Fragrance Notes
Joy
Newer than the pillars it sits beside, Dior Joy Eau de Parfum was the house's first major women's launch in a long while when it arrived in 2018, and it was built to be brighter and less formal than its predecessors.
Neroli opens it, and it is the material responsible for the fresh, clean, faintly honeyed lift of the first ten minutes, green in a way that keeps the composition from reading as a traditional perfume. Rose follows, handled lightly here, more petal than jam, with a soft and slightly dewy quality rather than the deep velvet of a classical rose. Jasmine adds sweetness and a faint animal warmth beneath the flowers, which is what gives the middle its body.
Sandalwood is the base and carries everything that comes before it. It is creamy and dry at the same time, with a milky softness that smells like warm skin, and it is the reason the fragrance settles rather than evaporating.
Four materials and a clear shape. There is no long evolution to follow, more a gradual sinking from the bright opening into the soft base, and the fragrance is better for the simplicity. At eau de parfum strength it lasts most of a day without being heavy, projecting pleasantly for the first hour and then staying within arm's reach. Two sprays suffices and three is generous. It works in spring and summer, in daylight, at work, and on the kind of occasion where a grand floral would be too much. It is sold to women and suits anyone who wants to smell expensive without smelling formal. François Demachy composed it.
Dior's perfume and cosmetics arm belongs to LVMH. The business began in February 1947 with a couture collection and a perfume launched together, Miss Dior, and the house has stayed in both trades ever since, best known for that first scent along with Eau Sauvage, Fahrenheit, Dune, Poison and Sauvage.
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