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L'Eau d'Hiver

Name: L'Eau d'Hiver — Eau de toilette — 3.4oz
Brand: Frederic Malle

Eau de toilette

Musky · Powdery · Citrus.

4.22 / 5Rating · 4,013 votes

Sizes offeredNot yet verified

Brand originFrance ↗

Made inNot yet verified

About these origins

Brand origin means the country where the house was founded. Made in refers to fragrance manufacturing, not the origin of every ingredient or the brand’s current headquarters.

Brand origin: Frédéric Malle / Twentieth anniversary · Checked 2026-09-21
The official anniversary history describes the first boutique at 37 rue de Grenelle in Paris, opened in June 2000.

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Year2003

Marketed forUnisex

PerfumerJean-Claude Ellena

The short answer

A scent, in focus.

L'Eau d'Hiver by Frederic Malle has a listed musky, powdery, citrus profile, with notes of Bergamot, Green Notes, Pink Pepper, Lemon, Grapefruit.

Based on listed notes and accords.

Catalog snapshot · 2026-05-29. Ratings and votes come from the source dataset, not Parfum Bible users or live measurements. This entry has not yet received an individual editorial review.

The bottle / Formats

Sizes offered

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01 / The scent profile

Understand what you smell.

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The label / Ingredients

Inside the bottle.

Eau de toilette · US listing

Alcohol denat., Water\aqua\eau, Fragrance (parfum), Limonene, Hydroxycitronellal, Linalool, Benzyl salicylate, Coumarin, Isoeugenol, Citral, Bht, Undecylenic acid

Source: Frederic Malle official US product page · Checked 2026-09-22 · Formula reference ILN44320

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Performance / Community impressions

How it wears.

Longevity

2.87 / 5

1,493 votes

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category average, not hours

138

298

734

263

Projection

1.84 / 4

1,752 votes

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1 = intimate; higher = stronger

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650

177

154

Value perception

2.19 / 5

996 votes

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1 = overpriced; 5 = great value

230

412

298

These are subjective reports, not controlled measurements.

4,770Own it

1,472Previously owned

5,676Want it

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Explore a combination

Layering ideas to try.

Starting points from listed profiles, not community-tested pairings or compatibility scores.

Suggested experiment

L'Eau d'HiverFrederic Malle

Tam Dao Eau de ToiletteDiptyque

Both list Amber and Cedar. Explore L'Eau d'Hiver’s musky direction alongside Tam Dao Eau de Toilette’s woody profile. Shared notes offer a starting point for an experiment; the combination has not been wear-tested.

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Suggested experiment

L'Eau d'HiverFrederic Malle

Santal 33Le Labo

Both list Amber and Iris. Explore L'Eau d'Hiver’s musky direction alongside Santal 33’s woody profile. Shared notes offer a starting point for an experiment; the combination has not been wear-tested.

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A little more clarity.

Before you try

What does L'Eau d'Hiver smell like?

L'Eau d'Hiver by Frederic Malle has a listed musky, powdery, citrus profile, with notes of Bergamot, Green Notes, Pink Pepper, Lemon, Grapefruit.

Who created it?

The listed perfumer is Jean-Claude Ellena.

How long does it last?

The longevity rating is 2.87 out of 5, from 1,493 category votes. This is not a measurement in hours. A wear test is the best way to assess it for you.

Which notes define L'Eau d'Hiver?

Its listed notes include bergamot, green notes, pink pepper, lemon, grapefruit, calamus, heliotrope, iris, hawthorn, violet, honey, lily of the valley, jasmine, orange blossom, rose, ylang-ylang, white musk, angelica, hay, cedar, sandalwood, tonka, benzoin, amber. These describe the scent rather than its full ingredient formula.

04 / Find your next bottle

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L'Eau d'Hiver

A scent, in focus.

Sizes offered

Understand what you smell.

Top notes

Heart notes

Base notes

Inside the bottle.