Category Archives: Diptyque

Summer In Italy – Scented Travels

Posted on August 29, 2014 by Olfactoria

We started our yearly trek to Italy once more in the city of Udine. It is very convenient to spend the night there, before venturing further south, since five hours of car travel are plenty for two young children. We … Continue reading →

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An Orange Blossom Moment – Review: Diptyque L’Art Du Soin Lait Frais Body Lotion And L’Eau de Neroli Eau de Cologne

Posted on August 1, 2014 by Olfactoria

Every summer I fall again for the lovely, warm, intoxicating and tender scent of orange blossoms. Last year Parfums de Nicolai Eau de Soleil was my drug of choice, this year I found something that is such a sensory pleasure … Continue reading →

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Swirling – Review: Diptyque Volutes

Posted on March 27, 2014 by Olfactoria

By Tara Launched in 2012, Volutes was created by perfumer Fabrice Pellegrin who is also the nose behind Diptyque’s tuberose and vanilla fragrances, Do Son and Eau Duelle respectively. Top notes for Volutes are iris flower, honey, tobacco and dried … Continue reading →

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Sweet Little Thing – The World Of Vanilla Part VI

Posted on January 11, 2013 by Olfactoria

By Neil SLEEPING WITH GHOSTS by MARK BUXTON PERFUMES The curiously named Sleeping With Ghosts may sound dark, daunting and gothic but the name is misleading: this is in fact a distinctly appealing, fruity vanillic scent that while linear and … Continue reading →

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Three Figs – Review: L’Artisan Prémier Figuier, Diptyque Philosykos And Parfumerie Générale N°16 Jardins de Kerylos

Posted on April 27, 2011 by Olfactoria

Fig perfumes – for me – are very easy to love. They have everything I crave in a summer perfume. Fresh, green, a little fruity, woody, leafy-grassy, complex but instantly recognizable, a fig scent makes me happy. One of them … Continue reading →

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