Holy Peony

Delightful floral, fruity scent that is done in a feminine and elegant way. Nothing loud or heavy. Perfectly blended. It's subtle, light and fresh, yet it has a floral-fruity vibrancy. Initially, when I tested it several months ago, I didn't completely like it, but I tested in fall again and now I think it's one of my top 5 fresh scents from Dior Privee/Maison line. It's versatile - I would wear it for many occasions. It's polished yet fun. I do understand the references to Dior Blooming Bouquet because of the note overlap. They aren't very similar but are in the same ballpark. Blooming Bouquet is lighter, ultra feminine, delicate and innocent, while Holy Peony is a more confident and grown up sister (thanks to fruity notes). More importantly, it has a powdery touch that distinguishes it from Blooming Bouquet. I'm very impressed with vast majority of scents from the Dior Privee/Maison line. They're elegant, inoffensive, sophisticated and perfectly blended. Good for work and for occasions when you want to project put-together type of image. Even a friend who doesn't care about perfumes and who tested Dior Privee/Maison scents with me, was surprised and admitted that these are really good fragrances. I cannot comprehend why Dior didn't add atomizers to the 10ml bottles in the discovery set. I would pay extra for a spray bottle.

I forgot how much I love this! It might be another pink floral but it is a unique one! I cannot compare it to anything else and for me it is worth the price! It is beautiful, delicate, gentle but with an amazing longevity and sillage. Normally I would think it a spring/summer scent but I love it even in the cold weather we have now. It could totally be a signature as it is unique and memorable. I used to like La colle noire more but now I prefer Holy Peony. Will definitely be buying another bottle when this one runs out. I would recommend for test to lovers of gentle floral scents.

Holy Peony by Christian Dior is what my dreams are made of, this is literally fulfilling all of my floral fragrance fantasies! The peonies are soapy, clean, and elegant with the roses adding a lush, tender sweetness and juicy strawberries drizzled in fresh apricot nectar. I had my mind made up a long time ago about what my bridal fragrance would be and this is the only other fragrance to challenge what I had originally decided on. Yes, Holy Peony is to die for – I can’t say enough good things about it!

I find it interesting some reviewers are calling this boring. It's really quite beautiful and simplistic (intentionally so). The peony and rose are intentionally supposed to be the attention here and Demachy did so beautifully. So if you want something more in depth, this really isn't it. It's meant to celebrate peony and rose, and it's done so in a delicate way. It's not loud or harsh. The other notes really soften the two. It's just lovely light and feminine.

It’s far too expensive, but it is absolutely beautiful you will draw so many compliments wearing this. It does not smell anything close to Miss Dior blooming Bouquet or Miss Dior edt at all! Holy Peony is one of the most beautiful feminine floral perfumes in the world. Gorgeous! I think that £89 for a 40ml is cruel so I am layering fragrances at home to create a perfect dupe because I love the fragrance it’s so brilliantly pretty. Very long lasting too!

Holy Peony is one of my top favorite from Dior Prive, I noticed Dior offers only 1oz at the moment, does anyone know if it’s getting discontinued? About the scent is femininity in the bottle, Slightly powdery rose with sugared berries and airiness of the peony. Lasts very long time and projects great too. I’d say it does lean sort of mature like scent, it’s not your juvenile sweet peony body spray like a scent. This in one elegant and pretty.

If you like soft, watery florals you will love this. Elegant and chic. Although I love a peony note - sometimes peony forward fragrances can end up feeling screechy when they’re paired with lychee (think Delina/lust in paradise etc) but I find this blend more sophisticated with the mix of peonies, rose and red berries. Yes the rose is prominent even though it’s called holy peony but overall it’s just soft romantic florals done well.

Totally took me by surprise at how long it lasts on me. I had an early flight and decided that I’d try on this new purchase for the first time. The scent is pleasant and slightly sweet. I did 5 sprays and then went about my day. More than 12 hours later the scent still lingered on me and still pretty much pleasant. I love it and am now considering to try out other scents by Dior as well!

Soon as the rose and the fruits are gone The musk/ambrette kicks in which makes this a bit animalic. (ambrette not mentioned as a note but I smell a lot of it in this) In the 4 hour mark or a bit of woods join the ambrette/mask party Performance is great. No complaints. performs better indoors and cooler weather. Really enjoy this fragrance. Got myself a second hand bottle of this one.

Testing my sample; this is absolutely rose-centered with peony as the backdrop, emphasized by sweetly tart berries with a hint of spicy woody green. This is a bright and very girly fragrance, embodies its colour. Think pink ballerina tutus, pink bouquets, pink chiffon curtains, all that's girlishly pretty. Perfect for warm/hot weather, projects comfortably at arms' length.

Lovely sweet peony with a jammy rose underneath. Beautiful soft scent with a rich ambery and woody base. It’s quite fruity as well, but it’s mostly surged red berries with a bit of lipstick-y accord. Easily, one of the most beautiful peony scents on the market. Follow me on IG: scent.guide

This smells rose-y and a tiny bit spicy. It's lovely and feminine and it reminds me of Ambre Nuit. The rose smells natural and fresh, but the dry down is fresh and a little musky. This is a pretty nice fragrance and simple.

Officially in love, I used up my 3ml sample and found myself wanting more, it’s so feminine and elegant and sits amazing in heat. Longevity is pretty impressive. I absolutely love it. Sweet floral fresh fruity... so good.

wonderful! wonderful! wonderful! I haven't come across a perfume that smells this good in a long time. It meets everything I expect from a floral perfume. amazing.

I agree with review bellow, it’s not same as blooming bouquet, this is really feminine floral gorgeous a bit sweet scent. Very pretty, it’s in my want list now.

It's pretty but there's nothing to capture the attention. If you need a scent that's 100% guaranteed not to offend this is it. But it's boring.

up scaling of Miss Dior EDT and Miss Dior Blooming Bouquet

It's close. But it's not that big gushing peony bomb I've been looking for all my life. Unlike most other imitations claiming to be pivoine/peony, Holy Peony has enough peony in it to have peony in its name. And unlike all the others, rose notes don't overwhelm it. They're there, but you still smell a light peony scent, and the fruit for once isn't obtrusive or cloying. And for a light floral it stays around on my skin for at least 5 hours. I edited this at the end of the day: Actually it lasted more than 8 hours; the first 5 hours I was still smelling light peony, and the final 3 hours or so were mostly light woods. The whole effect was pretty, calm, and pleasant. I haven't tried those other new Dior scents other reviewers cited as comparisons. Holy Peony is just a nice, light, safe scent. And I don't regret buying it; I'll wear it occasionally. I'm just not a fan of safe scents though. I'm not the only one who wants a big floral peony scent. One that smells like those fabulous pink peonies, or the white ones with little flecks of magenta, that come out for 3 weeks in June and then are gone for another year. What is their problem? Is a true peony scent impossible to produce, or just horribly expensive? Or are perfume houses afraid not many people really want a big floral scent, or associate peonies with the gardens of their grandmothers? After all those magnolia/tuberose bombs of the last 30 years, and they're still bringing out new ones, you'd think someone could make a big peony bomb, pour it into some sort of edgy magenta glass flacon, give it a Tom Ford/degenerate name and spring it on an unsuspecting public.

I nearly wrote this one off, but I'm so glad I gave this a chance! When I tried this on paper I wasn't very impressed. Even in the initial 10minutes or so of wearing this, I didn't think I'd enjoy it, but that changed. This opens with watery rose, peony, and green notes. The opening gives me a bit of a Delina vibe (a fragrance I do not like) but with green notes. However, after about 10 minutes the peony and green notes disappear and the fruity notes emerge, turning this into a jammy, yet fresh, rose fragrance. On here I see this compared to VS Strawberries & Champagne (love that one) and I TOTALLY get that comparison; this is like a more sophisticated take on Strawberries & Champagne. This dries down as a fruity, jammy rose and musk. IMO this is quite feminine. Performance is good, lasting most of the day. The more I wear this one the more I enjoy it.

Just sampled it. It is quite fruity, sweet and youthful. As a big fan of Blooming Bouquet and the scent of peony, I had high hopes of it. While Blooming Bouquet is a watery, fresh and simple yet elegant floral, Holy Peony is more of a sweet fruity and slightly woody floral with more depth. However, to me, they do not smell similar. In fact, it somehow reminds me of Delina but without the tartness. All three contain peony. If I had to pick, Delina would still win my heart as it is more sophisticated and creative. But if you just want a fresh dewy peony-dominant scent, Blooming Bouquet is my best pick. This is only my first impression. Hope it helps:)