Dior · Francis Kurkdjian

Homme

Premium$$$, 3 of 5

The houseFor men

Powdery iris and bergamot over patchouli and vetiver, drying down to sweet cut hay and warm amber.

Dior says

You’ll smell Iris Pallida and Ambery Accord.

More from Dior’s description

It also mentions Iris rhizome, Iris petals, Patchouli, Vetiver, Coumarin and Cut hay.

The house’s page

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When you spray ittop notes

As it settlesheart notes

What staysdry-down notes

Homme’s scent picture, a draft: iris, amber, patchouli, vetiver, coumarin (new-mown hay), hay drawn so far; dashed outlines where nothing is drawn yet

When you spray ittop notes

Homme, when you spray it: Bergamot, Sweet orange, Lavender

As it settlesheart notes

Homme, as it settles: Cinnamon, Geraniol (rose)

What staysdry-down notes

Homme, what stays: Iris, Amber, Patchouli, Vetiver, Coumarin (new-mown hay), Hay, Iso E Super (pencil shavings on velvet)

What’s inside it

What the label names

25 scent ingredients on the label, familiar names first.

A label must name certain ingredients, most of them ones that can cause allergies; some houses print more. It is never the whole recipe.

6 citrus6 herbs & lavender4 florals2 woods1 sweet5 spices1 powder

7 more lines on the label, not there for the smell

Not for the smell7

AlcoholWaterAvobenzone (a UV filter)Yellow 10Red 4Ext. violet 2Diethylamino hydroxybenzoyl hexyl benzoate, not in Ingredients yet

The label, as printed on the house’s page

Our match of the notes

Shares its notes

OscarOscar de la Renta · shares orris, patchouli, vetiver and new-mown hay$109 for 100 ml · about a third of Homme’s $208
Polo BlueRalph Lauren · shares orris, patchouli and vetiver$130 for 125 ml · about a third of Homme’s $208
Chance Eau FraîcheChanel · shares orris, patchouli and vetiver$155 for 100 ml · about half of Homme’s $208
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