Feuille De Lavande (Lavender Leaf) (H)

The Story

Feuille De Lavande, meaning lavender leaf, is one of Diptyque’s loved home fragrances, evoking the blue-flowered bushes that carpet the hills of Haute Provence under a summer sky. Best known as a candle that fills a room with sunlit, rustic calm, we have reimagined that accord as a wearable interpretation, so the open air of a Provencal lavender field can travel with you on skin.

How It Smells

This is lavender as a living plant rather than a soapy cliche. It opens green and aromatic, the herbal bite of crushed lavender leaves and stems rather than just the flower, lifted by a cool, almost mineral freshness like sun-warmed earth after a breeze. A quiet thread of spice runs underneath, keeping it lively and grown up. As it settles the lavender softens into something calm, clean, and faintly woody. The overall feel is rustic and serene, the scent of a hillside in bloom rather than a linen drawer.

The Notes

Top: lavender leaf, green notes. Heart: lavender flower, spices. Base: mineral earth, soft woods.

How Our Version Compares

Our interpretation rebuilds Feuille De Lavande at 40 percent perfume oil, a far higher concentration than the lighter eau de toilette and eau de parfum sprays most people know, where the actual oil content is often only a small fraction of that. Made in the EU to careful standards, it is formulated to track the character you remember while giving you stronger projection and noticeably longer wear on skin. Because the oil load is so high, a little goes a long way: one or two dabs at the pulse points is usually enough for the day, and the scent unfolds slowly through its top, heart, and base over many hours rather than burning off within the first one. An oil based fragrance also sits closer to the skin and reacts to your own warmth and chemistry, so the way it develops on you will be subtly your own rather than identical to anyone else. If you want to stretch the wear even further, apply it to freshly moisturised skin, which holds the oils far better than dry skin and slows down evaporation. Storing it away from heat and direct light will also keep the blend smelling true for longer. This is an independent interpretation inspired by the original accord, blended in our own workshop, and it is not the branded fragrance itself.

Common Questions

Was the original a candle? Feuille De Lavande is best known from Diptyque’s home fragrance range. Our version is an interpretation built to be worn on skin.

Is this the original Diptyque product? No. It is an independent interpretation of the lavender leaf accord, rebuilt at 40 percent perfume oil.

Is it a sweet or soapy lavender? No. This is a green, herbal, aromatic lavender that smells like the living plant, not a powdery or laundered version.

When should I wear it? It is a natural fit for spring and summer and for daytime, though its calm freshness works whenever you want something clean and aromatic.

Comparative Advertising Disclaimer

Diptyque and Feuille De Lavande are trademarks of their respective owners, and all rights remain with them. Parfumour is not affiliated with, endorsed by, sponsored by, or connected to Diptyque in any way, and no business relationship of any kind is implied. Our product is an original interpretation created to evoke a similar scent profile, and the trademark names are used purely for honest, descriptive comparison, so that you can quickly identify the style and fragrance family you are looking for. We make no claim to sell the original product, and we do not use the same ingredients or formula. Any similarity lies in the overall impression of the scent as interpreted by our own perfumers, not in the source materials.