How it smells
Main smell: musky and powdery. It opens with bergamot and green notes, moves to hawthorn and heliotrope and dries down to white musk and angelica.
- Came out
- 2003
- Lasts
- 3 to 6 hours
- Best in
- spring
L'Eau d'Hiver notes
Top notes
What you smell first
Heart notes
The main smell
Base notes
What stays on your skin
Smell profile
Main accords
How strong each part of the smell is
Best seasons and time of day
Frederic Malle L'Eau d'Hiver EDT in detail
L'Eau d'Hiver EDT comes from Frederic Malle. This one is the Eau de Toilette.
Best season for L'Eau d'Hiver
The best time of year to wear it is spring and fall. It is less suited to winter. Ranked by season: spring, fall, summer and winter.
When in the day to wear L'Eau d'Hiver
It works in the day and at night.
Price and value
The usual price in Europe is about €282. That puts it on the expensive side. It costs more than Frederic Malle Editions De Parfums Frederic Malle Leau Dhiver 1 and Nino Cerruti 1881.
Who will like it
The strongest accord is musky (100%), followed by powdery and citrus. You will probably like it if you enjoy musky and powdery smells and notes like hawthorn and white musk. Less obvious notes include pink pepper, iris and tonka. Perfume fans rate it 3.66 out of 5.
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Longevity on skin
It lasts a medium time, about 3 to 6 hours on skin. As an Eau de Toilette, it is lighter than an Eau de Parfum, so it fades sooner. Nino Cerruti 1881 and Houbigant Quelques Fleurs last longer, if that matters to you. Base notes like white musk and angelica are the part that stays longest on the skin.
Perfumes that smell like L'Eau d'Hiver
Similar picks to try: Frederic Malle Editions De Parfums Frederic Malle Leau Dhiver 1 (24 shared notes), Nino Cerruti 1881 (12 shared notes), Houbigant Quelques Fleurs (14 shared notes) and Gianni Versace Blue Jeans (9 shared notes).
Quick answers
Does L'Eau d'Hiver project well?
Medium. People near you can smell it.
Is L'Eau d'Hiver unisex?
Yes, it is made for both men and women.
When did it come out?
It came out in 2003.