outlets About 65-70% full, this is the original old formula REAL DEAL!
From Bois de Jasmin: 'Gilded, raunchy, glamorous, voluptuous… Any of these words describe Christian Dior Dioressence, a fragrance that has been marketed by Dior as le parfum barbare, a barbaric perfume. Dioressence is still sold today, but the reason why it ended up among my Long Lost Favorite Perfume series is because the original version is gone. Marika, who asked me to add Dioressence to my list of discussions, said, “I recall it being a deliciously rich chypre, very powerful and tenacious. I liked its balance of earthy depth and elegance. It was my first perfume.”
Fans may complain about Christian Dior causing confusion with their game of renaming and reformulating Miss Dior and Miss Dior Chérie, but Dioressence has suffered the same fate through the years. When I smell the original perfume created by Guy Robert in 1969, the relaunch from the 1970s and the current version, I feel as if I'm wearing three different perfumes—an ambery animalic chypre, a full-bodied spicy oriental and a pale green chypre.
Dioressence : 1969
The story of the original 1969 Dioressence was famously told by Luca Turin, who shared that Guy Robert was commissioned by Dior to create an intensely animalic fragrance that ran counter to the luminous blends that made Dior famous. The new fragrance was to serve as a fragrant accessory to Dior's collection featuring furs. Turin described how Robert found his inspiration in a lump of ambergris and a bar of cheap soap scented with Miss Dior knock-off.
“Dioressence was created from a cheap Miss Dior soap knockoff base, chypric, fruity aldehydic, plus a giant cube of rancid whale vomit. And it is one of the greatest perfumes ever made,” said Turin. I would add that it was fascinating–Dioressence combined the fleshy ripeness of animalic notes with the autumnal warmth of patchouli and moss. Wrapped in rose and jasmine, it had a glamorous and exotic aura, but even as a timid lover of anything overly raunchy, I found it surprisingly easy to wear.'
In line with the modern trend of diluting & cheapening formulas, modern day Dioressence is now a ghost of its former glory!
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Product code: Very RARE 50ml Christian Dior DIORESSENCE vintage outlets Eau de Toilette