L'Eau de L'Eau

I had the opportunity to sample this and I'm in LOVE! This is spice heaven. An extremely balanced blend of "hot" and "cold" spices and herbs. It behaves a bit strangely on my skin: heart notes come up immediately, with a blast of cloves, lavender and geranium. I cannot detect the opening mix of citruses too much - if anything, there's the lemon-clove blend familiar to me, as a Muslim, from the "şerbet" that is usually made at funerals - a brew made of water, sugar, cloves and lemon; this fragrance reminds me strongly of that. After some minutes, I get the ginger, which becomes quite evident, but also fades fairly quickly. The overall composition, after it has settled on skin, is a very refreshing concoction of deep spices; sounds like a paradox, but that's how it is. Actually, on the right skin chemistry and in the right weather conditions, I would say this would work equally well in hot weather, as in cold weather. Definitely unisex, sporty, active, but also classy, centered and meditative. This is very sensual, but not sexy. Sillage is moderate, this is not something to get you noticed in big environments, and it sticks to skin quite well.

I love this scent! So much so I fear I'll drive off the road smelling my wrist. This is an oriental without the typical vanilla-musk-amber dry-down. It is SPICE to the 4th power. Clove. Carnation. Nutmeg. Sandelwood. It reminds me of the aroma in some antique wood boxes I have opened. LDL evokes, in me, a feeling of quiet intrigue, a mass in an ancient cathedral, a secret kept forever. Mystery and spice. Spice and mystery. I have read that Diptyque makes short-lived aromas. L'eau de L'eau must be the exception. It lasts a good 6 hours on my skin and much longer on clothing. As bold as this fragrance is, it is not rude. The sillage is fairly close to the body; you will not gas out the room like many many orientals do. This scent is mysterious, exotic, and until everyone owns a bottle, uniquely luscious.

This is a fragrance that is an acquired taste. It is complex, one minute quite fresh, the next it can be really deep and spicy. For a "l'eau" or EDT, it is quite strong and long lasting. I advise one or two sprays AT MOST, as this is all you need. You don't want to overwhelm those around you. I like the base notes with patchouli and tonka. It rounds out the scent quite well. I really pick up the ginger and cinnamon as well. The citrus opening is quite unique. Test before you buy, but this is a love for me.

The freshness of lavender, the harsh exhaled clarity of lemon as the opening note, evolving towards more structured citrus fruits, which blend with sweet warm spice notes of cloves and cinnamon, a slight pungent hint of ginger in accord with the flowers of orange, more full-bodied aromatic background. As a whole it appears citrusy, light, crystalline, sweet, evanescent but present. Delicate but timely sillage. Appreciable duration.

This is the best out of the four L'eau fragrances from Diptyque in my opinion. It is reminiscent of the original L'eau, but very fresh. It isn't a generic citrus though, it has spice and personality all it's own. I don't expect major longevity from this, but it's refreshing and I will grab for it during the hotter months of summer.