The Perfume Library

Olène

7.2

Diptyque · 1988

Fresh · Floral · Green

Diptyque Olène is a fresh, floral unisex scent that suits spring and summer days, and sits most comfortably in leisure and everyday wear. Most voters pick spring and summer, and it is chosen mostly for leisure and daytime use. Its longevity and sillage are rated good, so it makes its presence known without taking over. Most voters read it as feminine, though it is offered as unisex. The scent is built from jasmine, honeysuckle, wisteria and narcissus. The floral character leads, with a green, fresh air and a touch of sweetness and powdery softness alongside. Goutal Le Chèvrefeuille and Montale Jasmin Full have a close profile.

L'Eau Trois

7.8

Diptyque · 1975

Green · Spicy · Woody

Diptyque L'Eau Trois is a green, resinous and smoky unisex scent built from cistus, rosemary, frankincense and myrrh, and it sits most comfortably in autumn and winter. Most voters pick autumn and winter, though spring is not far behind. It suits leisure time and evenings, and it is worn to the office as well. Longevity is rated good and sillage moderate; most voters read it as masculine, yet it is worn as a unisex fragrance. Taken as a whole, it smells green and spicy. Rosemary carries the green side, while cistus adds a woody, earthy depth. Frankincense and myrrh give it a resinous, smoky backdrop, and the scent stays dry and serious. Its profile is close to Profumum Roma Olibanum and Amouage Luban Al Akhdar.

L'Autre

6.7

Diptyque · 1973

Citrus · Spicy · Woody

Diptyque L'Autre is a spicy, woody unisex scent built around cumin, clary sage and nutmeg, leaning towards leisure and everyday wear. Its longevity is rated good and its sillage moderate. Most voters pick spring and autumn, with summer and winter further behind. It is mostly worn for leisure and daytime, and it reads more masculine than feminine, though it works as a unisex scent. Cumin, clary sage, nutmeg and caraway keep the whole composition dry and warm. A citrus accord lightens it, while resinous and earthy tones give the woody base some weight. Victorinox Swiss Army Forest and Anfas Sakan have a close profile.

Virgilio

7.2

Diptyque · 1990

Fresh · Green · Spicy

Diptyque Virgilio is a fresh, green and spicy unisex scent built around basil, caraway and vetiver; it has been discontinued. It opens with basil, then moves into woods and caraway at the heart, giving it a woody, lightly spiced character. Cedarwood and vetiver in the base add a dry, earthy footing. Fresh and green accords lead, and sweetness stays well in the background. Longevity is moderate and sillage weak, so it sits close to the skin and wears quietly. Voters split almost evenly between masculine and feminine, and between classic and modern, which suits its unisex label. Jo Malone English Oak & Hazelnut and Jil Sander Strictly have a close profile.