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Diptyque L'Ombre dans l'Eau Eau de Toilette Sample
- Concentration
- Eau de Toilette
- Brand
- Diptyque
- Full bottle
- 100 ml
- Range
- Niche
A green river daydream of rose and blackcurrant
L'Ombre dans l'Eau is a 1983 Eau de Toilette from Diptyque, credited to Desmond Knox-Leet. The brand tells it as a daydream by a calm river, a summer nap under a weeping willow, and builds it from rose, blackcurrant buds, petitgrain and blackcurrant leaves. A green, tart scent like this is rarely a blind buy, so a 10 ml decant is a fair first meeting.
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In the same spirit
Similar in character
On the skin
How it unfolds
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Four notes, no pyramid
The note list gives no top, heart and base, only four ingredients: rose, blackcurrant buds, petitgrain and blackcurrant leaves. On a sample it is interesting to see how they arrive together instead of one after another, and which of the four you notice first on your own skin.
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Green leaf and tart fruit
The brand highlights the herbaceous green of the leaves and the tart, fruity accents of the buds. That is the unusual part of the scent: blackcurrant is used as foliage and bud, not as a sweet berry, which gives the perfume a sharp, garden-like character.
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Rose in the middle of it
Rose brings the floral intensity the brand mentions, sitting between the green and the fruit. Diptyque calls the perfume avant-garde and one of its first floral-fruity fragrances. The idea of green, fruit and flower together is easy to judge on a sample.
Testing it
How to test it, for whom and why
How to test it
Use the decant on a mild spring or summer day, since it is an Eau de Toilette and light by nature. Put it on the wrist and the back of the hand, and notice whether the green side or the rose side comes forward. A couple of different days, one at work and one outdoors, will show how it behaves.
Who it is for
For people who like green, slightly sharp florals and are curious about blackcurrant as a leaf rather than a jam. It is unisex and suits daily wear and office days. It also appeals to anyone who wants to try a piece of Diptyque's early history in a form that is easy to wear.
Why try Diptyque L'Ombre dans l'Eau as a sample first
Green and tart scents split opinion sharply: some people find them refreshing, others find them too sharp. A 100 ml bottle is a big step for that, and the decant filled by FragranceGems from the original bottle removes the risk. It is labelled by us, not a brand sample, and Diptyque is not involved.
At a glance
- Perfumer
- Desmond Knox-Leet
- Year
- 1983
- Family
- Woody
- For
- Unisex
What you receive
How we fill your sample
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From the original bottle
We start with a full bottle of the perfume. Nothing is diluted, mixed or added.
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Into a glass spray vial
Filled by hand into a clean glass spray vial of 2, 5 or 10 ml and closed straight after filling.
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Labelled by us
Our own label names the brand, the perfume, the concentration and the size.
A decant is not an official brand sample: no box, no original bottle, and we are not affiliated with the brands.
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Frequently asked
What is in an L'Ombre dans l'Eau sample?
A 10 ml decant in a glass spray vial, filled by FragranceGems from the original Diptyque bottle and labelled by us. It is not a brand sample, and Diptyque is not involved.
Is it a rose perfume?
Rose is one of the four notes and gives the floral intensity, but blackcurrant buds and leaves and petitgrain make the green, tart fruitiness the defining part.
Which concentration is it?
An Eau de Toilette, lighter than an Eau de Parfum. That fits the airy, watery picture of a river and makes the sample a good fit for milder weather.
When was it created?
In 1983, according to the brand's own product page, and the house counts it among its very first floral-fruity fragrances.
The brand
About Diptyque
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.
- Founded in Paris in 1961 by three friends; the first address was 34 boulevard Saint-Germain
- Began as a boutique before fragrance; the brand states its perfumes are made in France
- Tam Dao and Do Son come from founder Yves Coueslant's childhood memories of Vietnam
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