• About
  • Login to comment
    • Facebook
    • RSS
    • Twitter

Now Smell This

a blog about perfume

Menu ▼
  • Perfume Reviews
  • New Perfumes
  • Perfumers
  • Perfume Houses
  • Shop for perfume
  • Resources

Diptyque Essences Insensees ~ new fragrance

Posted by Robin on 29 July 2014 9 Comments

Diptyque Essences Insensées

Diptyque will introduce La Collection 34, a new "permanent collection of ephemeral products". La Collection 34 will include home and personal fragrance as well as related objects; the 2014 edition includes Essences Insensées, the first in a projected series of limited edition fragrances.

At the origin of Essences Insensées (sensory essences) is a centuries-old tradition of master perfumers, the «mille fleurs» (thousand flowers). Inspired by this idea, diptyque collaborated with perfumer Fabrice Pellegrin to revisit the tradition at the Firmenich site in Grasse. In 2013, mimosa flowers were of exceptional quality and particularly abundant on the hills around Grasse. So naturally, Fabrice chose the mimosa flower as the signature note in revisiting «thousand flowers», creating the first in a series in which each fragrance is unique and ephemeral...

This edition of Essences Insensées starts out cool, and is slightly spiced-up by graceful violet and a touch of pink pepper. Heliotrope and Provence rose enhance the naturalness of the mimosa flower that is gradually softened by vanilla, maté and beeswax. To turn this unique fragrance into a perfume, a unique bottle also had to be found. To this end, diptyque patiently embarked on a treasure hunt that led to the archives of a master glassmaker, one of the last in France to work traditionally by hand, the century-old company Waltersperger. Sifting through hundreds of shapes, the perfect bottle was finally found. Elegant, timeless and engraved with a pattern of leaves and flowers unquestionably reminiscent of mimosas!

Diptyque Essences Insensées solid perfume

Diptyque Essences Insensées will be available in 100 ml Eau de Parfum and 3.6 g Solid Perfume.

(via communication.diptyqueparis)

Possibly of interest

Diptyque Kyoto & Venise ~ new fragrances
Diptyque Ilio ~ new fragrance
Diptyque Eau Rihla ~ new fragrance

Filed Under: new fragrances
Tagged With: diptyque, fabrice pellegrin, limited edition

Advertisement


9 Comments

Leave a comment, or read more about commenting at Now Smell This. Here's our privacy policy, and a handy emoticon chart.

  1. pigoletto says:
    29 July 2014 at 10:51 am

    Not sure that the scent is grabbing me so much, but that bottle is gorgeous. I like the solid design as well – the regular black ones are nice and hefty, which I quite like – feels luxurious.

    Log in to Reply
    • Robin says:
      29 July 2014 at 10:58 am

      I like the bottle very much, but hate bulb atomizers…hope it’s optional. And hate the 100 ml size!

      Log in to Reply
  2. sullapelle says:
    29 July 2014 at 2:12 pm

    Sounds nice. I really like the packaging though. Very old school. Can I just vent for a second about Flower Bomb? Someone in my office is wearing it and it’s the most cloying, most pungent smell I’ve encountered in a long time. And everyone has this fragrance. Please stop buying it!! It’s everywhere and it smells really cheap. They should call it Foulbomb. Ok, done. I feel better;)

    Log in to Reply
    • Robin says:
      29 July 2014 at 5:05 pm

      Glad you feel better now :-)

      Log in to Reply
  3. CobraRose says:
    29 July 2014 at 6:34 pm

    A “permanent collection of ephemeral products”? Aqua Allegoria, anyone?

    Log in to Reply
    • Oakland Fresca says:
      29 July 2014 at 7:04 pm

      Permanent, ephemeral, and limited!

      Log in to Reply
    • Robin says:
      29 July 2014 at 10:16 pm

      Well, many of those have been around for years. I think this is more like a series of limited editions, a new one every year? They imply they’ll keep using the same name. But I could be wrong, of course.

      Log in to Reply
  4. kindcrow says:
    29 July 2014 at 9:23 pm

    I’d like to sniff this one. I’m sure that the price will be absurdly high.

    Log in to Reply
    • Robin says:
      29 July 2014 at 10:17 pm

      Could be. Hope it’s not like the L’Artisan harvest things.

      Log in to Reply

Leave a reply Cancel reply

You must be logged in to post a comment.

Advertisement

Search

From NST at Twitter

  • "Part 1: Christophe Laudamiel's Dear World Manifesto" (beautymatter) https://t.co/VS48Ywh9ic, 11 hours ago
  • "Are Food-Enhancing Perfumes the Next Big Thing?" https://t.co/lMwbgRJsZx,
  • "Want to smell like the King? HSN just launched new Elvis fragrances ahead of the upcoming biopic" (usa today via y… https://t.co/F0tGRAQHWz,
  • "When Did Perfume Stop Being About Sex?" (NYT) https://t.co/jsrU9KcVQc,
  • Updated info on Hermès Eau de Basilic Pourpre https://t.co/kfFFCnRZcG https://t.co/mDAZi9Isy1,

Browse by…

Topic

Perfume talk New fragrances
Shopping Books :: News
Body products Home fragrance
Polls Another subject

Date

May 2022
April 2022
March 2022
February 2022
January 2022
December 2021
Prior months

Author

Robin Jessica
Angela Kevin
Erin Guest Author

Tag

Celebrity perfumes
Cheap thrills
Collector bottles
Perfumista tip series
Video
The complete tag index

Recent reviews

Atelier Cologne Love Osmanthus
Moschino Toy Boy
Arquiste Misfit
Diptyque Eau Capitale
Zoologist Bee
Parfum d’Empire Immortelle Corse
Comme des Garcons Series 10 Clash
Frédéric Malle Rose & Cuir
L’Artisan Parfumeur Le Chant de Camargue
Yves Saint Laurent Grain de Poudre
Régime des Fleurs Chloë Sevigny Little Flower
Chanel 1957
Gallivant Los Angeles
Amouage Portrayal Woman

Blogroll

Bois de Jasmin
Grain de Musc
Perfume Posse
The Non-Blonde
More blogs...

Perfumista lists

100 fragrances every perfumista should try
And 25 more fragrances every perfumista should smell
50 masculine fragrances every perfumista should try
26 vintage fragrances every perfumista should try
25 rose fragrances every perfumista should try
11 Cheap Perfumes Beauty Outsiders Love

Favorite posts

The Great Perfume Reduction Plan
Why I Love Old School Chypres
New to perfume and want to learn more?
How to make fragrance last through the day
Fragrance concentrations: sorting it all out
On reformulations, or why your favorite perfume doesn’t smell like it used to
How to get fragrance samples
Perfume for Life: How Long Will Your Fragrance Collection Last?

Upcoming

6 July ~ damage poll

9 July ~ summer reading poll

TBA September ~ fall swapmeet

TBA October ~ fall splitmeet

List of upcoming Friday projects

Back to Top

Home
About Now Smell This :: Privacy Policy

Shop for Perfume Online
Perfume Shopping in New York
Perfume Shopping in London
Perfume Reviews
New Perfumes
General Perfume Articles
The Monday Mail

Glossary of Perfume Terms
Perfume FAQ
Perfume Links
Perfume Books
Fragrance Awards

Noses ~ Perfumers A-E :: F-K :: L-S :: T-Z

Perfume Houses A-B :: C :: D-E :: F-G
H-J :: K-L :: M :: N-O :: P :: Q-R :: S
T :: U-Z

Copyright © 2005-2022 Now Smell This. All rights reserved.