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J'adore Intense

J’adore Intense is the Parfum version of Dior’s J’adore line, composed by Francis Kurkdjian and launched in early 2026. The perfumer turns the J’adore bouquet into a honeyed floral nectar: ylang-ylang at the top, a duo of Damascena rose and grandiflorum jasmine tinged with apricot, and a base of sandalwood and vanilla. Rihanna is its face.

Brand
Christian Dior
Launch year
2026
Perfumer
Gender
Women
Olfactory family
Floral
Secondary families
Fruity Gourmand
Concentration
Parfum
EAN
3348901773379 (35 ml) · 3348901773355 (50 ml) · 3348901773362 (100 ml)

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The original J’adore, signed by Calice Becker, was released by Dior in 1999. In 2026, Francis Kurkdjian, the house’s perfume creative director, signed a new concentration, J’adore Intense, which Dior presents as a bold interpretation of its great feminine fragrance.

A nectar of flowers

Kurkdjian says he sought a honeyed nectar of flowers, fleshy and round, colorful and gourmand, as if each color-saturated flower revealed an irresistible intensity. The house describes flowers brought to their olfactory peak, each gaining in intensity and volume.

Dior ranks the perfume among fruity, gourmand florals. It joins a line that also includes L’Or de J’adore, which Kurkdjian recomposed in 2023: the first version of the line he signed.

Olfactory pyramid

  1. Top notesThe first minutes
  2. Heart notesThe heart of the perfume
  3. Base notesWhat lingers

What critics say

Miguel Matos hails the first J’adore he truly loves, an ambery, honeyed floral with retro accents, but remains reserved about the box and the lighter bottle.

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On the blog

  • J’adore by Dior: the whole line, from 1999 to 2026

    Born in 1999 from the pen of Calice Becker, J’adore now counts twelve pages: the eau de parfum, its lighter versions, its concentrates, its exceptional editions and the Intense signed by Francis Kurkdjian in 2026.

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Rihanna at Versailles

Rihanna, the face of J’adore since 2024, walks through Versailles in the J’adore Intense film, composed by Francis Kurkdjian with her in mind.

Rihanna became the face of J’adore in 2024, succeeding Charlize Theron after twenty years. Her first campaign, shot by photographer Steven Klein, shows her in the Hall of Mirrors at the Palace of Versailles, wearing a golden gown by Maria Grazia Chiuri.

For J’adore Intense, the house has her walk through Versailles in a new film, presented under the line “Your dreams, make them real.”

Francis Kurkdjian says he does not usually compose with a muse in mind; for Rihanna, he wanted to make “her J’adore,” more voluptuous and more sensual.

From the same line

The whole line on the blog: J’adore by Dior: the whole line, from 1999 to 2026

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