L'Eau de Tarocco

198) The orange of my dreams. Olivier Pescheux, the nose, would have been inspired by a traditional recipe of Morocco, an orange carpaccio compound of thin slices of citrus fruit sprinkled with rose water, cinnamon and saffron. I do not know if this is the quality of orange oil used here, the famous Tarocco variety from Calabria or the clever structure propelling the citrus atop, that is responsible of this so surprising natural first impression. Favoring as well juicy than bitter sides, divinely coordinated to spices and to an aerial and velvety rose. Diffusion is excellent, an effervescence seems to spread droplets of orange juice in the air as a mist sprayer. But that's not all, while the Cologne category disappoints too often by is ephemeral longevity, L'Eau de Tarocco extends the magic of the orange with a delicious smoked woody accord, where incense seems to capture the fresh notes of departure to gently mix them to the saffron the powdery rose and fluffy musks that are gradually emerging to make the pleasure last. (but always better on fabric) In his kind, among the dozens of lemony scent I tried I have never met such perfect composition.

I love Tarocco, and I'm so glad I got a large bottle before it became hard to find. To me, it takes me to a sunny summer day in Nice looking out at the blue Mediterranean. The hills around us are citrus groves and cedar trees. Fresh, relaxing, joy. The top notes are orange, rose, and candy, with a dash of incense. It's not overly sweet and totally unisex. It settles quickly in about five minutes to a citrus cedar with a little rose. Then in about an hour and a half it is a soft, slightly sweet, incense musk. It is totally lovely and could be worn year round in almost any occasion. I've worn it in New York in July, I've worn it at Christmas (the cedar, incense, and oranges are all Christmas associations for me). It's never been an everyday for me, I use it when the mood strikes. My only critique is that I wish they sold a perfume with more strength and longevity. I've gone back several times to Diptyque to see if I can find another that I love as much as Tarocco, to no avail!

Fizzy orange drink in a bottle. Very natural smelling this one. Smells like freshly squeezed oranges. When I bought it, the girl I was with said it was the best she'd ever smelled. Completely unisex. It does smell great, but based on what it smells like, this is strictly spring/summer for me (and I usually don't care much about seasons). As for longevity, it fades pretty quickly I'm afraid. It blends into the skin in less than 10 minutes, becoming a skin scent. Fragrances (in any concentration) usually last ages on my skin, so keep that in mind if you're thinking about purchasing. The SA even mentioned it herself, and wanted to sell me a roll-on so I could reapply during the day. If Diptyque acknowledges the fact that you need to reapply every other hour by buying a separate product, why not just make a higher concentration? And another thing, is this supposed to be EDC? Because it says EDT on the bottle. What gives? Try before you buy.

Opening sparkling and sunny!! This scent is very harmonious .. after a while it becomes softer but keeping the'fizzy'orange ... is a relaxing scent suitable for the warm months. I mean,that's sweet, but not too ... cinnamon and musk round all other notes. Saffron is this in the right way in this perfume for me .. is well balanced with the other notes. It 'vibrant, versatile and also kind .. The orange ago to support other notes, without being intrusive! Parfum well balanced. Council for the warm months. Suitable for the summer! Definitely will come in my collection. Sillage: 6.5/10 Longevity: 7.5/10 Scent: 8.5/10 Overall: 8.5/10

I'm revisiting a sample which I purchased a couple years ago. It might be due to its age or possible exposure to harmful conditions (air, light, heat), but this is all rose to me (of the sweet, delicate variety), with a small amount of orange, and the barest hints of saffron and musk. It has the same transparent, watery aspect that Bvlgari Omnia Indian Garnet has; in fact this smells very similar except LdT has rose and IG has tuberose and osmanthus.