J'Adore L'Or

Disclaimer: I'm a major Dior fan. This version of J'Adore was a blind buy, and I think it's gorgeous. My very very first impression was that it smelled more mature than I was hoping, I think because of the buttery quality, and I also felt it smelled familiar, like a memory I couldn't quite put my finger on. There's a classic essence, and that's really beautiful and expensive smelling. The quality of the ingredients is very obvious, and I loved the packaging, which adds to the expensive impression it offers. For me, this fragrance is more blended than I find many Dior fragrances (a bit reminiscent of Guerlain's style of blending really smoothly and completely, although with less powder). Usually I find Diors to be an ever-evolving fragrance, which for me is very intriguing and fun. L'or, for me, is less inclined to evolve and stays much more consistent. Silage and longevity are amazing, due to the intensity and purity of the ingredients. I do notice the jasmine and rose blended nicely, and I don't know that vanilla is prominent, but I feel like it's a soft vanilla there supporting the notes. It's not an edible vanilla or a gourmand at all, to me. The vanilla is in concert with the amber in my experience. I don't personally find the patchouli present, but I do love the warm, soft amber. When I deeply and fully inhale I find the lovely tonka, but it doesn't jump out at me. All the notes are so gorgeously blended that not any one jumps out. As time passes, I do notice the rose and jasmine more prominently, and the amber and vanilla are more in the background, and I love this phase, because Dior does jasmine so beautifully. This is a perfect event fragrance for any age, but the class and elegance (and the price tag) would suggest it's a grown woman's fragrance. It's gorgeous, beautiful, splendid, elegant, perfect for a special night out or if you want to make a classy, confident statement at any time. I wear fragrance for myself, but these are my thoughts if you were to try to wear it based on occasion. It's not a sexy smell, because it's just way too elegant, but I think it could lean sexy if you wear it with your sexiest jeans and amazing accessories and a snug white t-shirt, like you're so classy you don't even have to try to be sexy. That kind of sexy. Otherwise, I think it's totally elegant.

L’or clearly stands out among J’adore flankers and I like it most. A gourmet offering with intoxicating facets, it doesn’t really exploit the famous sparkling J’adore theme but envelops with warmer liquid gold shimmery feeling. Slightly more heavily textured but not really heavy, this delicious blend is like an equalizer between the light style of the first J’adore and warmth of tonka bean - vanilla florientals. Possibly devoid of striking originality, it mesmerizes with understated enticing luxury aura, noble classic beauty whereas all notes are in complete harmony, arranged with great finesse. For myself I would call it J'adore Oriental L'Instant Magique (as Guerlain L'Instant Magigue sounds great on others, alas not on me, and L'or gives me similar delight, but this time on myself, and by comparing it to L'Instant Magigue, I mean the same shimmery style only). As for other J'adore flankers, I have to admit that L’ Absolu didn’t particularly impress me – it’s pretty similar to the original J’adore; Cologne Florale is gorgeously fragile feminity, a good summertime option with neroli = orange blossom like in M Moi by Mauboussin; and finally L’or, in my opinion, is the most successful attempt to break up an otherwise boring commonplace (due to its over-popularity) scent. And all three flankers are signed by Francois Demachy. So, even if you never felt like getting yourself a J’adore but crave for seductive yet refined elixir, that might be it. P.S. It just struck me that Francois Demachy here is like mature Sergei Rachmaninoff with, let’s say, The Third Piano Concerto. At the beginning of J’adore flanker races his style showed the influence of “Tchaikovsky” – meaning Calice Becker, the creator of the original J’adore but with L’or, Demachy, “leaning towards sumptuous harmonies”, created a new original genius layer on classic foundation. P.P.S. Hit the spot - Hypnotic Poison Eau Sensuelle is created by the same master!

My review is for the first version from 2010... I adore the original J'adore from '1999' especially in the pure parfum concentration, high quality florals counter balanced with exotic woods, & white muscs, Calice Becker's now classic masterpiece. Only natural that I should sample this latest offering from Dior and I'm so very glad to report that "YES" it does contain beautiful flowers having bloomed in Grasse along with vanilla from Tahitian orchids, Tonka bean extract, labdanum and essential oil of 'Indonesian' Patchouli. The opening in L'Or is unusually aldehydic for a 'Dior' fragrance, this is followed by a tooth achingly, volatile, protracted dry down & with a force I have seldom experienced in modern perfumery. L'Or is almost 'Chanel-esque' in both presentation & formulaic floralcy. After this initial stage of what seems like a pink cotton-candy on steroids effect the wearer is rewarded with a slightly less sweet yet solidly beating heart of Mai Rose, Jasmine & Vanilla. The essence de parfum is contained within a slight variation of the classic J'adore flacon, an enduring design of superb crystalline elegance, all aspects regarding the precious parfum and it's presentation exhibit absolute sheer luxury. Moderate to high silage with a tenacious and relatively linear dry down that is totally *AWESOME* lasting between 8-10 hours on skin. The Grasse jasmine seemed to predominate for me more than the Mai rose and both absolutes are of exceptional quality as expected, truly exquisite ! I still prefer the original with it's silky touches of subtle verdancy due to the inclusion of Chinese magnolia, violet leaf & ylang ylang. J'adore L'Or is a definite for those 'GLAM' nights out & special/formal occasions. I have 2 boxed golden flacons of the original in climate controlled storage, for those inevitable rainy days :) The zenith of 'Haute Parfumerie' Merci, Monsieur Demachy.....

I was totally blown away by this one. It should be noted that I'm not a huge fan of the orignal J'Adore.. it smells a little too generic and shampoo-like to me. So, when I got L'Or, I was expecting something similar. But it's not even close, and I have to agree with others who are saying that this perfume really deserves its own name. This is gorgeous in the best way possible-- whereas the original comes off as somewhat lightweight, plain and a little dull (to me), this is the complete opposite-- rich, deep, golden and glowing. If molten gold had a smell, it would be this. It's almost as if I can feel the radiant luminosity pouring out of the bottle onto your skin when I spray this, which in turn makes *me* feel radiant when I wear it. As far as notes go, jasmine is the most detectable (and delectable, lol) top note to me, and it smells slightly indolic (not in a gasoline or corpse kind of way though, thank goodness.) Jasmine is shortly followed by rose and dries down into the most divine jasmine-rose-vanilla combination. Honestly, this scent feels like it showcases all the best aspects of these ingredients and none of the bad ones... the sweet lusciousness of rose, the heavy richness of vanilla, the fresh and heady jasmine.. It's luxurious and smells expensive (which is good, because it is expensive!). Just beautiful. Beautiful. SO utterly beautiful. Whenever I get irritated with Dior for doing stupid stuff like discontinuing MDC or Midnight Poison they always manage to make it up to me with something amazing (like this) or the equally lovely Miss Dior Le Parfum. 9.5/10

I've loved this perfume, the original Dior L'Or, for YEARS. It really is liquid gold. Lucious, extravagant, rich, heady...it is a stunning piece of perfumery. The vanilla and labdanum is dark and rich and gorgeous, the rose is deep and dark, the white florals are opulent ... the florals, vanilla, and dark labdanum and patchouli drydown are just incredible. Sweet and rich and dark and floral all at the same time. The way this wears, L'Or really stands up to its name. I don't know what they did to the vanilla here but it's possibly on of the best vanillas I've ever had the joy of wearing. My bottle is an "essence de parfum" and I'm not sure if that's beyond an EDP but with 2 to 3 sprays this floral rich darkness wears on my skin beautifully for hours. Just a hint of sillage but I can smell it really well on my skin all day. I really can't say enough great things about this fragrance. Nothing else on my shelf smells like this, or acts like this does. I'm so glad that I have two bottles of this, the original 2010 fragrance. Why does Dior/LVMH do this? They have a solid fragrance on their hands and they use the name and turn it into another blinding white floral. What is on the shelf now in 2023 is not L'Or, not at all. This is not a reformulated fragrance, its another scent all together.

Golden Jasmine Miracle The best jasmine-vanilla-patchouli I’ve ever smelled. Period. The 2017 version is very good, but this is the one you want unless you don't like pathchouli. The 2017 is a bit more 'formal' has the same quality jasmine but a lesser amount, no patchouli, more yellow floral / vanillic (for a review see its page). You can tell them apart by the gold neck, the 2010 is straight (see the picture on this page), the 2017 is curved. Nothing like the current or first formula J’adore. The quality of this juice is unbelievable, definitely surpasses any designer and also many niche. The Jasmine used here is better than in the regular Diors, richer and more photorealistic. Not indolic but just delicious. You need to treat this like an extrait, 2 sprays last the whole day, with moderate-big sillage. The drydown is high quality, no cheap sandalwood or generic amber. Like someone below said, it ages well, too. If you love scents like Miss Dior 2012 and Allure Sensuelle, get this! Thank me later.

March 2023: Version 2010 remains one of the best, well blended, bang for your buck fragrances Dior ever produced. Such high quality and still smells like it did the day I opened it. December 2017.........This is the year of J’Adore l’or........Same elegant formulation but a new ‘necklace’. It’s been a long time coming but finally the folks at Dior are giving this beauty its special attention. Bravo Dior. May 2015: received the Macy's Mother's Day fliers and.......wait for it......... L'Or is listed at the top in the J'adore ad!!!!!!! Yep, someone at Dior was paying attention. Bravo! This is my favorite 'flanker' by far. It hasn't escaped my attention that the new 2014 ad states that "the future is gold" and 'l'or' means gold so maybe Dior has realized what a gem L'or really is. I've also noticed that the new bottle has ' L'or' in gold on the front whereas the original version just had it on the bottom. It's about time this little beauty got some limelight! May be the best Dior fragrance ever.

Since my dislike for the j’dore the original I was little bit afraid to try its flankers but last time when I’m sniffing perfumes in my local department store SA handed this to me and said try this ,you’ll love it. I came home with sample and sprayed it to my wrist. My first expression was” OMG it’s beautiful”. Yes it is, l’or has the most beautiful vanilla note I have sniffed so far. I’m not good at describing notes but I’d like to say what I all got here is combination of vanilla and tonka bean in a good way. This combination creates kind of warm and sensuality to l’or. Luckily I didn't get any jasmine note here (I like jasmine but sometimes I’m little bit uncomfortable with jasmine) This has great staying power and stays hours and hours actually more than 12 hours on my skin. Be careful with this beauty It’s a sillage bomb, one or two spay is more than enough to last all day. PS: I’m totally in love with this perfume and bought a bottle after testing.

This 2010 version is the J’adore line life’s harvest. Fantastically smooth yellow florals emancipated from pollen which seems to follow these flowers like a parasite gripping to its hostage, a fleshy and lofty jasmine instead of the thin, shampoo-pear inflicted one from the current edp, golden, lustrous/glossy far and wide, the flicker of a thousand candlelights being reflected inside Versaille’s Hall of Mirrors. I can just imagine how many jasmine flowers and ylang-ylangs were martyred in order to create this little Cleopatra dreamboat. It rests like an odalisque, sumptuous and oriental, a labdanum-tonka base sleeks the polish beyond the “rich” label and gilds the florals inside the bank vault of someone living under a Monaco zip code and untraceable means of subsistence. Rich in the compositional, textural and mundane sense of the word. One of those rare cases when the name, publicity and smell synchronize.

Molten, golden luxury and sweetness in a bottle. This bright, lush elixir straddles that ingenious middle-ground right between Floral, 0riental, and Gourmand beautifully, and is the type of scent you buy "not for women, but goddesses". I'm most impressed that the fresh, heady sweetness of the flowers still take center-stage and the sweet notes of tonka, amber, vanilla, and patchouli seem content to sit and simmer quietly, enhancing the flowers and bringing out their rich, honeyed tones without taking over or weighing them down. Two words of caution: It's prohibitively expensive for just 40ml. And this scent is VERY concentrated so I find one spritz more than enough for most occasions. (Which is a good thing considering the price.) Still, it's definitely one of the best presents you can present to someone really important to you, because this one is ageless, and beautiful - inside and out.

A fragrance that exudes golden warmth and bestows an aura of sunshine to the wearer. Like most of my fellow fragranticans, I've sniffed hundreds of fragrances over the years and this one goes straight to my head and touches my heart. With an electric floral bouquet opening that is fizzy, mesmerising and beguiling at the same time, I cannot begin to describe the beauty of the experience. Even so, some randomly strung words come to mind... sparkling champagne drunk under the molten gold of a Tuscan sunset. Please, please, do yourself a favour and reward yourself with a whiff of this, or go one step ahead and treat yourself to the beautiful 1.3oz/ 40ml bottle that this comes in, next time you walk by a Dior counter. Of all the perfumes on heaven and earth, this one joyously exclaims to one and all - ‘life is wonderful’.

OMG I LOVE IT!!!! This fragrance formulation has been discontinued and replaced with the new 2017 L’or, but I have been fortunate enough to acquire two bottles of this formulation. My first bottle just arrived today, and OH MY! Yes, this fragrance is absolutely gorgeous! It has the same creamy/powdery opening that the new L’or has, however, I think this might have a touch more of something that the new formulation either doesn’t have or has less of. However, the new formula will satisfy my L’or needs when this fragrance is gone. It’s just sad to see any fragrance, that smells like this one, be discontinued. Just remember fragrance lovers, be careful on the spritzer. This isn’t an Eau De Parfum. This is an Essence De Parfum. One spray (from either formulation) will last and project all day.

Glorious floral perfect for autumn and winter. Rose and jasmin in a perfect embrace. Enveloping them a very elegant vanilla and sweet tonka beans. The scent is deep like an abyss. I also feel the slightly bitter edge of labdanum, a drop of sensual patchouli barely there. I was obsessed with this scent and I still love it. Completely different to L'Or 2023 which is fresh and neroli centered. This is a deep and dense, silky and seductive floral with one of the most beautiful vanilla notes in parfums perfectly mixed with warm tonka scent. A big love. I thought I can skip Lor 2017 since I have this but if the editions differ so much I will have to search for it. I love the entire line of Jadore. This 2010 edition is masterful. It lasts 2 days on skin leaving a delicious vanilla-tonka trail.

Sometimes when I read the list of a perfume's notes I say, "What??? Am I missing?" But L'Or does exactily what it says it does. Ultimately this is a vanilla perfume, but the (gorgeous) floral notes stand out electrically. I can't describe it any other way. White flowers and rose and a hint of fruit. The longer it wears it becomes progressively more vanilla, and tonka bean. Personally this is one of the nicest vanillas I've ever had the pleasure of wearing. It does well with only a few sprays, and has good sillage. Wearing this perfume makes you want to stand up straight, wear your hair high on top of your head, and let yourself be known, even if you're normally demure.

It's a very deep scent and has nothing in common with the classic J'adore. May share the floral notes, but this is all about amber, tonka, vanilla, labdanum. And it is gorgeous and fit for autumn and winter. A welcome great quality to adore. The newest L'or is completely different - like a parfum version of J'Adore eau de toilette Lumiere with beautiful orange blossom jasmin combination, but never heavy like this first L'Or. And I see the 2017 L'Or is also different. I wish I have it. Maybe it's a good idea to have the same name for the intense releases yet each in different bottle and different in character. Makes visits to test the novelties more adventurous.

I couldn't agree more with jellybeantree... so much so that I had to come back and post once again! This is one magical perfume. I've been wearing this for over a week now and I just can't get enough. Suffice to say 'heaven in a bottle'! I got a second bottle - one stays on my vanity and one travels with me wherever I go. Cannot stay without it. I heard the term 'perfume-crack' before on fragrantica, but bever knew what it meant until I encounterd L'Or. Nothing on this planet matches the beauty of this fragrance. Oh, and if I was told that I had to choose only one fragrance to take with me to a desert island for the rest of my life - this would be it!

This is a jasmine bomb! Absolutely stunning - I got a few testers of this through with an order of another fragrance and I have been wearing it today in the cold, rainy British weather. The jasmine and amber are very strong in this and it's definitely one more suited for cooler weather. The projection is amazing and it's lasted me a good 7-8 hours so far. I really like this, it's my favourite J'Adore version that I've tried and definitely one I'd consider getting a full bottle of. I also think this is a pretty safe blind buy, it is what it says on the tin. It's quite heady and almost a bit sultry but not cloying at all in my opinion.

The J'adores are like a clan of blonde beauties, effervescent in temperament, eternally youthful and fresh. Among them is L'Or, easily dismissed as yet another pretty face in the row of now-familiar bottles, until one actually takes the time to know her better. She is all rich yet subdued vanilla, beneath which one catches well-blended rose and jasmine. Her voice is quiet and mellow, and she cuts a charming, petite figure in comparison with her taller sisters. Her appearance belies a nascent sensuality: In spirit she is kin to a different Dior, the boozy, blowzy and delicious Addict.

Absolutely gorgeous! Such a beauty, I fell so in love with it this summer and had to get a whole bottle. I spray up in the air and walk through - in this way it envelops you in a dreamy creamy flower-vanilla cloud. L'or has good projection and silage on me. It lasts around 12-15 hours on my skin, and over 24 hours on hair! It doesn't change much at all either on the skin or the hair, it feels more like a cashmere blanket around me. I never wear my perfumes to occasions or clothing - only to the mood. When I feel like a goddess queen I wear this and then I am basically immortal ;)

My husband and I both love the way I smell when I wear this perfume. It smells nothing like original J'Adore. As some reviewers noted, it is very sweet, but to me, not overwhelmingly so. It has great longevity, so it's well worth the money. It's an exquisite vanilla, oriental smelling floral. It is a bit more expensive than some department store perfumes, but it smells more expensive to me than so many of the fruity, floral more popular perfumes. L'or is one of my current favorite perfumes. It is classy and not everyone wears it, so you won't smell like everyone else.