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La Collection Privée

Cologne Blanche Dior 2004

7.6 / 10 229 Ratings

A popular perfume by Dior for men, released in 2004. The scent is powdery-fresh. It is being marketed by LVMH.
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Main accords

Powdery

Fresh

Citrus

Woody

Sweet

Fragrance Pyramid

Top Notes

Almond

Orange

Rosemary

Heart Notes

Orange blossom

Bergamot

Base Notes

Woods

Perfumer

Francis Kurkdjian

Ratings

Scent

7.6229 Ratings

Longevity

6.6178 Ratings

Sillage

5.7177 Ratings

Bottle

8.1183 Ratings

Value for money

6.081 Ratings

Submitted by Sani, last update on 11/22/2025.

Interesting Facts

The fragrance is part of the La Collection Privée collection.

Smells similar

What the fragrance is similar to

Saint-Germain-des-Prés

Cologne Pour Le Matin

L'Heure Bleue Eau de Parfum

Fève Délicieuse

Nivea (2015)

Escale à Portofino

Reviews

21 in-depth fragrance descriptions

02/03/2013

ArkangeL
156 Reviews

ArkangeL

4

Lost Love

No longer in Dior Boutiques, but Neiman Marcus was the last known retailer in the states to carry this fragrance. To my memory, it was smooth, faintly creamed and very fresh with a bite. I regret not getting it when I saw it. It still stands out as one of the best scents in the "clean class" my nose has ever captured. Although titled "Cologne", it is an Eau de Parfum with moderate projection and over average longevity.

07/28/2023

Danyel44
5 Reviews

Danyel44

3

Savon de Marseille

It smells like a citrusy/orange blossom savon de marseille, very french with a touch of orientalness from the orange blossom, very simple but yet so luxurious, it smells like Versailles, France, chic, simple very well executed.

It's unisex without a question, perfect for the summer when you feel fancy, chic.

The performances are very good on my skin for a fresh fragrance.

01/11/2025

7Scent 7Longevity 6Sillage

Musicandarts
227 Reviews

Musicandarts

2

An expensive, underwhelming powdery violet fragrance with little development.

Cologne Blanche is an older fragrance from the La Collection Privée Christian Dior, created in 2004 as part of the original three. Unfortunately, it feels a bit dated now. This review is based on a 7.5 ml travel size original bottle from Dior. Francis Kurkdjian is the perfumer behind Cologne Blanche, but this is the powdery fresh Kurkdjian who made Le Male, not the rosy gourmand of later years.

Cologne Blanche is a soft clean powdery scent that is unlikely to offend anyone. The notes listed on Dior’s website are neroli, violet and amber, which creates “an exceptionally satiny softness, like a powdery caress on the skin”. Though I agree with these notes and the description, they contradict what is reported on the various websites. I believe that websites like Parfumo list the notes in the original 2004 Kurkdjian version, not those of the new release. The Cologne Blanche from the original La Collection Privée was discontinued a long time ago. Kurkdjian must have re-imagined and reconstituted this perfume when he took over the leadership at Dior. Though some of this is pure conjecture, the new version does not contain almond, rosemary, bergamot, vanilla or tonka bean in any appreciable quantity, at least according to my nose. So, I will simply classify Cologne Blanche as a powdery scent with neroli, violet and amber accords.

It opens with violet with a bit of neroli and amber thrown in. None of these notes are dominant individually, but they combine to produce a single powdery accord. There is no development that I can see in this perfume. The overall persona of this perfume is that of a lovely baby powder. This powder smell very likely comes from violet, or the alpha ionone used to create this note. This vibe dominates and persists throughout the heart and bottom notes. That is why Cologne Blanche feels underwhelming and generic.

The performance is a good, though not overwhelming, befitting the cologne persona of this perfume. The powdery accord lasts of my skin for 6-8 hours. The modest sillage works great for an office perfume, but the baby powder may be off-putting for most cubicle-dwellers.

Cologne Blanche is an underwhelming fragrance, best suited as a loungewear. I can see its appeal when you are curled up on the couch with a cup of cocoa and nice book on a wintery weekend morning. But it is too pricey for the $165 you pay for 40 ml. There are many superior perfumes in La Collection Privée Christian Dior that beats Cologne Blanche in value.

05/20/2025

ClaireV
969 Reviews

ClaireV

1

Reviewing the original formula - a quiet, crisp, almondine eau de cologne

Unlike traditional, citrus-based eau de colognes, which tend to smell very samey to me, Cologne Blanche stakes a claim for the idea that that bright, shiny freshness can be created through other means. Though it does feature some citrus notes, the impression here is of a cloud of powdered almond granita – slightly bitter with rosemary, unsweet, and so cold it feels like it would hurt if you inhale it. It is crystalline and dry ice-like in parts, with a timbre that skirts dangerously close to baby powder at times.

I count myself lucky to have a 50ml decant of the original version, as I understand that it has been made less weird and more of a traditional citrus-amber cologne recently by Francis Kurkdjian. To me, the icy almondine musks make Cologne Blanche feel fresh in a new way, though technically I suppose scents like the Infusion d’Amande and L’Eau d’Hiver create a similar effect. I love the slight bitterness to the powder element in each case, but Cologne Blanche is, for me, best in class.

12/18/2016

9.5Scent 9Longevity 7Sillage

Can777
257 Reviews

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Top Review 38

In Memory

It has been a long time, a very long time, since I got to know this fragrance.
I acquired it back then in one of the most beautiful and exclusive boutiques in Hanover,...La Marie. This store was so incredibly beautiful and tasteful that one was left speechless upon entering. It was,...incredible! There, you could find everything that had prestige and fame, including Dior. Many stars from film, music, fashion, and television passed through those doors, and they were constantly coming and going. Behind this insane success and level of recognition was a man,...Meran. A seemingly delicate man, with fuzzy thinning hair and a very striking and infectious laugh. He preferred to wear suits by Yamamoto and always smelled of the rarest niche fragrances.

He was my best friend and one of my oldest clients.
He was in and out of the biggest shows of the Parisian fashion labels.
As a result, he was the first and I believe the only one in Germany to receive the new Collection Privee from Dior.
This was not common for a foreign-run business.
Among all the new fragrances, Blanche became his signature scent.
When we discussed Blanche back then, we compared it to angel wings,...with powdered angel wings.

A powdery scent, fluffy and light, innocent and with a delightful note that strongly reminded us of lemon pastries.
Almond and orange blossom with bergamot and various woods are responsible for this. The woods, in my opinion, are vanilla bark and guaiac wood. They give Blanche a warm and tender touch.
An incredibly fine and elegant fragrance, never loud and suitable for almost all occasions. An unbelievably tender and pure scent.
Blanche is, for me, the purest and noblest white among the fragrances I know. You can't make white smell any better.
A fresh yet very long-lasting fragrance that suits every season, gender, and age. Blanche is a scent I would never want to miss in my life and that will forever stay by my side.
This fragrance always reminds me of my best and deceased friend,...Meran. He was murdered in a Paris hotel, over a bit of money and a mobile phone.
A robbery murder that remains unsolved to this day, and was so senseless.

When I smell Blanche, I smell Meran and I hear his laughter, and it feels as if he is still here,...at least a little.
We all miss him dearly!
His wings now smell of Blanche, and one day he will be easy to find.

Fragrances bring everything back to us, moments, events, joy and sorrow, and,...beloved people.
They are precious and liquefied thoughts and therefore infinitely beautiful for some of us.

Thank you, Mr. Kurkdjian, for Blanche and thank you, Meran, for a beautiful time with you.

Can

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