J'Adore (1999)
by Christian Dior

I really want to like this. It's fine on paper, the notes should work really well together, and I love this type of fragrance in general. But when it hits my skin nothing happens. It smells the same throughout, from top to base. The plum gets sticky sweet on my skin, and there is nothing there to balance it out. Maybe its just chemistry.

It's still pleasant enough, but dull, so dull.
Everyday wear for someone else, not for me.

4th January, 2012.

Male perspective: This is by far the best perfume that I ever smelled.

20th December, 2011.

The dry down, with its rosey and slightly fruity-soapy multifaceted floral wake, is a sort of redemption  of a scent that starts uninteresting with a watery (almost aquatic) orangy irony laundry feel made of citrus and ylang-ylang (that evokes with its angular trait the presence of lily of the valley on the side of citrus) and evolves towards a middle phase that is deeply floral on the side of rose, jasmine and tuberose. The juice is fresh and joyful, dry and changeful. The musky vanilla of the base is delicate and well  balanced in order to introduce a touch of smoothness and to amalgamate the complexity of the flowers. Nothing  bad with it but is not the kind of fragrance i rave for.

16th December, 2011. (Last Edited: 18th December, 2011.)

Charming, infinitely feminine and very floral and clean smelling. I have such mixed feelings for this perfume as it is the one my best friend wore for years and years and I would buy it for her birthday - she passed away so tragically and suddenly last winter that (I feel so emotional just writing this much) now that I have her used bottles that she left behind, the ones I gave to her, every time I smell it I am overcome with longing for my friend to still be here.

I will buy a purse sized J'Adore to remind me of her always. It was never the scent for me, I am definitely more of a Hypnotic Poison gal but an occasional dab will help keep my precious Cherylee forever alive to me.

27th September, 2011.

Well, now. I've worn J'Adore EDP for a few years now, but I have only recently begun to expand my understanding of fragrance. I really wish the notes were listed for this, because I'm sure my ignorant nose will miss all the good stuff!

I like the opening with fresh, white flowers and bit of soap. The middle came on as quite soapy and I don't like it quite as well. The dry down though... that I love. A little musk with some floral and hint of fresh baked cookie.

The sillage has been perfect, so far. I've only had it on for three hours now. We'll see how the longevity goes.

My new education tells me I still like this, but I wish the middle was less soapy.

7th September, 2011.

I'm so sad others don't feel the same way as me about J'Adore. I "adore" this fragrance - every time I smell, either the top, heart or base notes I am charmed by its elegance.

Its sillage is excellent, the basenotes are delicious and it just radiates femininity to me. I feel a million dollars wearing it. The way it develops on my skin is just perfect.

It's one of my next to purchase!

20th June, 2011.