Brand: Dior
Basis: Original
Concentration: Eau de Parfum
Sex: Women's
Generally: Dior's flagship women's fragrance since 1999, still the reference point for a glossy modern floral
Season(s): Spring, Summer, Fall
Wear: Day and Night
Occasion: Everyday, Evening
Perfumer: Calice Becker
Creation Date: 1999
Ingredients/Ingrédients : Alcohol Denat., Parfum (Fragrance), Aqua (Water)

Main Accords: Floral, Fruity

Notes
Top: Pear, Melon, Magnolia, Bergamot
Middle: Jasmine, Rose, Lily-of-the-Valley, Tuberose, Freesia
Base: Musk, Vanilla, Cedar, Blackberry

The Scent

Pear and melon open over bergamot and magnolia, a fruity-aquatic burst that leads into a dense white-floral heart of jasmine, rose, lily-of-the-valley, tuberose, and freesia. It dries down to a soft musk-vanilla-cedar base with a blackberry facet running through it. Polished and radiant rather than sweet, with moderate-to-long longevity and moderate sillage, it's a glossy, unmistakably designer floral built to be worn constantly rather than saved for one mood.

Worth Knowing

J'adore has been Dior's flagship women's fragrance for over 25 years, and some reviewers of recent-batch bottles note it performs a little lighter than older formulations, a common complaint for long-running fragrances. Maison Alhambra's Jardin de Paris is the most direct budget comparison, with a note pyramid that's close to a one-to-one match, though reviewer sentiment on how close it actually wears is mixed.

Where It Came From

Released in 1999 under perfumer Calice Becker, with its teardrop bottle designed by Hervé Van der Straeten. It became Dior's modern icon fragrance for women and has since spawned its own family, including J'adore l'Or, J'adore in Joy, and J'adore Infinissime.

About Dior

Christian Dior founded his couture house in Paris in 1946, and Parfums Christian Dior launched its first fragrance, Miss Dior, the following year alongside Dior's "New Look" collection. J'adore arrived decades later, in 1999, and became the house's flagship modern fragrance for women.

Hand-decanted from an authentic full-size bottle by Atelier Elemental. Not packaged, filled, or endorsed by Dior. All trademarks are the property of their respective owners.