Diptyque · 2012 · Fabrice Pellegrin

Eau Rose

Premium$$$, 3 of 5

The houseUnisex

VersionEau de Toilette

Dewy Damask and cabbage roses with green leaves and stems and juicy lychee, over salty ambergris-like woods.

Diptyque says

You’ll smell damascena rose, centifolia rose, lychee (litchi accord) and Ambroxan.

More from Diptyque’s description

It also mentions Damascus rose, Rose leaves and stem (green) and Fruity accents.

The house’s page

The drawn Eau Rose bottle

Top noteswhen you spray it

Heartas it settles

Dry-downwhat stays

Eau Rose’s scent picture, a draft: rose, lychee, ambroxan (ambergris), limonene (orange peel) drawn so far; dashed outlines where nothing is drawn yet

Top noteswhen you spray it

Eau Rose, top notes: Limonene (orange peel)

Heartas it settles

Eau Rose, heart: Rose, Lychee

Dry-downwhat stays

Eau Rose, dry-down: Ambroxan (ambergris)

What’s inside it

What the label names

9 scent ingredients on the label, familiar names first.

A label must name certain ingredients, most of them ones that can cause allergies; some houses print more. It is never the whole recipe.

2 citrus1 herbs & lavender4 florals1 spices1 powder

3 more lines on the label, not there for the smell

Not for the smell3

The label, as printed on the house’s page

Our match of the notes

Shares its notes

Lychee RoseNest New York · shares rose and lychee$98 for 50 ml · about the same as Eau Rose’s $195
The Coveted Duchess RosePenhaligon's · shares rose and ambergris$350 for 75 ml · about twice Eau Rose’s $195
Angel NovaMugler · shares rose and lychee$159 for 100 ml · about the same as Eau Rose’s $195
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Matched by the notes each house names. A shared note is not a promise they smell alike.