Gres

My Life Hommage a Marlene Dietrich

for women

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My Life 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).

Woody 100%
White Floral 73%
Floral 69%
Warm Spicy 63%
Citrus 63%
Amber 61%
Powdery 58%
Rum 57%
Patchouli 56%
Vanilla 51%

Performance

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

Longevity

With Woody, White Floral, Floral, and Warm Spicy 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 Woody, White Floral, Floral, and Warm Spicy 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 Life Hommage a Marlene DietrichbyGrèsis a Chypre fragrance for women.My Life Hommage a Marlene Dietrichwas launched in 2007. The nose behind this fragrance is Marie Salamagne. Top notes are Rum, Wisteria, Pink Grapefruit and Orange Blossom; middle notes are Jasmine, Heliotrope and Cedar; base notes are Patchouli, Benzoin, Labdanum, Sandalwood and Vetiver.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 Life was presented in 2007. It stands for the self-confident side of the actress with a motto: \" The Desire To be a Soldier\". This chypre fragrance is a work of perfumer Maria Salamagna, and it is decorated with orange blossom, wisteria and pink grapefruit in the top notes. The heart blooms with jasmine, heliotrope and cedar, while the base notes include patchouli, sandalwood, vetiver, labdanum and benzoin. It 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 Life 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.