A bit sweet and softly floral, lily of the valley has been a mainstay fragrance notice for a long time. A preferred scent of Christian Dior, it attained level of popularity in the 1950s thanks to the house’s Diorissimo scent. Now, notes of the flower can still be detected in a number of Dior’s most-cherished fragrances (some of which are among the most common perfumes of all time).

Like numerous tendencies initially established by Christian Dior, the floral scent’s reputation endures to this working day. “[Lily of the valley] evokes a day of straightforward satisfaction, substantially like the to start with heat spring working day,” states Steve Mormoris, CEO and founder of Scent Beauty.