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Dior
Escale à Portofino
With Escale à Portofino, Dior composes a noble and enveloping woody fragrance. It opens on bergamot, lemon and caraway, reveals cypress and galbanum at its heart and rests on a base of cedar and white musk.
Main accords
Pyramid & evolution
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Opening First minutes
Bergamot · Lemon · Caraway
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Heart ~30 min to 2 h
Cypress · Galbanum
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Base Several hours
Cedar · White musk
What its composition says
- 3 materials on top, 2 in the heart, 2 in the base: the three stages are of comparable size.
- Caraway: a niche material, declared by only 6 of the 1,980 perfumes analysed in the catalogue.
- White musk: conversely, one of the most widely used materials in the catalogue — 50% of the analysed perfumes contain it.
- Citrus, woody and musky: 3 registers of raw materials share its palette, with citrus supplying 2 of 7.
Frequencies measured on the Olfact catalogue only.
Scent profile
Estimates derived from the composition — not measured.
Wear time
Moderate
5 to 7 h estimated on skin
Projection
Moderate
noticeable at arm’s length
Ideal seasons
Time of day
Versatile, from mid-season to sunny days (15–25 °C / 59–77 °F).
Ideal occasions
- Office & everyday Measured enough not to overwhelm a closed space or a meeting.
Strengths
- Great versatility: goes from the office to dinner without a false note.
The success of Escale à Portofino by Dior comes down to its versatility: an easy-going signature that finds its place from morning to night without ever clashing.
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