Joy by Dior Intense
Joy by Dior Intense opens with a citrus-floral prelude — neroli and bergamot, bright and brief — before committing entirely to jasmine, which fills the heart with an almost solar presence.
The scent fingerprint
Weighted by intensity across 12 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.
- Floral80
- Aromatic50
- White Floral50
- Rose
The note pyramid
- Neroli
- Bergamot
- Jasmine
- Tonka Bean
- Sandalwood
- Vanilla
By the editors · 2 min readJoy by Dior Intense opens with a citrus-floral prelude — neroli and bergamot, bright and brief — before committing entirely to jasmine, which fills the heart with an almost solar presence. This is a fragrance built around one flower given maximum room: the jasmine here is richer and more indolic than in lighter flankers, assertive without being overwhelming.
Tonka bean and sandalwood in the base provide the plush, warm foundation the concentration demands, with patchouli adding an earthy counterpoint. Joy Intense doesn't complicate the premise — it simply executes it with more weight and staying power.
Scent twins
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