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Narcisska – :
i gave my full bottle away..
the dry down smells like stale tobacco..on me
Smoke on the waters..
grygvnt – :
A sparkly opening that is green, zesty and sweet. It has the effect of a cooling orange and blackberry drink that is mouthwatering and you pour it over a pile of freshly picked pink rose petals and they fill the air with a sweet rose aroma. Two hours in the sparkle is lost and the smell is of a sugary rose with fruity tones.
7.5/10
kub22 – :
A year ago, I went to the Nordstrom Diptyque counter to test out some of the perfumes I had in mind. After sniffing Tam Dao, Do Son, Vetyverio, Eau Rose and Philosykos, I smelled L’ombre Dans L’eau. It initially hit me as a odd scent with strong tomato leaf note mingled with some flowery note what I convinced myself as rose. I left the counter to do more shopping. To my surprise, such an unusual scent developed into beautiful smell, green and fresh. I never experienced this kind of unique rose scent that I instantly went back to purchase it. The projection must be fairly good as my banker asked me what I was wearing. It is quite long lasting as I could still smell it at the end of the day.
This is truly special rose themed scent to me.
koks2009 – :
The scent is intended to evoke memories of a riverside stroll aside an English garden. Personally, I get vivid images of a garden at dawn, just as the sun begins to peer over the rooftops and cast a soft glow over the damp, dewy flora.
Diptique’s website describes L’ombre Dans L’eau as a “romantic painting telling the story of daydreams, a calm river, a summer“. I have to say, this is where I disagree.
Although perfectly capable of being worn in the summer months, this for me is spring in a bottle. The garden I imagine is not a fully-realised garden in full bloom. This scent is a newly-budding garden, which is yet to flourish and reveal its many colours to the world. For me, it speaks of the birth of new life that comes with the infancy of Spring.
Which is probably why I feel so invigorated each time I wear it.
To read more, check out: H’omme is where the heart is
Meemk077JeomiWogkig – :
I fell in love with the tomato leaf green scent in the opening and bought a bottle too hastily. I found this difficult to wear and a woman who I dislike, but have to occasionally work with, asked me to never again wear this in her presence (she said it gives her a migraine). For all of the careful construction, the talent and skill that went into making this image of an old garden bramble come alive from greens to roses to shaded cool water, I just wish the tone was softer. It’s a sentimental, romantic image that could be interpreted like an Impressionist, but instead it’s conveyed here like a Hyperrealist.
Bzdyuha – :
Not a perfume, but a piece of art. And like piece of precious art should be contemplated and admired but not in everyday life use. Marketing campaign made us believe that Caterine Deneuve was a regular owner of their bottle, but I am convinced that this statement was part of the marketing agreement rather than a fact. Also would trully be interested in meeting anyone who wears them as a daily scent.
While I totally admire the layers and true reflections of greeness, black currant fruit (leaves, not berries!) and watery cold in them, I find it unfortunatelly very difficult to wear. Totally captivated but not tested before carefully on my skin, they landed proudly on my shelf, just to stand forgotten for months. On me they present their beautiful green opening, to dry down to a total abyss of geranium which smells almost granny like. To make things worst they also make me hungry! Thank you so much, I am not treating my anorexia.
Summing up – worth knowing and testing. And they do require to go in line with your body chemistry heavily.
Takc – :
You know when you first walk into a good florist, you get that wonderful fresh, green smell that doesn’t actually smell like any particular flower, but somehow has that intoxicating, heady air of a field of flowers? This is pretty much it to start off with.
About 30 minutes in, there’s an interesting bitter note. Not bitter as in medicinal, more like a soft herbal vibe; it’s aromatic and I think that’s because of the inclusion of this herb. It reminds me of fresh Angelica which is a member of the parsley family. If you’ve grown your own tomatoes, you might also recognise the smell of tomato leaf crushed between your fingers.
I guess I may have made this sound like a salad, but it isn’t. It’s far more complex than that, and a couple of hours in it becomes exceedingly sweet, like jelly lollies. I know this is something I would wear for my own enjoyment, because you can return to it throughout the day and experience a little corner of sweet flower heaven.
Recommended but try it first.
Sasha68 – :
Resmen yanmış plastik kokuyor. officially smells of burnt plastic.
aerolefreelia – :
Syrupy berries, cracked green leaf, and petitgrain—very sweet but still a little bitter and green. The floral subtlety of the rose comes in low but strong. Fruit and flowers in the garden; it’s expressive but a bit too heady, maybe even brash, at least for the first few hours.
Even the EDT seemed to last forever on me with fair projection. I tend to like more unisex scents, but this one veers too femme for me.
onegin13 – :
I’ve used up an entire sample of L’Ombre Dans L’Eau, which is rare for me, and still I haven’t been able to really make up my mind about it, because it’s smelled different to me every time.
Sometimes I think there’s no rose in it at all, and other times there’s no mistaking it from the very first opening. The musky aspect is another example: bordering on too prominent in one wearing, almost absent in the next – and the same goes for the fruity side of the cassis note. The one constant is the abundance of sharp, green cassis leaf, earthy and aromatic, and so strong and natural it’s startling at first: a truly “wild” scent that I’m still not 100% sure I enjoy, but it’s interesting to say the very least.
All in all I think I do like L’Ombre Dans L’Eau, and want to get to know it better if I get the chance. But all the same I’m a little surprised that this is one of Diptyque’s most popular scents – at least in my experience, it’s definitely not the easiest to wear out of their range.
ZZZZ38 – :
My dissapointment is imeasurable with this one. I was so excited to see & smell this for the first time when I saw this in the departmemt store & to my surprise, I’m so underwhelmed.
The opening is quite masculine. It has the tiniest amount of greeness that I can detect but quickly morphs into a perfumey fruity scent. I have no clue on what black currant smells or taste like so I can’t comment to that precisly but if this is what black currant smells like, I highly doubt because for sure it smells/tastes raw & fruity not perfumey (at least on my skin). And then what’s even worse is when it’s drying down, it has a familiar smell that I thought was a drugstore brand women’s deodorant, but no, it’s Johnson’s baby oil!
I just could not believe what I just smelled! I need to try this one again because I think I might sprayed the wrong bottle, or that bottle was just old or exposed to light because it was displayed on light in the dep store, I’m not sure, or maybe it’s my skin chemistry to put the blame on.
3.5/10
fira117 – :
When I first got to sample this at the department store last year, I was initially put off by the strong punch of spicy green and I ended up buying Do Son even after the lady at the counter insisted that L’Ombre was one of their bestsellers. I thought, why would any woman in their right mind want to smell like a peppery monstrosity? Fast forward to a few weeks ago and I ventured with my mom to the mall to pick out a birthday gift. I wanted to give L’Ombre a chance so I spritz some on my wrist as well as a testing strip before heading home. Like before, I wasn’t a fan at the initial burst of green, but a few minutes to an hour later, it faded into this beautiful waft of roses and black currant that’s not an obnoxious pinch on the nose. It’s like walking into a rose garden with bushes teeming with the purple fruit in the middle of a summer night. It’s quiet except for the sound of water and nocturnal birds hidden amongst the arches of swooping trees. It’s a gorgeous scent, one that I never thought I would be so enamoured with. I couldn’t stop sniffing the paper strip that I stashed in my bag as well as my arm! I was afraid that it would smell sour on my acidic skin like what happened between me and Ofresia, but thankfully it didn’t. So a week later, I went out and bought the EDT and never looked back. As for longevity, it lasted a good couple of hours versus Do Son that sticks around for up to two days on my clothes. Overall, I give it an 8.5/10.
AHbKA – :
The first spritz from a sample blew me away!!! I fell in love with it immediately because of the crushed stems/plants/flowers but after a few seconds, changed my mind. I got a fleeting feel of it being akin to an air freshener but then it’s texture changed and it went somewhat syrupy. I am not going to say it’s synthetic because everything is these days. It’s not a mess, it’s just gloop that doesn’t want to transmogrify into something beautiful wich it could have done.
I personally feel this is too much for human skin and could be better used as a diffuser. I do not mean this to offend it’s lovers. It’s lovely but carries a heavy texture for the kind of scent it is. It might change and I feel it needs to be airy like La Perfumerie Moderne’s ‘No Sport’. It did remind me of that but a jammier version of it. Could serve as a comfort scent for women but I don’t think a lot of men would like the smell.
realole – :
EDT: When I first put it on, I understand immediately why everyone raves about it. It’s complex, it’s inspiring, it’s addicting. I keep trying to get whiffs of it throughout the day. This is not my first Diptyque fragrance, but it is the first fresh/green scent I have that is so prominent.
However, as it dries down, it gets a little bit too much. I’m the type who doesn’t like overpowering fragrances (I can stand woody, spicy, etc just not in-your-face kind of departmental frags). It almost gives me a headache. And it’s been all in my face like this for about 3 hours so far, great sillage and has not backed down one bit.
I might try it out more to see. For me, it’s a solid 3.7/5
olejik13 – :
EDT: I have a sample of this and was blown away by the initial green astringent blast of crushed leaves at first spray. I’m on my third spray now and still astounded by the opening but also now enjoying the rose that comes in after. I’ve never smelled anything like this. It’s the first time has felt more like an experience than just a physical scent. But I’m wondering if this initial intoxicating blast, though I love, might also get tiring after a while…
I’m also wondering how the EDP compares with the EDT? I’ve read that the initial green lasts longer and the sweet rose takes a back seat, and that there’s a darker, richer drydown with myhrr. Also that it’s complexer with more contrast between the beginning and end. That sounds intriguing and I’m wishing that I’d asked for a sample of the EDP too when I was in the store.
Can anyone comment on the difference between the two? I’m leaning more towards the EDP for the supposed richness but at the same time I’m not sure I’d want MORE intense green at the expense of the rose. I love the sound of a darker, incensey drydown though, if that’s the case.
Alinialex – :
The eau de parfum is a damp, oily, green floral with excellent salty, musky tenacity. The rose is so bright and delicate while the fruit feels almost frozen on the vine of dense foliage.
xfm206speagoessenda – :
First impression: YSL in love again
Fruit forward with a bright, energetic opening. It’s an impressive perfume with good longevity but remaining fairly linear on me. Wearing a sample for the first time and I like it though not enough to buy a FB.
док-74 – :
With a little bit of body heat, this perfume begins with a blast of tomato vine, pepper, and rose. It levels out into a softer cassis and rose scent with hints of both sweet crushed fruit and vines. In the cold, this is much more sombre smell but, all in all, a very elegant and inviting.
AbsovaSoave – :
Gorgeous green fruity blast in a lovely bottle…the cassis note is very bright but muted from being too sweet by the green notes…the rose is very light, almost undetectable in this…it was love at first sniff…
Traha – :
I love this perfume, many rose fragrances are rather sweet, but the blackcurrant, aromatic and green notes lift the rose perfectly, bathing it in a warm, sunny glow after a rain shower. The lime makes it sparkle whilst the hint of ambergis/musk add a certain solidity to it. It’s a perfect and uplifting fragrance.
gjrhsirf – :
In retrospect, this one is way too astringent. It’s like a dry red wine advertised to be strong-bodied, but only give you a mouthful of tannin, nothing else.
Why the F* do I purchase this?
I was looking for a “true” “green” scent, but this is neither true nor green. It’s certainly more like an artificial stem of vine plants, without their green leaves.
ErerlidgE – :
Starts very green, grassy. But I also get a whiff of peach. Perhaps it’s just the orange mingling with the raspy green notes.
In my head I get the picture of a raw garden, weeds growing everywhere and wild flowers popping wherever they please.
On me it smells unisex, I get the rose but it’s so subtle that it doesn’t project as a floral composition.
I’m shocked to know that this perfume is 34 years old! It smells so contemporary!
I’m a guy but I for sure would love to add L’Ombre dans L’Eau to my collection.
The middle and drydown are a quiet amalgam of green and light musk.
Alex_killer – :
Review for the EDT:
A rose garden by the lake at night time. The color is burgundy. Dark juicy blackcurrant fruits and spicy leaves with sweet roses and all their thorns. Natural, melancholic, seductive and refined.
art83 – :
Now I’m reporting live from a club,
And I’m the most chased guy by chicks cuz I’m wearing this layered with oud palao
Nobody understands what’s going on with me until they get closer.
Sniduanna – :
This is the EDT. Let me start off first by saying that Rose fragrances that are not combined well gives me two headaches lol. But this one did not! Yaay!!! This one is more like a newborn rose bush with a lot of mini roses on it. The blooms are barely, barely open in the beginning. But as it develops, it’s like a REAL ROSE starts to bloom on my wrist. I am talking stem from top to the very bottom. If inhaled deeply, this smells like a roughly torn rose petal…. Mmmmm this is an accurate rose. It does start off with POWER, and I find myself craving the whole experience. I absolutely love it. Our relationship just began, so I’ll update any changes.
P.S. I wanna wear this one all year even though I know people are saying that it is a spring/summer fragrance……
Oh well, whose gonna stop me lololol
Update 9.26.17: I am addicted to this one. Captivated to be more precise. My New Signature Scent 🙂
bizerarie – :
I think there is liqorice here. I know it is not listed, it just seems to me.
It is one of the note I react pretty badly. And inspite of perfume being very beautiful, I can notice it. I can still smell it on me 13 hours later. It is pretty linear too, and project nicely. It is not an offensive smell, but quite distinctive. It is pretty unusual black current softened by musk. I am not sure if I am a fan of this combo, but it does give a long lasting impression. Solid 4 stars.
Suvenirchik – :
I own the fragrance, solid perfume & the perfume oil roll-on. All 3 have slightly different characters & exploration is probably a must if you’re planning to avoid disappointment. L’Ombre is a contradiction, a watery mirage, changing & evolving depending on the mood; I love her for her unisex appeal and how contemporary she continues to feel despite the advancing years.
This is a serious relationship not a mere fling. Diptyque’s offering is a bit like a cat; worship but do not under any circumstances laugh at her.
starttrackerplus – :
I have EDP bottle, and I’m in love.
The most frag I really enjoy on me
I get a solid 4 hours of cassis smell, before it starts to fade out leaving faint rosy smell.
I was fond of cassis when I was a teenage because it helped in hiding cigarettes smell when I rub my hands with it 🙂
doomer2005 – :
I discovered this one early in my perfume journey. I had never heard of Diptyque until I received a sample of Tam Dao. I loved it so much I just HAD to explore more of this house. I bought the seasonal discovery set, and L’Ombre Dans L’Eau was included. I was immediately impressed by the sensation of sniffing a curtain of ivy or a bouquet of tomato leaves. It is indeed sharp, grassy, green, and a bit spicy. It feels natural and unassuming. I won’t use it often, but I have found that it layers beautifully with Burberry Body. A green rose to die for!
kvarotdel – :
I am wearing this on a Summer morning in July.
This is an old classic from 1983, yet it is one of my most unique and unusual fragrances of over 250 reviews now; so it does not smell dated at all.
I love the Diptyque style of very natural, organic smelling fragrances. That goes with my philosophy of fragrances. The oposite in the spectrum would be Tom Ford Private Blend collection, spectacular, but evoking some worldly sensuality at times.
L’Ombre is very green, like the closed buds of the black currant bush, yet still very floral. Some are calling these black currant buds, a green rose. I don’t get much of a rose at all. So though it is floral, yet it is gender neutral as the floral note is starkly green. This makes the edt more to my liking than the edp, where the greeness is too much.
It is a melancholic and beatifull fragrance that I have to be in the mood for, and then I love it because there’s nothing like it.
Very well blended, green and floral, yet most of the notes are hidden. There is a slight fruitiness from the orange and bergamot that keeps it fresh and balanced.
Rating: 9/10
God bless. John 3:16
vulkanchiks – :
I’m not sure about this one yet.
First off, this review is for the EDP, and I’m pleased to share that this one is nice and strong. I’m a oversprayer and 4 sprays were enough on this.
I’ll also note the obvious: this perfume is really sour! Not in a bad way, I don’t think, although sour fragrances aren’t my favorite.
I wasn’t really sure what to expect from this perfume. Normally I’m not a rose or green fan, but the reviews got me curious, so I hunted down a great deal on ebay.
I get equal parts very dark rose, green leaves, and dark currant (the source of the sourness). I don’t really get any of the other notes, although I suspect the musk’s absence would be felt more than its presence is. I think this would be too high-pitched and harsh of a composition if not for the musk, which lends a softening quality.
I don’t really get a melancholic vibe, nor anything castle-related, as some reviewers have. I see how one would, though. I get a solitary vibe, but more relaxed and quiet, but not sad. I see a pond with moss growing on the surface, near an ivy covered cottage deep in the dark woods. Even though the forest is dark, there’s nothing foreboding or ominous. It’s just quiet and dark. And if the sourness were toned down, it would be downright peaceful.
teoretikxxx – :
Ode to the “rose” of Diptyque.
Review for EDP.
The entrance feels fruity-green, fresh and with a sweet spot, the gooseberries attached to the citrus are responsible for producing this pleasant effect, yet are only the anteroom that gives way to the main note of the fragrance: the rose.
This rose feels quite musky, creamy, powdery and with a metallic facet, as oxidized by water and salt, yet everything fits and although it looks like a fragile rose, it transmits character and personality.
The drying, very nice, only accentuates that musky-salty effect of the rose.
Many times less is more and that happens here, that simplicity is transformed into elegance and subtlety making this rose as a main note shine on its own.
The duration is good and projects moderately, so that this fragrance can be used daily.
Rating: 7.5
evesis – :
This is my first Diptyque and one of my most beautiful perfumes. I was curious to try it because of your reviews. It was challenging to read so many different opinions on the same scent. I always loved cassis and roses. My grandparents’s garden had plenty of both.
First of all this fragrance has no age! It could smell differently on each of us and I hope you too can get the best of it.
To me this scent starts with fresh, a little citrusy, crashed cassis leaves, lying dirty with mud after a summer’s rain. Nothing actually dirty about this incredibly refined green notes. The rose, a certain pink-red rose raises through and takes over, together with cassis fruit and dry leaves. At this point I get a zesty sweetness and ambergris comes also slightly in. The drydown is all about sweet rose and ambergris which finishes the scent after a few hours. On clothes lasts easily 36-48 hours. I love all its stages, it is a scent that makes me happy and enjoy every second while wearing it. Glorious!
alex767 – :
This is a truly evocative and beautiful name for a perfume – yes, I care about such things. The fragrance itself has indeed a mysterious, dark heavyness to it; but it also feels a bit old fashioned (it has been around for a while, after all.) I would consider this if I were an older, bohemian lady.
рада1234567890 – :
This was my 2nd choice from Diptyque but unfortunately my first choice was eau de toilette and did not perform too well in hot weather so this is what I bought. As someone mentioned in another review, you have to be patient for the Rose. This starts off as spicey kitchen bomb, Rosemary & Caraway I think, like something I would sprinkle over chicken. I’m not sure what it is, but whatever, its worth the wait because after that wears away this turns into a truly exotic blend of notes that lasts for several hours. This to me is unisex with an obvious lean towards masculine.
L’Ombre projected for a full 8 hours on my shirt and it only improves as time passes by. This comes across as a very mature scent to me and I cannot see this working for anyone younger than college age.I would definitely try before you buy and give it plenty of time.
I think it would make a good alternative to Dior Suavage if like Sauvage but wish to evade the synthetic ambroxan note you are left with, though you may miss the peppery bergamot opening. They are not the same but I feel a similar vibe though L’Ombre has the advantage in that the ingredients are natural – no synthetic vibe to go with the very powerful notes. I would say 8.9 out of 10 Well done.
Layering:
I sprayed Oud Palao over this in the store and the result seemed very promising. I will be trying Oud Palao with Diptyques Eau Rose pretty soon – I think that will put off an incredible effect. I will compare the two mixes through the coming week.
Pra killa gramm – :
This review is for the Diptyque L’Ombre Dans L’eau Solid Perfume –
This is my first Diptyque and my first solid perfume. From now on, I think I’ll buy solid perfume whenever available. It has magnificent longevity and great sillage. Luxurious to apply. Of course the solid will deteriorate if displayed. Into the box and dark drawer it goes.
NOW – about the fragrance: this is absolutely a unisex fragrance 100%.
My impression of the opening which lasts REALLY long with the solid perfume: GREEN! yes it’s the greenest frag I’ve ever smelled. An hour or so later I got a bit of rose sort of hidden in the leaves. I’ve never had a “Cassis” frag before and it’s a distinctly new note to me.
One objection..:. SOME compare this to the original Yves St. Laurent “In Love Again.” NO!
If I had to choose only one fragrance to own it would be the original “In Love Again.” I’m praying YSL will reissue it. I have “La Collection” formulation which is ALMOST as good as the original but not quite. Where the comparison to ILA comes from I have no clue!
I’m intrigued by this perfume and it gets better as it dries down, but it’s not a favorite. Perhaps I’m not sophisticated and experienced enough to appreciate it. I won’t buy it again but as an amateur collector I’m glad to have a “Diptyque” to own.
засоня – :
In my bout to re-purchase Volutes for my birthday in early March( I lost all my fragrances last year–Volutes was among them), I was giving a sample of L’ombre Dan L’eau and a small Bais Candle. (last year when I purchase Volute, I was giving Eau De Sens and I was ready to write that off too but love it)
When I took time to smell this I was ready to turn around and give it back. ROSES–I picked up immediately. I am adamant about not liking floral fragrances. If I must do a rose( and jasmine for that matter) it must be subdued by spices like Guerlain Chamade, YSL Rive Guache –or Tom Ford White Patchouli(Yes! rose is hidden in there)…and I must mention Oud Palao and Jo Malone Jasmine and Mint as well.
However, something told me give it a try. I was giving this beautiful watercolor pull-out pamphlet devoted to the scent. It was so artistic and romantic, that I decided to give it at least a chance. As it hit my skin, it gave off that rose -but right at top too there was a strength to it. It was not a spicy strength, but a woody strength.(I don’t know what a cassia is, but if it gives it that wood, birch feel, I like it) It was the absolute essence of crush leaves, with the rose on the end. Instead of seeing this rose as motherly , I begin to see it as artistic, moody, —someone mention melancholy, yes, but definitely not depressing( there’s a difference between the two) .
The first day I wore it, it was cloudy and I might forever associate cloudiness with this scent. I’ve had some life challenges around the time I receive this. I’ve handle them with a certain and surprising calm –that is what this is! Inspiring yet calm. It is stirring up my interest for art, romance,and the power of flowers.
I can’t believe in month I went from wanting to return it to considering purchasing it next year.–I might or might not–but I’m glad I kept this and experience the power of L’ombre Dans L’Eau !( it has some longevity, by the way)
sergius – :
When I first spray this, I oddly pick up very heavy powdery notes, which perplexes me, as there are seemingly no powdery notes in this. I almost disliked this due to that, as I am not a fan of heavy powdery notes. But then, as it began to dry down, about an hour or so after wearing this, this became oddly intoxicating. What was first almost headache-inducing (almost any fragrance heavy on powdery scents give me a headache), I suddenly found intriguing and intoxicating.
I will say, I feel there are definitely notes in this that I feel are not safe for the office or crowds, especially as this seems to have a strong projection.
But this is wonderful, (pleasantly) different, not a scent you will smell on every woman at the coffee shop. A unique scent. A grown woman’s scent. Definitely perfect for this time of the year, which is early Spring, and could be nice for all Spring and Summer.
I am so glad I gave this a chance. Once it settles, it is a lovely, unique, different scent. Fresh, clean. Can be a bit strong, so one spray or two sprays will do ya for the entire day.
alekssamurai – :
Shadow in the water indeed. Rose pedals drifting in a stone fountain outside of a mossy, old home. It’s beautiful but quite gothic maybe even to the point of melancholia. The scent itself is calm and gentle but it holds well and makes itself known throughout the day. Mature, herbacious, and eerily atmospheric. Diptyque really has true talent for atmosphere. It may even be too depressing for winter wear. This is what the weeping angels from Doctor Who would smell like.
xmix2 – :
This is probably one of just few perfumes in the world that I really, really love (which I not created myself) and which suits me perfectly with my skin chemistry.
(I`m very picky because I mostly mix my own perfumes out of essential oils,and it is hard for me to find something unusual enough.)
I love unique, unusual and different scents and this is one of them, being green, but at the same time floral and aromatic.
Black currant, cassis and rose bring out this really mysterious, deep, dreamy, enigmatic and perplexing, but at the same time green and enticing scent colors.
Amazing perfume, one I will always re-purchase.
Perfume for life.
Diptique and Jo Malone have both very peculiar, mystical, alluring and uniquely wonderful pieces in their collections.
dvvdv – :
I like the strong greenness of it, with the light Bulgarian rose in the background. Got compliments from co-workers. Plus, I get to smell like their Baies candle all day.
josephaer – :
You must have patience to get to the rose in this fragrance. Once you arrive, it is rose all the way.
DAG05_rus – :
It begins with a sharp green opening that is bright, but not pungent. Tomato vines, crushed blackcurrant leaves, and bergamot are here, then mellowed. The brightness gives way like an opening into another world, like you have pulled back the greenery and stepped into a private garden. Roses line your path: in creams, whites, and pale pinks. The greenness lingers, but differently. It is now soft moss underfoot, and thin but sturdy rose stems. This rose scent does not aim for verisimilitude; you would be better off with a soliflore if that’s what you are looking for. Rather, this is a rose garden, damp with dew, and one to explore slowly, where each pale bloom is the size of a grapefruit. The pond reflects the sky, gently moving clouds, maybe it is even a grey day after a shower with bits of bright blue peeking through. When the scent has dried down, you have taken a bloom in your palm and inhaled its pure sweetness. This green, evocative scent would be suitable for any age, best in spring and summer.
tima mameshev – :
I know it is meant to be a green scent, but to my nose it is borderline too sweet for the green to register. When first sprayed it always brings to mind sugar cereals, like a bowl of fruity pebbles.
dot3r – :
I got a sample decant of this today, and I keep going between liking it and hating it. The opening note is crushed tomato/black currant leaves and an intensely green smell, which hits you in the face, and over time, more and more of the rose (and a little bit of citrus–lemon? orange?) scent comes out. I appreciate that it’s more wild rose, and not your typical run-of-the-mill one, but it’s still too cloying/perfumey for my taste. To me, the green note is quite good, but it’s very sharp, whereas I would have wanted it to be more mellow and earthy/minerally, and the rose ends up overpowering everything and giving me a headache. Not a fragrance that I think I’ll come back to.
Definitely sample this and don’t blind buy it, because I can tell it won’t be for everyone. However, the sillage is big at first, (shrinking slightly over time) and the perfume lasts quite a while.
If anyone wants a sample, pm me and I’d be happy to trade or give you mine! 🙂
kkp362elipseskism – :
The fantastic top of L’Ombre dans L’Eau contains a zingy and thrilling blend of citrus and wild brambles. For a time, it gets better: damp soil, moss growing on trees, roots, a wild rose hidden in the greenery. Perfect. One of the best openings ever. I almost bought a bottle outright at this stage, but my better judgement prevailed and I waited for the base.
Unfortunately, what emerged was not further earth, woods, and soily goodness, but a banal, sweet-synthetic floral green note. Out of the “shadow” and into the “water” phase, I guess. Not rose…just that sweet shampoo-y floral note that perfumers apparently think represents “water,” because I’ve smelled this in more than a few scents that purport to represent water/