Eau de Lierre (2006)
by Diptyque

Diptyque EAU DE LIERRE is a crunchy floral green with true unisex appeal. Among the dominant notes appear to be both hyacinth and lily of the valley. There's a significant amount of brownish grassiness here—as in the grass is becoming dry without quite being dead yet. EAU DE LIERRE is definitely greenish, but there's not much overlap here with übergreens such as MA GRIFFE or FUTUR. The overall effect is clean but in a back-to-nature not a fresh-from-the-shower way. I like it.

Although some floral greens (read Gucci ENVY) grate on my nerves as their all-too-synthetic renditions of lily of the valley expand to the point of near suffocation, here the notes all seem very natural and do not grow like the blob over time. EAU DE LIERRE is a gentler, calmer floral green. Perfect for warm weather!

23rd July, 2011. (Last Edited: 24th July, 2011.)

Unadorned, bitterly green ivy; Eau de Lierre makes one's nose tingle. It drains of colour and turns watery, winding down to a heavily-seasoned salad of iceberg lettuce.

7th February, 2011.

Whenever I smell EAU DE LIERRE, I can't help but think of dark green ivy leaves, sappy vines and broken flower stems. More vegetal than it is herbal, tinged with the tart spicy bite of green pepper, it draws fair comparisons to the green notes in L'Ombre dans L'Eau but does not project as well. Longevity is still top-notch with a mildly woodsy drydown.

While I do wish it has just a little more vibrancy, its very subtlety lends it a more natural air. And there is a distinct resinuous quality about it that makes me think of olibanum even though it is not listed. Count me in as a fan.

29th September, 2010.

Notes: ivy leaves, cyclamen, geranium, green pepper, ambergris, palissander wood, musk.
Well, I like this scent a lot! I think that any green fan should give it a try. It is SO green, in a leafy-fresh, crisp (even crunchy), sappy and slightly resinous way. Zing! (but not Dzing!). This is absolutely not sweet or floral, not is it painfully dry. It simply is a leafy scent, with the tangy bit of green pepper. I think CB I Hate Perfume tries to do this sort thing but does not succeed as well as Diptyque does here. If you like Sisley's Eau de Campagne, I am sure you'd like this. It is a simple scent, and quite satisfying. The dry down has light wood and musk notes which wear very well and on me has good longevity.
It is not as herbal as Virgilio, but it is quite good.

7th June, 2010.

Green fragrances are not the most popular, and not every perfume house offers one. Diptyque used to have two: Eau de Lierre and Virgilio. Virgilio, now discontinued, was the good one.

Eau de Lierre smells like a couple of classic green top notes, perhaps galbanum and tomato leaf, set at an excruciating volume and extended in duration by a harsh synthetic floral accord. It might make a good candle, but as personal fragrance its lack of balance and substance leave it feeling crude and grating.

16th January, 2010.

This is without a doubt very green but not piney green. Leaf greens. With musk. Very nice, different and full of the smell of bitter ivy. You gotta love ivy in order to really like this. Beautifully done but I'm not a fan.

1st October, 2009.