it - still testing it, but don't think the experience will change much with time). In any case, I am happy that I at least get to smell Cherie even if it is for a little bit once more. I own Mon Paris and agree that too is a dupe - will try layering them both to see how that works..

The original Miss Dior Cherie has so many dupes and perfumes that smell like only a distant echo of it. In my opinion, this one comes the closest to the pre 2011 reformulation Miss Dior Cherie which was released in 2005. I don't own the actual Soap and Glory Parfum but have the Soap and Glory Pink body butter and it smells exactly like the dry down of Miss Dior Cherie 2005. Literally the same scent. It's equally as fruity and patchouli heavy as the original. This does not smell like Coco Mademoiselle (the original Miss Dior Cherie did NOT smell like Coco Mademoiselle, only the 2012 Miss Dior reformulation did which is also no longer available thanks to a 2017 reformulation). If you miss the beautiful, flawless gem that was MDC this is a good substitute.

I bought this for my mother-in-law because she likes retro-chic stuff, the Soap and Glory line has cool looking 1950s glamor packaging but, when I visiting her I actually used the lotion and I really loved the smell. I wish I could steal it back from her because Target no longer sells this line :( Its clean, very girlie fresh and a little candy confection. It reminds me of Jayne Mansfield ! I will definitely order the lotion online maybe the perfume, I wish I knew what kind of lasting power it has. Anyway if you love retro stuff you will like this scent and probably most of this line.