The Diorissimo feminine fragrance by Dior The house of Dior is without question one of the most luxurious names on the planet. What is more, it has no equal when it comes to enhancing femininity.
In the spring of 1954, Christian Dior decided to dedicate a fragrance to his favorite flower: lily of the valley. The result was a line that was simple, airy, and fully devoted to youth. And it was at this very moment, more precisely in 1956, that Diorissimo by Dior appeared. This fragrance is a plunge into the couturier's intimate world, when he devoted himself to gardening. A tribute to the most springlike flower there is, it is signed by perfumer Edmond Roudnitska and was once housed in a bottle created by the house of Baccarat. All the ingredients were then gathered to ensure its success, a success that has not wavered for more than 60 years now.
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Lily of the valley as a source of inspiration
If Diorissimo exudes such poetry, it is because it draws on one of the most airy and appealing flowers there is: lily of the valley. Lily of the valley had always fascinated Christian Dior. Indeed, while he was one of the most famous and celebrated men in the world, in the Paris of the 1950s, he took pleasure in relaxing through gardening. Yet, every season, he eagerly awaited the return of spring, to see these small immaculate bells appear. Through these flowers he saw all the emotion of a crystalline, delicate fragrance. It is precisely in this way that the women's fragrance Diorissimo is composed, like a new flower in full bloom, on a beautiful day in May, when the sky is blue and the sun is at its height. Its white gown is at once pure and immaculate. Diorissimo is a fragrance for eternal youth, one that has resonated as the lucky charm of the house of Dior since 1956.
Dior dares a soliflore
It should also be noted that the Diorissimo fragrance is decidedly surprising. Indeed, most of the time, women's fragrances contain a great many ingredients. Diorissimo, by contrast, is composed rather as a soliflore. With it, lily of the valley is at the center of everything. The other ingredients clearly sit in the background and serve only to enhance it. Yet in nature, lily of the valley is a mute flower. In other words, it gives off no scent when distilled. Lily of the valley was therefore recreated by Dior, through a blend of rose, boronia, and lilac. The Diorissimo fragrance by Dior is a concentrate of all the house's scientific and technical expertise. To this is added a touch of jasmine, lily, and ylang-ylang. Finally, the whole is wrapped in rosewood and sandalwood, for greater longevity and sensuality.
The evolution of the Diorissimo bottle
Initially, when it launched in 1956, Diorissimo was presented in a bottle made by Baccarat, a sort of crystal amphora, hand-carved and decorated with beads and flowers. This luxurious bottle was ultimately produced only in a very limited series, before being replaced by a more standard bottle, entirely transparent and adorned with a sun-kissed yellow juice, like the luminous star rising over nature in spring.