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Dune

1991OrientalEDTFrance

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Editorial notes

  1. 01

    A salty marine amber conceived as the olfactive portrait of a windswept seaside dune, the perfumers layering an unexpected ocean-air accord over a warm amber base.

  2. 02

    The result reads as a beach in winter rather than a sunlit summer cologne, an unusual atmosphere for a Dior feminine of the early 1990s.

  3. 03

    Voted Fragrance of the Year by the Fragrance Foundation FiFi Awards in 1992, beating a competitive field.

  4. 04

    Composed by Jean-Louis Sieuzac, Dominique Ropion and Nejla Barbir in 1991 around aldehydes, mandarin and palisander, in a frosted pebble-shaped flacon in pale sand colour.

Dossier

Edition · 000

Status · Active.

A salty marine amber.

Composed by
Jean-Louis SieuzacDominique RopionNejla Barbir
Founder
Christian Dior
Country
France

The pyramid

Top
aldehydesmandarinbergamotpalisanderpeonybroom
Heart
ylang-ylangjasmineroselilywallflower
Base
ambervanillalichenmusksandalwoodbenzoin

The brief

Conceived as the olfactory portrait of a windswept seaside dune — the perfumers used a salty marine accord layered over a warm amber base, creating a 'beach in winter' atmosphere.

NameNamed after the coastal dunes, evoking a deserted beach at dusk.

The flacon

Frosted pebble-shaped flacon in pale sand colour, designed to fit in the hand like a beachcomber's find.

Footnotes

  • Voted Fragrance of the Year by the Fragrance Foundation FiFi Awards in 1992.

The Curator's Note

A beach in winter, three perfumers, and Dior at its most introverted.

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