"Eau des Sens" – Water of the Senses – causes confusion. A confusion of the senses. Some see colors when they smell it. Others hear whispers. They believe they are tasting the gods' nectar, Ambrosia, or running their nose over delicate and cool skin. That is "Eau des Sens"! A sensational score for the senses. What a magical illusion. The starting point was a new olfactory perspective, a kind of philosophy of gentleness. The gentleness of the body. The gentleness of sensitive skin, a gentleness where body and mind merge and draw from a fresh, all-encompassing source.
"Eau des Sens" owes its soul and character to the way it is produced. The citrus fruits, with their leaves, blossoms, and peel, unleash all the life energy concentrated within them. The neroli oil brings a floral branch, providing a particularly sparkling impulse. And the delicate orange shimmer still hints at the blossom. "Eau des Sens" is a true experience in the style of DIPTYQUE. Just when you think you've understood it, seen through it, it guides the senses in a different direction again, suddenly unfolding facets of wood and unfathomable spices. "Eau des Sens" is rounded, harmonious, and tender – and, to quote the poet Paul Eluard, "as blue as an orange" that shines like the southern sun on its green branch. Then "Eau des Sens" becomes deep again – deep like a breath, absorbing the warm woody notes and the fresh ginger scent. One could almost say that "Eau des Sens" is out of its mind, so audaciously does it juggle its elements. And perhaps it is not very sentimental at all, but rather sensual – sensitive.
Is "Eau des Sens" a women's or a men's fragrance? For a DIPTYQUE fragrance named "Eau des Sens" – which also sounds like "Eau d'Essences" – this question contains a contradiction in two respects. But "Eau des Sens" smells so good that we forgive it everything. A true balm for the senses.
The design of Eau des Sens
The design of "Eau des Sens" is based on two elements that underline the concept of the fragrance. Firstly, leaves, fruits, and blossoms of the bitter orange tree are depicted. Secondly, these illustrative elements were combined with Op Art, the optical art of the 1960s, which creates extraordinary optical effects through geometric patterns and contrasts. Illusion, synesthesia, and a psychedelic touch are in the air, an optical play with the senses.
DIPTYQUE
For over 40 years, DIPTYQUE has been producing a sophisticated collection of Eau de Toilettes with a distinctive signature. Inspired by nature and travel - the forgotten taste of a certain fruit, the heaviness of a tree resin, an exotic spice, sweet and delicately scented blossoms, the fragrant depths of a balm, and the subtle notes of wood.
Magnificent substances, surprisingly dominating in harmony, give DIPTYQUE its striking and distinctive personality. Like an invitation to freedom off the beaten path. Throughout its history, DIPTYQUE has offered an extraordinary olfactory landscape.
Today, guided by this rich heritage, DIPTYQUE perpetuates a creation of fragrances without restriction to the masculine or feminine.