Diorissimo is the lily of the valley of Christian Dior, composed by Edmond Roudnitska in 1956. The flower cannot be distilled: Roudnitska rebuilds it with lilac, jasmine, lily and ylang-ylang, over a base of sandalwood and civet. Francis Kurkdjian restores its original accord on 1 October 2026, with the twelve other Dioriginals.
Stéphan holds Diorissimo to be a landmark of perfumery, a lily of the valley unique and full of charm, which he likes to smell without wearing it.
Olfastory’s review
Stéphan, Passion Parfums, 28 June 2020
He says he has always had a marked soft spot for Diorissimo, and sees in it Roudnitska's reading of the lily of the valley of his garden at Cabris.
He describes a flower rebuilt with lily, amaryllis, lilac, boronia and jasmine, in the English manner, but carried into a deep, powerful and almost staged bouquet.
His verdict is clear. He holds it to be a landmark of perfumery, a lily of the valley unique and full of charm; he knows it as an eau de toilette, says he is convinced the eau de parfum and the extrait are pure marvels, and adds that he will not wear it but likes to smell it.