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Dior Addict
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Dior Addict

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Dior Addict, an eau de parfum launched by Dior in 2002, is the work of Thierry Wasser, who wanted an oriental of vanilla and sandalwood built around the queen of the night. The version sold since 2014 pairs mandarin leaf and Tunisian orange blossom with a heart of jasmine sambac absolute, on a base of Bourbon vanilla.

Dior Addict opens on mandarin leaf and Tunisian orange blossom, makes jasmine sambac absolute its heart and rests on Bourbon vanilla. The house describes it as soft and seductive, tinged with light.

Mandarin leaf and orange blossom

The top blends mandarin leaf with Tunisian orange blossom, an opening Dior wants fresh and alluring. Orange blossom comes from the bitter orange tree, from which the house obtains an absolute by extraction and an essence of neroli by distillation.

Jasmine sambac

Jasmine sambac absolute occupies the heart and blossoms, according to Dior, with soft femininity and sensuality. The house calls it an eminently Dior flower, rich and multifaceted, a symbol of soft femininity.

Bourbon vanilla

The base unfolds in the exquisite, deep warmth of Bourbon vanilla. Dior sums up the whole as an immediate statement, full without being opulent, charming without being too demonstrative.

What stays out

The queen of the night, silk tree blossom, rose, Mysore sandalwood and tonka bean of the 2002 formula stay out of the retained notes, which the house now limits to four materials.

What the label declares

The ingredient list has twenty-three entries. After alcohol, fragrance and water come two UV filters, ethylhexyl methoxycinnamate and butyl methoxydibenzoylmethane, two antioxidants, BHT and tocopherol, and regulated allergens, including coumarin, linalool, cinnamyl alcohol, farnesol and isoeugenol.

The color of the juice comes from two colorants, CI 60730 for violet and CI 42090 for blue.