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Prickly pear and bergamot, a summer by the sea
Diptyque Ilio is an Eau de Toilette from 2021, named after the Greek word for sun and written as a tribute to the Mediterranean in summer. Its note list is short: prickly pear, bergamot, jasmine and iris. A fresh daytime scent like this is easy to judge in a few sprays, and the 10 ml decant is made for exactly that check.
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On the skin
Prickly pear is the idea that sets Ilio apart: a watery, lightly sweet and slightly green fruit note. Diptyque pictures prickly pear trees by the sea, and that fresh green is what to look for when you first spray the decant. It should feel cool rather than syrupy.
Bergamot brings the sparkle and a faint bitterness that keeps the fruit from going soft. The brand gives a flat list of four notes with no top, heart and base, so the scent is best judged as one picture whose emphasis shifts slowly, not as three separate acts.
Jasmine and iris finish the picture with flower and smoothness: a warm, sweet floral volume from the jasmine, a cool, slightly powdery softness from the iris. Watch this part as the first freshness fades, because it decides whether Ilio stays bright on you or turns gentle.
Testing it
Spray the decant on a bright morning and carry it through the day, then compare with a grey day. Ilio is written as a summer scent for the whole year, so the interesting question is how it feels in different weather. Apply it to skin rather than fabric to see the true development, and test it on more than one occasion.
People who like citrus and fresh fruit and want a little floral softness inside it. Ilio is unisex and aimed at easy daytime wear, at the beach, in town or on a sunny weekend. If you prefer light scents over rich ones, this is a simple one to test.
A concept scent built around one season depends on mood, and the picture of sea and sun may or may not match what you smell. Fabrice Pellegrin is credited as the perfumer. Our 10 ml decant is filled by FragranceGems from the original bottle and labelled by us; it is not a brand sample, and Diptyque is not involved.
What you receive
We start with a full bottle of the perfume. Nothing is diluted, mixed or added.
Filled by hand into a clean glass spray vial of 2, 5 or 10 ml and closed straight after filling.
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It is the Greek word for sun, chosen by the brand for a perfume about summer by the Mediterranean, with beach umbrellas and green prickly pear trees as its picture.
It is an Eau de Toilette and light in character. A few days of wearing it on skin will tell you far better than any description whether it is the right amount of presence for you.
Prickly pear, bergamot, jasmine and iris, given by the brand as a flat list without top, heart and base. The sample lets you notice which of them speaks first on your skin.
The brand
Diptyque began in Paris in 1961 as a boutique run by three friends at 34 boulevard Saint-Germain, and perfume followed later. Its eaux de toilette and eaux de parfum are portraits of places and plants: a fig grove in Greece, sandalwood burned in Vietnamese temples, a river under a willow. Most are built on a short list of notes and wear lightly, so a 10 ml decant is the honest way to find out which portrait suits your skin before you buy a bottle.
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