673 community ratings

L'Eau d'Hiver

2003UnisexModern

Votes lean feminine

7.9/ 10

Community score
673 ratings

Editions de Parfums Frédéric Malle L'Eau d'Hiver is a fresh, floral scent with a green, powdery and faintly creamy softness, worn as a unisex fragrance.

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Skunky's take: The kind you spray in the morning to start the day.

How does it perform?

From 539 community ratings, all out of 10.

Longevity

6.7 /10

Keeps you company for a few hours, a quick refresh fits nicely.

Sillage

5.6 /10

Leaves a light trail and stays polite in a crowd.

Bottle

7.6 /10

Sits nicely on a shelf.

Value for money

6.0 /10

The price makes you think, so a small size is a smart start.

Blind buy risk

Low risk

85% of votes are positive and opinions barely differ.

Notes

They open one after another, from the first spray into the evening.

Top notesfirst 15 minutes

Heliotrope Iris Hawthorn Hedione Bergamot

Accords

From most dominant to most subtle.

Fresh
Floral
Green
Sweet
Synthetic
Spicy
Powdery
Creamy

What does L'Eau d'Hiver smell like?

It reads as a single piece: heliotrope and iris build a powdery, creamy base, hawthorn and hedione keep the floral side open and airy, and bergamot adds a light brightness on top. Sweetness never dominates, and the spicy and synthetic touches stay in the background.

Longevity and sillage are moderate. Despite the name, most voters pick spring, with the other seasons close behind, and it leans towards daytime, leisure and office wear. Most voters read it as feminine, though it works as unisex. L'Erbolario Iris and Zara Romance d'Iris have a close profile.