Eau de Minthé

Well, this is truly water of mint. Just scented water. They say mint is a very volatile note that dissipates quickly. I applied this two hours ago and it's now gone. I like the initial scent profile a lot. If it was long-lived I would be all over it and buy a bottle. I've tried three Diptyque's now, three outstanding scent profiles with terrible performance. I like mint and mentholated frags. I like Drakkar Noir and its clones, like Dakar. I like Creed Viking and Virgin Island Water, both of which, despite being moderate performers, can have "sneaky" longevity. Diptyque should have created a scent with longevity like Drakkar Noir, with other long-persisting notes in support and just amped up the mint. But no doubt Diptyque intended this to be a water scent. Spraying it more only goes so far. I've got 5 sprays on clothes and 4 on skin. Gone. Houses that don't meet demands of performance can point to olfactory efficiency, intent, or whatever. But we consumers rightfully don't care. This smells nothing like Chanel Platinum Egoiste or Maison Martin Margiela Replica Series At the Barbers. It smells much more like a very weak Drakkar Noir/Dakar/Houbigant Duc de Vervins/Caesar's Man. And, Eau de Minthe is NOT A FOUGERE. If you disagree I suggest you do a little reading on the Fougere. Its similarity to Drakkar Noir is through the mint note. No lavender-coumarin accord. As someone opined below: "vaguely a fougere, but just in the way that any barbershop fresh scent is sort of a fougere (here lacking oakmoss or coumarin in the base to really push it to a classic reference)", at least they challenge and qualify the Fougere classification. There are aspects of Eau de Minthe that are "fougere-like" or fougere-esq. If a fragrance doesn't have lavender it should prompt questions of a Fougere classification. Classifying this as simply a Spicy Aromatic, as this Fragrantica page does, would suffice and be more accurate. Anything and everything is called a Fougere these days. And they are being sloppy by calling these things "modern" fougeres. Eau de Minthe would be great with a lavender note though. Update: I got a full bottle because I really like the scent profile. It smelled deeper and richer on card than I remembered from my decant. I'm wearing it now, sprayed heavily, and its performing pretty well. I'm still getting occassional natural wafts of light scent to my nose after 4 hours. I notice that in the drydown the patchouli/woody accords become more prominent. That kind of mimics a coumarin accord. Eau de Minthe does come across as fougere-esq, and with a lavender note would be a full-blown mint-forward Aromatic Fougere. The low Fragrantica score for this is inexcusable.

I recently reviewed this on my blog. One of my readers was asking me some things about it based on reviews here, so I came to check out what was being said about it. I am completely shocked. I know fragrances are subjective and I respect that, but these reviews have blown my mind. It seems to be another case of hive mind on Fragrantica. This fragrance is not cheap and synthetic smelling. You can really tell the quality of ingredients that are being used in this one. This is a very realistic smelling fragrance. The opening is slightly reminiscent of Azzaro Pour Homme. That is where the similarity ends. Eau de Minthe takes its own path with a bracing peppermint and clean rose. Those are bolstered by geranium, which is clean and softly spicy, but it also has a minty edge to it which contributes to the intent of the perfume. The nutmeg is very soft in this one.This is not a very spicy fragrance. The dry down is clean patchouli. It's not earthy at all. Patchouli is also part of the mint family and probably helps the other notes along as well. The peppermint is still in the background, but it's soft with the rose and geranium being the main players on a bed of patchouli. This fragrance is a very modern fougere. Yes, it still leans a bit mature. It's not classic or dated smelling at all. Oh well, if people don't like it...then that means I will be one of the only ones wearing it. It makes it more unique :D This is a top 5 fragrance for me. Also, this is an 8-9 hour fragrance on me. I would encourage you to find a sample or decant before trusting Fragrantica on this one(including my own opinion). I would not suggest blind buying it. Read full reviews on my blog: musingsofafraghead.blogspot.com/

I was gallivanting around Paris the other day. I passed by Jovoy and was left uninspired by the fragrances there (they have a great selection it was just me that was uninspired). So, the missus and I headed around the corner and landed right in front of the Dyptique shop. I was well received by the sales associate and given a barrage of samples. Eau de Minthé stuck out for me (I have a few Dyptiques and I wanted something minty and clean for the remaining warm days here in France). This fragrance is the style I like the most; fougere. Oh, this kicks off earthy and spicy and of course minty. I love the opening but the middle notes are where this fragrance reveals its secrets. Nutmeg, geranium and a well rendered rose take this scent from just another beautifully crafted naturally smelling Dyptique fragrance to an honest barbershop green scent that we all have smelt on someone we respected (dads and grandfathers). This is not to say it smells dated. it is very much a lively scent but it definitely leans to something classic but can be pulled off by someone in their late twenties to early thirties. Eau de Minthé is perfect for spring and summer but could easily be a year round fragrance but it is not too loud and definitely needs a higher temperature to help its notes sing. Props to Dyptique for taming the patchouli in this fragrance and not allowing it to eat up the geranium and rose notes in this composition. Think oxford or gingham shirts and a pair of jeans when wearing this. Give Eau de Minthé a few sprays when a stroll on the town is on the agenda and stopping at one or two cafes/brasseries while getting "lost" is the goal.

eau de mithe isn't too minty, but it has a certain freshness to it. my father used to be a flight engineer, and whenever he came back from his long travels, he would bring many gifts and some magno soap bottles which he bought from the airport duty-free, a brand you couldn't find in our country. this smells exactly like that soap, mixed with expensive after-shave and that clean, crisp, fancy suit perfume. it's an easy, professional smell, masculine and serious yet fresh and delicate, perfectly balanced, never too-heavy nor excessively airy. i have a bottle of this at home just for the ocassions in which my boyfriend stays over and takes a shower, because it's just so easy to love for such a wide range of ages, from young boys to older men. a bit linear and plain, definitely not innovative or experimental, but i can't help but love it. it's a classic, and it's beautifully done. i haven't found a smell i love from diptyque for myself yet, but this is delightful on any man. it definitely leans masculine (in the more "classical" scent profile scale, but girls, wear whatever you want!), and it's beautiful for any season (plus, it has a nice sillage where it's noticeable only from a certain range, enough to wrap you in a faint cloud of mint, but not enough where it's too bothersome to other people). old school classic, definitely gorgeous.

Wow. This is exactly what I've been looking for. A fresh, clean, mature fragrance. I'm at the age where I need something a bit on the mature masculine side, and Eau de Minthe is perfect. I've been wearing Tom Ford Fougere d'Argent in the cooler seasons but something about it is a bit too dark for warmer weather. Eau de Minthe is a similar feel but much fresher. Longevity seems great so far. Haven't had it long enough to really get a feel for sillage. Seems like it stays close to the skin after about two hours or so. This is an instant classic for me. Edit/Update: After a few days of wearing (and loving) this, I can report that it is a very polite and intimate fragrance. Performance is a little underwhelming as far as longevity and sillage on skin, but I don't mind. If you want something that sort of has the DNA of an 80s/90s fougere that is not loud or in-your-face, Eau de Minthe is the one for you. Something about it reminds me of something I wore as a young man in the 90s (maybe the original Catalyst by Halston?) with higher quality ingredients. I think I will always have a bottle of this at my disposal.