Eau Lente Diptyque 1986

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A perfume by Diptyque for women and men, released in 1986. The scent is spicy-oriental. It is being marketed by Manzanita Capital.
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Main accords

Spicy

Oriental

Sweet

Powdery

Woody

Fragrance Notes

Cinnamon

Opoponax

Red mandarin orange

Cedar

Perfumers

Desmond Knox Leet, Serge Kalouguine

Ratings

Scent

7.2140 Ratings

Longevity

7.799 Ratings

Sillage

6.888 Ratings

Bottle

7.593 Ratings

Value for money

7.211 Ratings

Submitted by Pazuzu, last update on 21.04.2024.

Reviews

3 in-depth fragrance descriptions

12/30/2023

Yenn
24 Reviews

Yenn

1

Warm and decadent dessert

I have a 2ml decant from another purchase. It smells like a dessert that in spanish is called "Arroz con leche" (rice with milk) that I love to eat with a lot of cinamon.

It is the strongest eau de toillete I have ever smelled although it only lasts on me like the 4h of rigour. Very strong and warm cinamon perfume, somehow it feels vintage and decadent, it has something very nostalgic and a little dirty. It is too plain and linear for my tastes but I can enjoy it for the days I want something spicy and cosy

10/07/2021

BrianBuchanan
355 Reviews

BrianBuchanan

4

Slow decay

Autumn is a time of ripeness, the completion of the yearly cycle of growth and maturity, and so, to the weary farmer - with fields are full of waving grain - it’s a time of plenitude and celebration.
But there's another side to autumn, the decline of summer into barren winter, a shift from growth to decay, from life springing forth to its return back to the earth.
And it’s this poignant, melancholy side to autumn that Eau Lente captures, its brown resiny scent is full, over ripe, almost putrid.
It's said that the formula derives from an ancient scent known to Alexander the Great, and it wouldn’t surprise me to learn that it was used to embalm his body, such is the sweet spicy ripeness of it all.
With Eau Lente I was looking for an autumn perfume, but instead of a harvest festival I found something more like a funeral.

01/25/2012

7.5
Sillage 7.5
Longevity 3
Scent

Sherapop
1239 Reviews

Sherapop

2

Slow Death By Cloves

The first time I applied Diptyque EAU LENTE I discovered that it is as strong as its golden amber color would suggest—more of a perfume concentration than an edt, it seems to me. Eventually, the composition dries down to a smooth and luscious amber. Unfortunately, to get there one must suffer through a spice-cabinet opening, which is so clove-heavy that it somewhat ruins the journey for me.

I tried a second time, applying the edt quite a bit more lightly but still found the opening unpleasant. To my nose, this perfume is simply unbalanced, and it's not worth the wait to get to the fine drydown since there are plenty of amber perfumes around town which are a joy to wear from start to finish. Désolée.