You know I love my jaunts around generic beauty departments, but sometimes nothing beats the experience encountered at a brands own store. Cue Diptyque; a small but perfectly formed hidden gem (Brook Street in London is my local), laden high with their signature bottled up scents and cordial staff to boot. From the drawers that pull out filled with their candles perfectly lined-up to the little fragrance papers to spritz and test aromas that swim around in the bottom of my bag for weeks after my visit, I pretty much fell in love the moment I pushed open the door. All sound a bit romantic? Well it was. And of course I didn’t leave empty handed. My tastes are a-changing when it comes to perfume at the moment – I’m giving girly scents the short shrift and yearning for something a little more earthy…
With that measure in mind, I ended up grasping a bottle of Diptyque Philosykos and exited the store with it bundled into a bowed up bag. Fresh and figgy with woody base notes and a kick of coconut, it’s got that ‘greeny’, natural feel about it whilst still keeping an elegant and feminine element. I feel like it needs to be paired with a crisp white men’s shirt and a sleek up-do but I’ll no doubt be rocking it in a baggy black tee and a three-day-old bun. Style. It. Out. It’s Diptyques best-selling EDT and I can see why. It’s not something you sniff everyday on the highstreet; It feels grown-up, a little more sophisticated than the rest of my collection. It’s also not the most seasonal of smells, but I’m slapping it on anyway. And with a spritz or two of Escentric Molecules, Molecule 01 layered underneath to sex it up a little I’m just about getting away with it.
The deets: Diptyque stockists, £50 for the 50ml of the EDT. Springtime leading into summer scent sorted, but I still think there’s still a spot in my collection for a darker, sexier Diptyque; more suited to the colder months and dimmer evenings. With that in mind, what’s next on the list? I reckon Veloutes, then that’s my Diptyque year-round scent wardrobe sorted. See? I can do streamlined sometimes.
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