Dior
Dolce Vita
Dolce Vita is a warm and intense oriental spicy fragrance signed Dior. It opens on bergamot, cinnamon and coriander, reveals apricot blossom, jasmine and sandalwood at its heart and rests on a base of vanilla, amber and cedar.
Main accords
Pyramid & evolution
Unofficial sources Data drawn from unofficial sources, not from the house: this pyramid (like the year and gender shown) may contain discrepancies.
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Opening First minutes
Bergamot · Cinnamon · Coriander
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Heart ~30 min to 2 h
Apricot blossom · Jasmine · Sandalwood
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Base Several hours
Vanilla · Amber · Cedar
Heart notes
What its composition says
- 3 materials on top, 3 in the heart, 3 in the base: the three stages are of comparable size.
- Apricot blossom: no other perfume page lists it — of the 1,980 perfumes analysed in the catalogue, Dolce Vita is the only one to use this material.
- Bergamot: conversely, one of the most widely used materials in the catalogue — 43% of the analysed perfumes contain it.
- Floral, woody, citrus, gourmand, spicy and amber: 6 registers of raw materials share its palette, with floral supplying 2 of 9.
Frequencies measured on the Olfact catalogue only.
Scent profile
Estimates derived from the composition — not measured.
Wear time
Good
7 to 9 h estimated on skin
Projection
Generous
fills a room
Ideal seasons
Time of day
Made for cool to cold weather — below 15 °C (59 °F).
Ideal occasions
- Dates & seduction Its warm, sensual facets play the card of closeness.
Avoid if…
- you shun warm, opulent trails, especially in summer.
If Dolce Vita by Dior seduces, it is through its enveloping warmth: a sensual trail that settles in and that you want to find on yourself again.
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