DIPTYQUE’s latest fragrance is a genderless minty-fresh take on mythology, inspired by the story of the nymph Minthé, who was turned into a fragrant plant by Hades’s jealous wife Persephone
The French maison extracted the scent of mint to reinvent the perfumery accord of “fougère”, one of the main olfactive perfume families.
The aromatic, heady scent of mint combined with floral notes of geranium and the profound depths of patchouli creates a fragrance that is overwhelming in all the best ways. DIPTYQUE’S free-standing boutiques are located in Power Plant Mall and Central Square Mall BGC, and can also be found in Rustan’s Makati, Rustan’s Shangri-la Plaza and Rustan’s Alabang Town Center The nose behind the scent, Myriam Badault had an image in mind of a fragrant trail in the confines of an elevator. “What struck me was the contrast between the classic scent twisted with a modern and aromatic freshness, in my head I’ve memorized the sensation as an ‘enveloping’ mint,” she says. “For someone born in the 70s, it refers to a very familiar masculine fragrance, for someone a bit younger, barbershop scents and freshness. I wanted to explore the 'fougère' universe with a twist and some reference to our heritage (the English roots of the brand, the barber soap that was sold in the Saint Germain stores in the early 60s) and my obsessive idea to use mint,” says Badault.