Gres

My Dream Hommage a Marlene Dietrich

for women

My Dream Hommage a Marlene Dietrich smells deep and bold with fruity and white floral accents, for men who want a clean signature, and feels easy to wear year-round from day to evening.

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My Dream Hommage a Marlene Dietrich

Fragrance notes

How this scent is often described (from community votes on accords—useful when a full pyramid isn’t in our data yet).

Fruity 100%
White Floral 87%
Powdery 80%
Vanilla 62%
Woody 62%
Fresh 60%
Citrus 59%
Warm Spicy 57%
Sweet 57%
Green 57%

Performance

Empty fields use this listing’s top accords (Fruity, White Floral, and Powdery) plus the overview text—add your own numbers anytime after testing on skin.

Longevity

With Fruity, White Floral, Powdery, and Vanilla among the strongest accord tags here, deeper woods, resins, and ambers in this kind of mix often linger longer on skin—still varies by person, climate, and sprays.

Projection

With Fruity, White Floral, Powdery, and Vanilla among the strongest accord tags here, dense bases like this often feel louder in the first hour—start with one spray in tight rooms or at a desk.

Overview

My Dream Hommage a Marlene Dietrich by Grès is a Floral fragrance for women.My Dream Hommage a Marlene Dietrichwas launched in 2007. My Dream Hommage a Marlene Dietrich was created by Jean-Christophe Hérault and Sidonie Lancesseur. Top notes are Black Currant, Apple, Cloves, Tangerine, Pineapple and Melon; middle notes are Casablanca Lily, Heliotrope, Violet, Lily-of-the-Valley, Rose and Orange Blossom; base notes are Vanilla, Orris Root, Sandalwood, Amber, Vetiver and Musk.My Life, My Dream, My Passion are three perfumes from a very interesting collection by the house of Gres, and they were launched in honour of Marlene Dietrich. The collection Hommage a Marlene Dietrich was presented in 2007, as a game on components, colours, art, history... Her eccentricity and elegance inspired creators to offer chic perfumes with a breath of past Parisian times, but interpreted in modern way.Advertising poster that represents this interesting collection puts Marlene’s spiritual posture from the movie The Shanghai Express in the first plan, in a game of different colours. The colours stand for various moods and roles. They are created in the same form with a discrete game on colours on details of the bottle. The wish for metamorphosis of feelings and change of female character is perfectly painted with change of nuances of colours.Hommage a Marlene Dietrich My Dream was presented in 2007 as a \'nobles\' classic with tradition of the Parisian \"Haute perfumery\", as timeless Marlene’s \"The Power to Be a Vision\". It seduces with unconditioned elegance and in its olfactive character it agrees perfectly with presentation of \'\'beloved goddess\'\'. The perfume was created in cooperation with two perfumers Jean-Christophe Herault and Sidonie Lancesseur.It opens with a breeze of Italian mandarin, pineapple, melon, black currant, apple and cloves in the top notes. The heart encompasses accords of Casablanca lily, rose, violet, lily of the valley, orange blossom and heliotrope. The base notes introduce sandalwood, iris, vanilla, amber and musk. The perfume is available in an elegant bottle as 60 ml EDP.It is worth mentioning that design of the prestigious collection was done by artistic studio Aesthete. The collection has been on the market since spring 2008 and the price is 59 euro for a 60 ml EDP.

Quick answers

Short takes based on this page’s notes and accords—your taste still wins.

Is My Dream Hommage a Marlene Dietrich office-safe?
With a stronger profile, one light spray is often enough in quiet offices; save extra sprays for after work or open spaces.
Best season
Mixed profile—often bright up top with a warmer base—works year-round depending on sprays and temperature.
Where to try it
Department-store counters, brand boutiques, and trusted sample or decant sellers online—always test on your own skin before a full bottle.

Buying advice in plain language

If you are deciding on My Dream Hommage a Marlene Dietrich, start with wear context instead of hype. Ask where you will use it most: office, casual daytime, or evening social settings. That single choice filters almost every buying decision because freshness, sweetness, and projection read very differently depending on environment.

Then use this page in three steps. First, scan the notes and accord profile to understand the scent direction. Second, check longevity and projection hints to estimate how it may behave on your skin. Third, open one or two comparisons to see trade-offs against similar perfumes. This avoids buying a fragrance that is good in isolation but wrong for your routine.

A practical shortlist is one signature scent plus one contrast option from the same brand family. That gives flexibility without over-collecting. If My Dream Hommage a Marlene Dietrich fits your use case, sample first and compare it with one related option below before committing to a full bottle.