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Synthetic Nature
meets L'Ombre Dans L'Eau.

Compare the recorded scent profiles, then decide what to sample.

Shared ground

Black Currant

Both records list these notes. Shared notes do not guarantee the same smell.

The distinction

Concentration not recorded leads with white floral; Eau de toilette leads with fruity. The table below separates their listed profiles and voting data.

At a glance
Frederic Malle Synthetic Nature bottle
Frederic Malle

Synthetic Nature

Concentration not recorded

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L'Ombre Dans L'Eau Eau de Toilette bottle
Diptyque

L'Ombre Dans L'Eau

Eau de toilette

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ConcentrationConcentration not recordedEau de toilette
Listed bottle sizesNot yet verifiedNot yet verified
Brand originFranceFrance
Made inNot yet verifiedNot yet verified
Listed year20241983
Leading accordswhite floral · green · fresh spicyfruity · green · aromatic
Notes unique to this recordLily of the Valley, Basil, Hyacinth, Jasmine, Ylang Ylang, PatchouliCassis, Rose, Black currant leaf, Bergamot, Ambergris, Musk, Mandarin Orange
Longevity / 53.67 · 96 votes3.19 · 1,616 votes
Projection / 42.55 · 97 votes2.24 · 1,764 votes

Scores are category averages, not hours or controlled measurements. Different vote samples are not a head-to-head wear test. “Unique” notes here means absent from the other record, not proof of a formula difference.

Compare the labels

Ingredients, side by side.

Read the declared lists for the editions shown. Shared entries do not mean identical formulas, proportions or scent.

A label comparison will appear when both ingredient lists are verified for the same market.

Synthetic Nature

Ingredient list not yet verified for this edition and market.

L'Ombre Dans L'Eau

Eau de toilette · US listing

Alcohol denat. (sd alcohol 40-b) - Aqua (water) - Parfum (fragrance) – Citronellol – Geraniol – Linalool- limonene – Eugenol - Benzyl alcohol – Citral – Farnesol - Coumarin

Source: Diptyque official US product page · Checked 2026-09-22

These are published ingredient declarations, separate from scent notes. “Parfum” or “fragrance” can represent a mixture without listing every component. Formulations can change by market and batch; check the packaging on your bottle. A matching or missing entry does not establish suitability for an allergy.

Follow your curiosity.

A starting point, not a verdict

Concentration not recorded

Start here if the listed white floral and green direction interests you. Try it on skin before deciding.

Eau de toilette

Start here if the listed fruity and green direction interests you. Try it on skin before deciding.