Venise

it's the legendary demeter tomato, grown up. she's lived a life now, she's more nuanced. and with that comes being effortlessly unaffected and cool. the basil and tomato and green pepper (a note i'd LOVE to see in more fragrances, bliss) are blended so well that the end result is fresh, crisp garden air. not, you know, pizza. there's a slight zesty sweetness which i believe comes from a mandarin note not listed here, and i find the vetiver comes through in the dry down. lasts just a few hours on me which i find perfectly fine, as it came in this travel spray only -- it's a pleasure to reapply as needed. that said, if diptyque brought this back in a full bottle (i have just one of the 3 travel sprays, gifted to me from a darling and generous friend) i would still grab it in a heartbeat. my ideal spring/summer fragrance !

Venise recalls a tune I enjoyed as a child called The Garden Song, by John Denver: 'Inch by inch, row by row Gonna make this garden grow All it takes is a rake and a hoe And a piece of fertile ground' It is a verdant, vegetal vigor of succulent, sweet green peppers mingled with tart tomato vines, basil leaves, and plump clementines. I also get the sensation of arugula and plant sap. It's misty, zesty, all sunlight and morning dew. Its sharp snap is slightly softened by musky vetiver and woods. Wearing it gives me the urge to wear overalls and to play the dulcimer.

this is nice! fully unisex, it's fresh and green with a dewy and vegetal snap. it's easy to wear and easy to live with in warmer weather, during the day, at work, whatever. I also appreciate that even though it only comes in a travel size, it's a travel spray instead of a roller ball so you get a better diffusion when you apply. because I always gravitate toward fresh green scents I have others in my collection with a similar vibe, so I gave two of the three sprays that came in the set to friends :)

So glad I gave in to my blind-buy impulse. Not long lasting on skin but really lovely. Green but with less bitterness (to me) than Eau de Lierre. Diptyque used to offer a basil candle that was one of my favorites and this smells like a sweetened-up and more dimensional version of the candle. There is something slightly floral that verges on synthetic, rose and LOTV maybe? And the bell pepper/tomato leaf are both detectable but not too biting. Probably not for everyone but I adore it!

This currently for sale again at SpaceNK in the UK - 3 x 7.5ml travel vials for £70. Beautiful fresh, tart green tomato with a woody dry down. Reminds me of a cross between Diptyque L'Ombre Dans L'Eau and Replica From The Garden.