J’adore Parfum d’Eau by Dior (100 ml, €170) has the same fragrance concentration as an eau de parfum, but according to Francis Kurkdjian, the House’s perfumer, “water adds an extra touch of soul; it awakens the flowers, giving them that fullness, that ‘fleshiness,’ that alcohol cannot provide. As if the flowers were still bathed in dew. Water and flowers allow us to be as close as possible to nature—the holy grail for a perfumer.”
This ode to white flowers (neroli from Vallauris, sambac jasmine, Chinese magnolia) is reinvented here in a fresh and spontaneous interpretation.

Libre L’Eau Nue by Yves Saint Laurent (50 ml, €110, or 90 ml, €150) is subtitled “Parfum de Peau”. This sensory escape to the Mediterranean, captured in an alcohol-free fragrance (enriched for the first time with an exclusive botanical extract of orange blossom from Yves Saint Laurent’s Jardins Collectifs de l’Ourika in Morocco), is, in fact, designed for the skin.
Juicy citrus and captivating orange blossom—the scent of an endless summer day that lingers on the skin.
Its “oil-in-water” technology, inspired by Moroccan beauty rituals, offers a velvety feel and enhances the skin. It preserves the full natural olfactory power of the ingredients, as …