Miss Dior Dior 1992 Extrait de Parfum Original

Miss Dior (Extrait de Parfum Original) by Dior

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7.9 / 10 213 Ratings

Miss Dior (Extrait de Parfum Original) is a popular perfume by Dior for women and was released in 1992. The scent is chypreartig-floral. The longevity is above-average. It is being marketed by LVMH.
Pronunciation

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Main accords

Chypre

Floral

Spicy

Woody

Green

Fragrance Pyramid

Top Notes

Galbanum

Sage

Bergamot

Gardenia

Heart Notes

Carnation

Jasmine

Narcissus

Rose

Neroli

Base Notes

Oakmoss

Patchouli

Labdanum

Sandalwood

Perfumer

Edmond Roudnitska

Ratings

Scent

7.9213 Ratings

Longevity

8.1143 Ratings

Sillage

7.0130 Ratings

Bottle

8.1138 Ratings

Value for money

6.810 Ratings

Submitted by DonVanVliet, last update on 10.02.2024.

Interesting Facts

In 2011, Dior began to refer to the original Miss Dior as 'Miss Dior Original(e)'. A heavily scented shrub rose was named after "Miss Dior".

Reviews

7 in-depth fragrance descriptions

03/19/2020

10
Bottle 8
Sillage 9
Longevity 10
Scent

Nazafarina
3 Reviews

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Nazafarina

Top Review 13

Cistus in the most beautiful way

After a winter that was actually not a winter at all, spring suddenly and strongly moves across the country. The sun is already warming up very strongly, the birds are already chirping in the morning and when walking with the dog I immediately notice the violets in the bushes. Of course, in the gardens the snowdrops and daffodils have been showing for a long time, the crocuses have almost faded. On days like these I go through my collection in my thoughts and have the desire for DIOR. Mind you, for the old Dior fragrances, which convey this basic mood of the Dior house. Lovely, this base note of old Monsieur Dior. It brings back memories of the time when 7.5 ml Extrait was a treasure, when Dior was something very special next to Chanel, to be found in the nest at Christmas or Easter. The smell of Miss Dior is in my memory, but now, as a 7.5 ml vintage flacon enters, I take a little pinch. Oh!!!!! How beautiful, spring in a glass! Spring all over my head. The extract gets past the citric components, straight to the point, to the delightful heart note, which brings back memories of the sun-drenched, brooding maquis in the south of France. Crickets chirp, rosemary grows everywhere, fragrant herbs sprout, the soil is barren and the most beautiful scent here is that of cistus. So hot, so intense, so flattering, and so unforgettable. This is the heart of Miss Dior. The scent is only slightly accentuated with carnation and, I think, narcissus. This mixture makes me feel happy, reminds me of the 70s, when the 2CV Duck was driving through all roundabouts in Nimes, when you found a parking space on the Croisette in Cannes and sipped an espresso between plane trees and the sea. Dreams, more beautiful than a movie. The sea, deep blue, in sight and a light touch of summer in the air.
I will wear the scent this summer, I will soak it up again, sniff it and enjoy it. It's wonderful he's still around.

07/14/2012

jtd
484 Reviews

jtd

Top Review 12

Clever renaming! Let's remember "Originale" in our discussions of new, tidier terms for Old Lady Perfume.

I know it’s the thing to poo-poo reformulations. Reformulation by definition is a negative until proven otherwise. It happens when materials become unavailable, outlawed, or replaced for cost considerations. It has a recent history of leaving us with perfumes that would be better off simply discontinued rather than staying with us as the walking dead. But here’s my guilty pleasure. I like the Miss Dior edt that I bought new in about 2005. It’s mossy, parched dry in a way that only a floral chypre can be, and sharp as a tack. Galbanum and aldehydes for days. Mossy-mossy-mossy. A sweet gardenia tone in an otherwise desiccated blend. A sage note that seems to come from left field. What fun! I imagine that what I have is a version that has had many ‘touch-ups’ (to put it kindly.) But I think that mine is also one of the last iterations with a substantial dose of oakmoss, which makes it virtually an object of fetish among the chypre-conscious.

On the other hand, I also have an edt from probably the late 70s possibly early 80s that I bought still boxed and wrapped for unbelievably cheap on ebay and I must say it is a markedly better-composed scent. Rounded, a dryness with such dimension, buttery florals, definitely more civet and leather. The 2005 version is like an x-ray of the older version. They might as well be completely different scents. (Given the renaming at Dior, I gues they’d be Grandmother Dior and Mrs. Dior.) I think that what appeals to me about the 2005 is that from the galbanum to the aldehydes, to the oakmoss, the materials just shout at you. Sheer volume is much of its appeal. The vintage has far more interesting things to tell you, but she has a conversational tone. There’s room in my life for both of these.

I try not to go too far into that “it ain’t like it used to be, kid” sentiment about reformulation. As a rule, I try not to nurture nostalgia. There are really only two that kills me. The change to the current de Nicolai Odalisque and New York from those I bought in 2006-7 to the ones I sniffed a few weeks ago break my heart. Fortunately I have these two Misses Dior to consider. I could tip either way on a given day. There’s hope!

01/27/2024

9
Sillage 10
Longevity 10
Scent

Greenfan1701
61 Reviews

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Greenfan1701

Top Review 12

Chypre heaven

I had a bottle of MISS DIOR for a while and found it appealing but not so much that I had to have it forever, so it was given away.
However, I now know that it wasn't this version, but a reinterpretation and so I didn't know THIS one.

This fragrance here, which I received as a bottling from a kind, nice and very generous person (I don't think he even knows what he gave me), is so chypre-fine that I can hardly describe it.

I really like the rather soapy-green opening, after which some subtly spicy, unsweet flowers come into play. Jasmine is present, but remains in the background, the spicy note possibly comes from the garden carnation, which paired with dark rose creates a tone that I have never smelled before. It lifts you up into spheres that are almost unreal.
Words simply cannot describe how strongly this fragrance touches me, it is a dream.

And the base note is also outstanding, here it is these pleasantly fragrant woods, you think you are in "oakmossy" sandalwood heaven. (Oh dear, that's a lot of gobbledygook) but I'm blown away by this fragrance and want to smell it all day long. (It's easy to do, because the longevity is really amazing). I can't say for sure if it's the extrait, but since it lasts so long, it could be.

The fragrance leaves an elegant trail. Now I know what the real MISS DIOR smells like.

08/11/2013

10
Bottle 8
Sillage 9
Longevity 10
Scent

Gold
541 Reviews

Gold

Very helpful Review 8

Far from the tacky and the gaudy...

"Miss Dior" appeared in 1947 in order to complete Dior's New Look. After years of deprivations and the very masculine and 'tough' silhouette in women's clothing with shoulder pads and pant suits, Dior was launching a feminine look with a narrow waist, wide swinging skirts, thus emphasizing the gentle contours of the female body. Nothing of this Look should be reminiscent of the war. In this context one might expect a very soft, rosy fragrance, delicate flowers, powder. But, far from it! Paul Vacher and Jean Carles created a green, leathery chypre - not a tame, pleasing scent - but a strong, tart seductress.

This writing deals with my vintage perfume "Miss Dior" from the early 80s.

(The most recent version is marketed under the name "Miss Dior Original" and unfortunately it is not as long lasting and expressive as the vintage, although not to be discarded. I like it better than most new releases.)

Vintage "Miss Dior" starts with galbanum, very tart and green. Galbanum defines the top notes, and anyone who does not like galbanum might already take leave from this fragrance (which I would consider a pity, but could of course understand.) In the top notes light accents of gardenia, which were derived from a then new chemical component can already be felt. These components were also used by the perfumer Jean Carles in "Ma Griffe". The heart is composed of rose, neroli, jasmine and narcissus, still supported by the gardenia and touched by the iris. The drydown contains vanilla which many will neither expect nor notice, since the vanilla is cleverly tucked in between the classical chypre components (labdanum, oakmoss and patchouli).

"Miss Dior" Vintage has one of the most complex drydowns I know ... there is this slight tobacco/leather note, not to be confused, however, with full-bodied leather scents as "Bandit" which obtain their strength primarily from the Isobutylquinolin component. In my opinion, the leathery aspect of "Miss Dior" is due to the variety of its chypre components, but never to an especially added chemical leather accord. To me "Miss Dior" represents strength and intellect, elegance and daring. It strikes me as a modern and perfectly unisex fragrance, devoid of any sweetness and far removed from anything tacky or gaudy.

04/09/2012

7.5
Sillage 7.5
Longevity 7
Scent

Sherapop
1239 Reviews

Sherapop

Very helpful Review 5

A Floral Aldehyde Leather Chypre

MISS DIOR seems initially to my nose a true chypre but then a huge burst of aldehydes arrives on the scene, dominating to such a degree that I would call this one more of a floral aldehyde than a chypre. I don't know how I went my entire life without becoming acquainted with MISS DIOR, given that I love both floral aldehydes and chypres, but somehow it happened. Perhaps because of my conflicted relationship with DIOR: I loved EAU SVELTE (which they dropped) and I really dislike J'ADORE.

I would say that MISS DIOR is less complex than MADAME ROCHAS or FEMME, less dark than ARPEGE or SUBLIME, less crisp and limpid than WHITE LINEN, less soapy than CALECHE, less green than MA GRIFFE, less funky than DECI DELA, much less foggy than either EAU DU SOIR or MITSOUKO, and less leathery than JOLIE MADAME, KELLY CALECHE or MISS BALMAIN. Although MISS DIOR is reminding me of each of those perfumes in one way or the other, she antedated most of the above, so let's give some credit where credit is due!

I find MISS DIOR less grassy than YVRESSE or BALMAIN or CORIANDRE, but this soft and subtle brown-grassy drydown is still quite appealing to my nose, so I've added MISS DIOR to my wish list, in the hope that we might become better friends.

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