Diptyque Vetyverio Eau De Toilette.

Meet my one true love. I asked for this for Christmas and my wishes were granted – I actually wished for it the year before too but it wasn’t on the John Lewis website so it’s been a long time coming. I’m not a huge fan of the Diptyque scents, I love the packaging and one of the candles (pretty much smells the same as this scent) but I more than make up for that with this fragrance.

Diptyque Vetyverio Eau De Toilette (£50) is a sensual hybrid of two vetiver plants, one earthy, one delicate and musky. For reference, I like quite musky, sexy floral scents – I think that kind of sums this up. In all honesty, I can’t describe perfumes to save my life (well, if it really came down to it I would give it my best) but here goes. I guess this is the ideal all-year-round fragrance, but that may be because I wear most of my perfumes throughout the year so it doesn’t matter much to me. I think this is refreshing enough for the winter months, especially as it has spicy notes of nutmeg and clove but also mandarin, grapefruit and bergamot in there too – it has quite a citrusy base to balance everything out. I do get a slight hint of floral in there, it’s not too earthy but I like the masculine/feminine balance – it’s not sickly sweet, which makes it a lovely everyday choice.

I find this incredibly long-wearing, not just on my skin but also my clothes. Scarves I haven’t work for a week will still have the delicate scent lingering. I was a bit wary because it’s an eau de toilette rather than a parfum but I’m impressed. I have used quite a lot already (since Christmas) but after only using my other perfumes sparingly and getting bored of them 3/4 through, I’ve changed my attitude and I tend to use it more liberally.

Overall, a delicious, reviving scent that is just right for Spring – and in my opinion, throughout the entire year too.

Have you had a try?