When Francois Demachy, Dior Parfums’ master perfumer, envisioned J’Adore Infinissime, he had a single flower in mind – the tuberose.
The unassuming small white flower grows in many parts of the world, including Mexico, North America, China, India and France, and only blooms at dusk. But it was the French varietal from Grasse, where Demachy hails from, that piqued his interest.
Grasse’s unique location between the land and sea gives the rich and creamy, almost heady tuberose scent a distinctive character. Demachy says the Grasse version is “less coconut-y”.
To keep as close to the tuberose’s actual scent as possible, Demachy chose a method of scent extraction called enfleurage, which uses fat as a solvent. After the flowers are collected, they are pressed onto a frame that has 100 per…
