L’Ombre Dans L’Eau Eau de Parfum

The scent starts with its leaves in your face, almost overwhelmingly - you fall shocked into a bramble of rose. The green dominates for a while, a florist's freshly-cut rose, as a stem is selected and its leaves trimmed. Now the rose flower slowly reveals itself: a pale pink rose from heaven. A rose of nobility. A truly photorealistic rose - by far the most so that I've smelled, a rose that is utterly unsatisfied with any portrayals of itself that do not revel in the taste of its living flower. A rose blossom that begs to be held, inhaled, a cold rose of longing rather than one of passion. A stiff green branch of a stem, and a heavy flower, tight-petaled, dewdropped, and singular. And then the magic trick of the scent. Beginning green, edging into pink... and then the scent disappears. The pink still lingers in the air, wafting and shy but persistent - but you can't find it on your skin. Only when you continue searching your skin do you find that the petals have melded with it, like oil massaged all the way in. You find your skin has become petal-like; not the rose aspect but the petal aspect itself has melded with your body's own scent. The rose still dances on the air, but your skin becomes your own sort of flower - sweet, utter, and elusive. More than development, this scent has dialogue, and on me it created a buttery and earthy nectary amber. The blackcurrant and its leaves do not even complement the towering rose they grow alongside - they mimic it. Again, this scent is in three parts: picture a colored pencil drawing of a rose. A brittle and rich green stem, and a sketched pink blossom so pale that it almost becomes paper-colored. Any blackcurrant here is in the form of a deep purple-red shading layered atop this drawing, deepening the bite of the stem and the lushness of the petals - but it does not draw the shadow, it is still drawing the rose! The blackcurrant fruit disappears, it sacrifices its own identity to become the crushed and wilted side to those heavy rose petals. The blackcurrant leaves likewise disappear into the rose's dense green bramble, making it denser, stranger, and yet more roselike. But perhaps it is the blackcurrant that enables the magical link between scent and skin. I've never seen anything like it. Impeccable art design. One of the best bottles in history. Yes - a melancholic springtime, a poignant passion, a languid raincloud ennui. You smell the rose as a plant because you are lying on the shore next to it, half-hidden in the bower, half-fainted. I'm extremely charmed that the EDT and EDP have reversed monochrome color schemes forming a perfect Odette and Odile respectively, whose tears could not be more fitting for this clear, somber, and unprecedentedly beautiful scent. The Shadow on the Water: Rose of All Roses. A requirement for any devotee of the plant.

L'Ombre dans l'Eau: A Green Rose's Ephemeral Dance 🌹💚 My journey with this scent has been a whirlwind of miniatures, travel sizes, and in-store spritzes. I've even collected those precious 2ml samples that come with full-size Diptyque purchases and tried blind buying of a fake version from AliExpress (talk about dedication!). Oh, fragrance lovers! Prepare for a rollercoaster of emotions with Diptyque's L'Ombre dans l'Eau. This scent has me utterly bewitched, yet simultaneously scratching my head in bewilderment. First, the good: Picture a lush, verdant garden after a spring rain. Vibrant rose petals peek through dewy leaves, while a hint of peppery blackcurrant adds intrigue. It's modern, fresh, and utterly captivating. Rose scent is definitely present but not as a standard old rose scent, more resembles scent of modern garden roses. But here's the thorny issue - this beauty is as fleeting as a summer romance! Even the parfum version vanishes faster than you can say "reapply." At this price point, I expected more staying power. Zara's Jo Malone scents last just as long for a fraction of the cost! So this one is not meeting the mark in terms of longevity for its price in 2024. Curiosity got the better of me, and I ventured into the world of Ali Express knockoffs. Shockingly, the scent was 99% there! But beware, dear readers - the packaging screamed "fake" louder than a karaoke night gone wrong. Save yourself the embarrassment (and potential leaks). Despite its shortcomings, I find myself circling this fragrance (original Diptyque full size version) like a moth to a flame. There's just something irresistibly charming about its green rose heart. Diptyque, if you're listening: Please, PLEASE create a more intense version that lingers! Give us the lasting power this gorgeous scent deserves. Until then, I'll be here, frantically reapplying every 90 minutes, dreaming of a world where such beauty endures. (On some days, but it will not be my main scent as I already have a lot of other great perfumes that last.) Have you fallen under L'Ombre dans l'Eau's spell like me? Do you sense rose 🌹 in it? Any thoughts on longevity? 💖🌿"

My Spring/Summer signature. The vibe of this fragrance can be interpreted in so many ways, it can be dark, deep and brooding with wet green thorny red roses, thunderstorms and Tchaikovsky's Swan Lake, the black swan amongst mist on the water. Oppositely it can also feel bright, luscious, sparkling blackcurrant and dewy leaves drenched in sunlight reflecting off calm waters; the white swan. L'Ombre dans l'eau can be Odette and just as easily be Odile. This is why it works perfectly for the unpredictable British summer, one minute bright sunshine, the next heavy downpours of rain. (You could also wear it in September maybe, kind of has a similar smell to brambles and blackberry picking.) Aside from what feelings the fragrance evokes to my nose the notes listed have changed recently, I think it used to also have bergamot listed in the top notes as well as blackcurrant berries and ambergris in the middle and base notes. I think the new notes description is more correct in some ways as there is no top, middle and base. Because the fragrance is rather linear, but I do think think there is some bergamot in the initial spritz which contributes to the sparkly fizzy opening. To me the black currant leaf and rose and the most prominent notes throughout the perfume, actual black currant berry I think becomes more apparent quite a few hours into the dry down. Diptyque does natural photorealistic smelling scents really well and along with Philosykos this is the best example of capturing real life smells and bottling them. I prefer this to the EDT as the rose is deeper and more developed and the projection on it is insane leaves a long trail. Longevity is brilliant too and will last from morning until late into the night. This has some comparisons that it is similar to Synthetic Jungle from Frederic Malle which I don't see at all, If anything it has some similar DNA to Eau Capitale also by Diptyue although the rose is less intense and no patchouli, there is also some similar qualities with Jo Malone Blackberry & Bay. But I've yet to really find something as unique as this.

Deep red rose with its stems and thorns. Blackcurrant and its buds and leaves. Petitgrain lends fresh, stem-like, sappy and green touches. This is a dark, red rose—potpourri like. The fragrance opens up very green like a damp, humid garden after rainfall. I get stems and crushed blackcurrant leaves. Then comes a lot of juicy blackcurrant pearls intertwined with the rose right after on my skin, the blackcurrant here gives off a feeling akin to Giorgio Armani’s Sí but less sweet syrup, more pulpy and fresh. The rose feels dry in stark contrast to the saturated, sappy nature of green stems and crushed leaves in here, but still full, voluptuous and velvety but like the edges of the petals are beginning to dry up. The buds and leaves of the blackcurrant and the stem-like nuances linger throughout the whole wear on my skin, however the exquisite potpourri rose and blackcurrant dominate and the scent that radiates from the warmth of my pulse points is just incredible. What an intriguing offering from Diptyque. I would wear this year round as the darker rose and blackcurrant are suitable for cooler months but the green vein that runs the whole course of the wear could hold this up in warmer months. This could be a signature scent on the right person and I find it to be quite unisex. Guys should not be afraid of roses! Especially this one. This persists extremely well on my skin, 2 sprays on each wrist at 3.30pm and I can still smell it at 8am the following morning! A trace of delicately sweet blackcurrant and rose, still ever so slightly green. The picture through the back of the glass bottle really illustrates L'Ombre Dans L'Eau accurately, a beautiful snippet of nature but dark. Gothic. A little haunting, perhaps. Black swan’s jungle. Roses and their thorns beneath moss. Overhanging trees in the lake’s reflection dancing with the ripples from the rainfall during the final moments of dusk. Edit 16/11/2023 With Eau Duelle EDP underneath, oh my this is divine

An intoxicating fragrance that captures the essence of a secret garden after a summer storm, L'Ombre Dans L'Eau by Diptyque is arguably one of the most evocative masterpieces of artistic perfumery. Although the Eau de Parfum version was launched in 2012, the DNA of this fragrance dates back to 1983, confirming itself as a timeless classic that challenges passing fads. Unlike many floral perfumes that focus on sweetness, this creation by Serge Kalouguine is hyper-realistic, green and almost "wild". The Opening: You will be hit by an explosion of blackcurrant leaves. It is a pungent, sour, almost "crunchy" odor, reminiscent of the broken stalk of a plant. The petitgrain accentuates this citrus and woody freshness. The Heart: Here the Damascus Rose emerges. But be careful: it is not the classic dusty boudoir rose. It is a wet rose, still attached to the bush, surrounded by damp earth and thick vegetation. The Evolution: Compared to the Eau de Toilette version, the Eau de Parfum is denser and deeper. The blackcurrant flower adds a slightly fruity but never cloying note, maintaining a masterful balance between the acidic and the velvety. Excels in spring and rainy days, where the humidity enhances the sap notes. Mood Introspective, sophisticated, natural. It is the perfume of those who do not want to "impress" in an obvious way, but leave a trail of mystery. L'Ombre Dans L'Eau is not a perfume for everyone. If you love sweet, vanilla scents or "clean" office classics, it might be too bold or too green. However, if you are looking for an olfactory photograph of a riverside garden, it is one of the best interpretations of rose and currant ever created. The name literally means "The shadow in the water". It is a fragrance that constantly plays on the contrast between the light of the flowers and the darkness of the undergrowth.