L'Eau Papier Diptyque for women and men

I'm so sad that this performs very poorly when it comes to longevity. I love every bit about it except for how short it stays on my skin :( It's a refreshing take on yellow and clean scent because it's not green leaning! It took away what I dislike about fresh clean scent without taking away the fresh clean vibes if you know what I mean.

Plain cooked white rice and clean, white musk. Nice, but nothing spectacular or worth the price.
Fleur de Peau wins!

I really didn't like the opening of this one. It smelled strongly of popcorn and nothing else. Checking the notes, that was surely the sesame. Many in the reviews are mentioning steamed rice, although I don't see that in the note pyramid on fragrantica.

After the opening this became much more pleasant. The sesame subsided and made way for what smelled (to me) like a clean white floral scent. Must have been the mimosa paired with the white musk. It was a nice scent, but ultimately not memorable or unique in my opinion. Good performance though, which for the price you'd hope would be the case.

This one is pleasant but just okay for me. I was expecting more of a "your skin but better" kind of scent, based on the reviews, or at least something a bit softer and less floral, just based on the name alone. But my skin tends to pull floral notes very strongly, so YMMV.

Finally a "clean girl" musk that lasts and that you can smell from a distance. I've tried so many that disappear after 30 mins or smell like static. I really love this one, the sesame is a great touch!

Smells like fake snow spray

This is the ultimate clean girl perfume. It's so beautiful and delicate, a blend of toasted rice and sesame with musk. It's effortlessly chic. When I wear this I want to wear a sleek bun with a beige colour block outfit and big sunnies and handbag wearing Birkenstock bostons holding a matcha latte walking down the hip laneways of Tokyo or a an upmarket Paris boutique. It really gives off this trendy clean girl wealthy vibe. It's one of my favorites and I highly recommend! Totally unoffensive, could wear this anywhere even on a plane. Autumn is my favourite time to wear this, especially on Saturday and Sunday mornings going to farmers markets and sipping on a takeaway latte.

As someone who heavily researches prior to making a fragrance purchase and shops exclusively for niche, unique fragrances, I was absolutely blown away by this one. This is like nothing I’ve ever smelled before. It’s hard to describe the scent. Incredibly unique. It is unbelievably intoxicating. The steamed rice aroma is prominent to my nose. The notes work perfectly together. This is my first Diptyque fragrance and I am certainly impressed. I can’t imagine wearing anything else in my collection. Just WOW.

The tester bottle at Nordstrom presented a phenomenal fragrance - subtle transitions between yellow floral musks / rice steam / sesame / slight lactonic notes with a quick, yet lengthy and subtle dry down with slight nods to that of Cologne Indelible .

Purchased a full bottle from the store, and what a train wreck! Awful blast of extremely sharp pepper, mixed with pencil shavings and a highly woody chemical smell. After approx 5 hours the creamy musks emerged, but behind a veil of this pepper spray. It was like a synthetic caricature of the tester.

Yes, I put out a few cautionary sprays prior to putting on skin; however, I seem to recollect there never being such heavy conversations regarding “mandatory” maceration since I got into the game about a decade ago. I’ve purchased quite a few bottles since the onset pandemic, and this is the first right-out-of-the-box fragrance that completely betrayed its tester - to the point of being completely unpalatable and ultimately unwearable.

I’ve read a few reviews across the board that have insinuated “inconsistencies” between Diptyque’s testers and retail bottles - perhaps they’re onto something ?

Back to Nordstrom it went. First and last Diptyque.

If this scent were a person, they would be ultra-classy, but poised with a graceful softness rather than royal elegance. At the start it's a warm rice paper smell, which is about as neutral- or bordering on bland, depending on your perspective- as you can get. This is the La Croix of Musks.

Unfortunately for me, after about 2 hours it shifted into a milky, soapy vibe. I don't like milky scents, but I do find them oddly intriguing. It's always like "hm, that's gross. Let's keep sniffing at it." The sillage is nearly non-existent which normally would be frustrating, but considering how unenthused I am, I consider it to be a positive.

I was told it works great for layering (a perk of it's weak scent, I suppose). I have no experience in layering, but I guess I'll have to start experimenting. Need to make the most of my money and all.

Someone has mentioned it smells like the basement with mice and now I cannot unsmell it ;( so pissed, since I wanted to buy full bottle.

This smells like a round, soft, warm musk. There is nothing sharp or woody about it. On my skin it smells like soft steamed sweet rice, with some hints of soft mimosa (not floral, more powdery). The toasted sesame note smells just like steamed sweet rice buns to me and I love it. It is intimate projection but does last long. It just smells like soft, round, warm, skin scent.

I have just received a sample of this yesterday and it honestly smells like Light Blue's drydown for me. Beginning to end. Dry, woody, touch of citrus. Exactly like Light Blue. Am I crazy and they sent me a wrong sample?

I really like this one! Between Fleur de Peau and this one, this is definitely my favorite. I love to use this one for layering! It enhances the musky, cleanliness from other fragrances. So far I have layered with Glossier You, Mod Vanilla and Versace Crystal Noir EDT. And it just pairs beautifully with each one of these 😍 will keep trying other combos. Honestly I only wear it by itself when going to bed because this is a very very soft subtle fragrance that doesn’t project.

I hate to say this, but it's too sweet for me. The steamed rice accord in the opening was lovely, and overall the opening did smell just like paper, but once it settled down all I could smell is baby wipes. On my skin JHAG's Not a Perfume accomplishes what this is going for better.

I’m sorry but Sesame made it smells like Feet…

Very fancy soap.

Sillage is skin length, longevity is moderate. The price is quite justifiable for the quality as it is not really that pricey compared to other musky perfume. The scent is sweet opening, and then settle with nutty-rice scent. Not my fave scent but it is a decent perfume.

very cosy and intimate, i love wearing this during exam season (i.e. right now) or whenever i need something comforting and inoffensive. the musk reminds me of snuggling with my cat. i wore this out today while running some errands and the pharmacist said i smelled really good, so that's always a plus. :-)

I got this as a sample from the purchase of fleur de peau.
I've worn it once. On my wrist and went to the gym. What a uniquely wonderful scent. I need more time with it. As i am currently wearing that fragrance i purchased instead. But the website description mentioned steamed rice. I think i smell that. But i also smelled burning wood. In a nice, clean way. Look forward to spending more time with this scent.

This really smells like paper. It’s spicy and softly powdery and a bit warm. It’s nice and safe.

Different strokes for different folks. I had to keep that in mind when I tested this fragrance. The opening left much to be desired of, but as it dried down, as the mimosa was teased and opened up to us; likewise, as the musk lost a bit of its paper like quality, the fragrance became beautiful.
I am not a fan, but then again, different strokes... That's all.

Oh gosh this gave me an emotional reaction. Diptyque keeps cranking out the bangers! This scent is so soft, powdery, musky ugh it is gorgeous!! I mean I don’t know how anyone could have a negative reaction to this.
Stunning fragrance.

This smells too much like paper and not enough musky. I've smelled better smelling skin scents. Even though I don't enjoy the scent, it projects and lasts a long time on skin. It's not blind buy safe.

L'Eau Papier is exactly what Le Labo’s Another 13 wanted so desperately - and failed - to be. L'Eau Papier is flawless in its execution, whereas Another 13 left no impression on me because, well, I could barely smell the damn thing without sniffing so hard that I nearly broke a nose capillary.

A tasteful and remarkable skin scent, L'Eau Papier is the epitome of “your skin, but better.” This is soft, supple, crisp, and so clean it hurts. It’s an ever-subtle waft of light musk. It’s floating on a cloud of sticky white rice. It’s the scent of unraveling the plastic wrap from a fashion magazine and flipping through the new, untouched glossy pages.

It's the vaguest hint of sex left on your skin while lounging naked in bed during the morning, intertwined in white sheets, in a city loft with white brick walls that overlooks the hazy gray skyline of a metropolitan European city below.

It's delicate. It’s refined. It’s understated. And it is the moment.

If you like clean white musk scents, then this is the bottle for you. It suits all genders and all occasions equally. It’s intoxicating, but fleeting - Diptyque fragrances are not known for their longevity, nor their sillage, which is my primary critique of the brand and it’s why I don’t often purchase or engage with their product line.

I don’t know if I’ll end up purchasing this, because I like my perfumes to lean on the bolder side. Subtlety is not my forte…nah, like the green smoke and flames that announce Maleficent's evil arrival, I’d prefer my fragrance to exert dominance on my behalf and to announce my presence before I enter a room. Or like that scene in Frasier in which Frasier is being standardly over-the-top, and his brother Niles asks, “What ever happened to the concept of less is more?” To which Frasier divinely quips, “Ah, yes, but if less is more, then just imagine how much more more would be.” That’s my approach to perfumery, which is at odds with L'Eau Papier's coy and elegant game of hide-and-seek.

To that end, however, this also smells like something a character similar to Frasier would wear - someone with enough disposable income to not sweat the price tag, who wants to exude refinery and class, with good taste, a subtle hint of sex appeal, and maybe just a little bit of pretense. Hmmm, maybe L'Eau Papier is for me, after all.

In five words or less: Musk made in heaven.

Oh my this is beautiful. Slightly sweet, soft, musky. It smells very similar to 312 Saint-Honore by BDK. In fact I sprayed one on each wrist and my husband couldn’t tell the difference. This is my favorite type of scent. Non offensive, office friendly, I can easily wear this at my job in the hospital. It’s almost ethereal in quality. I could imagine an angel or fairy would smell like this.

Oh how I absolutely love this fragrance!! My bestie sent me a 5ml decant of this and I will definitely be using it up! But the longevity is almost non existent on my skin 😭 I do get the most pleasant whiffs of it within the first hour to hour and a half but then it’s just gone. So for that reason only I find it not FB-worthy IMO. If I had money to just absolutely blow I’d probably get the smaller size bottle of it and just over spray like crazy, but that’s just not realistic for me right now. But the scent itself is amazing.

I really wanted to like this and it was high on my to try bucket list. After visiting the Dyptique store and sampling this along with every other Dyptique perfume, I can confidently say that, sadly, this house is not for me. L eau Papier is probably my favorite among the offerings but not favorite enough to buy. There is a distinctive rice note which is nice and overall the perfume smells like a baby. A clean baby, mind you. It s a cozy, skin like inoffensive smell. It lasts forever on clothes but on my skin it disappears almost immediately.

This isn’t traditionally “soapy” in the way you’d expect but it DOES smell like that generic soap that would be in like every dispenser in the 90s. In daycares and stuff. Not the pink one, the dark yellow one. Typical soapy fragrances are different than this, so it’s not a traditional soapy but it’s more like the specific fragrance of a specific soap. If that makes sense.

This is everything! It reminds me of the pretty little gift shop in an Asian art museum - there is a zen quality to it, it has the mimosa which is beautifully done. The rice/sesame smell adds a warmth and roundness to it that sparkles, isn't heavy at all. If you are looking for L'leau Papier dupes, here is the scoop: Oil Perfumery has one, and it's heavy on the musk for me. Bath and Body works has a new scent called "Musk" and it's a dead ringer - more mimosa, but it doesn't last long at all. But layering either the Oil Perfumery and Musk could be a great option. I own all 3, and I hate to say it, but the real Diptyque is incomparable.

I feel like a sexy librarian. Just sprayed. Will report back.

@Ellidhm I heard the new Musk fragrance from Bath & Body Works is a dupe. I am not sure if that’s true because I haven’t smelled L’Papier yet but I have the Musk lotion and it’s so good that it makes me want to get this perfume! They have a body spray and body wash too. The rice accord is amazing. Give it a try!

Opening is sweet, warm, and has an umami quality to it that is very unique.

The dry down is comforting, softer and completely wearable for most occasions. This is their best fragrance IMO.

Edit: I tried this again a couple weeks later and realize that this shares qualities of Another 13 from Le Labo. I would choose this over A13 any day though!

I am rather surprised with this perfume's reception as the first note that hits me is hay, generously it is a light note (presumably from the sesame seeds or rice steam which seems more as an official note) that is simultaneously cozy and yet cool and distant. This would serve well for office or formal settings if desiring a nondescript, unisex, clean, skin-like scent

However I think its important to be honest - the scent is not there, so airy and clean it feels as though I never even put anything on. Others may have a far more sensitive nose than I as many other reviews rave on how much this scent becomes them. I desire to experience that sensation as well yet I hardly smell anything in the air, while testing outside the store, or while wearing at home. Again, it could be my nose or chemistry but I ought to caution you for this high price, it would be credible if it were noticeable

Despite a high amount of sprays to attempt to capture anything, the mimosa and woody notes never appear and it does not whatsoever produce the claimed sweet, floral, powdery, and hardly any musk notes, resulting in what I can only describe as a faint "memory of wet straw"

This hay-like note opens singularly and remains through the majority of the experience (which is short-lived, the projection and longevity is disappointing especially for Diptyque's prices and supposed quality and nuance) prior to fading into a subtle musk, producing an almost rotting, decaying ambiance - living in some sense up to its paper origins

I adored the inspiration of antique paper and leather bound library tomes seeping with the fragrance of ink and history...yet I found it very difficult to smell and the longevity near nonexistent, primarily emerging as an elusive secret book forever shut

Dear Fragrantica community,

Help. I splurged to an 100ml bottle of L' Eau Papier and after weeks of wearing it, it still washes off within a couple of hours on my skin.

Does anyone have suggestions on what to layer it with (be it parfum, lotion, oil etc.) to amplify the sesame accord? Thank you.

This perfume is my absolute favorite! The scent opens with an intimate blend of steamed rice and roasted sesame seeds, which gradually transforms into a soft, airy, clean skin scent. I find myself irresistibly drawn to it; the combination of woody, nutty and musky notes is so unique and interesting. Whenever I wear L’eau Papier I feel effortlessly cool and sensual. It’s soft, minimal and office-friendly, making it an ideal everyday scent. Despite being modern, there's also something deeply comforting and cozy to it. Love, love, love. 5/5.

Maybe I received a dodgy sample, but there is a such a strong peppery note in this the burns my nostrils. There is something lovely in there too, a warm comforting steamed rice wet cotton ball note that hangs in the air beautifully at a distance but I can’t enjoy it up close on my skin without this persistent woody roughness. What a shame, this sounded so lovely on paper (pun intended!). I feel like I have smelled something similar before, there is something nostalgic about it. Love in White by Creed, maybe? Definitely a warm weather scent.

My experience of this scent has been so different from the other reviews I've seen that it made me wonder at first if I might have gotten a fake sample. On me, this is definitely a woody/powdery scent, but it doesn't smell like rice at all, and I can't pick out any florals or even any sweetness. At first, this was a dead ringer for Donna Karan Cashmere Mist EDP, but as it sat on my skin, it got warmer and... pepperier, taking a short detour through pencil shavings. Honestly, this is really not what I was expecting, and I'm kind of disappointed, though I do concede that it's possibly just my skin doing its own weird thing.

Sesame is not officially a note according to the Diptyque website, rice steam is, and as others have said, it's definitely there: a big soft cloud of rice steam. That being said, my initial impression was feeling underwhelmed because my expectations were very, very high. But after 10 minutes or so, it seemed better already. I have a hard time finding the mimosa, though.

Nevertheless, a lot of Kenzo vibes from this one, not just Amour (as Eddie pointed out), but KenzoKi Rice Steam also.

In conclusion I have to say that I don't get the uniqueness that many Diptyques have offered me. For me this is, in essence, a generic, modern musky feminine-leaning unisex fragrance. I'm sure it can be lovely for the right person, but I don't feel the connection I'm longing for.

I see lots of comparisons between Fleur de Peau and Glossier You, but to me, this Leau Papier is much more similar to Glossier You. I really enjoyed this one! Very musky, clean smelling (but NOT soapy - thank God they didn’t add aldehydes on this because I hate it lol). The rice note is so cozy and gives this such a creaminess. I really like it and will keep testing to see if I want to get a full bottle eventually.

this was love-at-first-sniff for me. it's clean and inoffensive, but unique enough for me to want to buy a full bottle immediately. it seems to be a perfume for all occasions, quite sophisticated but the toastiness of the rice/sesame notes pull it together beautifully and it dries down to a lovely cosy musk.
i find a lot of these 'clean' or 'your skin but better' or whatever scents to be way too soapy for my liking so this was just such a lovely surprise. i knew i liked a rice note too, since my enjoyable time at molinard in grasse, so i was really hoping it would be noticeable in this one and it soo was! love! will be buying a bottle as soon as i can pull together a hundred odd euros for it.
**edit** i've been wearing this a lot and when you're out in the sun it melds with the skin really beautifully. still an incredibly big fan, still don't have a full bottle. waiting with bated breath

Smells like musty books in a damp library with a slight rice-like fragrance if you think hard enough about it. Much suited to cold and rainy British weather.

Smells like the paper of the very first Jane Austen novel ever written.
Smells like raw paper, rice, and powdery musk.
Lovely, not for me as it's certainly not the vibe I give off, and it's more feminine. 8/10

I can't stop smelling my wrist after using it. I love the smell of rice in it, thought I don't see it in the notes. Beautiful everyday smell.

Beautiful clean warm laundry smell. The musk here is dry rather than that dewy skin musk present in others like You by Glossier. I can’t describe how well this captures the concept of warmth. Like warm skin after sitting outside or that sun-drenched spot on the carpet your cat finds in the afternoon. I find the performance disappointing, especially for the price, but it’s the perfect clean scent when you don’t want dominant florals and want something more grounded.

Heads up: BBW just released a dupe of this with identical notes called “Musk (No. 3)” I’m not usually into dupes but with the lasting power being so comparable I’ll probably buy the BBW next and spray with abandon… The scent is SO close just a little more lactonic at first and then a little more tickle on the nose drying down (dustier?). Otherwise if you can look past the goofy packaging you have yourself a cheapy Papier.

I keep going back and forth with this one ...I've sampled and left without it at the store maybe 3x now ...there's just something that keeps me from shilling out the $162 usd for the big bottle.

It's beautiful, gorgeous, everything I want.

But

It does not last at all and should be much cheaper than what it is. It's like that of a body mist and surely I can find many body mists that last longer than this.

I wish this lasted on me for 8+ hours ..cause all I'm getting is 30 minutes walking around in the boutique. I have to smash my nose into my wrist to smell anything. 😩 even my beloved eau duelle lasts significantly longer and is much more percievable after 5-6 hours..

I might buy this if I have money to throw away. It could be the last on my wishlist..

Rice pudding with mimosa? it’s heavenly. This is a perfect bedtime fragrance. When I smell it, I drift off into la la land & eventually end up counting sheep.

Bought this after recommendation from close friend of mine. As asian, this EDT smells exactly like a fluffly rice (dang i'm hungry lol) , rice dumpling or mochi if that make sense. I haven't find similar notes from other fragrance house. This doesn't last long tho, i'm waiting for the EDP version dear diptyque

I absolutely can´t smell a thing :(

I am a very big musk lover, and this is right up my street! It’s so soft and cosy, I can’t stop wearing it! When I first tried it in store I thought I was nose blind to it, but I am so glad I went back for another go because it’s become one of my favourite perfumes in my collection. As another reviewer says, it’s so wearable in whatever situation! I will say it is definitely an intimate scent, so over spraying will be fine for this fragrance.

Make another 13 softer,get rid off the sweetness blend it with creamy musk..there you have it...Leau Papier...It doesn't mean it's bad.Thats what runs in my thoughts on my first sniff. Definitely ones you have to enjoy yourself. It's sits close to the skin..I think it's nice if you want to feel cozy,or something not too strong.Or if you enjoy gourmand but hate to smell like food..This is for you

My perfect easy reach ! It's clean yet slighly gourmand and it's very calming. I might even get the 100mL bottle ! This perfume is the DEFINITION of wearable, a normal day home ? Wear it ! A fancy party ? Wear it ! An important meeting ? You guessed it : wear it !

Finally, a sesame-centered perfume that's not doing too much. The combination of nutty sesame with powdery mimosa in L'Eau Papier reminds me of puffed rice cakes. This is the perfect your-skin-but-better white musk fragrance, and preferable to those that smell like freshly laundered linens. I like that this sits close to the skin as that's the nature of this sort of perfume, but I do wish L'Eau Papier had more longevity. I find it quite unisex, but my fiance said it was a bit sweet for him.

I bought this soon after it was released after sampling it at a Diptyque store. I’m a sucker for those black and white labels. I’ve had it for about a year and while I still enjoy it, I mainly use it as a bedtime scent. The black pepper in the opening annoys me sometimes but the mimosa and sesame are an interesting combo.

This one is so confusing for me.

I got a sample of this and the first time I smelled it, I absolutely hated it! I thought it was totally disgusting.

Fast forward 15 sprays later and I think it’s so soft and interesting now! I’m still a bit confused about the rice note, but I actually really started to like this scent! I even bought myself a bottle of the limited edition version (especially bc it was so pretty!).

Right now, l’eau papier smells like a clean skin, just washed and warm and cosy. I’m so excited to add this one to my collection!

(I also have a sample of Fleur De Peau and I love them both. FDP was love at first sniff tho)

I don't really like this, and I love minimalist musky scents. Unfortunately it smells a little too literally like wet paper. Also picking up some black pepper note. Strange

Interestingly I found that this smells vaguely like scented markers from my childhood

An absolute love for everyday wear. I wear it at home, at the gym, before bed. It's so intimate, pleasant yet undisturbing. Found my skin scent with this.

A cozy, rice cake kind of fragrance. Yes, apparently it's supposed to be reminiscent of paper, but after reading others' reviews, I can't unsee the light, gentle, slightly-gourmand fragrance that L'eau Papier can be. I see a lot of votes for it being a day-spring fragrance, probably due to the mimosa, but it's a perfume I'd wear bundled up on a cold winter night, lying down in front of the fireplace. It's really the only fragrance in my collection I could fall asleep to.

The versatility of LP in terms of layering is insane - I've tried it with other Diptyque fragrances like the eau de parfums of Eau Rose, Do Son, and Fleur de Peau, and they each paint their own pictures. They're beautiful.

The only issue I have with LP is the longevity and maybe the projectivity. I'm not sure if sensory adaptation just takes its course, but I also can't smell LP on myself after 15-30 minutes on myself. I once got a compliment from a stranger wearing LP, but I remember overspraying that day. All in all, LP is one of my all time favorites.

It smells very light and barely detectable - it is a light, musky scent, slightly earthy undertones.

I'm on the search for my cozy skin scent perfume. I compared this to my other skin scent perfume options: Another 13 and Fleur de Peau. Another 13 was nasty, metallic, and salty. It reminded me of my dad coming home from a long day at work with the smell of his metallic tools saturating his jeans. And Fleur de Peau was too peppery for my liking upon first spray, so I didn't bother to spray it on my skin.

I tried L'Eau Papier on at Nordstrom and it lasted on my skin after 7-8 hours. Within the first 3-4 hours I could smell it within arm's length, then it dried down to a skin scent. I'd get wafts of it every so often.

On me, the steamed rice or freshly printed laser paper scent lasted about an hour. Then it developed into a skin scent that leans right in the middle of faint notes of creamy, sweet, powdery, and salty. But neither of them overtake your senses. It's the most neutral smelling perfume I've smelled.

I'd love to have this for when I want my nose to take break and reset, but still want to smell something good, cozy, and relaxing. It's a beautiful scent to wear before bed or when you're at home year-round.

This is the ideal perfume that reminds you to be in the present moment, but doesn't distract your thoughts and senses.

Update: when I first purchased it, it wasn't strong and disappeared after 30 minutes. A few weeks later it's so much stronger and lasts for 8+ hours, so let it macerate.

Update 2: the bath and body works dupe "Musk No. 2" smells like this in the opening, but disappears in 5 minutes and turns a bit creamy (not in a good way). Save your money and get this perfume instead because it will last for hours, and has a more complex development.

I am in love with L’Eau Papier. It smells like taking a Saturday nap on a white sofa in a sunlit room. So clean and so soft. I love how the sesame rounds out the musky notes.

Smells like the top of a baby’s head!

An intriguing and unique scent that keeps you coming back for more. Will be testing again soon…

I keep coming back to this, wanting to love it as this is the type of skin scent that should be right up my alley. The woody dry down is very reminiscent of Eau Duelle, but it is obviously more toned down as musk is the star of this show. If I wanted to smell like woody vanilla I would reach for Eau Duelle, not this. It’s not soft enough to be my personal skin scent. It’s pleasant and I want to love it, but I don’t.

Very powdery musk fragrance with a hint of sesame and rice (they do go away after some time), with a prominent mimosa flower note. The mimosa is a little bit bitter, as it usually is in nature as well. It projects quite well and lasts so long! I sprayed it on myself after shower before bed, and in the morning I could still smell it on my arm, which is a first for me. Probably the best "your skin, but better" musk fragrance I've tried, because the musk is not too sharp, but at the same time it's not sweet. But there's something about the scent profile itself, that makes me unsure about getting a FB and I can't put my finger on which note here is bothering me.. will keep testing and let's see.

Update: Kept coming back top this scent; it convinced me and now I have a full bottle. :)

Love love love!! Perfect for a comfy cozy day, for work, for rainy or sick days, for running errands and for bed. Also this is a PERFECT wedding scent if you want something that is literally a match made in heaven for beautiful flowy lacey silky bridal dresses. Overall mood booster scent and I actual believe this scent can cure my seasonal depression. Also yes the rice stream accord is super accurate!

I bought this after trying it on my skin for a few minutes. Mistake. Lesson learned and re-learned: let a fragrance sit for at least an hour before committing.

I loved the steamed rice note. Along with mimosa, it's what I wanted from this frag. However, a few minutes in, ambroxan turns this fragrance acrid, metallic, bitter, and very unpleasant. I'm so sad about it. I will leave it to rest for a few months in the hopes of a mellowed down ambroxan.

This note will be the death of me. wtjetje's review on 01/30/24 is spot on - do not blind buy this if you are anosmic to ambroxan. I despise how popular it is these days since BR540 made it famous. I am part of the minority of people who cannot smell the pleasant part of this note (because apparently there is something pleasant about ambroxan if so many people are buying a $500+ frag in this economy).

I have to admit that I was very disappointed as this isn't the Diptyque I know and love. I understand they wanted to step into the molecular fragrance world with L'eau papier but this seems clumsy to me.

So clean. Fresh towels, fresh bedsheets... It's giving detergent. Kinda the thing you'd wear with your s/o on a sunday morning when you're doing laundry... 8/10, gonna probably add this to my collection sometime soon.

1. The most beautiful bottle ever.
2. the rice note is only at the opening, and it is very thick. Like smelling a pot of just cooked rice.
3. this smells like Another 13. just a little sweeter and cozier.

If you like Another 13, you'll like this one.
I bought this one blindly and I don't regret it.

I was hoping for the rice feel others got, but this is screamwood with some papery wood underneath. The scream ramps up as it dries, so the onset of ‘this might actually BE paper” passed fast to “no, no, no, screamwood! Argh!” and a good scrubbing. SO disappointing. Sesame and mimosa and musk would’ve been aweseome even without paper notes, but this is spiky amberwoods at their worst.

I have tested this scent again, early in the morning, with a fresh nose, and omg - all of a sudden, the rice note has come out magnificently! This is such a beautiful and addictive musk, with this warm milky-ricey goodness, supported by subtle woody and spicy notes. Even though it’s an EDT it lasts forever and projects magnificently. I’m not the one to hype-up fragrances, but this is genuinely a must-try for all musk lovers. Oh, and Fabrice Pellegrin is a genius.

y’all….. THERES A STEAMED RICE ACCORD. its not listed here for whatever reason but diptyque listed it on their website. i sniffed this and i was transported back to my childhood living in an asian household. warm, humid (in a good way), slightly sweet. this is my new comfort scent. definitely a skin scent that you would wear for yourself bc the projection is abysmal, definitely lasts long on me though!

I have been addicted to this smell as it's gentle yet very warm and calming and also very unique. Smells sweet but at the same time musky and powdery.. I don't think i've smelled something similar personally. If this was in the Parfume category and longer lasting I would totally make it a signature scent. The only downside is how little it lasts on me. Maximum 2 hours then it becomes a very soft musky scent that you have to basically bury your nose on my skin to smell. Still amazing though! Please make it Stronger Diptyque! It's lovely.

I initially didn't like this because it has a slight synthetic wood smell close up, but I kind of love this now and want a mini spray. The reason why I love this is because it smells like warm towels out of the dryer. But not super scented from detergent, it just smells musky and warm. It's very comforting, and a great scent for wearing at home. Also, this doesn't smell like Glossier You to me - You is fresher and almost citrusy, and it doesn't really smell like Not a Perfume to me either, which smells very waxy.

To me it's smells like damp towel that has been left in a hot humid closed room meets cananga flower, the rice-y people note earlier is more to the musky fermented rice which is the damp towel smells that can be unpleasant. I love the mysticalnsmell of cananga and ylang ylang, but the musky damp towel / fermented rice is quite off putting for me. The dry down in my skin is quite chemicaly musky that i experienced a lot in some replica margiela. I was hoping for a smoother dry down that becomes musk paper scent or bitter library scent but it's far from that so it's a no for me

Great "your skin but better" type of fragrance... it's very interesting for me due to the paper-esque quality of the scent and also the sexy musk undertone. If I'd be honest this is something that I would want to snuggle my face on especially when sprayed onto my boyfriend's clothes. Definitely one of Diptyque's blind buy-friendly perfumes.

If there is one thing I want to complain with this one, it's the performance and the sillage. It transitions to skin scent after 2 hours on my skin and it does not project very much at all (unless I spray it 3-4 more times then finally I can feel it radiating out of my skin/clothes). If they can make an EDP for this it will be great to be honest.

warms up on your skin a bit and becomes a little less rice-y and woody. the mimosa note keeps it from smelling too one dimensional and milky, and the sesame makes it a little more (gender neutral?) it stays on my skin forever! i wear it because its horchata-adjacent without being photorealistic. smells different on everyone.

Sanitised, safe, comfortable, if a tad s*xless, sibling of Miller Harris' classic, L'Air de Rien. Perfectly well-behaved and lovely. Sits close to the skin. I get liquorice vibes rather than rice interestingly enough. Happily, I get no yellow flowers.

Edit: after wearing it all day, it still gives off beautiful little wafts of clean musk. Oddly, the drydown reminds me of (the far more risqué) Erotique from Dita von Teese. Lush, at any rate!

I just love this sooooo much! Since decluttering a few fragrances my collection truly had a gap when it came to my-scent-but-better kind of fragrances. I've had L'eau Papier for about a month now and I keep reaching for it. It's perfect for anything: work, gym, running for errands, watching a movie with my boyfriend (who loves this scent too). It never overpowers, simply creates a cloud of creamy musk without going too far in the soapy territory. Decent longevity, soft to moderate sillage. Already got a 7,5ml travel spray ordered so I can freshen up on the go wherever I am!

Everyone loves this for a reason
Super smooth, enticing and relaxing
Great for any occassion

The sillage is pretty tiny
But you can always just wear more >:)

8.5/10

Not a perfume but creamier and smoother!

If your winter perfumes are Dior's Homme Intense or Penhaligon's Mr. Thompson this may be a suitable summer cologne for you.

Breezy, powdery, and subtle floral notes that would do well in warm climates. It does feel slightly synthetic on skin but not harsh.

I tried this fragrance in store but left with a sample of something else. For weeks, I couldn't stop thinking about l'eau papier--- it's pulpy and grain-like---- imagine bougie Aveeno lotion. I hadn't experienced something like this before. It's savory but still fresh and bright.

I just went back and doused myself with the in-store tester. After a couple hours-- I'm a little disappointed. After the high-notes burned out, I'm left with quite a generic nice-white-lady powdery iris/violet with a latent toasted sesame.

This scent seems to react to skin flora quite a bit, so I wouldn't recommend a blind buy. But if you do, you're more likely to be disappointed by the price than the experience. I'm not one to splurge on an eau toilette.

This is appropriate for the office when you're in the eleventh hour locked in a meeting room or when you're being cordial in the elevator with your superiors. If your job requires you to be agreeable and pleasant, this might actually be perfect--- I'd say it's gender-neutral, leaning feminine. This fragrance says, "I'll see what I can do."

If I were to purchase, I would have to layer with something else as this is not iconic enough for me. I need something spicy, woody, or stone fruity to round this out--- but if the aim of this formula is to fit in more than stand out, I can understand why those dimensions were left behind.

I wish I could smell what everyone else seems to be smelling with this. To me this smells like peppery laundry detergent (not fabric softener – detergent!) and not much else.

I tested this out the other day in store and it is quite unique, definitely not for everyone. It's a very sweet, simple, powdery scent. The sesame + mimosa combo makes this smell kind of nutty to me, almost like a sweet pecan-ish scent. I like this scent for spring and plan to purchase a mini tester before committing to a larger size (the price on this is a major turnoff tbh!!)

I adore this. Rice, sweet, warm scent. Its delicious and very huggable. Exactly what you'd want to wear in the library during spring while revising - smelling this makes you feel like everything is going to be okay. Its unique, and lasts too. Sweeter than Glossier You, less woody than Ode to Dullness JHG, but all 3 are beautiful scents and its totally down to personal preference. Amazing! :)

I first tested this at a fragrance boutique. LOVED it and bought a full size immediately.
Went home, opened my bottle and it was a horrible, sharp, almost bitter musk. Couldn’t believe it.

Then I let it sit for about a half a year and now I smell again what I loved; the opening of almost smoked rice, and the super smooth, comforting and slightly powdery dry down.

Easy, non-offensive everyday scent with a twist.

The comfort of reading an old book under a thick white wool blanket, sipping an herbal tea. So cozy, so beautiful. Very diptyque. In a vein similar to Eau Duelle toilette for me, but dustier and with a pretty sesame note that is so comforting. I don’t think this will appeal to the masses- it is a bit unusual. Best to test on skin- I tested this on paper in Milan last month and hated it, tried it in a local boutique on my skin and walked around for a half hour and purchased right away. This is something I wear as a bedtime perfume or when I want a perfume that isn’t going to overpower anyone but will still get compliments.

I tested L'Eau Papier on skin today and immediately liked it but very quickly noticed it was very very familiar. I picked my brain sniffing my wrist for a while and then realized that this is almost identical to JHG Ode to Dullness and then at later stages more close to JHG Not a perfume on my skin. I really like ode to dullness and it's on my to buy list. What's interesting to me however, is that I'm not too fond of Not A Perfume but I do like this one even though it reminds me a lot of NaP at its later stages. As this reminds me of Ode to Dullness, I do really like L'Eau Papier, but I definitely prefer JHG. It's softer and I just like it better on me. This one has subtle differences that make it a bit more inky and sharper. JHG is also way cheaper and sometimes on sale and I find Diptyque is never on a sale so that's definitely another win for JHG in my book. L'Eau Papier wears very quickly close to the skin. I don't mind that but for the price it's a little too weak for something that isn't entirely unique. For me the price has to be justified and this one doesn't do it for me. It's a lovely scent, just not worth the price for me. This is my first test of a Diptyque perfume and I'm definitely excited to test them more.

I thought I would like this because I like skin scents but this is just..weird. It doesnt feel soft to me at all. Someone wrote sweat in a description and I’d have to agree..maybe it’s the sesame note with the musk? Not sure but this is not at all what I was expecting and I don’t think I will be trying any from Diptyque after this.

Smelled this on a friend and swore she was wearing Ded Cool’s Extra Milk. Very musky and sheer. It also reminded me of JHAG but not as closely. I enjoyed it on her although it was rather simple.

To me, the opening is very bright, fresh, clean and citrusy. I don't get the steamed rice or powdery smell at all. And the drydown on my skin is very similar to JHAG Moscow Mule. It's truly amazing how we all perceive notes differently and how scents react to our body chemistries.

This smells like rice when it opens, and the middle notes just smell like more rice with added sweat. I don’t understand how people like this.

Basically Glossier You or Not a Perfume without the spice. Not my style of perfume, but the lack of spice makes this the superior choice out of the 3 IMO.

I get clean baby smell, no rice note at all. The perfume is clean and soft, it’s actually kind of addictive. I get a warm feeling from it.
Edit : with more wearing I get the sesame and it’s really growing on me, it’s a warm fuzzy blanket

If ‘Metalique’ from Tom Ford and ‘Not a Perfume’ from JHAG had a baby, it would be L'Eau Papier. I love all three. I don’t think of paper or books, I could imagine inky, it’s like a quirky “you’re skin but better” type of scent, clean sweet musky, a little nutty and milky/creamy, a little woody, and addictive. The bottle is gorgeous, like artwork. It lasts hours on end, smells high quality and well crafted, and unique and simplistic, welcoming/comforting.

Not a safe blind buy, I could also see why this would just smell weird to some people.

It is very nice, but I was expecting the rice note to be more prominent, while on my skin this perfume reads more like a musky / floral fragrance with a slight and pleasant "dry cleaner" undertone. It does not remind me of paper, but more clean / dry cleaned linen. It is lovely, but I am not sure I would like to buy it.

I never knew I needed to smell like rice, but apparently I do. Love this cozy skin scent!

There's just something about this that is comforting and addictive and makes me want to keep smelling it on myself all day. Gorgeous.

This is nearly spot on for Nearly Nu by For The Scent of It. It’s just less sweet, a little drier and a *teeny* bit spicy in a woodsy sort of way. I had an “I’ve smelled this before” moment when I first sniffed, it’s the same orris/musk combo. Not that it’s a bad thing! Just interesting how similar the two are when I’m assuming industry giant Diptyque has never even heard of such a small niche house

The BEST perfume I have ever smelled. It is reminiscent of a warm and lingering hug and the scent is so intimate you sometimes get wiffs of it throughout the day and it is beyond delightful. It is musky yet clean and is not overpowering at all. The scent is beyond addictive and something about it makes you want to inhale it for the rest of your life. The dry down is the real star of the show and it smells heavenly paired with Nemat's amber oil. This perfume also lasts FOREVER-- lasting for weeks on my clothing. Highly recommend, I cant get enough of it!!

Obsessed with this scent, beautifully musky and woody. I wish the opening sweeter notes lasted a little longer on me, but it still dries down beautifully. For some reason, this projects really well on me too, and lasts nicely.

smells like the year in college i got really into high-end korean skincare, plus whole-grain rice washing water. warm, woody notes over a your-skin-but-better kind of musk. i can smell the nuttiness of sesame, which lends a unique character to the scent. this is very minimalistic, makes me think of the trendy japanese-scandinavian fusion design style. light woods, open spaces, lots of natural light, zero frills; if you want a powdery fragrance that feels modern and gender-neutral, this is a good option.

in fact, despite how different it is from all of my collection, this scent feels very neutral and unlikely to offend. it doesn't particularly excite me, but i do admire how expertly crafted it is, as has been my experience with diptyque fragrances in general. my mother, on the other hand, absolutely loved it. it strikes me as something someone who's 'too cool for perfume' might wear.

Do not buy if you are anosmic to ambroxan (e.g. if you think BR540 smells accrid). We're missing the fullness of this scent and I only get the metallic sharp ink notes.

What a delicate, intriguing scent that makes you return for sniffs. This has to be tested on the skin! Sprayed on paper it has a dry, inky paper smell much like the smell of a hard-working printer machine. But on the skin it truly develops so much beyond that. I would say that it is a green scent: like buds right before bloom, with a dash of fresh tonic and cotton. If this scent were a person it would be someone who humbly dedicates their life to mastering one craft to perfection. I absolutely love it and would gladly have it as my signature scent!

Warm paper fresh out of the printer + steamed rice + fuzzy white musk. Minimalistic and weirdly comforting. Still not sure if this is something I would personally want to smell like.

y’all i have bought three different scents by diptyque in the past 2 weeks. i can’t stop. this is my latest buy after receiving a sample in a previous order. on me it’s full white musk. if i close my eyes and imagine i get a whiff of wet, clean paper but mostly it’s the musks and i love it so. new fav. the others i purchased were eau duelle EDT and l’ombre dan l’eau EDP. all remarkable. orpheon is the last one i’m dying for, i love that one, too, but i’ll have to wait until my next paycheck.

Another one that is hard to describe! Love the uniqueness of this. The first word that comes to mind is cozy. Very cozy. I could smell this all day. It reminds me of a muted version of my favorite Lush bath bomb called Dragon's Egg. Papier is definitely not as strong and pungent, but there is something that smells so similar. I also got this with Zoologist- Hummingbird, except that one has way more florals and zing than Papier. There is a sweet, nutty-ness. A bit like play-doh but not in a bad way at all.

The house of a Korean aunty from Korean church you hate, and you hate their kids too - their house smells like an overripe cuckoo rice cooker and sweaty sweet from their unwashed memory foam pillow and snail mucin lotion. Like they washed the rice with a drop of dish soap but you have to finish their bland dinner. I gagged when I tried this one… and I gave it multiple tries over a few days.

Very similar to Dior's Bois D'Argent.

They're not dupes, but this reminds me of Bvlgari Amethyste. Very, very similar despite the different notes. Especially after the first few minutes. Musky, clean and a little powdery.

I don't always want to smell like this, but I find these kinds of clean and simple scents to be amazing palette cleansers after winter when I start to tire of rich and heavy fragrances and really want something fresh and not too sweet. Scents like these fit the bill perfectly. I always need at least a couple scents like these in my wardrobe.

I agree with Tasherapd below - this does not smell like Glossier You, Juliet Has a Gun, or Le Labo Another 13. This is a super intriguing and unique scent, definitely a niche and not a common crowd-pleaser fragrance like you’d find in a department store.

L’eau Papier is NOT a safe blind buy. You need to test this on your skin — not just a tester strip — before committing to a full bottle.
I find this is quite unisex, but leans very slightly feminine as you get to the middle and base notes. The first spray is a little off putting and smells nothing like a perfume! I get notes of rice (the sesame note). Once I can get over the top notes, it dries down to a really pleasant musky powdery scent that’s definitely akin to “your skin but better.”

If you’re someone who loves sweeter scents, this isn’t the fragrance for you.

This smells nothing like Le Labo Another 13, Glossier You, or Juliet Has a Gun Not a Perfume, and none of those fragrances smell alike. They are all just in the same scent profile of “your skin but better” scents. Initially I was repulsed smelling this on a blotter. All I smelled was old dusty books. I later received a sample in a beauty box and somehow became addicted to wearing this at home fresh out of the shower. It’s usually better to test fragrances like these type of fragrances on skin because on paper the scent can get distorted. This is a clean musky scent. I do get the rice note. It smells like freshly cooked rice but I wouldn’t have guessed that the note was rice without actually knowing. This is very enjoyable and if you like the aforementioned “skin but better” scents then this is one to try.

VERY similar to Omnia.. not sure which I like better. Not sure I will repurchase when Omnia is less expensive.

It's actually quite a strong scent for something that's conceptually inspired by paper. I think everyone's described it pretty thoroughly—nutty, rice-like, sesame with musk. This is honestly what I expected Diptyque's other scent, Fleur de Peau, to smell like. That one was too light for me, whereas this one has more substance and heft.

I like it, but it's just not for me. It kinda reminds me of fancy Korean aunties who use Sulwhasoo and tie Hermes scarves around their necks/handbags.

On another note, I don't think it smells the same exactly...but if you're the type of girl who likes Chloe or the Narciso musk fragrances, then this might be up your alley. It's like... a feminine-leaning scent for people who don't really want to smell like anything, but still want to use a fragrance.

I sprayed this on myself in the store without knowing its story or what it is supposed to replicate, turned to my boyfriend and said “this smells like warm paper fresh out of the printer”. I wound up buying the full size the same day. It smells so incredible to me. It smells really similar to Juliette has a Gun to the point where I almost didn’t buy just because of how much cheaper that perfume is, but the mimosa note adds a brightness that I think makes this perfume worth the price point against Juliette has a gun. This perfume wears with impressive projection on myself, and I can smell it all day long. It is pretty impressive how close this is to warm printed paper out of the printer! Love it

I bought another perfume and the SA sprayed the shopping bag with this perfume. I called the store a day later to ask the name, because the whole room where I put the bag smelled so good. It was this one. I immediately bought a full size bottle. The special holiday edition on sale, I was lucky!
It reminds me of a much fresher Armani Night for women. Which was my signature scent in the early 2000’s but has been discontinued. That one always made me think me of freshly sharpened pencils and I think that’s what connects these two fragrances in my mind. In the drydown it also makes me think of D&G light blue, I really like it!

On paper the muskiness takes centerstage, but on my skin the rice-y notes come through a bit more. Overall this is a very sophisticated, comforting, slightly creamy, slightly sweet musk. The rice note makes this slightly less generic than it could have potentially been. Longevity is pretty good for an EDT, I can still smell it on my pulse points 6-7 hours into my day. Projection is okay, on the intimate side but definitely something people would be able to smell if you were sitting next to them at a conference table for example. I don't know if this exactly hits the nail on the head with regard to evoking "paper and ink" but it does make me think of the color white, and a smooth surface.

This fragrance is perfectly unisex but in all honesty when I think about who I would smell this on, I think of a handsome young man. The kind who always looks effortlessly well-groomed put-together with a crisp white button-up and pants. Perhaps someone who comes from money but you wouldn't know it, the kind who spends his money on locally-made, artisanal, small-batch, handmade goods than designer brands. L'Eau Papier is something that can definitely be a year-round safe pick for any number of situations (I think it makes for a good daily driver for anyone with a 9-5, a safe pick for a date, maybe not my first pick for a nighttime soiree kind of situation but it wouldn't be a bad one either)

I love musk and woody perfumes, and after reading the other comments I am so happy that on my skin these notes are much stronger than the sesame/ rich notes :)

This scent stays on my skin for over 8 hours. It’s very close to skin, very intimate. Not a scent that you will fill the room with. I love it though. At first however I couldn’t smell it at all and it evolved on my skin and stayed longer than Orpheon. It’s a scent I would spray my skin and wear it like an underwear. My favourite of the „clean” ones and I tried Blanche (too soapy), Ambrette 9 (could t smell it as all), Replica’s Sunday morning and Bubble bath (very generic for my taste).

Smelled lovely on fabric.
On skin it became a damp smell of wet cardboard with rice notes.
A scrubber for me.

Weird and comforting. Definitely smells like sesame. I would say wear it in the winter but when you’re somewhere warm inside.

I bought this on a blind buy (although I thought I’d tested it in store!) based on the notes, and I really wanted to love it but I just don’t. It definitely has the rice note, but also a powdery soapy smell that is reminiscent of travel sickness bags I had as a kid so it evokes a stickiness to me. It definitely has the ambroxan synthetic musk type smell there too. I’d definitely recommend testing this on skin & clothes before buying it. It also lasts ages on me, which other comment contradict but maybe it’s because I don’t like it. If you like simple powdery scents though it will be your vibe!

yum :)

This is my signature scent right now. Straight up photorealistic cooked rice with a whisper of musk. Nutty, powdery yet slightly humid like the steam from the rice cooker that I'm all too familiar with. Comforting, creamy, and light, perfect as a daily perfume. Quite intimate silage, but 3 sprays were enough for me to get wafts of it every now and then. Longevity is about 3-4 hours before it turns into a skin scent but I don't mind that. I don't smell paper at all, but there is an inkiness to it that hints an edgy side to the cozy innocence of rice which I absolutely adore. I see this as a truly unisex perfume, though I can understand why it's rated as fem-leaning. High quality and composition for the price. Might get the FB tbh, this is my favourite Diptyque perfume after Eau Lente.

Bought this perfume after someone wore it to my wedding and the smell really grabbed my attention. I tried a sample and then made the purchase. Wow! Amazing scent and unlike anything else I own or have tried before. Projection is great along with the longevity and actually the price point is quite good too for the quality. Other perfumes of a similar calibre are more expensive. Musky yet a little sweet but then I get almost an undertone of toasted nuts/seeds. Definitely give it a try.

Tons of new books from a book fair. Cash to buy the books with. Stickers. Magazines. Thin rice paper lamps. Pencils and pencil shavings. Japanese stationary store. Clean bed after a nap with my blue fluffy dog. Cold arroz con leche. Honestly loved it!

This got me by surprise!
I thought it would smell like paper, an old book/library book shelf but it’s a sweet, smooth, light and clean mimosa with a sweet nutty creamy steamed rice that is slightly vanillic.
I am pleasantly surprised and intrigued with this!
It’s not sugary sweet but it’s still sweet enough where a gourmand lover would enjoy it.
Mimosa is very prominent and it’s natural smelling without a strong herbal scent.
Very delicious and unique so definitely full bottle worthy.
8/10 it projects for about 3-4 hours before it sits closer to the skin.

About a month ago I started looking for a variation on the white musk scent, something that was both clean musky and sweet (even a bit gourmand), which is admittedly an unnatural combination. And imagine my surprise when a few days ago, having the opportunity to visit the first Diptyque boutique in Paris, I went in to smell L’eau Papier and it was exactly what I was looking for! It is clean, yes, but I strongly disagree that it doesn’t have any character, or that it’s epitomizes the idea of ‘nothingness’. In fact, it has a very strong character, and is an example that a so-called ‘simple’ fragrance can be very complex in the same time. It starts off with pure musk, a bit alcoholic, but a few seconds later, upon dry down, you get to smell the sweetness of the mimosa, which is so creamy it’s almost a bit lactonic. It is definitely sweet too! A warm, elegant scent that carries an idea of effortless beauty. It’s light but also has that sexy note of sweetness that I look for in my perfumes, which makes it perfect for both day and night. So if you wear this you definitely don’t have to worry about whether you smell good!
On a more technical standpoint, it has a strong sillage for a Diptyque fragrance in my opinion. The longevity is also quite good, can smell it on myself for the better part of the day, and on clothes it stays on for much longer. Intimate but definitely noticable!

Musk is interesting for me because it can either pull dirty or very clean. To me this fragrance is like an empty white room. Nothing there but whispers in the distance. It's extremely intimate, which is fine, but it's essentially a fragrance of nothingness. I understand it's very conceptual nature and the relation to paper being a clean slate, I just don't understand in what situations you would wear this.

Ambroxan with an opening of steamed rice. There are some faint flowers and light woods. But what lasts (and on me for a long time, unlike other reviews) is the ambroxan. Therefor I find it interchangeable with all the other ambroxan focused perfumes out there. It’s just about which nuances you prefer, you could go for this or another 13 or glossier. If you’re into the compositions that dyptique normally releases, I think you’d better look into fleur de peau. It has a much more natural approach to a similar topic as leau papier.

it is musky! smells like a fresh paper book, its nostalgic, soft, comforting but not sweet, definitely unisex. its also quite strong and masculine for something mainly musky and slightly woody <3 smells like the name Delilah

This is the first musk perfume that I’ve liked and holy cow… I can’t get enough of it

There's something really odd about this perfume.

To me, it's almost impossible to take a good sniff of it without coughing. It is wheaty with a strong sesame note which is overwhelming to my nose. I was expecting something really great with this one but it's odd, definitely not a blind buy.

Absolutely beautiful! Clean, slightly sexy, slightly sweet, slightly elegant, all at the same time! I absolutely love it, it’s addictive! It’s a skin scent, indeed, it’s not for those who want to be smelled a mile away, but that’s exactly how this perfume stands out! It smells like you, but better! It’s not offensive, but it’s never boring either! Perfection!

PS: do sample it, I’m not sure it’s a safe blind buy. Only if you know you like the Diptyque DNA plus musk.

absolutely adore this fragrance. it is so unique to me especially as a skin scent! it smells so warm but not in a way that spices are warm; it's warm in the way a big fluffy cashmere scarf is warm. i enjoyed it a lot at first smell but every time i have gone back to it it has just gotten better and better.

it is so so smooth, the notes work wonderfully together and it's just so cozy and slightly sticky sweet. personally i got the steamed rice from the get-go, as well as the sesame-y wheat-y smell, but the more time i have spent with it the deeper and muskier it got.. and when i say musk i mean MUSK. last i wore this i felt so genuinely aroused, i'd never been effected by a perfume like that before haha, i was very happy to find that my husband also enjoyed the musky sweetness of it. surprisingly sexy but not in a seductive way, more of a in-between-the-sheets primal way, but i think that might be just me ^^;

This perfume is...SEXY! Its the musks in it it has to be, but also the note of sesame and mimosa, it is unique for sure. I love wearing this to date night. My boyfriend loves it! This was a blind buy I got sucked in because of the "limited holiday edition" packaging. But what is nice is when you purchase from diptyque they do send you the sample so you can make sure you like the fragrance before unwrapping the big bottle. This scent is addicting. I loved it from first sniff. I never thought I would want to smell like sesame or rice or paper but I do. I really do.

As time has gone on...I am now completely obsessed with this one. Nothing else smells anything like it in the least. I wish it lasted longer. It smells like you are enveloped in a warm and comfortable cloud made of steamy mochi in the sky and you're drifting into a perfect slumber in perfect weather. Since it lasts longer on fabric I started spraying it on my bedsheets and doing that is like drinking a perfect cup of chamomile tea before bed... pure comfort. I go to sleep smiling and happy because of this fragrance. 1000/10 for cozy room scent. With there could be an extrait so I could smell like this for more than 20 mins.

a pleasantly quiet skin-like musk with a soft fuzzy floral on the opening. I do get a very slight toasted quality of the sesame but overall it envelopes you in a close-wearing powdery, paper-pulp scent. I do get a very very slight correlation to flipping through the pages of a brand new book with a powdery musky dry down. It was a bit unexpected to me, not what I originally envisioned for this named frangrance. I don't dislike it but for musk skin scents I prefer riddle original, liis studied etc. and would most likely not purchase this as a full size due to the overall performance and price point, it just didn't stand out to me.

This smells like laundry soap. Very clean and musky. I wish I was one of the lucky people who could pick up on the rice note. Overall, too soapy for my taste and lasts <2hr.

beautiful creamy rice pudding-turned-baby powder skin scent. ugh its just so cosy and like the most perfect skin scent u guys

This is firmly aimed at lovers of white musk. For me, Fleur de Peau is the superior musky fragrance in the Diptyque collection, but L'Eau Papier ain't bad either. The soapy musk is sprinkled with pepper and other spices, and placed on a woody base. Since it lacks the prominent floral notes characteristic of Fleur de Peau, I would say that L'Eau Papier is slightly more 'masculine' - but obviously, this is a very subjective impression.
I should also mention that I adore the note of papyrus in MFK Oud Silk Mood, but I can't detect it in Eau Papier.
Although L'Eau Papier's performance is not as bad as some reviewers would have led you to believe, it could've been better.

Well... this does kind of smell like paper in clean books. And it does kind of give the faint impression of the memory of steamed rice in an old rice cooker.

But it doesn't really smell that good. When I smell it, I don't want to sniff again, and instead feel the urge to back off. I think I don't enjoy the heavy musk.

This could be good for others but it's not for me, especially with the 1 hour longevity on my skin.

This was an instant love for me, though it clearly lacks performance. Fits the same space as L’Eau d’Hiver and it does remind me of Costume National’s J. It’s a beautiful softie for days of introspection, selfcare and quiet places.

This is a very light, skin scent for me. I can definitely smell the steamed, slightly salty, nutty rice accord at the top, it dries down to a very soft. comforting, warm skin scent. The longevity is awful though, I can barely smell it after an hour or so. This is a nice fragrance to layer on top of stronger scents to soften and tone them down a little.

super peppery opening!! smells like pepper with the slightly sweet nutty aroma of steamed rice. dry, comforting, cozy and warm. love love love

The scent is lovely and unique but performance is shockingly underwhelming

Had to declutter this one. On my skin i got a very sharp laundry soap powder smell. Only after an hour it starts to tone down, then you get a rather nice expensive papyrus paper scent. No pandan or steamed rice whatsoever. If you want pandan, try Je Ne Sais Quoi by Teo Cabanel or Une Pistache by Obvious.

Such a cozy fragrance! I Love it! ☺️
In the first 10mins it kind of peppery to my nose along the nuttiness that comes from rice steam/sesame accords.
After some time musk takes over but I still get that nuttiness but more like underneath.
This fragrance IMO is perfect everyday scent, for every season and totally unisex.
Only downside is poor performance, I got like 3-4 hours on my skin then it's completely gone (it's a shame because of the higher price that you're paying here).


Also in a long time I did not smelt more creative and more innovate composed perfume than this one.
If the performance would be better then it would be 10 out 10 but now it's solid 8.

Smells like ambroxan with some extras, but still, what a jolly fragrance! For some time at least.
It makes a great and yet light-handed entrance: not the molecular, conceptual ambroxan that I know, but shifted closer to real life. It has hints of mimosa - what a subtle and jolly flower, then it has hints of the inside of a spice shop where all the boxes have been opened for so long that the aroma has faded.
Faint smells is exactly what fits best here, it's like fine paper with just a subtle presence. It's a smell that calls for handwriting. It is not loud, but it's much needed: at this stage, L'Eau Papier shows a certain side of life that is not talked about so much in perfumery: intellectual work having to do with paper and ink, a slightly obsolete but beautiful atmosphere. This also fits Diptyque's narrative perfectly.
Then, unfortunately, all these fine adjustments are flattened out into a familiar "Not a Perfume"-style bright woodiness and a hint of musk. Not bad, but.. pity.

First impressions: I find the longevity to be good, I can usually still smell it on me the next day...caveat being it's a skin scent after about 3 hours. Smelling this on paper the rice was prominent and overall savory, which I liked in its own way. but on skin it really does smell like paper! More printer paper or cardboard than old book. Ambroxan-y opening. Elegant, understated.

loving this soft, creative, elegant interpretation of pen to paper... it has a slight nuttiness and creaminess from the sesame/rice, but the powdery floral notes really envelop the entire fragrance- i get iris and mimosa, maybe a bit of hay as well.

the white musk in the base lingers for a bit but this frag doesn't have great lasting power- to be expected since it's an EDT, but for the price tag i was a bit disappointed. i just wish the sesame/grain-like notes stayed around for longer or were more prominent. smells similar to bulgari omnia amethyste in the sense that it reminds me of the color lavender <3

EDIT- i think the reason why i sensed a similarity between l'eau papier and omnia amethyste is because they both have that distinct "ballpoint pen ink" smell- ya know what i mean?

Super soapy smelling white musk with a hint of steamed rice. Smells like clean skin after a bubble bath. Cosy, comforting and innocent smelling. My latest go-to unobtrusive scent, shower fresh but quite charming.

This is the second perfume I have tried with sesame note, I can clearly say it’s one of my favorite notes in a perfume as I bought it immediately I tried it on in the store, it just doesn’t last long me 😩which is sad, for the price it should last longer but i would still repurchase if I run out. If someone could pls suggest more perfumes with sesame notes that last long.

Very ambroxan beginning then turns into this stage of the typical freshly washed clothes scent then kind of like those solid dishwashing soap they sold in the Philippines. I agree there’s a pandan stage towards the end but specifically pandan soy milk once you’ve finished drinking it and you’re sniffing the remnants of the empty container. By the time I’d get the Pandan note the scent has mostly worn off. Not an unpleasant fragrance at all but not the comforting steamed rice smell I was hoping for…VERY jealous of everybody whose noses got that !!!!

Fresh light musk, reminds me of Fleur de Peau but a way better version, void of all the elements i did not like in Fleur de Peau. I agree with one of the previous reviewer comment, this is what wanted Fleur de Peau to be. This one I will purchase a fb of.
Update: Got my bottle. Doesn't work on my skin. Decluttered. I am convinced that most Diptyque perfumes just work better as candles.

This is heaven. Comforting and cozy, classy and discrete, elegant and uplifting. However the longevity on me is embarrassing for the price point. I know longevity is not everything but two hours is really not much and I really wish it performed a little better.

I have to preamble this by saying that I was really excited to try it. I had read some of the reviews, I took note of the name and the listed notes and the idea that it was perhaps meant to be something of a blank slate that smelled different to everyone. I was particularly excited for the sesame note. But I put it to my nose and all I could smell was dirty, sweaty feet. It made me cringe, actually. So no, I can't really say that it smells like anything that evokes paper, much less carte blanche. Proceed with caution.

It's the immortelle that ruins it for me, because the particular sweetness of it is very poorly matched with sesame for my nose. It's a sweetness that is indistingushable. It's neither sugary nor floral or vanillic. So it's a musky, pungent sweetness, with the sesame that makes it somehow feel musty on top of it.

I blind-bought a 100 ml bottle of this based on @Holy Berries's review and it did not disappoint. Another winner from Diptyque (I also proudly own Do son EDT and EDP, Vetyverio, and Philosykos). There is indeed a stage of the drydown where this smells like pandan, which I know of since I sometimes eat toast with pandan jelly for breakfast. The rice note in this one is beautiful like in Replica's Tea Escape which I also managed to get ahold of.

You know what, they really succeeded in making a perfume that smells like paper. But it’s…not good

This was my first from Diptyque and was a blind buy and while it smelled good, it didn't wow me at first. I loved the opening that smelled like puto maya (glutinous rice cooked in coconut milk and ginger wrapped in banana leaf) but was a bit put off by the sharp middle and drydown. It bears some similarity with Clean Skin (which I didn't like) but more papery and less flowery. On my third wear however, I found myself reaching for it more. The scent has become quite comforting and easy to wear on days when I don't want to choose. I find it actually projects moderately on me. The longevity is expected of an EDT at about 5 hours.

Steamy, aromatic, and slightly spicy. This smells like rice and wood pulp steam and fresh black pepper. It’s so weird! But it’s also so cool! It’s intriguing and I imagine an incredibly hot brunette woman wearing this at a bar.

Unique perfume, which provokes thoughts and impressions. It is not easy likeable but mimosa accord is convincing and strong.

I agree with rewiews, steam-rice aroma is a bit strange, but personally I like it very much. It is masterly composed. Musk note makes the fragrance well blended. The smell is a bit cottony, fluffy, milky...

It is funny that on my skin is almost animalic (my husband asked me, if I am using Moschino: I love love). So not exactly what it should be associated with white leaf of paper... Well, I enjoy the perfume anyway. Considering it as my significant for this year.

Sillage moderate-strong, good longevity (5-6 hours, which is better than most of my Diptyque perfumes).

I definitely smell that steamed rice at first spray, but on me it settles into that abroxany-cetaloxy vibe that Not a Perfume Superdose and A13 have. I personally love it. It lasts ages on me and it smells clean and cosy. I should smell warmth from the rice and sesame, but it reminds me of a cool autumn morning. I feel like this smells like an INTJ/INFJ person to me. It will not be everyones favourite and it is not a blind buy by any means, but it's beautiful.

Sushi rice but make it aromatic. Oddly clean yet gourmand.

Turns pleasantly soapy on my skin, indeed I'd say similar to JHAG. Just brighter. Closely related to Orpheon.

Didn’t expect to like this one but I do. It’s a pretty scent to wear out of the shower. I can only smell the rice notes in the beginning if I really concentrate. This is everything I expected bubble bath by Maison margiela to smell like. It’s clean, but without a soap scent. Definitely could be unisex but I think it’s leaning closer to feminine. This gives freshly washed hair. Like when you hug a pretty girl and her hair smells good.

Cardboard box and vodka. Unfortunate. I was looking forward to the rice note.

This scent really caught me off guard. It doesn't have a lot of the notes that I typically seek out and enjoy, but for some reason, I really liked this one. It's inoffensive, but still projects well. I think it can suit almost all seasons and types of weather.

Very strong imagery of a Catholic church--lingering incense, dust particles in the sun, and wooden pews. Very interesting scent, the only paper I get is that of a dusty, sun-warmed bookstore, and not so much ink on paper. Sesame and wood notes are very strong on me, with white musk on the dry down. Unisex, wearable scent, although not a blind buy.

Dried down to an almost sour note on me? I love a good woody, nutty, rice note. This didn't give me any of that, just a sour musk that, luckily, faded quickly.

This is weird weird weird on me. For about five minutes it smells like a fortune cookie, then the dominant scent is a lot like neroli, of all things, and faintly in the background is something bitter and stinky, a bit like the smell of bitter melon. I have heard people say bitter melon and sesame smell alike, but it definitely doesn't shout sesame to me. I really didn't expect this one to be so odd!

For decades now, I have been hoping some perfume house would come up with a fragrance EDT that complemented or matched Johnson & Johnson's Milk & Rice baby bath and lotion. I could not believe it when I smelled L'Eau Papier. I layer all 3 and the results are fabulous. This truly unisex skin scent makes the perfect signature scent for me and can be used all year round. I did not hesitate buying 2 bottles even if it was expensive. I smell steaming hot rice, white pepper, whipping cream and something nutty (almonds?), sweet (mimosa?) and musk at the dry down. Like a warm hug and happy childhood memories.

I get Sandalwood, Musk, Salt and Mimosa. It's a dry, sexy skin scent, very alluring. It also has a very toasty quality to it, maybe thats the sesame. This one warms you up in autumn and spring.

L'eau Papier has become an unexpected favourite of mine. When it was released, as a huge fan of Diptyque, I was strangely not attracted to it. I read reviews suggesting smells of paper and ink. And sesame. I crinkled my nose and thought who would want to smell of sesame? Not me! I went to the shop where I buy my Diptyques and the sales assistants all told me it's "very very weak", as in they were not impressed. All odds were against L'eau Papier and I. But one day I reached for a bottle and tried it,.. and was surprised. It didn't make me think of ink, nor of paper that day for that matter. I simply thought it was beautiful and comforting. I came back a few times for a few more tries, and ended up purchasing a bottle. Now that I own it and have had time wear it properly, I can properly emit my thoughts... And I swallow my previous prejudiced thoughts, because apparently yes I am enjoying smelling like sesame.

I find L'eau Papier a complex and surprising perfume. It is complex not just because it develops throughout the day, but on myself it will develop randomly in one direction or another, or smell different according to maybe my mood or the weather or whatever. That also makes it surprising. Sometimes it can resemble the smell of paper, but in a very specific way. I saw a video where someone ripped a piece of paper, a thicker sheet, the type that would be used for a fancy wedding invitation, demonstrating the paper smell. That ripped textured smell is the paper smell I get. I guess that is the musks, woods and mimosa part. Sometimes I smell a spicy pepper smell, which when I see the notes I have no idea where that comes from. Sometimes I smell steamed rice, or steamed rice with sesame. Other times I smell something similar to Asian rice based desserts, slightly sweet. Considering I usually am not a fan of gourmand perfumes, it is surprising that I adore all these rice smells. (Though the fact that I'm half Asian and grew up with my mum always steaming rice may have something to do with it). Whatever the case, and whatever the smell L'eau Papier is giving me, I always find it beautiful.

With regards to its "weakness", yes it is a gentle scent. It's gentle but present and lingers for hours. It's gentle like a comforting warm hug. And that's fine. I personally enjoy wearing perfume for myself, not for others. So if it's gentle but I perceive it and it relaxes me and makes me feel somewhat creative, sometimes that's just what I need, and that is perfect.

Let me preface this by saying: this is my first perfume review, I am basing the review off scent on skin, and my favourite perfume is Narciso Rodriguez Pure Musc For Her

L'Eau Papier is warm where Pure Musc is cool. It's a very light scent, suitable for wearing indoors, perhaps something only for yourself to smell. There is no projection and this will definitely disappear when outside, or if you perspire even a bit.

On first spray I catch something green and naturally sweet (wheat sweet, not candy sweet), really reminds me of the scent of pandan leaves.

As it dries down the scent fades into skin and the musk scent conjures the image of having left a book open in the sun. It's that slightly sweet paper smell, sunshine, something faintly nutty.

I could be very influenced by the branding to say it's book pages, one could also say it's the slightly sweet scent of bamboo chopsticks drying in the sun but that's more illustrative than romantic haha

I rely on the info here heavily so i can shortlists perfume to test,unfortunately, none of most favorites were not my personal preference.

Here is why bought Eau Papier...
First 10 seconds: i smelled clean alcohol ink w/ green+ woody notes and Papel d japon (japanese rice paper).

After 10 minutes, you will smell sweet buchi, musky, (pinipig) /roasted organic milky RicePopcorn cooked with "pandan" (type of leaf added to steam rice to add fragrance).

After 1 hour: smells like very clean, disinfected newly bathed, infant wrapped in clean linen that was stored in a cedar dresser.
It's one of cleanest and addicting perfume. Crazy rich Asian scent.

After several tests in Dyptique Dubai Mall, this one stand out. My next review is: Burberry for Her EDT or EAU DES SENS, CAPITALE & EAU NABATI(I BOUGHT RECENTLY & HAPPENED TO BE THEIR LATEST released PERFUMES.

This is such a unique fragrance. Upon first spray, I thought there was wheat in this. I got a warm note that seemed like wheat, but I think it's sesame. I only got this note in the opening, then the fragrance transformed into such a comforting musk. I haven't worn it much, but it seems to me that it is more of a skin scent. Not sure how good projection and longevity is, but at first try the performance seemed weak.

This one is difficult for me to understand, though I've tried. Unfortunately, I don't get musky, almond, clean skin, rice, etc... that others are getting here. This one from beginning to end reminds me of JHAG-NaP and Another 13 in that all three on my skin turn to the sharp initial burn of an alcohol wipe. It's a very specific nose-stinging scent that I associate with long nights in the emergency department. I do love "introverted" quiet scents, but I don't find that here.

Ok this is a love love at first sniff. I bought this at the airport after sniffing it for about a hour. It’s clean and fresh but not in a soapy kinda way. It makes me feel like clean sheets and cozy like I would wear it to bed but also nice and inoffensive for the office. It’s not loud or offensive. It’s just pretty and nice. I don’t pick up strong rice note. I get a grounding smooth earthy notes that I guess must be the rice. I love it. Also perfectly unisex. Also just nice skin scent that’s great for all year round imo.

I love this! This is what fleur de peau should be like. I was so excited to try fleur de peau but was let down when i did a blind buy and it smelt of strong body odor piss and armpit juice? This one definitely is a sweet musk, At first it sort of smells like popcorn or thai sticky rice. Its elegant beautiful and really shines in the dry down. Mind you its a completely gentle type of sweet note unlike CLEAN’s “skin” , clean skin is a musty gross type of sweet in my opinion and i hated it! As a fan of glossier you i love love this

Best blind buy ever. It smells nice & comforting. Like a review of mybasenotes, Not A Perfume left alcohol and maybe a little urine smell on me, definitely not a bit of woody smell. L'Eau Papier Diptyque, on the other hand, left a very soft powdery woody scent on me, 1st base is exactly a rice smell but in a very comforting way. Since I live in a very hot climate, I don't expect it to last like other strong perfumes (with base note like amber..), but it is still not bad. It still clings to your skin but not as strongly. If you have any recommendations for a perfume like this at a cheaper price, please tell me.

Smells exactly like paper, but in a good way.

Not sure I'd want to smell like this but at least it's not offensive. I can't imagine it'd offend anyone, to be honest.

I don't get the 'rice' vibe others talk about below. I just don't think this one justifies the price. Having said that, I also don't think that there are other fragrances that smell exactly like it, either, so if you want to smell like paper, this is your good option.

I think Tam Dao has a bit more character, though this one strikes me as cleaner somehow.

I was hesitant about trying this for a long time because of the comparisons with Not a Perfume and Another 13, as they both smell like screechy rubbing alcohol on me. So imagine my surprise when this turned out to be the most ethereal musky, fresh but creamy (I had no idea that was possible) scent I’ve tried for a while. That steamed rice accord is addicting, and if you close your eyes you can detect the paper and ink-like scent.

As an OG fan of Glossier You, I see the similarity, but not as a dupe, more as a vibe. Papier is like the more refined older sister. They are both beautiful in their own way, but Papier feels more like a masterpiece in my opinion. I can’t wait for my full bottle!

Like everyone else already noticed, it is a very minimalist kind of scent. Not many facets to it but not in a bad way. Interesting opening that is reminiscent of a brand new box of copy paper: white, clean but somehow not dry. There's something in the opening that makes it a bit creamy, quasi wet. After a couple of hours it turns into Another 13 (i sprayed the 2 perfumes side by side and it was hard to tell the difference between the 2 during the dry down).
Another 13 is my signature scent so needless to say I love L'eau Papier too. It's my vibe!
It's more of a skin scent and does not project loudly but it has a decent lasting power on me of about 7 hrs.

This scent is very Diptyque, very refined and minimal. It's a flex in the sense that you're spending luxury-niche-money but not opting for the projection that lets everyone KNOW you've spent luxury-niche-money.

The opening really does smell like paper: high quality, off white, Japanese rice paper. There is a starchy creaminess and not much else. Rice milk with the tiniest pinch of sugar. After an hour or two, it becomes a musky skin scent that's reminiscent of many other popular fragrances (Another 13, JHAG Not a Perfume...) I wouldn’t say it specifically smells like any of those, but it has the same qualities and temperament.

I wish that opening lasted the whole time, as it is really unlike any other fragrance I've smelt. However, after a few hours on my skin, I'm not sure the musky-wood-airy combo justifies the price tag.

guys this one broke my heart. i tried, walked around for an hour and knew immediately i had to buy a bottle. it’s such a beautiful scent, the rice and milk is really clear but to me it reminds me of fancy paper we had back in elementary school that was scented, but in a beautiful sophisticated way. There’s also the base white musky scent which makes this so warm and inviting. i LOVE the scent and how it smells on me. but then I bought one, wore it regularly and became so disappointed with the lasting power (gone in 2-3hr) and projection (none) for its price. it’s a skin scent and that’s not worth it to me. ended up selling my bottle to declutter but I still love the scent so much I just don’t think the EDT is worth it at it’s price. PLEASE if anyone has a closer dupe than Glossier You please let me know, G’s You is too peppery for my taste…diptyque i need an EDP of this fragrance asap

On my skin, the rice note dissipates within the first three minutes. Then it’s as if you’ve been in an accident with a tractor trailer transporting nothing but Glossier You. The 2,000,000 bottles have broken and you’re drenched in a scent that’s meant to be subtle but…isn’t. And somehow, the longer you wear it, the stronger it gets.

It's the scent of wealth, money and comfort. Minimalistic but absolutely gorgeous. You can't go wrong with that.

Maybe one of the best thing i've ever smelled. I L.O.V.E it. I can't tell it remind me this or that, or i get this note or that note. All i can tell is that it's so unique but familiar at the same time i can't describe it better. But my problem is : It does not last long. Am ok with it not projecting a lot but, the longevity is so poor. This is the reason my sample won't become a full bottle because for that price i want something that stay on the skin at least 6 hours. Well, i love it that much that i might end up buying it but... i have a performance problem with it. Because i LOVE IT,

Yep, smells like paper. I get the mimosa and the sesame smells vegetal. Diptyque rep also told me it has an unlisted rice note. Drydown is white musk. Simple, but not bad. Very minimal.

Scent 7/10
Performance TBD

My dad when I let him smell my wrist: "This smells so familiar"
Me: "Does it smell like rice?"
He: "Yes, it's Uncle Benz"

It was a second test, after I abandoned this scent the first time because it had a sharp opening on paper.
This time I tested directly on skin and it was way more pleasant. I was able to smell woody, cozy, warm rice for about 10 minutes. In this phase it reminded me of Santal Basmati. Then the perfume morphed into as clean, milky musk with a touch of strawberry, a very newborn like smell. Very nice too. This lasted about 2 hours max and then it smelled generic and very close to the skin.

All in all I would really like to own a bottle from Diptyque, but this won't be the one for me. The performance is lacking and I prefer the rice from Santal Basmati. Nonetheless, I keep thinking about it. Diptyques marketing be damned :D

After a gorgeous, delicate, milky opening with hints of rice and almond, I'm disappointed to say it collapses into a metallic and slightly screechy generic drugstore cologne on me--bay rum and lemon cleaning solution. This is a consistent issue with "unisex" colognes, and I seem to recall that Tam Dao, the other Diptyque I used to own, did something similar, but was deep and rich enough to swerve past the "8th grade boy discovers the cologne aisle" vibe.

However, there's a briskness and a clean feeling that others may like and it's great for very hot summer days. Just not for me, sadly.

I was always in the hunt for a creamy rice fragrance. I smelled this and the opening really smelled like a sweetened rice with an asian leaf called “pandan”. I was so happy that i bought a bottle asap. As i wore it more, the dry down smelled more like a metallic, screechy ambroxan. A bit disappointed that the mild creamy scent was gone.

A refined skin scent. Creamy, musky, ever so faintly sweet, like and aura of condensed milk.

Reminds me maiden symbol of Virgo; protective, warm, self-sufficient, providing.

Good for any occasion, but it's indeed a skin scent so know that when you're buying!

Oh, i love it. It`s just simple, elegant and an absolute beautie.
A bit on the quiet side but all frags does not have to scream.

I truly enjoy reading the poetic descriptions and reviews, but this is a simple, short-lived perfume. It smells like Downy Ocean Mist laundry beads and I love it.

Smells like a cross between a piece of paper and cheap a bodyshop white musk.

Gourmand bomb opening of hyper-realistic steaming bowl of milky rice and sesame. It is not subtle, so if you don’t enjoy food scents this is not for you! Dries down into a simple, sweet and warm musk. I do not get any of the woody notes, mimosa, perhaps the slightest flowery background in the opening but you probably won’t realise it unless you know to look for it. This is a very warm, milky fragrance that’s comforting and cozy, but it can be slightly nauseating on occasion. Would shine in cold weather.

finally found a perfect skin-scent that doesn’t have that sharp metallic scent that another 13, JHAG, and glossier you has…this is beautiful! smelled it in the store when it was first released and got a full bottle right away. there’s something so soft, warm, and angelic about this ..<3
maybe it’s the sesame?

I've been on a musk perfume kick for the past few months and of all the ones I've tried L'eau Papier stands out in good ways and bad. It was a full impulse buy when I went to the diptyque boutique shortly after it was release and I definitely don't regret it. Of all the musk fragrances I've tried, this one has gotten me the most compliments which makes me think it projects a lot more than people are saying. The lasting power is extremely hit or miss, but I suppose that's expected for an EDT. For some reason I have a lot of trouble picking up on any floral note, as the sesame note definitely is the most prominent for me following the spray. To me it's a very nutty fragrance and I'm surprised I don't see anyone else describe it in that way. As the nuttiness fades it become a very standard musk that's close to the skin not too different than JHAG NAP. I definitely enjoy it but I'm not sure I'll repurchase this as my go to musk when I finish it.

Oooh, I feel like I am so late to the party on this one. She is so sensual and calming, she smells like a person you love naturally smells. This is one of few fragrances I actually can’t possibly put into words. Certainly not a perfume smell, but a buttery-soft musky floral with rounded edges. This will probably be in my collection for as long as they make it and I can’t see myself changing my mind.

I like this fluffy musk very much.
It suits me.
The scent is defintely reminiscent of bdk Velvet Tonka but I like this better still.
The mimosa is a nice touch and blended well as is the 'steamed rice' accord.

I have been looking for a musk that ticks all the right boxes and I believe I have found it.

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