J'Adore Extrait De Parfum perfume for Women by Christian Dior

The Extrait is the prime appearance of perfume in the heritage of modern day perfumery and the most completed style of the perfumer's profession. From the wealth of its pure substances that grow differently on each person's body chemistry, from its exceptionally high concentration and from its delicate, eternal application that carries us back to the tale of fine Perfumery.

Regarding François Demachy, the Extrait is the heart of a fragrance, and most importantly a progression of the main perfume element to expose its total density. This is a delicate profession of clarity and elegance which requires a confident comprehension of ratios and the pursuit for the most revealing servings. Floral absolutes are the signature of an Extrait, François Demachy preferred them for the voluptuous quality they deliver to the formula. For working with absolutes is the sole approach to explore the very soul of the flower to catch its ingredient and strength, and occasionally expose discoveries of some really surprising facets. The Extrait de Parfum evolves completely on the skin, spreading a rich trace of aroma.

"The extract is the enhanced olfactory idea of the accord. It is the original accord, the essence of the fragrance". François Demachy.

At this time, the House of Dior offers five iconic Extraits de Parfum, five declarations that commemorate the attractiveness of flowers, the workmanship of humans and the effort that runs into creation. François Demachy, Dior Perfumer-Creator, is their creator. He provides us his personal perspective of an exceptional skill of perfumery that sustains today more than ever before the inspiring creativity of Christian Dior.

Each Dior Parfum carries Rose de Mai Absolute. The queen of perfumery, this historic rose is cultivated solely in the Grasse, location of southern France. It offers a full-bodied, powdery odor with touches of honey and pepper. Rose de Mai is grown specifically for Dior in the south of France by two flower growers that share Dior's pursuit for excellent natural substances: the Clos de Callian and the Domaine de Manon in Grasse.

Completely natural places, one of a kind by the quality of their soil, their weather and their location, at the heart of the Domaine de Manon, for three generations the same family has preserved the custom of growing flowers for perfume. Extraordinary and exclusive ingenuity that has been protected by an exclusive collaboration with the House of Dior

Absolute femininity in a floral bouquet, J'adore is the aroma of lovely flowers that blossom with total feminine beauty. For the Extrait de Parfum, François Demachy’s desire was to present a thick and impressive appearance of the main accord. In quest of an intense concentration, he produced an amply and potent bouquet of flowers that perform in amazing harmony. Using perfume elements with identity like Rose de Mai Absolute, Damascus Rose Absolute, Jasmine Sambac Absolute and Ylang-Ylang Essence.

Cultivated in the Comoro Islands, fresh Ylang-Ylang flowers are steam-distilled to get an essence utilized in perfumery for the formulation of many fragrances. Ylang-Ylang blends well with the different floral notes and adds classiness, volume and ingenuity to the composition. It unfurls its emotion with a brimming bouquet in the opening note of J'adore Extrait de Parfum.

Grown in Grasse, the Centifolia Rose, or "hundred-petalled rose", is chosen to create an extract, which will turn into an absolute. Fine, potent, the Centifolia Rose can bring to mind mimosa.

A sign of feminine gentleness, Jasmine is one of the blossoms most widely used ingredients perfumery. Its delicate aroma makes it a scent in all its uniqueness. As a base note of J'adore Extrait de Parfum, it releases a powerful floral scent.

The J'adore bottle is a modern manifestation of the amphora Christian Dior selected for his first olfactory creations. Created solely of glass, each bottle is hand-gilded with fine gold, sealed with a baudruche film, tightly wrapped with gold thread, and affixed with the Dior seal.

The craft of the Extrait Bottle by Dior, prized hand-made bottles display noble elements and divine decoration. The secret to their final result lays in the professional artistry of the ladies in the Dior workshop, as well as in the numerous skills utilized to boost each bottle's beauty. The ladies of the workshop carry out skills acquired through expertise that was handed down from generation to generation. Like the Art of Baudruchage: a classic technique that comprises securing the neck of the bottle with a natural tissue layer/membrane known as a baudruche. With great proficiency, the baudruche is secured with thin gold or silver thread, firmly bound to guarantee the bottles are completely air and watertight. The ladies of the workshop furthermore fasten the bow, wrap the thread and attach the seal, all the secrets of the trade that make the bottles so enchanting.

Many will wonder how to apply an Extrait De Parfum, a responsive knowledge, the Parfum is used very moderately, straight on the skin, at the back of the ear lobe, on the inside of the elbow or wrist. The Extrait de Parfum hence spreads out a rich trace of scent: an aroma of the skin with the touch of eternal femininity.

The new J'Adore Extrait De Parfum fragrance collection by the house of Dior is available in 15ml/0.5oz miniature versions priced at 175USD.