Collection: Dior

Dior for the office, Dior for the evening

The same house that makes Sauvage, the fresh, peppery scent you smell in every lift on Monday morning, also produces Oud Ispahan, a dense rose and oud composition made for a winter dinner. A Dior decant lets you own both moods without buying two bottles. Decant Sample lists 54 Dior references, and most of them come from the private collection rather than the mainstream counter, which is where decanting adds the most value.

Four private collection scents to test first

Ambre Nuit is rose and amber with a warm, slightly spicy heart. Gris Dior is a classic chypre, crisp and elegant. Eden-Roc smells of sea salt, pine and sunlit citrus, a holiday in a vial. Tobacolor turns tobacco sweet with honey and dried fruit. Ordering these four as 2 ml Dior samples gives you a solid tour of the range in a single parcel.

Size, authenticity, shipping

Private collection fragrances come in generous bottles, so a 5 or 10 ml decant is the sensible way to own several at once. Choose 20 ml for the Dior perfume you will wear all season. Each vial is hand-filled from the original bottle, labelled, and shipped from France; standard shipping to every European country is €4.95 and free from €59.

Dior decants: frequently asked questions

Which Dior sample should I try if I only know Sauvage?

Go for Eden-Roc if you like fresh scents; it is brighter and saltier than Sauvage with none of the pepper. Choose Ambre Nuit if you want to try something warmer. Both are unisex and easy to wear, and a 3 ml of each shows how wide the Dior range really is.

Oud Ispahan or Leather Oud for winter?

Oud Ispahan is the smoother option: rose, labdanum and oud in a plush, slightly sweet blend. Leather Oud is drier and more animalic, with a leather note that some people find challenging. Test 2 ml of each on different days; they rarely suit the same wardrobe.

How many sprays are in a 5 ml Dior decant?

Around 50 sprays, enough for over three weeks of daily wear at two sprays a day. That covers warm days, cold days, work and weekends, which is the minimum you need to judge a Dior fragrance properly before committing to a full flacon.