L'Eau Diptyque for women and men

l'eau is just heavenly! It smells like the ground floor of the original 57th Street Henri Bendel circa 1977. Which was actually the Agraria pot pourri next to the front doors. Just delicious!

The cloves really dominate. When I was young, cloves were considered a good treatment for toothache. The clove spice was put in a little cheesecloth bag which you held in your mouth against the sore tooth. This perfume brings me right back to that moment (without the pain, thankfully!), and so to me it smells very clean and healthy. It seems to "clear the air" of any pestilence around me, which is a very medieval idea (strong spices were also used inside the masks worn by doctors dealing with the plague, in the mistaken belief that they prevented transmission of the disease). It's a strange scent, and I agree that any flowers there are completely overwhelmed by the spices. Having said that, I like it a lot and it is lasting very well on me. It's a true unisex, since there isn't musk or other really "male" scents in with the spices - I think this could be worn by a confident man or woman who didn't want to smell like anyone else.

The cinnamon is the most dominant note from the opening until the last phase. Cloves makes the scent spicy, the geranium is hiding behind these notes, I can hardly detect it. The aroma of sandalwood makes complete and finish the accord...after few hours just a creamy cinnamon breath left on my skin.

I agree, this scent is not for everyone.

Oh, yes, it opens with cinnamon, but soon the clove appears and it's so strong and spicy, that you have to love this note to enjoy this perfume. My relationship with clove are not set yet, so I'm excited to see how it works. So far it's just ultra spicy, bitter and strong clove i'm getting. It's almost medical and I bet no vampire would come near me :D. It has a silage that might kill other people around if applied in large amounts and tiny rooms :)
I'm actually a little bit disapointed, by now it's only clove, it's been 20 minutes and I still don't get any flowers or warmness of sandalwood I expect so much. I do love cinnamon so I'm very happy when it reappears after leting clove scream out loud.

It's an hour and still no flowers. Just spices. Makes me sad. Not for me, but for a spice/clove/cinnamon lover this could be the best stuff ever.

L'Eau was my first introduction to Diptyque and after experiencing this I have continued to purchase many more from them and never looked back. To me they can never do a bad fragrance. Not being a big fan of cloves I was surprised once I found out what notes were in L'Eau but perhaps the cinnamon had something to do with my liking it as I am a lover of cinnamon. These two notes dominate and overpower whatever rose should be there and only let it be known after they have stolen the limelight for a while but I forgive them.
This one is a keeper for me.

Red hots! This smells like those little red candies that are really spicy and packed with cinnamon. It doesn't really change much on my skin, but I find it perfect to wear on a gray, rainy day.

I bought this recently. Smells to me like acqua frizzante with carnation. It's fresh, at the beginning seems intense, but it calms down to a delightful, soft, ros-y perfume. The smell stays on clothes graciously for many hours. Let's say it's watery oriental, though I think too watery for winter. Nice and unusual, but i can't understand the high price, since you can find more interesting perfumes much cheeper. I hope it's the high quality... to blame. 30-10-2009, 11.54.

For me this scent is one of those that I've been searching without exactly knowing what i'm looking for. Too much cinnamon and too much clove in the beginning, but after an hour - wonderful base. Definitely not for everyone. Love it in the rainy September nights.