Dior · 2013 · François Demachy

Gris Dior

Luxury$$$$, 4 of 5
Dior asks $350 for 100 ml
50 ml$231
100 ml$350
200 ml$495

The houseUnisex

VersionEau de Parfum

Bright citrus over rose and violet, settling onto earthy oakmoss.

Top noteswhen you spray it

Heartas it settles

Dry-downwhat stays

Gris Dior’s scent picture, a draft: citrus notes, rose, violet, oakmoss, bergamot, iris drawn so far; dashed outlines where nothing is drawn yet

Top noteswhen you spray it

Gris Dior, top notes: Citrus notes, Violet, Bergamot

Heartas it settles

Gris Dior, heart: Rose, Jasmine

Dry-downwhat stays

Gris Dior, dry-down: Oakmoss, Iris, Vetiver, Labdanum, Patchouli, Cedar, Sandalwood, Iso E Super (pencil shavings on velvet), Vanillin (vanilla)

What’s inside it

What the label names

25 scent ingredients on the label, familiar names first.

A label must name certain ingredients, most of them ones that can cause allergies; some houses print more. It is never the whole recipe.

5 citrus4 herbs & lavender6 florals5 woods1 sweet2 spices1 powder1 earth & moss

9 more lines on the label, not there for the smell

Not for the smell9

AlcoholWaterAvobenzone (a UV filter)Benzyl alcoholBenzyl benzoateExt. violet 2Red 4Yellow 10Diethylamino hydroxybenzoyl hexyl benzoate, not in Ingredients yet

The label, as printed on the house’s page

Our match of the notes

Shares its notes

BeautifulEstée Lauder · shares rose, oakmoss, bergamot, orris and 4 more$115 for 75 ml · about half of Gris Dior’s $350
Lyric WomanAmouage · shares rose, oakmoss, bergamot, orris and 3 more$395 for 100 ml · about the same as Gris Dior’s $350
White LinenEstée Lauder · shares rose, violet (sweet violet), oakmoss, orris and 2 more
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Matched by the notes each house names. A shared note is not a promise they smell alike.