tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-415795419713091856.post1928448961917211087..comments2024-03-15T06:00:46.018-04:00Comments on I Smell Therefore I Am: Dioressence: Moss AppealAbigailhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08164551758520564300noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-415795419713091856.post-79449669656385602272011-05-05T06:00:22.410-04:002011-05-05T06:00:22.410-04:00I've never smelled old Dioressence, but I'...I've never smelled old Dioressence, but I've got the new one. I'm wearing it today.<br /><br />I'm not great at describing perfumes, but it starts with galbanum and then warms up to a spicy green with that distinct Dior-ish waft, a tiny bit like a greener Miss Dior. <br />I really like it, even if it is just a ghost of it's former glory. What you've never had, you can'Taniahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16033325684252709482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-415795419713091856.post-37432699445642554242011-04-30T16:01:11.252-04:002011-04-30T16:01:11.252-04:00Victoria, what DOES the newer formulation smell li...Victoria, what DOES the newer formulation smell like? I know/think I smelled it, and was glad I'd already purchased an older bottle, but I can't remember.Brianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14293853110472146382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-415795419713091856.post-31725900086596536912011-04-30T13:56:27.688-04:002011-04-30T13:56:27.688-04:00I once read an interview with Francois Demachy, in...I once read an interview with Francois Demachy, in which he mentioned he is in the process of reformulating Dioressence to bring it closer to what it used to be. The current version is not just a different rendition, but a different fragrance altogether!<br /><br />I love your description of it as "some seventies bohemian hang out, infested with velvet pillows and thick with lingering Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-415795419713091856.post-53583548055295362872011-04-27T14:45:57.371-04:002011-04-27T14:45:57.371-04:00So if anyone heads into one of those iffy-looking ...So if anyone heads into one of those iffy-looking perfume kiosks in somewhere BFE (we don't get so lucky on this side of the Atlantic) and locates a bottle of vintage Dioressence, for the love of Guy Robert, puleeeeeeze let me know! <br /><br />I'll even help bury the body, that goes without saying.tarleisiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03891545310811763453noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-415795419713091856.post-41264829578871444952011-04-27T13:54:57.730-04:002011-04-27T13:54:57.730-04:00And the first time he noticed me, I was playing pi...And the first time he noticed me, I was playing ping pong at midnight with my then boyfriend, wearing a fur coat over long flannel nightgown and Le De Givenchy. He was instantly smitten.Nina Zolotowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11895950786842606633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-415795419713091856.post-75884010060896682492011-04-27T12:09:10.332-04:002011-04-27T12:09:10.332-04:00Olfacta, you can try it in June. Don't forget...Olfacta, you can try it in June. Don't forget to bring decants. For the most part, you can take away what you like.Brianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14293853110472146382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-415795419713091856.post-43442590189163073432011-04-27T12:08:31.787-04:002011-04-27T12:08:31.787-04:00Hiya, Lang. My first bottle was more recent and I...Hiya, Lang. My first bottle was more recent and I got it at Saks in Chicago about...two years ago? This past year I was in a couple of Saks in different cities and looked at the packaging and the list on the box was longer or different.<br /><br />My second box I found this weekend. I'm telling you, if you see a kiosk in a mall or a perfume store which on the surface seems to be a little Brianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14293853110472146382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-415795419713091856.post-28962062970547613972011-04-27T12:00:29.013-04:002011-04-27T12:00:29.013-04:00Tarleisio, I haven't seen the newest one, I do...Tarleisio, I haven't seen the newest one, I don't think. I wonder how it differs, exactly. I guess the original would have had animalics aplenty? I think too that Dioressence is a great use of geranium. And when I first smelled it I thought, mmmmmm, violet. It's blended in a fascinating way, to me, or is just a great alchemy of notes which compliment or enhance each other in waysBrianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14293853110472146382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-415795419713091856.post-61473673294489614612011-04-27T11:57:26.773-04:002011-04-27T11:57:26.773-04:00OMG, Nina. Best. Story. Ever.OMG, Nina. Best. Story. Ever.Brianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14293853110472146382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-415795419713091856.post-36740503382165206172011-04-27T09:05:42.246-04:002011-04-27T09:05:42.246-04:00I have to try this. I may have, back in the mist o...I have to try this. I may have, back in the mist of two years (aaackk! almost three!) ago when I started the blog, but would appreciate it more now. It sounds like one I'd like, a lot.Olfactahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15789892462517523124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-415795419713091856.post-73676633387410847932011-04-27T01:42:45.502-04:002011-04-27T01:42:45.502-04:00Brian - where did you find it? Not that I would e...Brian - where did you find it? Not that I would expect there to be more of the same, but I am wondering about how to go about the hunt...langhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02926842948561494587noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-415795419713091856.post-1486051815128518492011-04-26T22:42:59.001-04:002011-04-26T22:42:59.001-04:00Thank you so much for this one, Brian, because muc...Thank you so much for this one, Brian, because much as I love Miss Dior, this one remains my all-time, hands-down favorite Dior, precisely because it's so unlike its siblings!<br /><br />Dioressence doesn't get a lot of love, probably precisely because of its more...bohemian sensibilities? Some people smell the vintage and get only patchouli and maybe oakmoss, but I get a lot more than tarleisiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03891545310811763453noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-415795419713091856.post-49237752804903007462011-04-26T22:33:30.611-04:002011-04-26T22:33:30.611-04:00I've always avoided Dior because the whole lin...I've always avoided Dior because the whole line seemed so ladylike (and, really, would I want to smell like Princess Diana?), but, now, uh, oh, I'm going to have to try this one. I'm starting to trust you, and, besides, you know that I was the chick lying on the floor (the first time I saw my future husband and father of my children, he was lying face down on someone else's bed inNina Zolotowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11895950786842606633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-415795419713091856.post-75677383353306365822011-04-26T20:32:37.874-04:002011-04-26T20:32:37.874-04:00That's why I mostly ignore the Dior section. I...That's why I mostly ignore the Dior section. I do like Eau Sauvage.Elisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10270808520581466353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-415795419713091856.post-69298532975131263132011-04-26T20:26:27.918-04:002011-04-26T20:26:27.918-04:00If you start rectifying that, I would try to track...If you start rectifying that, I would try to track down slightly older versions. From the reports I've gotten and the smelling I've done, the newer versions aren't anything worth filling a hole with.Brianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14293853110472146382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-415795419713091856.post-80863971010765084102011-04-26T19:58:19.348-04:002011-04-26T19:58:19.348-04:00The only Dior I own an appreciable amount of is J&...The only Dior I own an appreciable amount of is J'adore. Total hole in my collection.Elisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10270808520581466353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-415795419713091856.post-53961697516533181742011-04-26T16:56:59.817-04:002011-04-26T16:56:59.817-04:00I forgot to mention this. One bottle I own lists ...I forgot to mention this. One bottle I own lists oakmoss on the box. It's obviously more recent but not as recent as the latest formulation. I found a box this weekend which is pretty dang old, and I haven't compared them yet but I sense they're pretty similar. The slightest difference is that the original seems a bit more resonant. Duh, right?<br /><br />As for similarities to Brianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14293853110472146382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-415795419713091856.post-41715651936746756522011-04-26T16:47:24.443-04:002011-04-26T16:47:24.443-04:00I've never smelled this one. When I met Luca T...I've never smelled this one. When I met Luca Turin I was wearing Rush and he commented that Rush smells like the original Dioressence. Do you think so?Elisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10270808520581466353noreply@blogger.com