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La Collection Privée

Sakura Dior 2017

7.9 / 10 309 Ratings

A popular perfume by Dior for women and men, released in 2017. The scent is floral-fresh. It is being marketed by LVMH.
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Main accords

Floral

Fresh

Powdery

Creamy

Sweet

Fragrance Notes

Cherry blossom Rose

Rose

Almond

Perfumer

François Demachy

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Ratings

Scent

7.9309 Ratings

Longevity

6.7272 Ratings

Sillage

6.2259 Ratings

Bottle

8.3252 Ratings

Value for money

6.0144 Ratings

Submitted by multiple users, last update on 08/09/2025.

Interesting Facts

The fragrance is part of the La Collection Privée collection.

Smells similar

What the fragrance is similar to

Forever and ever Dior

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The Ritual of Sakura

Reviews

12 in-depth fragrance descriptions

02/19/2023

5Scent 1Longevity 1Sillage

CatMcKenney
1 Review

CatMcKenney

2

A real sakura

This is a photo-realistic Sakura scent, and like real Sakura blossoms, it is ephemeral - its gone almost as soon as it peaks, and it manages to fade without wilting. This fragrance is sakura in both scent and symbolism. It starts like a sakura in bloom, floats through the air in a pink haze; the clouds break, a shaft of light pierces through the sky, illuminating a single bloom. Then, before your eyes, the bloom is knocked off the branch by a gust of wind, and with melancholy you watch it drift to the ground, all that remains is a memory.

The bottle is ugly though.

07/02/2024

6.5Scent

DogiCoco
637 Reviews

DogiCoco

2

Another perfectly fine cherry blossom

Cherry blossom scents are usually doomed to fall into the "nice and pretty, but not THAT remarkable" category. At least for me. The only exception is Amouage Love Blossom, which has a lot of other notes to elevate the cherry blossom. But of course, I'm very fond of the blossoms in real life. I mean who doesn't love that short time in spring, when whole streets are full of cherry trees in bloom, with petals falling to the ground like pink snowflakes?

So I'm still curious for cherry blossom perfumes with a special something and thought maybe Dior's exclusive line would deliver. It does not. It's nice and pretty, but not THAT remarkable. This Sakura is airy and dewy, very clean and bordering on soapy. But not really like bar soap, more like a cherry blossom scented bubble bath. A touch of transparent rose completes the picture, so it smells more floral than the usual fruit-infused drugstore cherry blossom.
If that sounds good to you, I think this might be worth it. It's light, but not thin, it doesn't fall apart or turn sour in the base like some other springy florals do. Instead it fades to a supersoft, fluffy skin musk.

To me it's just okay though, especially at this price point. It smells good, but it doesn't capture the cheer and fleeting melancholy of cherry blossom season.

04/27/2023

7Scent 7Longevity 7Sillage

Shemsmeller
206 Reviews

Shemsmeller

2

Fragrance of manga

J ai découvert ce parfum a printemps Lyon en 2018.

Une immersion incroyable dans le printemps japonais , c est fleuri ,on a l impression d etre dans one piece dans le pays de wano.

Excellent parfum pour les japonais en mal.du pays ou pour les fan de manga et du japan expo.

Pour ma part ce n est pas trop mon style .

Bravo a dior pour cette idée inédite

10/24/2018

7.5Scent 7Longevity 7Sillage

Turandot
839 Reviews

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Turandot

Top Review 56

Eastern Magic with Limitations.

Sakura sounds like the title of a story from ancient Japan. The fragrance lives up to what the name promises. Here, modern Japan is not celebrated, but rather the shy smile, restraint as a principle, the festival of cherry blossoms, and yes, also the clichés that one associates with Nippon, as long as one has not been there yet - like me.

Banal as it may seem, it is a subtle yet surprisingly expressive floral scent, to which fortunately no confectionery has been added. We are not offered cherry jam, spiced with the usual vanilla, but rather the actual blossoms, whose airy appearance is now celebrated not only in Japan but also in various Japanese gardens here in Europe. The film "Hanami" has certainly contributed to this. A bit of longing for cleanliness and a perfect world is indeed catered to, but that's fine by me. A floral scent where the description "fragrant" still fits is quite rare. However, I must admit that I can neither really recognize the rose nor the cherry blossoms. Especially since I have never consciously experienced the latter. In that sense, the fragrance plays with the idea of them rather than the actual scent of the blossoms. And it does so very skillfully.

I often have issues with floral perfumes because they tend to be too heavy, too animalistic, or too exotic. Sakura, on the other hand, is one I would love to have in my collection, if it weren't for an entirely unnecessary "but." Why must this fine fragrance be offered in such oversized bottles? One can only empty such a barrel if one can call the content a signature scent and wears only that, or as a perfumer hopes to sell as many decants as possible. Since neither of these applies to me, it was nice to get to know Sakura, but that’s about it. Tested - checked off. Quite a pity, really.

By the way, even though we preach tirelessly that everyone should wear what they like: I cannot imagine Sakura on a man's skin, no matter how hard I try.

12/28/2020

9Scent 7Longevity 6Sillage

MlleJeanne

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MlleJeanne

Top Review 33

5cm per second...

On March 27th, it is Cherry Blossom Day in Japan.
There, the cherry blossom has a very special significance and is one of the most important symbols in Japanese culture.
It heralds the arrival of spring and represents feminine beauty. But it also symbolizes transience.
Images of cherry tree-lined avenues and their petals, blown away by the wind, have surely been seen or even experienced by everyone. Frankfurt/Main, for example, also has its beautiful corners.

While this spectacle invites all sorts of romantic and melancholic feelings, the devotion of some also brings forth their own blossoms.
How else would someone come up with the idea of measuring the falling speed of cherry blossoms? Perhaps only boredom and thirst for knowledge, but I don't want to believe that.
It is said to be 5cm per second.

I enjoy such useless knowledge. I also appreciate when someone can attribute so much significance to the incredible beauty of nature.

François Demachy has approached the theme very minimally.
A fresh, natural, and pink blossom. No sugar and no shrill notes.
Pure, without background noise.
Gentle, almost fragile, yet full of expression.
Whether as an absolute or as a chord. Ultimately, it doesn't matter...
Both the liveliness and the tragedy of the moment when the petals flutter to the ground have been preserved in Sakura.
A fragrance that can create powerful images with simple means. Images that evoke a pleasant mood. In one way or another.

But I am biased. Long before, the innocent beauty of the cherry blossom enchanted me.
One day, I want to experience this fine spectacle in Japan.
Until then, Sakura remains my ticket to a wonderful daydream!

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Statements

104 short views on the fragrance

Marabunta

4 years ago

7.5Scent 6Longevity 6Sillage

5

I really love this scent for bed time and meditation. Made for women? No. The best cherry blossom blend out there. Simple. Foggy. Perfect.

TRehf

7 months ago

2

I don’t care if it’s considered feminine. I just love the scent for its refreshing simplicity and I’m going to wear it in the summer.

Kurai

2 years ago

7Scent 6Longevity 6Sillage

2

Cherry blossom, obviously, on a base that appears in more private Diors. Gentle, simplistic little wallflower

Janetbeary

9 months ago

8.5Scent 7Longevity 6Sillage

1

Light pink floral fragrance that is powdery and a bit musky. Very inoffensive, though a bit costly for what it offers.

Ninamariah

12 months ago

9.5Scent 7Longevity 5Sillage

1

The most beautiful + memorable Cherry Blossom ever, so poetic, so pretty, like a bright silent morning in a park. Close to the skin, amazing

Pluto

8 months ago

8Scent 6Longevity 6Sillage

25

21

Fresh, clean, lightly sweet cherry blossom accompanied by a delicate rose and almond cream. It's pretty + friendly.

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Setterliebe

9 months ago

8Scent 7Longevity 7Sillage

25

26

Spring awakening cherry blossom tree
Wild rose buds princess dream
youngly delicate, innocently pure
the pretty elf
will still be

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Eggi37

4 years ago

7.5Scent 7Longevity 7Sillage

21

17

Japan, the land of cherry blossoms
A young lady hops with joy, roses in her hair, under the
rain of cherry blossoms
Simple but typically elegant like Dior

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ClarasTante

8 years ago

9Scent 8Longevity

19

6

Cherry tree is blooming.
It looks beautiful!
The wind is blowing.
I'm standing in a white mountain of blossoms, smelling great and enjoying myself.
Just like that. Beautiful!

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