Eau d'Iparie L`Occitane en Provence for women

Eau d'Iparie smells to me of pear skin, shampoo, incense, and a little bit of lavender.

It is mysterious and smouldering but has an incredibly clean and juicy sensuality lurking in the background.

This perfume is many things: feminine, masculine, light, heavy, hot, and cool. A true multifaceted work of perfumery that combines many elements beautifully.

If I have to describe this perfume with one sentence, it would be 'Paris in a bottle'. It stays long on skin and becomes powdery after a few hours. This is my signature perfume and I adore it. But this perfume is not okay for spring and summer months as it's dark, spicy and woody. Perfect for cold weather days, rainy weekends waiting for xmas time :)

This oriental spicy wood with a touch of sweetness fascinated me from the first acquaintance. But later it appeared to be too heavy and exotic for my skin. This fragrance just needs energetic and passionate woman! While wearing this scent I couldn't stop thinking that it was created for brunette :)

Love love love this one, and it's my favorite frome L`Occitane until now, BUT less is more with this one.

This is so strange! Never happened to me before. I cannot smell this one at all... neither on my skin nor on paper strip... my natural scent is very similar or I am completely anosmic to this fragrance... tried 2 separate testers... Amber is amazing on me though... go figure...

Amazing and really exotic. One of L'Occitane best perfumes.

warmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm..earthyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy..full of wonder and bliss.. empowering.. round and full bodied...a true perfumers perfume..a real classic ..old school.. patchouli that's not in your face.. myrrh..labadum..musk vanilla i even smell strange as it may sound but a hint of mango mixed with chocolaty notes..!its a perfume you can easily either fall head over heals for if you are in to warm spicy orientals or might despise for its depth and warmth and strength..its deferentially an oriental similar to opium ysl and obsession ck and shalimar yet its unique and characteristic..its so earthy you can almost smell the earth beneath kings and Queens of roman or Egyptian times..its a perfume surely fit for a queen.. maybe the queen of Sheba wore it to seduce her lover.. in cold winter nights..i almost smell mud you know when the rain falls on dry lands of Africa and quiches the thirst of those dry sandy gravelly lands its a beautiful real scent that is still unsynthetica .still a virgin..pure and true to nature..its a natural perfume ..it deserves to be called a perfume for now a days its so rare that you find a natural healing perfume that infuses with your soul and being..you can almost want to drink it it has some alcohol base maybe whiskey ..i am not a drinker but i know from seeing my grandmother mix her perfumes with all sorts of different alcoholic drinks such as vodka ..and then smoking a cigarette in them to smoke them or actually burn incense or luban in the bottle as to seal it and smoke it ..and they used to bury those bottles under ground some times for months or even years! until they develop..it was an amazing experience watching and helping..and that's how my passion for perfumery especially naturals perfumery started..so this scent really is as close as you can get to niche or old fashioned hand made perfume making...i can only imagine that the castles of the Indian maharajahs would smell like this all year round..

rating 4.5 out of 5

I have had two perfumes in my life that I felt captured what I would be if I were a scent, and this is the second one.

The first was a hand-made pomade from a Renaissance Faire.

Both have been discontinued, much to my displeasure.

Somebody once told me it smells like freshly scrubbed naked ladies!

Bring it back!!!

Breathtaking scent especially when I use it in the morning, never fails to impress me every time, I got a second bottle and this was the only perfume so far where I have bought another bottle. There is a tinge of quiet and subtle sadness that wafts gently throughout the day...cool and warm at the same time; I like fragrances that invoke conflicting feelings.
Hopefully they will never discontinue this one.

I found this to be an enigma - enticing yet repellent, warm but aloof, spicy but balmy. A perfume which decreed itself to have only two ingredients, incense and myrrh, was always going to be a definite to try, and thanks to Sparklegoth I sampled it all yesterday. And I mean ALL. I put it on my wrist at 10 a.m. and at 11 p.m. it was still as noticeable as ever. I feel that if I wore it closer to my nose, i.e. behind ears, base of throat, it would be quite overwhelming, but on the back of my wrist I kept getting whiffs of it all day. I have had bad experiences with myrrh in perfumes so I was a little nervous about trying this one out - I think it is this note that makes it repellent but then the incense kicks back in to entice. But the thing is, I get another note as well...ginger. Fizzy ginger. I can't say whether I like or dislike this, but I am certainly fascinated by it.

Today I wore it even though it's summer, and more recommended for winter. It's a warm, feminine scent that stimulates the imagination... very sensual balmy, woody fragrance, evokes flair of the Mediterranean. It's a unique blend of Eastern mysticism and Mediterranean heat,slightly relaxing scent of warm summer afternoons.

Realy woooooooow
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I couldn't resist buying this after reading many reviews, and find it (like the reviews) contradictory. Initially it struck me as repellent, sharp, medicinal, with something annoyingly familiar about it. As truffles' review identifies, it's reminiscent of cherry lips sweets, but also, to me, of the "Friar's Balsam" used as an inhalant by my grandmother- according to Wikipedia, this contains tincture of benzoin with cape aloes and storax (liquid amber resin).
From Wiki again: "Another, more remote use, is for beautifying skin. The following excerpt is taken from the book "Personal Beauty" printed in 1870:
"Gum Benzoin is a fragrant resin which comes to us from the sunny meadows of Sumatra, and is redolent with odors of the Spice Islands, and the mysterious virtues of tropical balms."
So yes, definitely a journey in a bottle- thankfully it dries down very quickly to reveal a warm, sweet, exotic and yes, unusual scent, and, surprisingly...I think I love it! I think this would suit someone who is strong, maybe powerful, but not obvious- it's too mysterious for that!

Patchouli, myrrh and incense. Heavy and sexy.
I like it a lot. It's warm and for the winter time.

Wonderful fragrance! So strong and wild and just glorious. It's like the Morrocan sun destilled in a bottle.
The load of patchouli makes it a scent hippies would wear and I simply love it.
I agree that it is one of L'OCCITANE's most interesting women's fragrances.
I got a tester for free at a L'Occitanestore (you know, a real testbottle with about a quarter of the original volume of perfume left, not just a sample) and took it home with me. Then my mom tried it as well and she was hooked. It really did suit her (probably because of the patchouli-hippiestuff), so I gave it to her and I'm not using it anymore. I still love it, but it's my mother's signature scent now, so I won't be using it for a very long time.

Wow, this is like THE gift from the Three Kings - gold, frankincense and myrrh. So rich and smokey, leaving wisps of incense behind in a delicate trail. It reminds me forcibly of the ancient world, making each spray enchanted. A very warm and somewhat woody scent indeed. But you really have to like myrrh for this one I think.

This is how an Egyptian Queen would smell. Could you ask for anything else?..

This is a lovely perfume perfectly described by LuaJane so my words add nothing interesting. I love its being described as a dark lady perfume but I would say not in a negative, gloomy sense, but rather in a mysterious way. Yes, it smells of church where the air is cool even in hot summer melting days, of flowers on their way to be too old to be kept and yet it's so nice. Yes, you should know how to wear it. It's not for everyday, not for every occasion but worn on right days and right occasions it will gain you lots of attention and turning heads.

My signature fragrance for years now. I looooove it. n my opinion this is probably the best and most interesting L'Occitane fragrance so far.

Love this review, btw, because my mom keeps repeating I smell oddly of church and funeral all the time, and am mostly polite, but dark person: "Eau d'Iparie is mysterious, spiritual and profound. The myrrh and incense confer a vaguely sacred aura that reminds of religion, churches, saints and the meaning of the divine adoration and yet, this perfume has a markedly dark character, a solemnity that may hide secrets and perhaps occult knowledge. At the borderline between grace and obscurity, this scent gives me quite a spiritual trip.

I think Eau d'Iparie is best suited for cold winter days, late autumn trips to old villages in France, Catholic sermons and why not, funerals. It's thoroughly well done and can really put you in a mystical mood, if you know how to wear it.

Longevity is great and sillage medium."

Incence and myrrh? I smell a little incence and something like hard cherry drop sweets and possibly a drop of antisceptic- it has something sweet and strange about it I can not place. The lasting power is excellent - its going strong 7 hours after spraying. But words like, romantic, smouldering do not spring to mind.

I love the smell of this perfume but it's consistently reminded me of the way my mother smelled for most of my childhood. I've been trying to think of what discontinued perfume it reminds me of. Today I smelled it again and I've worked out what the perfume is. It's Givenchy III! I feel sure that my mother will love this and I will definitely be buying her a bottle of it in October.

This starts off quite bright and woody then quickly dries down to a subtle but sensual incense. Unfortunately, on my skin it fades almost immediately which is really disappointing because I adore the incense notes :(

parfum étonnant,inhabituel ,une odeur d'église chauffée à blanc,sensualité et méditation,vous ne passez pas inaperçue avec cette odeur là...

I love this perfume... I was looking for it for a long time and finally got it !! I'm a huge fan of perfumes with strong incense note and this one is the most delicate I have, but it's so sensual, warm... for me it's perfect :)

I wanted to try it so bad and was afraid that the negative reviews are right.. well i've tried it and i have to say that this perfume is perfect!! very intresting perfume, to me it smells like jasmine- woody scent, a little bit dark, a little bit sexy and very elegant and expensive smell.. very very good!!

In my opinion this is probably the best and most interesting L'Occitane fragrance so far. It's quite unique and I can't think of any perfume that comes close to its smell or style.

Eau d'Iparie is mysterious, spiritual and profound. The myrrh and incense confer a vaguely sacred aura that reminds of religion, churches, saints and the meaning of the divine adoration and yet, this perfume has a markedly dark character, a solemnity that may hide secrets and perhaps occult knowledge. At the borderline between grace and obscurity, this scent gives me quite a spiritual trip.

I think Eau d'Iparie is best suited for cold winter days, late autumn trips to old villages in France, Catholic sermons and why not, funerals. It's thoroughly well done and can really put you in a mystical mood, if you know how to wear it.

Longevity is great and sillage medium.

Beautiful, unusual, sensual, spicy, incensey but unfortunately there's a metal note that literally makes me nauseous. :( I wish I could get past it, because there's something about this scent I really like.

a very unique scent... I usually mention the similar scents with the perfume I am reviewing here but this time I can't find anything similar to this perfume...although incense is one of the main note of two, I don't call this perfume as "incensy", myrrh is dominant..it is very fresh herbal but romantic and elegant..it is definitely a feminine scent although some members regard iparie "masculine". If you want to smell "different" this is a must have..staying power is very good..I always find Penghalion's scents Frenchy and different than many others in the market and iparie can be in the same category..

I agree with Chyprecat: I also get a lovely evocation of the past in this scent. It reminds me powerfully of perfumed Victorian face powder, elegant and refined. It dries down to a spicy green chypre on me. Very nice, but obviously you must sample before buying because of the wide reactions seen in these reviews.

I've liked wearing this during winter. Although it is very nice, it is very incensey and from what I've been told by my colleague a "major headache inducer". So, not an office fragrance.

This one resembles Midnight Poison very much. I have them both and love them both!
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Very, very, very French. Old fashioned, silk undies, cigarettes and coffee in a small cafe, smoldering looks that linger. Sexy, warm, layer upon layer of sweet warmth, but not sickly. The kind of scent that makes me smile when I come accross it again, emanating gently from a favourite scarf. Lasts well on me and I would definatley purchase it again.

I liked this fragrance but found it a little watery and lacking in strength for me. The simplicity of their amber is better if you just want a warm hug in a bottle.

One of the best fragrances I've ever had. Dark, mistic and very unique. I agree, it is so special that you can hate or love it.
It has some masculine note, so maybe this is a note I adore :)) ?
Edit: Recently I've given it to my husband and he loves it!
It's definatelly an unisex one!
2. edit: I took it back, I love it; i wear it in cold weather.

Eau d`Iparie is worst L`occitane fragrance I came across. And has won this title easily. It is a woody scent as the description says. But as we all know there are woods and woods. Let me tell you what I think about Iparie kind of wood. It is rotten, water drifted branch. Coated with dry antibacterial soap. Yes it has herbal note. I think it is grass? Leave the flowers, spices and sunshine meadows image. It is ordinary grass. Boiled inside bronze pot from wich John Wayne was drinking in "The Cowboys".

Where is the incense, the myrrh, the mystery? Lasting time?

One of my all-time favorites. I am crazy about incensy/woody perfumes, and this one is mysterious, dark, pungent and sweet at the same time. Lasting power is just ok so get the big bottle!

A complex blend of myrrh, patchouli, resin and mist. Long Lasting. Reasonable Sillage. A unique scent

Eau d'Iparie manages to smell mysterious and 'of the East' while also smelling just like the taste of cherry lip sweeties (little red hard jelly sweets that you buy weighed, in a paper bag). Love it.

I would expect more myrrh. The incense is not at its best.
The composition opens interestingly enough with some floral suggestions. They quickly disappear and the drydown is masculine and a bit shallow.
Great bottle, a travel-inspiring name.
About 40 euros per 125 ml.

Judging by the fragrance notes I expected something like Etro Messe de Minuit. No, nothing common. Oily patchouly and something fruity-flowery. Nevertheless it's an unusual interesting scent, not for a young girls, it's netter for mature ladies and special occasions.

I have this cologne in my -lets say- collection. I agree that seems more a woodsy scent. It's orientalish, but shows it's low cost. It's not among the best, but when i wear this, i don't get bad reactions from the people around. Women seem liking it. It's dry, little bitter, little church-y, an adult scent, not heavy, lasting power mediocre, not a bad smell, not an excellent either. 19-10-09, 18:20

This must be one of the worst fragrances ever! It's really awful, bitter and stinking to hell on my skin!
So disappointing! I expected to smell good because of myrrh, but it doesn't and salso smell very artificial. Too bad. My friend sprayed some on her skin and smelled much better, so I guess it's another of those chemistry things...

Incense? Where? I think there is only wood present with a touch of dried herbs. Not bad, really unique, somewhat tea-like. I once mentioned that I like tea from different kind of herbs in it- so this smells like my special tea where my grandma added milfoil or something. It appears very cooling, refreshing.
I smelled it from paper strip, maybe I'll test it on skin next time.

Very beautiful & carefree! The incense is strong & I can see this being a unisex scent. I'm thinking I may really like it on a guy! Reminds me of something worn by a Gypsy or someone attending the Woodstock concert. I love it however it did not like me so much. Just didn't melt with my chemistry much to my dismay.

The top notes remind me of an old fragrance by Yardley called Chique. But when it dries down, it goes musky and very sensual. I prefer this to many of my incense-based perfumes. It's lighter, and whilst I agree it could be unisex, I think a strong woman could carry this easily. It's going on my 'to buy' list today, and I'll be drenching myself in it. I'm not doing the 'less is more' with this one either, it's nowhere near as strong as Clinique Aromatics Elixir (which really DOES need a light touch), but also not as harsh. It takes a lot of confidence, and self awareness to wear strong Orientals like these. I think Eau d'Iparie is gorgeous. I'm kicking myself for not buying it when I sampled it today.

Go lightly - this is a beautiful fragrance, but less is more.

I like this perfume alot. At first it seemed very strange, or different fragrance, but it is probably because the uniqueness of the different fragrances in it I find the perfume quite addictive and certainly uplifting. As has already been said it is not a perfume for everyone.

It's a cheap version of the better incense perfumes. I get lots of myrrh but little frankincense . It's staying power is bad , so buy something like "Elixir" by Penhaligons it's worth it.

This will be a love or hate scent; it's certainly not for everyone. Very dry and herbal, it smells of the fields near the Mediterranean in summer. I really enjoy it, but it's difficult to wear on skin - I spray it on my sheets and on my sheer curtains in the bathroom. I think I would really enjoy this on a man's skin.

I get a lot of patchouli, but that's ok, I like the stuff.
This is rather nice for the price.

This is warm, romantic, gently smoldering fragrance of myrrh, a hint of patchouli, and mystery. It's light but very sensual. Lovely.