Dior’s La Collection Privée welcomes its latest creation, Rose Star—a fragrance that seamlessly intertwines two of Christian Dior’s greatest emblems: the centifolia rose and the five-pointed star.
The result is a scent that is grounded in heritage and designed for the future, delicately blurring the boundaries between the feminine and masculine.
At the helm of this creation is Francis Kurkdjian, Dior’s Perfume Creation Director, who continues to interpret the house’s legacy through his own contemporary lens. With Rose Star, he has crafted what can only be described as an allegorical perfume—an ode to destiny and desire, rooted in one man’s lifelong passion for both flora and fate. “The rose is truly a gift from nature,” says Kurkdjian. “Containing as it does myriad facets with powerful, almost infinite dimensions.” For him, the rose isn’t simply a flower—it’s a narrative in bloom, a muse with more sides than can be counted. While the world of perfumery traditionally leans on just two rose varieties—the Damask and the Centifolia—it is the latter that Christian Dior cherished. Known as the May Rose, it was his floral of choice, nurtured lovingly in the gardens of his childhood in Normandy, and later cultivated across his estates in Milly-la-Forêt and La Colle Noire.
But Rose Star is more than a botanical tribute—it is also a story of stars. On April 18, 1946, Christian Dior stumbled upon a small metal star on the streets of Paris. He took it as a sign from the universe, one that would give him the courage to launch his own couture house. It became his guiding symbol, woven into the brand’s DNA ever since. In Rose Star, Kurkdjian merges these two icons into a single, luminous composition: “I wanted to overlay the rose, symbolically speaking, with Christian Dior’s lucky star.”
This celestial flower blooms with a vivid array of notes. Kurkdjian reveals, “With Rose Star, two House emblems come together like two sides of the same coin, or two chapters of the same story.” The scent unfolds in five radiant facets—each echoing a point of Dior’s symbolic star. First, a citrus brightness, zesty like lemon peel, opens the fragrance with clarity. This gives way to a lush burst of fruit—lychee, raspberry, and pear—blending playfulness with sensuality. The spice of Sichuan pepper adds a luxurious depth, enhancing the scent’s vibrant heart. Soft musk wrap the composition in velvety warmth, while golden, honeyed notes settle on the skin like sunlit silk.
The result is a fragrance that is generous and enveloping, designed to evolve as it lingers. Rose Star doesn’t shout; it glows. It is both statement and whisper, a scent that beckons rather than demands.
With every spritz, it’s as if that lucky star shines once more, beckoning us to believe in beauty, fate, and the timeless allure of a single rose.
