Dior Miss Dior Eau De Parfum (2026)

 

When Dior announced about reformulations of existing and older perfumes by Francis Kurkdjian I was quite intrigued and could not wait to get my hands on a bottle of Miss Dior 2026! And I tested her at first on a paper strip, which then I left on my desk and it has been a month but the strip still smells amazing with a very warm woody and lovely dry down. Next test at the store (before I could physically have the bottle) was on my skin and clothes and at first I was not sure I would like it enough but it gradually grew on me. I am really happy the bottle eventually reached me and I am delighted to have her in my Dior Collection.

The new reformulation is fresher, more floral, classy, rosy, honeyed and warm, yet not as powdery as the previous versions which came after around 2020s. I also have a bottle of Miss Dior and Miss Dior Cherie from last decade by Demachy which I am keeping for the sake of remembering what the old juices sounded like. The new scent has grown far from the older orange/mandarin-strawberry-patchouli-based formulas, yet somehow Kurkdjian managed to save the overall feel of what Miss Dior would and should have smelt in a different era. It is a distinguishable, sophisticated and younger-to-middle age appropriate juice which sounds attractive, inviting and soft. When I compare Miss Dior 2012 and 2026 side by side I like the older version for its sweet and young aura, however it is not something I would wear very often or for every occasion now. The new version too is beautiful and more appropriate to wear both daytime and nighttime and with the air getting colder it matches the vibe more.

The notes in this juice are rose and rose de Mai (that honey sweet quality), vanilla (powdery), tonka bean, patchouli and Palisander rosewood. There is some honey and powdery sense to the scent, which I did not hear in the older version. Vanilla, rose de Mai and rosewood add to that I guess. There is also that vanilla quality here where the juice turns kind of sour a little - I have a similar feel when I test Vanilla Melt from Zara.

Recently I am a sucker for rose perfumes which stand far from "granny" rose scent shelves, ones that resemble Delina, Idole Now, and so on. And I am enjoying playing around with different bottles. From Dior my number ones are Rosy Glow juice and Forever and Ever Dior (even though I swore she would always and forever be my number one!) and then Miss Dior 2026 indeed! The bottle is definitely worth having in a collection.