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Eau d'Iparie L'Occitane en Provence 2002

7.8 / 10 81 Ratings

A popular perfume by L'Occitane en Provence for women and men, released in 2002. The scent is spicy-oriental. The production was apparently discontinued.
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Main accords

Spicy

Oriental

Woody

Smoky

Resinous

Fragrance Pyramid

Top Notes

Pink pepper

Heart Notes

Cistus

Patchouli

Base Notes

Moss

Myrrh

Frankincense Vanilla

Vanilla

Ratings

Scent

7.881 Ratings

Longevity

7.960 Ratings

Sillage

6.852 Ratings

Bottle

7.557 Ratings

Submitted by CocoLeFay · last update on 04/30/2025.

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Reviews

10 in-depth fragrance descriptions

01/04/2012

6.5Scent 7.5Longevity 7.5Sillage

Ineverwas
45 Reviews

Ineverwas

Top Review 6

Essay on spirituality and religion

In my opinion this is one of the best and most interesting L'Occitane fragrance I've tried so far. It's quite unique and I can't think of many perfumes that come close to its smell or style.

Eau d'Iparie is mysterious, spiritual and profound. The myrrh and incense confer a vaguely sacred aura that reminds of religion, churches, saints and the meaning of the divine adoration and yet, this perfume has a markedly dark character, a solemnity that may hide secrets and perhaps occult knowledge. At the borderline between grace and obscurity, this scent gives me quite a spiritual trip.

I think Eau d'Iparie is best suited for cold winter days, late autumn trips to old villages in France, Catholic sermons and why not, funerals. It's thoroughly well done and can really put you in a mystical mood, if you know how to wear it.

05/27/2014

Platinum1
59 Reviews

Platinum1

Helpful Review 5

~ Myrrh, Meadows & Memories ~

~ I am considering placing a one hundred dollar bid on an e-bay half bottle based purely on initial impressions of this L'Occitane it is that good! I was fortunate enough to receive a sample of this as an added bonus from a generous perfumista and I soo thank her! This is a beautiful myrrh the type that you want to be surrounded in and keep it for yourself. To me it is also a very sheer airy dried herbal scent like a breeze in a grassy meadow. I don't know whether the subtle incense actually applies to the skin or just hovers and dances around it like a free spirit? Although not listed I also get a hint of a dried aged rose. The kind that you would keep pressed in your favorite heavy book as a sentimental reminder of a past lover. Is this unisex to my nose perhaps? But it doesn't matter to this man I want what's in this! I may not be able to hold it like a precious memory but just to contain it for a little while in a bottle on my shelf is all I can hope for. ~
Kind Regards, Plat ~

05/11/2018

10Scent 9Longevity 8Sillage

Jazzy76
320 Reviews

Jazzy76

Helpful Review 3

Dear old version

My rewiew refers to the Eau d'Iparie I remember, I mean the vintage version.
It was opulent, rich, resinous and similar to a sacred perfume. A real masterpiece in a particular refined bottle at a price quite affordable . Nowadays I don't recognize the modern version , in a totally different packaging and with a price too high in comparison to the product lighter than than the vintage version. If you love the original perfume and you find an old bottle, buy it immediately!

03/24/2022

7Scent 7.5Longevity 5Sillage

Cumulnimbus
119 Reviews

Cumulnimbus

2

Dark smoky forrest green

Amazing stuff in its first release. It is so interesting, smoky, herbal, dark and special. Not for everybody, if you love extra sweet candy girly perfumes, this isn't for you. This one needs to be considered definitely as a unisex. It is great for layering too. After finding myself testing it once and again, I bought it for winter sunny days.

Another one to share with my companion.

05/03/2011

7Scent 10Longevity 10Sillage

Turandot
840 Reviews

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Turandot

Top Review 10

The spirits I called....

This morning I stumbled upon CocoLeFay's comment about Eau d`Iparie, and since I have the fragrance sitting in the farthest corner of my collection, I was a bit surprised that she perceives it as delicate. So I tested it again right away. I noticed that while my version is indeed the same bottle, it lacks the obviously embossed smooth area for the label. However, it clearly reads "Eau d`Iparie" on the bottom of my bottle. I bought it a long time ago at a L`Occitane outlet in a pharmacy.

On my skin, a dry spicy-resinous note emerges immediately, which - and this is the crux of the matter - can truly be a revelation for myrrh and incense lovers when applied very sparingly. For everyone else, it’s probably sheer horror.

Even though the listed pyramids are not always really complete. Here, it seems that there is really nothing more to it. Therefore, the fragrance comes across as quite one-dimensional to me. I like both nuances, but I lack a bit of imagination; it is for me only intense, but rather flat and blatant. It almost feels like I only have a base note of a once dark, spicy chypre, which is still quite loud. This is not unpleasant, but as I said, somewhat meager.

It’s no coincidence that I mentioned above that I applied Eau l`Iparie in the morning, because even now, about 11 hours later, it is still mercilessly noticeable on the back of my hand. Unfortunately, it does not fit the spring at all, but I have to endure it now.

This fragrance awakens my experimental spirit, and I will layer it with a dark rose or something green; who knows, maybe I will have an aha moment then. I can very well imagine that. Otherwise, it just needs a bit of gold, and the Three Wise Men have their gifts for the journey to Bethlehem. What is a baby supposed to do with that??

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Statements

13 short views on the fragrance

Frankcrummit

9 months ago

1

An initial blast of artificial sweetness which mellows then fades, with the slightly sickly impermanence of candy floss.

Lucymoart

4 years ago

1

This is hot summer evening, when you feel connected with universe and the loved one next to you. spiritual, masterpiece

ParfumAholic

2 years ago

8Scent 8Longevity 7Sillage

21

34

"Light-Orientale" with slightly bitter, woody-resinous + oriental (myrrh + incense) facets. Fresh, light + warm at the same time. Delicate.

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Azura

5 years ago

8.5Scent 8Longevity 7Sillage

5

1

A beautiful light oriental dream. Perfect for summer, sweet and fresh at the same time.
Patchouli without any mustiness, nestled on moss and vanilla. Lovely!

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Seerose

6 years ago

8Scent 8Longevity 7Sillage

5

2

Iparie/Iparia = yellow mountain daisy: herb-bitter-mossy-green-woody-resinous with a hint of lemon-fresh, the scent of the bloom seems replicated = Unique

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