Discussion for the Diptyque Crowd (please join!)

[AnneMCC]

If you are a fan obsessed or just a beauty lover curious about Diptyque, come on over! I thought this would be a fun place to share your thoughts, collections, decorating ideas, questions about the fabulous world of Diptyque.

I started out with one candle, the Beverly Hills candle-which is so fabulous-I'll post a picture of it tomorrow-thinking I was crazy to buy a $70 candle. Yes, it's crazy-crazy good! I've since collected 2 or 3 more and purchased a perfume. This week I got my first body care item, the satin body oil. I really love everything from Diptyque.

So let's discuss 🙂 One question I have is how do you get the inside cleaned out so you can use the jars for pretty collections like I see a lot of on social media?

[AnneMCC]

Guess what, it's GWP time! Check out the GWP with the new Eau de Sens. I know this is at my local Nordstrom..I think everyone here already knows my SA but if you need contact info just message me. I don't know exactly what the buy in is. Eau de Sens is a beautiful orange blossom fragrance. I love it, tried it in store Saturday..

[fabme]

Hi There,  Would you happen to know the buy in for the GWP?  Thanks...

[Gwenhwyfar]

$150 in Diptyque.

[MlleCC]

This is a really lovely GWP!  I'm also happy to hear that you're enjoying Eau de Sens!  I'm working through my little sample vial of it, and while I'm still not picking up any notes other than orange blossom, I've been having a lot of fun with layering Eau de Sens on top of other Diptyque scents.  Maybe once the weather warms up significantly, the notes will develop better on my skin.  

[AnneMCC]

I don't pick up other notes either-there is supposed to be Patchouli and I can usually smell that a mile away but I don't get it..

[lezli]

Which scents have you layered Eau de Sens with?

[MlleCC]

I layered Eau de Sens on top of a couple Diptyque fragrances that I don't enjoy wearing on their own:

+Tam Dao = a really balanced woody floral fragrance.  I think Eau de Sens added a little bit of sweetness to the dry, straightforward woodiness of Tam Dao.

+Oud Palao = heady incense-y goodness softened a bit by a touch of floral.  I remember being really excited when Oud Palao was released because the fragrance description promised Bulgarian rose, and I was expecting a strong floral scent balanced by oud.  By itself, I think the oud in Oud Palao is a bit of spotlight stealer, and I found it hard to pick up on the other notes.  With Eau de Sens on top, it made Oud Palao more wearable for me by rounding out some of the sharpness of the oud.  

+L'eau des Hesperides = herbal orange blossom.  I really dislike Hesperides by itself -- I think it might be the mint or another savory herb that I find to be much too overpowering.  Eau de Sens is a good counterweight to the herb that stands out too much to me in Hesperides, and in turn, Hesperides saves Eau de Sens from smelling too feminine and sugary sweet for my tastes.

[lezli]

Wow, great suggestions!  Thank you.  I have samples of all these and will try layering as well. 

[MlleCC]

Have fun experimenting, lezli!  And please let me know if you have found another combo that you love!  If you have any Diptyque scents that you find to be too linear, I think those would be good candidates for layering.  Now that I'm thinking about it, I would love to find a sample of Eau Lavande and combine it with Eau de Sens... 😉

[lezli]

Thank you .  You too!  A Diptyque sales associate said he likes to layer Eau Duelle and Eau Rose.  I haven't tried it yet. 

[lezli]

What are all those goodies?  Please give details!  I am giddy!

[AnneMCC]

Ok from my zoom in, I took a photo in store too, it's a perfume spray sample, a 10ml mini perfume, a mini soap and a body lotion. And the shopping tote...

[lezli]

Thank you!  I love the 10ml perfumes! 

[AnneMCC]

They're so great aren't they? I have L'hombre dans l'eau. It will last me forever. 10ml is a very generous size..

[lezli]

Yes it is!  I have Do Son and Oud Palao.  Both GWP. 

Where do you use the mini GWP candles?  The throw is minimal.  So much so that I only smell the scent if I'm right in front of the candle. 

[AnneMCC]

Ha-I agree actually. I have swapped all my mini candles because I prefer the bigger ones. I think the minis are just nice to get a feel for the scent if you want to buy a bigger one..

[lezli]

LOl!  They're teasers so you invest in the larger sizes and become an addict! 

I want to try L'Ombre Dans L'Eau.

[AnneMCC]

I highly recommend L'Ombre Dans L'eau. I like rose and green fragrances. It's like a more sophisticated version of Balenciaga Rosabotanica that was out a few years ago..

[lezli]

Sounds lovely.  I will have to sample it.

[AnneMCC]

[dioradict]

I hope they have this at our Nordstrom Vancouver or Calgary too.