LUCKY
The Story: Inspired by Monsieur Dior’s ultimate lucky charm, the lily-of-the-valley, which he skillfully hid into the stitched hems of his haute-couture dresses for good luck.
The Scent: A fresh and delicate white flower bouquet where the crisp lily-of-the-valley is beautifully enveloped to create a clean, ethereal aura.
Olfactory Family: Green Floral
Key Ingredients: Lily-of-the-Valley, White Flowers
Personality: Secret, Lucky
OUD ISPAHAN
The Story: Inspired by Monsieur Dior’s fascination with oriental horizons and his iconic 1947 “Ispahan” gown, which featured a dramatic draped silhouette adorned with roses.
The Scent: A bold, seductive contrast where a deeply powerful oud wood is elegantly draped in a highly sensual amber red rose.
Olfactory Family: Floral Woody
Key Ingredients: Oud Wood Essence, Damascena Rose Essence
Personality: Seductive
AMBRE NUIT
The Story: Inspired by Monsieur Dior’s deep love for Grand Balls and spectacular celebrations. He saw these events as a romantic opportunity to unveil magnificent, iridescent evening gowns that shimmered under the golden reflections of a ballroom night.
The Scent: A highly contrasted amber-floral silhouette that unfolds between shadow and light like shimmering taffeta fabric. It features a dark, animal amber note beautifully softened by a velvety Turkish rose.
Olfactory Family: Floral Amber / Gourmand
Key Ingredients: Bergamot Essence, Damascena Rose Essence, Sweet Amber & Patchouli
Personality: Contrasted, Warm
GRIS DIOR
The Story: A tribute to Christian Dior’s most iconic, neutral, and elegant color: grey. This shade seamlessly blends contrasts and reveals classic fashion silhouettes, directly reflecting the famous pleated Dior couture technique.
The Scent: A striking rose-chypre silhouette with successive facets of citrus, rose, and violet, grounded by deep woody notes to create an inseparable olfactive blend.
Olfactory Family: Rose Chypre
Key Ingredients: Bergamot & Violet, Damascena Rose Absolute, Oakmoss Extract
Personality: Mysterious
THÉ CACHEMIRE
The Story: Inspired by Christian Dior’s deep appreciation for Japanese culture, praising its extreme refinement and sophistication. This perfume evokes the intimacy of a traditional tea ceremony, comfortably snuggled within a soft Dior cashmere garment.
The Scent: A comforting and enveloping silhouette, designed to feel as soft as a white tea cashmere woven entirely from delicate threads of white flowers.
Olfactory Family: Green Floral
Key Ingredients: Bergamot Essence, White Tea, Musk
Personality: Soft, Comforting
SAKURA
The Story: An ode to the delicate nature of Japan, serving as a beautiful tribute to the fleeting beauty of cherry blossoms. It symbolizes the pure delicacy of Japanese aesthetics that were deeply adored by Mr. Dior.
The Scent: A poetic floral-musky silhouette where cherry blossoms gently caress the skin with the ultimate softness of a silk tulle veil embroidered with a delightfully almondy-powdered note.
Olfactory Family: Musky Floral
Key Ingredients: Cherry Blossom, Almond Essence, White Musks
Personality: Poetic, Delicate
EDEN-ROC
The Story: A vibrant tribute to the Cap Eden-Roc hotel, a mythical destination frequented by all of Mr. Dior’s close friends. It beautifully embodies the luxurious, sunny atmosphere of the South of France.
The Scent: A floral silhouette that seamlessly combines marine freshness, sunny warmth, and aromatic notes, mimicking a tricolor perfumed Bayadère stripe.
Olfactory Family: Marine Floral
Key Ingredients: Sea Salt, White Flowers, Pine Absolute
Personality: Fresh, Invigorating
JASMIN DES ANGES
The Story: A tribute to the iconic summery flower of Dior. Acting as a true scented “madeleine de Proust,” its sunny, rich fragrance instantly transports you to the hinterland of Nice where Mr. Dior loved to spend the end of summer.
The Scent: A sunny and gourmand floral silhouette embroidered like fine lace, where sweet, late-harvested jasmine is artfully interlaced with rich apricot nectar and honey.
Olfactory Family: Gourmand Floral
Key Ingredients: Sambac Jasmine Absolute, Apricot Nectar
Personality: Exquisite
ROSE KABUKI
The Story: Driven by Monsieur Dior’s deep fascination for Japanese art and aesthetics, he drew endless inspiration from traditional patterns, colors, and refined forms. He notably borrowed the traditional kimono garment from Kabuki theater actors, a structure that inspired many of his classic creations.
The Scent: A musky floral silhouette crafted with great softness, designed to feel exactly like wrapping yourself in a beautiful kimono made of silky rose petals.
Olfactory Family: Musky Floral
Key Ingredients: Damascena Rose Essence, White Musks
Personality: Delicate, Silky
DIORAMOUR
The Story: Named after Christian Dior’s philosophy that “A tweed suit is something you just cannot be without,” this scent captures how a fabric from the traditional men’s wardrobe embraced the woman’s silhouette starting in 1954. It reflects the loving, diffuse interweaving of mohair and cotton wefts that gave the garment the unique movement and physical relief that obsessed his creative research.
The Scent: A beautiful tweed silhouette woven out of two deeply intertwined flowers: the tenderness of iris and the animality of jasmine. It forms a powdery floral scent born from a loving embrace of highly contrasting materials.
Olfactory Family: Powdery Floral
Key Ingredients: Powdery Iris, Jasmine, Rose
Personality: Tender, Sensual
BOIS TALISMAN
The Story: A fascinating nod to the hidden interiors of couture. As a couturier of detail and superstition, Christian Dior took extra care of a garment’s lining, concealing a fetish piece of wood inside his own lining every single day. Similarly, perfumer Francis Kurkdjian hides a cube of white sugar in the lapel of his jacket before any important meeting.
The Scent: A powerful woody silhouette, delicately lined with a gorgeous trilogy of sweet vanilla. In this addictive composition, sturdy cedar wood becomes a mystical case for opulent vanilla, which is deployed in all its nuances—infusion, vanillin, and CO2 extract—to reveal a true olfactory talisman.
Olfactory Families: Gourmand, Woody
Key Ingredients: Cedar Wood, CO2 Vanilla, Vanilla Infusion, Vanillin
Personality: Captivating, Addictive
PURPLE OUD
The Story: A beautiful tribute to the color purple, which represents a certain idea of boldness and audacity within the House of Dior. This daring color adorns classic fashion silhouettes with sparkling and sharp, multi-faceted reflections.
The Scent: A sparkling purple silhouette with bold associations, featuring dark oud wood beautifully overlaid with saffron, pepper, and lively citrus pearls.
Olfactory Family: Spicy Woody
Key Ingredients: Sweet Orange Essence, Pink Pepper Essence, Essence of Oud Wood
Personality: Sparkling, Audacious
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