Dior Homme Intense 2011
Dior Homme Intense opens with a powdery whisper of lavender and iris that feels almost talc-like in its softness.
The scent fingerprint
Weighted by intensity across 10 accords.
Every perfume in Sillage is represented as a distribution across canonical accord slugs — a lingua franca for scent. Two fragrances with overlapping fingerprints are scent-twins, even if they share no literal note.
- Powdery100
- Iris95
- Lavender60
- Aromatic
The note pyramid
- Lavender
- Pear
- Iris
- Vetiver
- Virginia Cedar
By the editors · 2 min readDior Homme Intense opens with a powdery whisper of lavender and iris that feels almost talc-like in its softness. Within minutes, a surprising pear note emerges—not juicy or sweet, but more like the skin of a ripe pear dusted with face powder. The effect is intimate and close to the skin, creating an unusual tension between fruit and cosmetic delicacy.
As it develops, the iris becomes more prominent, lending a refined, lipstick-like quality that Dior does exceptionally well. Vetiver and cedar anchor the composition in the base, but they're restrained, allowing the powdery heart to remain the star. The woods feel polished rather than rugged, like fine furniture in a quiet room.
This is a fragrance that thrives in proximity—dinner conversation, close quarters, evenings indoors. It suits those who prefer understatement to projection, and who find comfort in the smell of expensive grooming products rendered in perfume form.
Scent twins
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