Grès
Grès
132 votes
A unique visual signature based on accords, character, and seasonality
The peach and sourmilk clash immediately, creating an almost fizzy, slightly sour-sweet impression reminiscent of fermented dairy mixed with stone fruit—disorientating and deliberately unusual, with the synthetic base notes already lending an almost plasticky quality that feels intentional rather than accidental.
The powdery florals bloom into something densely creamy and heliotrope-forward, the lilac and jasmine merging into a unified, slightly cloying sweetness that coats the skin like talc mixed with honey; the synthetic accords strengthen here, lending an almost artificial, almost soap-like quality to the floral arrangement.
Vanilla and tonka bean emerge to wrap everything in warm caramel sweetness, whilst that rust note surfaces as a faint metallic undertone that prevents complete saccharinity; what remains is a soft, slightly synthetic powdery musk—more fragrance than skin, more artifice than naturalism, closer to perfumed talc than living skin.
My Life reads as a fragrance caught between two eras—a modernist take on classical femininity that doesn't quite commit to either. The opening salvo of sourmilk and peach creates an unsettling juxtaposition: creamy dairy notes shouldering against stone fruit brightness, as though someone's added crème fraîche to a fruit compote. It's deliberately discordant, almost uncomfortable, which feels intentional for a composition honouring Dietrich's deliberately transgressive glamour.
What follows is the fragrance's real terrain: a powdery floral sweetness that's genuinely compelling. The heliotrope-lilac-jasmine triad doesn't announce itself with delicate grace but rather settles into an almost opaque veil, thickened by synthetic accords that give the composition a creamy, almost plastic-wrapped quality. This isn't a transparent floral—it's densely constructed, slightly suffocating in its sweetness. The tonka bean and vanilla in the base reinforce this gourmand character, adding caramelised warmth that verges on confectionery.
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