Miss Dior Cherie L'Eau (2009)
by Christian Dior

The original is sweet, but at least it has character. This one has the personality of deodorant/body spray juice heavily diluted in solvents. I don't understand how anyone could take a deep sniff of this and think it's stunning. I suppose one could find it pleasant. And perhaps that's enough.

Like Asha, I find Miss Dior Cherie L'Eau more user friendly than the original! The original Miss Dior Cherie's super sweet strawberry topnotes hit my nose with such impact and brut force, I cannot enjoy the smell. The L'Eau version is far more toned, tamed, and contains only half the sugar of her older sis! Mild in character wears pleasantly and stays fresh. This one is likeable, but L'Eau isn't really a 'stand out' fragrance. In the end, maybe it could use a stronger punch of sorts.

Dior Miss Dior Cherie L'Eau (2009 limited release)

Notes: bigarade orange, fruity notes, gardenia, floral notes, white musk, patchouli, caramel, dry woods (from OsMoz)

When I first sprayed MCDL'E, I smelled strawberry lemonade. Given my trepidation with the original Miss Dior Cherie, it would seem that strawberry lemonade might be equally vile. On the contrary--MDCL'E is actually BETTER to my nose than the original. Perhaps it is my weakness for fluffy, citrus-vanilla accords talking (Guerlain Shalimar and Habit Rouge), because I find the L'Eau flanker to be pleasant, soft and fresh. The effect is a balance of sweet, sour and bitter that is very uplifting and somewhat reminiscent of traditional cologne. In the latter development, the florals show themselves as a diaphanous bouquet where no one flower is identifiable. The florals are joined by a lightly powdered and inedible vanilla, anchored by soft woods and a very, very clean patchouli. I can't say that MDCL'E is terribly original--it seems to hit all the same marks that a modern fruity-floral-woody-oriental has. On the other hand, when interpreted in the traditional cologne context, I think many women may find this fragrance equally refreshing, but much more feminine than most unisex cologne waters.