Escale à Portofino
Perfumer: François Demachy
246 ratings
From your scent profile
Dior Escale à Portofino is a fresh, green citrus scent for women, built around Italian citron, Calabrian bergamot and Sicilian petitgrain.
Skunky's take: A card-carrying member of the fresh club.
How does it perform?
From 194 community ratings, all out of 10.
Keeps you company for a few hours, a quick refresh fits nicely.
Leaves a light trail and stays polite in a crowd.
Sits nicely on a shelf.
The price makes you think, so a small size is a smart start.
Blind buy risk
75% of votes are positive and opinions barely differ.
Notes
They open one after another, from the first spray into the evening.
Top notesfirst 15 minutes
Heart notesfirst few hours
Base noteswhat stays into the evening
Accords
From most dominant to most subtle.
- Fresh
- Citrus
- Floral
- Green
- Fruity
- Spicy
- Woody
What does Escale à Portofino smell like?
Its longevity and sillage are moderate, neither heavy nor faint. Most voters pick summer, then spring. It leans towards daily wear, leisure and the office, and rarely towards the night. Most voters read it as feminine, though some find it masculine.
It opens with bright citrus. The heart adds juniper berry, bitter almond and orange blossom, bringing a floral, slightly spicy softness. The base of cypress, cedar, galbanum, white musk and caraway sets a woody, green ground. Dior Terra Bella and Hermès Un Jardin en Méditerranée have a close profile.
How it changes through the day
First minutes
- Italian citron
- Calabrian bergamot
- Sicilian petitgrain
First hours
- Juniper berry
- Bitter almond
- Orange blossom
Towards evening
- Cypress
- Cedar
- Galbanum
When to wear it?
Seasons and occasions, by user votes.
- 52%Summer
- 37%Spring
- 9%Autumn
- Daytime28%
- Casual27%
- Office23%
- Sport14%
- Nighttime5%
- Evening4%
Least picked for evenings.
Smells like this
The closest scents by notes and accords.
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46% matchUn Jardin en Méditerranée
Hermès · 2003
45% matchIsola Blu (Parfum) / Oligarch (Parfum)
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Last updated: October 26, 2026











