Composition

Higher

Published September 16, 2026 · Updated September 25, 2026

Higher appeared in 2001, a masculine built on a short accord of citrus, pear and cypress, running counter to the heavy ambers of the previous decade. The catalog credits Olivier Pescheux and Olivier Gillotin. The juice is one of the thirteen Dioriginals revived by Francis Kurkdjian and put back on sale on October 1, 2026.

Bergamot, lemon and rosemary open the fragrance. Basil pulls this citrus opening toward green and aromatic territory, without giving it bitterness.

Pear occupies the center. The fruit remains rare in a masculine of this date; it brings a juicy sweetness, far from candied sugar, and serves as a hinge between the citrus and the wood.

Cypress closes the accord, resinous and dry. White musks round off its edge and extend the trail without thickening it.

Among the regulated allergens, the label names benzyl salicylate, alpha-isomethyl ionone and hexyl cinnamal; sun filters are added, with no coloring agent at all.

On October 1, 2026 it is a different formula that goes on shelf, the one Kurkdjian restored, and the previous one disappears.

What the label declares

The list the house publishes for the Dioriginals version has thirty-four entries. A musk, hexamethylindanopyran, and a woody amber note open the declared substances, ahead of bergamot, benzyl salicylate and lemon.

It also names Virginia cedar, patchouli, eucalyptus, geranium, clove and lavender, with camphor. A UV filter protects the juice; no colorant is declared.