Miss Dior Cherie was launched in 2005 in celebration of Christian Dior’s 100th birthday. Designed by perfumer Christine Nagel , this fragrance mimics the 1947 Miss Dior, but the similarity ends in the flacon. This fragrance is chypre-fruity, sweet like candy and appeals to young women who fancy chic and trendy scents.
The notes are: pineapple, mandarin orange, cherry, pineapple, jasmine, caramel, popcorn, rose violet, amber, vanilla, patchouli and musk. The opening starts off with succulent strawberries and a cocktail of tropical fruits. The middle brings out more candied sweetness as caramel coats the floral notes. Patchouli breaks the highly aromatic sugary scent by introducing fresh patchouli leaves and musk.
This fragrance is young and very modern; no hints of sensual nor provocative notes. Whilst it’s gourmand in composition to begin with, the scent doesn’t give you any of that heady sweetness like its peers. The candy factor is several notches lower than that of Thierry Mugler’s Angel and Viktor & Rolf’s Flowerbomb. Also, the chypre factor is somewhat neutered. It seems that the dry down doesn’t give as much chypre-ish character either.
Miss Dior Cherie is a sweet and effervescent fragrance. I don’t think this is fitting to women who would like to project a more professional and mature persona. Perhaps, Miss Dior is better match.
