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Dolce Vita by Dior is an oriental woody fragrance for women. Launched in 1994, this composition was created by Pierre Bourdon and Maurice Roger. The top notes unfold a vibrant accord of peach, cardamom, lily of the valley, grapefruit, bergamot and rose. The heart reveals a warm and floral harmony with cinnamon, honeysuckle, Brazilian rosewood, lily of the valley, heliotrope and magnolia. The base settles on an enveloping blend of vanilla, sandalwood, cedar and coconut.
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Dolce Vita smells of luxury—specifically the luxury of the nineties: refined and sophisticated, Parisian, with no concessions to dark or overly complex concepts. Pure luxury: walking into a grand department store of the era and browsing the French brand stands, with their fictitious, enormous amber-filled liquids in transparent bottles. That alone makes it worth it, to remember something that was once the norm… fragrances in the style of Guerlain’s Champs Elysées or Givenchy’s Amarige, or the Lancôme of the time, with very clear concepts and little affinity for abstractions. Floral, oriental, boozy, and extremely luxurious, pure France. Every time I hear a girl say she likes sweet perfumes, I think of Dolce Vita, with its warm, woody sweetness that has so little in common with what is considered ‘sweet’ in women’s fragrances today…
Dolce Vita is a perfume I’ve known for several years; it never goes unnoticed, even in minute quantities, and it lasts all day, even soaking into my clothes. It suits my skin chemistry perfectly and is exquisite. I simply love it!
I recall Dolce Vita as a highly sophisticated, elegant, and refined perfume, quintessentially French. In my olfactory memory, I keep it as a fragrance where cinnamon was the queen, woods were the beautiful courtiers, accompanied by succulent vanilla, fragrant lily of the valley, and creamy coconut. Its opening was very potent and slightly sharp to my nose; the citrus notes seemed very acidic, but the sensation passed quickly, giving way to its unmistakable charm: the cinnamon note. This perfume was rich, creamy, sweet, and slightly boozy—the scent of a whole woman. Being very young when it was launched, it was difficult to wear, but I adored its smell. I see it now has peach, though I don’t recall perceiving it; perhaps the cinnamon was so potent it overpowered the peach note. For this perfume, a 10/10.
My mum used to own this! After 15 years, it came back strong. Look how long it lasted. It’s beautiful; she bought the edition that came in a box with body cream and a lotion. It reminds me of Christmas time, which in Argentina is summer at that date. It’s sweet and golden. I love it!
I don’t understand why Oud Noir isn’t listed; it’s very similar to this, just a touch more woody and less vanilla. I bought it this week and wow… I didn’t expect what happened… 15 hours on the skin, and if I hadn’t showered, it might last even longer. Only 12 euros… simply incredible…
Mariajo, is it Oud Noir from Mercadona?
Dolce Vita makes me feel that mysterious winter I felt the first time, right here and now. About two thousand years ago here in Spain they distributed perfume fascicles, and in one of them Dolce Vita came to my hands; its miniature was so pretty, so cute. Every time I applied it to my wrists, even as a little girl, it made me feel sensual, elegant and super distinguished. A vanilla conjugated as if it were champagne, bathed in opulence but with the lightness of natural beauty. One of the few perfumes that not only accepted but adored wearing an un-syrupy peach with sugary musks. Its triumphant opening with citrus, flowers and fruits forming a single sensation of heat and cold. To linger on the skin, the most precious vintage vanilla you can imagine. I don’t understand how a perfume can have so much history; I’m convinced I’ll buy it again. I’ve fallen in love all over again with that feeling of youthful opulence without ill intent. Another legend… and let’s hope for many years to come.
One day I bought Shiseido’s FEMINITE DU BOIS at a department store and fell in love with that exquisite oriental composition. They discontinued it and I couldn’t find it again, but in exchange I found this Dior delicacy, so similar it’s almost identical. Its woody tone smells of wet earth, sprinkled with dying cinnamon that envelops everything and complements it with a perfumed cream. It’s a beauty that lasts for ages, lingering on skin and clothes for hours, before giving way to a coquettish, brazen rose that shines lustfully alongside that sandalwood and splendid vanilla. As I adore this rich elixir in its so coquettish bottle; a Dior delight that couldn’t have a better name than Dolce Vita, which reminds me of Fellini’s film and makes me think of how Anita Ekberg must have smelled, an immoral goddess and earthly diva.
ELEGANT, SWEET, EXQUISITE. I gifted it to my mother, but the one truly wearing it was me 😉
They say it smells luxurious and they were spot on. I’m utterly fascinated by Dolce Vita precisely because of that contradiction that hooks me: it’s mature, sweet and elegant, yet also youthful, spicy and bohemian. At first, that fruity note passes me by because I’m not a fan of fruit, so the opening feels less appealing to me. But after 2-3 hours, the scent becomes incredible and special, one of the best I’ve ever smelled. A blend of cinnamon, vanilla, apricot, woods and a shy floral touch… pure luxury. At 6-7 hours it mutates again, clinging to the skin, sweet, oriental and exquisite. I see it as wearable day and night in colder months. Perhaps it’s not my time yet, but I know I’ll have it one day.
Look I think there are very good perfumes today but if I think of an elegant woman great perfumes from the 90s come to my mind: Tresor Organza Poême… Perhaps part of it is because that was the era I discovered my taste for aromas and these certainly distanced themselves from my age range as I was in full adolescence. But it’s incredible what olfactory memory is! Today while browsing in a perfumery I bumped into Dolce Vita and remembered its scent even before testing it. Personally I’m not much attracted to woody scents but in Dolce Vita the woods are presented to me as enveloping and (very importantly) creamy. The vanilla is exquisitely elegant nothing like the omnipresent sweetness of today. I notice a spicy touch (I suppose it’s because of the cinnamon but come on because I see it in the olfactory pyramid; if I didn’t I wouldn’t have said it) and fruity. The dry-down is wonderful. Longevity on me is around 8-10 hours and the trail varies between medium and heavy depending on how much you apply. I also don’t consider it an overpowering scent for the same reason. If you overdo the sprays that’s where the danger lies. I see its use for cold seasons. If I had to describe the sensation it gives me it’s like private school in Switzerland and summer holidays on the French coast. Yes I see it as a somewhat posh fragrance. In short I feel Dolce Vita as a fine elegant and luxurious perfume without being pretentious.
DOLCE VITA by Christian Dior! This fragrance transports me to New Year’s parties with all the fireworks! Those nights where you dance until dawn! It’s one of Dior’s masterpieces that was at its peak in the 1990s. After the huge commercial success of Poison and Fahrenheit the sky was the limit. Dune set the stage for greatness and then the flankers of Poison followed. Dolce Vita launched in 1994 with some magazine ads and appearing on the perfume counters of all department stores powerful and recognisable became a true classic. Created by Pierre Bourdon and Maurice Roger. After the effervescent and luxurious champagne opening that lasts an hour or more come creamy florals: heliotrope lily of the valley rose lily magnolia which are quite unusual plus the spiciness of cinnamon creating a gateway to another dimension and leading to ecstasy! The fruity notes of peach grapefruit and bergamot give freshness in contrast with the myrtle; the apricots are prominent and maintain the juiciness while cardamomo coconut and vanilla please the greediest olfactory buds (the first time I wore it I couldn’t stop smelling my wrist!) and in its dry-down its iconic sandalwood stands out; there are many more precious woods in this wonder. Generally we think woods are dry; this is not the case. Brazilian Rosewood cedar oakmoss and vetiver share the attention prolonging the character and personality of this fragrance jewel. It can be worn any time of year. It has extraordinary longevity lasting on my skin until the next shower; its trail is excellent it stays on clothes for months… it leaves a mark! Dolce Vita is glamorous the perfect complement for a sparkling very feminine elegant sophisticated extroverted cheerful fun party-loving personality that knows how to enjoy life! Its bottle is a work of art. It’s never missing from my collection; it’s one of the best fragrances in the universe!!!
It’s discontinued in my country but I saw they still sell it on internet sites; I miss it dearly. When I was a child/adolescent people gave me perfumes; some I liked others not so much but I loved the bottles so I started collecting the ones I liked. In the late 90s when I was at university my mother gifted me Tribú for Christmas; I was simply fascinated by it. I used it for years until lamentably unjustly and foolishly it was discontinued; from Tribú onwards I became a perfume lover and started trying to distinguish the components in which I’m not very good due to my rhinitis. For a birthday my mother gifted me Poême; I still tear up remembering I managed to get a 100ml bottle on a trip and because I didn’t seal it well it spilled onto my luggage clothes… The suitcase smelled of Poême for a couple of years and I cried. For the next Christmas my mother knowing I loved perfumes gifted me this jewel Dolce Vita… it was love at first sniff! Thanks to these beautiful perfumes I fell in love with the art of perfumery (and thanks also to ‘The Perfume’ by Patrick Süskind which I read around that time) and I understood the beauty of impermanence and transience as well as the change life implies through the evolution of a good perfume over hours and the change in scent according to each person’s pH. Perfumes are beauty and life bottled and fragrant… To be concrete Dolce Vita smells of joy of happiness simply for being alive; it smells of sophistication but also of naturalness a sophistication without possession. I perceived the vanilla cinnamon wood and flowers in stages; at this moment I don’t remember well how the fragrance evolves so much time has passed… It has a trail from moderate to powerful depending on the climate humidity and how much you apply. I remember applying it at 5 AM before going to my hospital shifts and at 11 PM people still approached me and said ‘You smell so good what perfume are you wearing?’ Dolce Vita along with Tribú Kenzo Summer and Lolita Lempicka L are my favourite scents. But you Dolce Vita are the queen. One day we’ll be together again! <3
MA GI CO! Another fabulous creation by Dior…
To me it’s identical to Daisy Fuentes’ Dianoche Ocean.
In my opinion what I perceive is rose peach cinnamon sandalwood and a subtle note of coconut. It’s fresh cheerful elegant and musky at first on its opening but I’m not sure if it’s because of the EDT I have; it doesn’t last long and doesn’t project leaving no trail. I like its opening more than its dry-down; I notice it’s soapy and has a significant presence of wood probably the cedar. I’d say it turns masculine in its dry-down or perhaps my pH is poor. Nevertheless I believe there is no gender for perfumes. Ultimately it’s noticeable that it’s an old perfume well classic and of quality. I regret its performance which is poor; perhaps my sense of smell is tired from so many scents and that’s why it seems to last a mere breath.
I liked this perfume a lot when I was young; I bought it again years ago and feel it’s pure vanilla… very sweet too cloying. When I use it it’s just one drop for the whole day… it’s safely stored in my stock.
I have a 50ml bottle of Dolce Vita EDT and with it I confirmed my distrust of current perfumery: reformulations and price hikes that last a mere breath. In my adolescence it was intense and intoxicating; my sister had a small bottle and a few drops left a trail and lasted all day. It was wonderful. I found it on sale a year ago and bought it. What a disappointment! It’s very weak even as an EDT. I still like it but I thought I was buying a bomb of spices fruits woods and flowers; no it’s a lovely water with spices pink fruits and flowers over vanilla and cedar. I bought it without testing it in-store thinking I already knew it. I don’t use it much out of shame for what they did to it. I’ll get used to the idea and use it without thinking about what it used to be for nice informal occasions walks drinks or gatherings; also for night with many sprays or if you don’t want a trail. I recommend it if you don’t mind the price or reapplying. It’s simpler but has exquisite nuances especially the velvet flowers and fruits I love the cardamomo and cinnamon… you have to smell it close to the skin to feel it. I’ve read the reviews and believe some are from before the reformulation surely before 2015. Mine is authentic (I checked the batch code) and is from September 2015. To confirm I haven’t lost my sense of smell I compared it with Oud Noir from Mercadona and Charlie Gold (one on each arm) and it clearly loses in potency and longevity.
It smells intensely of cinnamon. It’s a rich spicy aroma. What a pity it’s no longer available; it’s something very special.
Ole Dolce Vita is pure innocence and cleanliness; it smells like soft powder. What strikes me most is the peach vanilla coconut and white flowers with a touch of sandalwood; it’s a sweet scent I absolutely adore. I barely notice the cinnamon and luckily the cardamomo is non-existent because I don’t like it. I love and adore it; when I have the chance I’ll buy a refill. Would I recommend it? 100% everyone loves it and almost forgot to mention: it lasts for hours even until the next day making it ideal for cold weather.
Dolce Vita was my first ‘adult’ perfume. The fragrance I am reviewing is from the last 10ml of the same 1997 bottle, which has matured with me. It is a perfume that used to be sweet, floral and luminous. It had a fruity opening of blackberry, seasoned with rose and lily of the valley; the rosewood made it long-lasting and removed any childish trace. Now that the juice is darker and macerated, it smells of pure woods: rosewood, sandalwood and cedar, although it still keeps the sweetness of the blackberry. As I read in the reviews, I don’t think I will buy it again; it would be ruining its nice memory.
Dolce Vita was launched when I was barely twenty. Back then it was difficult for a young girl to try expensive perfumes: I don’t remember shops like Sephora and one had no choice but to walk avoiding the sales assistants of El Corte Inglés who, as they suspected one was just going to browse, tried to scare her off as quickly as possible (they knew for sure that generally the twenty-somethings of my generation were as poor as rats). So one had to take advantage of the Christmas periods when they sprayed one with everything as soon as one entered the shops regardless of age or foreseeable budget. It was like this that I was able to try Dolce Vita and at first I was a little disappointed as I had very high expectations placed on its famous sparkling opening. After a few minutes the flowers, the cinnamon, the woods appeared and I started to like it a bit more although obviously it wasn’t for me: it made me think of an older woman than me and with a much more elegant style than mine. I am still comfortable in dress but now Dolce Vita results very attractive to me even combined with casual clothes: above all I perceive it as luminous and cheerful. I have pending, for my next purchase in Sephora, to ask them to fill me with a little tube —I love that they offer that possibility— and try Dolce Vita calmly for several days in a row because I am still not very sure if I only like to smell it or if I also want to buy it to wear it. I am there and there. EDIT: I got a sample and wore it for a couple of days and no, definitely it doesn’t fit with me.
Warm and spicy elegance. The cardamomo coats the floral and fruity notes with heat and spice, it adds a lot of personality. Classic and grandiose, like movie actresses with pearl necklaces and fine makeup, who are actually timeless and never go out of fashion. Rita Hayworth, Katherine Hepburn, Veronica Lake… My aunt smells like this, she smells like dolce vita.
Warm, sparkling and sensual elegance: that’s how Dolce Vita is for me. How I regret not having used it much sooner this wonderful perfume that I have known and admired for so many years! But it was only recently that I started using it. Although Dior currently only produces it in Eau de Toilette version of 100ml and it is probably reformulated, it remains a wonderful fragrance. As the saying goes, ‘those who have, retain’. Dolce Vita was born with great olfactory richness and great personality that, despite the years and reformulations, continues to keep its essence, or most of it. It might even be all of it. This perfume lives up to its name: it is cheerful, luminous, luxurious, pleasant, mischievous, of a relaxed elegance but that stands out. It has the characteristic sensuality of 90s fragrances, very feminine and almost carnal. Dolce Vita is a perfume with personality, for women who stand out in some way, whether by their character, position or beauty. Perfect from 30 years onwards, basically due to the fullness and richness of nuances it exudes. I think it’s a fragrance especially aimed at leisure moments, both day and night, and in the months of autumn and winter it is when it is most splendid, because it is warm, spicy, boozy, sweet without being cloying. It can also be worn at the office applied with certain moderation, not because it results in being cloying, but because it is worth reserving it for moments of personal enjoyment. For women who enjoy life, joy, leisure and themselves, with a sense of aesthetics, elegance and marked sensuality.
A luminous fragrance, very cheerful, with excellent projection. It’s a gem of perfumery, just like its bottle which I consider beautiful. A powdery note with a clean smell, it lives up to its name with its contents, Dolce Vita, for me a classic of those we should support so it never dies. Projection 10/10, Scent 10/10, Bottle 100 out of 10.
I love this perfume. It has just come to the market because I couldn’t get it before, I thought it was discontinued. I remember its scent from the ’90s, my mother had it and an empty bottle brought me many memories. I decided that if they were selling it again, I would buy it and so I did. It’s vanilla with cinnamon and a peach note that makes it irresistible. I don’t see it as vintage, it has a very current scent. Also, it lasts more than 8 hours.
A very rich, elegant and long-lasting perfume, with a sparkling scent.
We don’t get along with this perfume and I don’t know if it’s my quirk or it develops badly on my skin; I bought it on impulse because I was captivated by its fresh, cheerful, and spicy opening. The cardamomo note (which is one of my favourites) is very noticeable at the beginning along with the fruit, a nice mix of peach and apricot that is not cloying and far from that vintage touch that I hate so much. The heliotrope comes in quickly and takes control over the white flowers, all wrapped in a beautiful vanilla and the warmth of the woods, cinnamon and sandalwood. I loved it at the start! But then came the dry down and I just can’t stand it! It has a spicy or sour point that I can’t describe, it reminds me of chives or recent clean sweat. I thought it was my quirk, but someone else has commented on it too. Moreover, at times it becomes cloying like a thick peach jam, something that is not my fault; others have noticed it too. Furthermore, it develops a very old-fashioned and vintage note in the worst of senses, difficult to explain but it drove me mad. Horrible! I don’t know if it’s my skin or a note I don’t like, but I can’t decipher it. The truth is I can’t handle it and I didn’t remember it like this at all, I even thought it was in bad condition, but no; I went to the perfumerie without applying perfume, I used the tester and it was the same. At the hour that awful sour sweat smell that I don’t know what to attribute it to. I’ve tried it, but for me it’s a resounding no, not worth it less than an hour delicious and then that punishing dry down, it’s a torment. Fortunately it has very poor performance, the trail is intimate and the duration doesn’t reach three hours, always close to the skin, so the punishment lasted little. That said, the bottle is different, worked, of quality and very beautiful, something I value a lot and that makes the disappointment hurt even more. Warning to anyone who has had it in the past: it is very far from the vintage Dolce Vita, that delicious and persistent vanilla that characterised it and that trail and great duration became an ephemeral fragrance on the skin. In short, it’s a strange perfume with a complex evolution, I don’t recommend buying it blind, better to try it carefully beforehand because it also has a high price. Judge it on your own skin.
I am currently using a vintage bottle now (no batch code, from a gift set, I think it’s the formula from 94-96) and I have to confess a madness: it reminds me a lot of Carolina Herrera’s 212 Sexy Men.
Smells exactly as I remember: sweet, sparkling, and unique in my collection. Nothing vintage, everything very current with brutal performance on skin. It’s super vanilla with a cinnamon that adds a lot of joviality, juicy fruits (peach!), and an addictive amber base. The woods make it seductive without being heavy. I feel it’s very feminine. Although the notes suggest autumn/winter, I prefer it in spring/summer because it looks more imposing. Be careful with sprays so as not to invade. It maintains its quality despite reformulations, lasts about 8 hours with a moderate to wide trail. If you like timeless gourmands, buy it blind. Without a doubt, when this bottle runs out, I will buy it again.
I am going to publish again, after several years since my first review. Peach, cinnamon and cardamomo. It is incredible. I have the 1994 version. It projects to death, lasts an eternity. Not even bathing removes the scent. I love it. I prefer it when it is cold, because it is very sweet. I wish all perfumes were of this quality.
I adore this perfume! I bought it blindly following the composition and reviews, understanding that Dior would not disappoint me. It has a very sweet oriental opening with a fruity floral… with minutes the spices attenuate and the sweetness, flowers and a sandalwood that together with the peach and avoirdupois-vanilla coconut give it a woody and fruity touch. It is a perfume with a wide trail that goes very well for special outings, for the night, especially for crisp or cold days; it is usually worn more in autumn and winter, with the heat it seems somewhat oppressive.
What horror! Upon applying it, it gave me nausea and a headache; it is very sweet and potent. Tonnes of cardamomo and cinnamon on top of me and something more that could be magnolia, the truth is my nose is not very trained, I do not distinguish it, but already with these three perfumes I cannot stand with that note, so I conclude that that flower is banned for me.
I bought it with the best of expectations. It was days watching artistically created 90s commercials promoting it, remembering the miniatures my older sister had and how I loved playing with them. I imagined a delicious peach in the style of Trésor, but with beautiful oriental spices like cinnamon and cardamomo. As those two spices encouraged me to buy it, my feverish mind thought: ‘Spices? Peach? It will be an incredible combination of Trésor with Jungle and a touch of Dune (for the rosewood)’… but no. Ladies, on my skin it turns into a scent more akin to spring onion. Here I read similar descriptions: some said it smelled of saliva, others of sweat, I thought ‘how exaggerated’, but no, it really smells like that on my skin and in my nose. Moreover, it has a note I do not know what it is, but it causes me intense nausea. It must be that acidity that makes me sick. It smells to me like thyme with onion. I am super disappointed, I ended up gifting it to my older sister, she has been fascinated by it. That nauseating note reminded me why I also took Poison EDT out of my collection; it did not seem as repulsive as this, but it equally had a note that caused me nausea. Friends, I seriously wanted to love it and what a pity it was not for me. Do not buy blindly.
I had it in a miniature in the 90s, excessively sweet, to the point of being annoying.
There is something in the composition that turns sour on my skin. Apart from that, I find it terribly sweet and avoirdupois-vanilla, it makes me feel sick. Others find it excellent, but it is not my case, what a pity.
Reading other comments makes it clear that the skin (and what we eat, drink, or the medication we take) is determinant for a fragrance to match or turn sour, giving headaches or nausea. In my case, I have worn this perfume since university; although I have not used it much in recent decades, I still adore it and wear it without issue because I feel that I and the perfume are one, a perfect synergy. It happens to me with another from that era, Trésor by Lancôme. I think you should try both and draw your own conclusions. They are sweet, enveloping, comforting, last a long time, and most importantly, they remind me of where I come from olfactorily, along with Samsara by Guerlain, Opium by YSL, Dune by Dior and Dior Addict, which form the pillars of my emotional olfactory structure (and of an entire generation).
Elegant, timeless, feminine and eternal.
Once upon a time, there was a perfume on the other side of sweetness. Dolce Vita was sweet, yet without sticky gums or indigestible cakes. Dior’s sweet life was elegance, an intense, luminous fruity liqueur, like a clear muscat with spices: a sophisticated oriental fragrance. Although it is a greasy scent, it does not weigh you down; it is substantial. It smells of luxury and old money, but also of joie de vivre; it is versatile but must be used with care to avoid being invasive. It is serious business, not for everyone. I have not tried the reformulation; this review is of a miniature from the 90s.
Elegant, unctuous cardamomo with rich, very sweet cinnamon. A warm aroma, ideal for crisp days.