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Volutes
Eau de parfum
1930, a liner bound for Saigon: honey, opoponax and cinnamon.
Volutes evokes a voyage by liner to Saigon in 1930: on deck, passengers in evening gowns holding long cigarette holders, while an orchestra's music drifts up from the lounge.
Honey and opoponax compose a soft, resinous amber, lifted by cinnamon, while an orris accord wraps it in velvety powder. A warm, nostalgic evening fragrance.
Fragrance notes
The house names its notes without sorting them into top, heart and base. Notes as published by the house. official source (new tab)
Main accords
Volute’s reading: the intensity of each accord.
Seasons
- Autumn
- Winter
Moments
- Night
Volutes in detail
Diptyque, a Parisian house born in 1961, loves travel stories. Volutes evokes a crossing by liner to Saigon in 1930: on deck, passengers in evening gowns, long cigarette holders between their fingers, while an orchestra's music drifts from the lounge.
The house cites four notes without classing them by tier. Honey and opoponax, a soft, balsamic resin, compose a warm amber. Cinnamon lifts it with a spicy touch, and an orris accord wraps it in a velvety powder reminiscent of the face powders of the past.
Volutes is an evening fragrance for autumn and winter: a dinner, a concert, an elegant evening. Its powdery side gives it a retro, almost cinematic elegance.
Three amber fragrances in our catalogue come close: Jubilation XXV Man by Amouage shares honey, cinnamon and opoponax; Uruk Chronicles by Etat Libre d'Orange pairs orris with an amber base; Althaïr Exclusif by Parfums de Marly finds cinnamon again in a more gourmand register.
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