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Djakaray – :
When I was a little girl I had a sandalwood fan from India. I would lay on my bed with that fan to my nose, daydreaming. Then in the 1970s as a teenager I wore sandalwood oil – I still have a tiny perfume bottle that held that oil and it still contains a hint of that wonderful rich and mysterious fragrance. Later that oil became unavailable, and so began my search for that beautiful, elusive scent that seemed both earthy and holy. I’ve ended my search with Tam Dao EDT, not because it has that same fragrance of my memory but because it is the most reminiscent. All woody at first it dries down quickly to its creamy fragrant sandalwood heart. I find it beautiful – it’s my go-to scent. On the advice of another reviewer I layered it over my Habanita body lotion – it dresses the Tam Dao up into something sexy and dark to wear for evening.
On the sillage issue I find I don’t smell Tam Dao on myself after an hour or so, but others comment on it so I know it’s still there. I have both the EDT and EDP but I mostly smell cedar in the EDP. The EDT fills my longing for the sandalwood of memory.
Heingecimetet – :
Eau Lente is like a nap on the beach after a filling dinner. A lazy and hot summers afternoon. Neverending vacations… It is a beautiful balsamic warm cinnamony fragrance, having a very good staying power. A must try for all cinnamon fragrance lovers.
Dimon130883 – :
Lemony resin and clove opening. The clove has a slightly mentholated and strongly peppery aroma. I do get some cinnamon but the clove is dominant in the opening. Light but with a rich base, this scent smells like a translucent piece of amber. The oppoponax really shines in this – it’s stunning and I keep sniffing my wrists. There’s a touch of Johnson’s baby shampoo in the clean powdery, almost floral (jasmine) side of this scent.
Unfortunately this powdery / baby shampoo side gets stronger in the drydown. It’s still a lovely scent but I miss the clear, strong clove-lemon-oppoponax. I’d like to get at least a decant of this scent though.
brd250intitytek – :
Fatal weakness! (That’s Eau Lente, not me.) It’s just lovely – all the spices I revel in the most, in proportions which create a beautiful burnt-orange aura of safety and sweetness – heaping helpings of cinnamon, but just a touch of the often-bullying clove and nutmeg and pepper – without ever smelling ‘culinary’ or gourmand, just organically woody and warm. Beautiful and comforting. Maybe a touch too safe and sweet to really sweep me off my feet, but a huge pleasure to spend time with.
But there’s the rub. Then … in less than 90minutes … it’s all over. Not a whiff not a waft. Not even a trace. Just gone. Another wildly frustrating example of Diptyque making scents I love that start ecstatic, then go evanescent. What a shame….
Dickyoptiop – :
First impression: heavy clove and styrax? Ugh it’s potent for an EDT.
After 30 minutes: “oooh this is sexy and resinous and peppery and smokey”
After 1.5 hours on the skin: …I swear this is pumpkin spice latte. If you layer this with Tilda “like this” I think it’s called (with it’s pumpkin note) from LDO I would believe you worked at Starbucks and it was faux-yoga-pants-PSLatte season.
It’s beautiful but mature. I would definitely call this “Libertine Masculine” and definitely unique as a signature. Suitable for the office or a formal event, not sure I can pull it off casually.
Scent 7/10 unique, memorable, a little mysterious and well blended if you like opoponax. If you like JXXV from Amouage, you may love this.
Projection: 6/10 for the first hour then anout a 4/10 from hours 2-3, then a 3/10 from hour 4+
Sillage: 8/10 this left a monster train behind me that whipped heads around…for the first 30 minutes max, after that if you aren’t trying to pick my pocket you can’t smell it as I walk by.
Longevity: 6/10 I got a full 6 hours though the last few were certainly just a skin scent on me.
Would I buy a full bottle: after this decant? Yes I probably will. I’m not over the moon but when I want a hit of JXXV without all the fanfare, I may reach for this. I find it to be more formal then Jubilation XXV actually because of it’s directness.
uriy4567 – :
I’m trying to smell this on its own terms, setting aside the bad associations with cinnamon wrought by its sickening overuse in stores from October through December. But I’m not sure I can.The accord of cinnamon and incense is interesting I guess. My wife’s reaction was negative.
воран – :
I was disappointed. I like cinnamon, but unfortunately not from Diptyque. This faded to a skin scent on me after 1.5 hours. I did not find the incense in this at all. I smell some watered down spices, a dousing of cinnamon and some vanilla-like quality to it. I expected more.
logo7 – :
A scent from the past
Diptyque’s journey and region-inspired scent library is a unique concept in its own way. But recreating scents based on historical accounts is in a totally different world, in my opinion.
As historical accounts go, Pedanius Dioscorides, a physician, pharmacologist and botanist (c. 40-90AD), wrote De Materia Medica in his native Greek – Opoponax is described in it several times for its “medical properties”.
Whether or not Alexander the Great or his generals enjoyed the scent that Eau Lente is today I’ll leave up to you to decide. But I will say that I have struggled to find an incense or myrrh-based scent that reminds me of anything close to Orthodox incense. The sweet, baby-powder like scent of opoponax, spices and cinnamon are very strongly reminiscent of Orthodox Church incense. To me the scent instantly conjures up images of ancient Greece, Byzantine churches and indeed the landscape of a once Imperial Empire.
Don’t get me wrong though. Eau Lente is not everyone’s cup of tea. You could easily mistake this for a sweet incense scent; it’s simplicity is what is most notable as is the quality of the ingredients. I would struggle to wear this at times, but perhaps my most envisaged moment would be to church during Holy Week.
Those who like Eau Duelle’s mystical vanilla or Tam Dao’s woody-ambery base could easily be seduced by Eau Lente’s powdery-soapy trail. May your journey through history be as fragrant as the churches of Mystra!
pzaj2010 – :
This perfume is not for everyone, for developed nose only. Many reviewers say – it’s soapy… Yes, but think about Why soap has a hint of Diptyque Eau Lente or Aqua di Parma, more over Creed GIT… Because they established the standards long time ago.., many imitators tried to produce something similar. But, brands mentioned above are still unique. Only newcomer can say – there is no difference between GIT and Cool Water. The same about Diptique parfumes. Eau Lente and L’Eau are from Diptyque’s glory years; their “ancient” and “antique” characters make bold statements. If someone passes by me with this smell in the street, I definitely turn my head toward him or her ))) Sure, every “parfumista” must have.
Notes – perfectly described in previous reviews. i would add, for amber lovers, even amber is not in pyramid, beautiful amber is in the sillage, delicate amber, amber for summer and spring. This is sophisticated fragrance for spring and summer, what is difficult to find – not simple, not just citruses and not long lasting as majority of light frags, not boaring. Probably, due to it’s “soapy amber” is suitable for warm and hot season, complex fragrance.
It’s for funs of Annick Goutal (Ambra Fetiche for cold season), Creeds lovers, MDCI Chypre Palatine, Clive Christian X, C… Very recommended, pleased yourself.
anso – :
Mi piace moltissimo, anche se devo dire che apprezzo soprattutto le note di cuore.
Infatti l’apertura è gradevole seppur molto pungente, una cannella e dei chiodi di garofano intensi. Dopo poco, le note speziate si quietano, senza sparire, e – a mio parere – è il momento in cui diventa un profumo superbo, coniugando perfettamente resina calda e spezie.
In chiusura diventa dolcissimo, addirittura vanigliato, le spezie scompaiono e la resina si sente appena, e lo trovo non troppo gradevole.
Onyma – :
Oh no…just not for me. Received this fragrance in a recent sampler of Incense Fragrances. Incense? Perhaps I’m missing something but this fragrance has little to do with incense, IMHO.
Cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves…not in a good way. Smells like Glade Air Freshener, yes the cinnamon type.
Thankfully, it all fades away within 45-60 minutes. Uggggh. Not sure who would want to walk around smelling like this.
memlik – :
Very curious fragrance, unique, I think, I love it, but it is not my style. I am cold style, this has warm blood. Simple the best cinnamon fragrance without sugar ever. Anyone wants swap the 100 ml bottle, 95 ml full? I would like something on my want list for it.
PPKS – :
My weekend scent. Perfect for a long morning in bed with a cafe au lait. It’s mysterious, relaxing, warm, sensual. Like a few others, I do smell a touch of vanilla which is fantastic with the cinammon/clove mix and not at all cloying. I don’t think it smells “masculine” on me at all, and I’m not normally into unisex scents.
unsomourl – :
Reminds me of Comme des Garcons.
Stirik – :
So sad: I love the spicy sweet smell of cinnamon, but it doesn’t work with my skin…
Conlar – :
A like for me, but not a love, none of the Diptyque really work for me, Eau Lente is warm, a hint of spice, definitely feminine, I find it quite simplistic, for the high price…intriguing , but not for me, it has a hint of being out in nature, on a cool autumn day,makes me think of running water for some reason..nice construction, good quality, not so wearable to my nose.
Utisseexace – :
This was a blind buy for me, and I wasn’t disappointed at all! When I saw the notes on here, I just knew it would be something I’d love. I’m glad I bought it. It’s a beautiful amber vanilla, with lots of cloves. Suitable for winter wear.
InjullyCync – :
Today I wore Lente in the 35C heat with high humidity and it performed so beautifully well. I kept getting a whiff of ambery vanilla that was modestly present. So far I like this scent. I will give this scent a couple more wears to test it further.
denvas – :
This review is based on a sample of the latest reformulated version of this fragrance.
I tried Eau Lente on my skin the first time few days ago and had mixed feelings about the scent. My first impression with it was something delicious but then all of a sudden the image of a dentist office flashed in my mind reminding me the taste of something the dentist would put in my mouth after I got my teeth cleaned. It was nothing bad but I thought it was strange to have a fragrance that reminded me of the dentist office though.
The fragrance was very balsamic and powdery probably because of the very intensive Opoponax note throughout. The spices in it made the fragrance very aromatic and quite strong to my nose as well. It smelled wonderful from the beginning to the end of the heart but took a turn at its dry down. To me the dry down was the part that I liked the least as the scent became a bit waxy and made me think of something synthetic unlike the more natural feel at the opening and the heart.
The fragrance in general is quite good but would be excellent if the dry down were not so synthetic and waxy smelling. The SA at the Diptyque store did mention to me that Eau Lente in fact went through a reformulation due to regulations on using certain ingredients; however, I thought the hot weather in where I live now might have affected how I felt about Eau Lente as well. I would definitely give Eau Lente another try in the cooler months to see if there are much difference and whether I should add it to my collection then.
wdw213speagoessenda – :
My very glamourous boss was wearing this today and I thought at first she had something akin to a Shalimar and Coco combo on. I had to ask her what it was, it smelt so incredible! She layers it with Eau Dynamisante lotion by Clarins. The result is a spicy, warm, resinous aura which is insanely good! I really got the cinnamon-oppoponax combo. Will have to order testers soon 🙂
iraiajo – :
This reminds me of a very dapper older gentleman from Mexico I know, who floats around in a cloud of Aramis. I suppose it’s the cinnamon accord that is similar. I could never pull off Eau Lente without feeling like the señor, being that I am a 40 year old woman, I think I’ll pass.
гриша71 – :
This is one of my BIG favourites. Not an easy fragrance, though… I admit, the opening is a bit violent, and you will need some patience to work your way through it, but exactly this is what I like about Diptyque most. Their fragrances are rarely rectilinear, they have a story to tell, and if you want to hear the story till the end, you will have to listen carefully. So…the overture is a rather bombastic fireworks of clove and cinnamon. Get over it, and go down spice lane, till you reach the regal palace of opoponax. And this arrival is a rewarding one, the scent here calms down and like a river, that after all the waterfalls and rapids of the mountains, reaches the plains and expands into a soothing, warm, almost lazy mellowness. Voila: Eau Lente. Most appropriate name. To me -in the end – it is a fragrance of a woman who is all about soft, warm, elegant feminity, but make no mistake, for she carries around numerous secrets, past and present. 🙂 Lovely, lovely scent.
UPDATE: I tested the new version of Eau Lente last week in the lovely little London boutique off Oxford street. It is a “tamed” version of the original frag, the bombastic opening was muffled, and the whole story got a bit tamer. Not bad, but I liked the drama of the older version.
666барсик666 – :
Isn’t it funny how some fragrance houses sometimes are better at doing certain scent groups than others? I find that Dyptique make fantastic fragrances with quality ingredients at affordable prices (for a niche brand at least). Their best ones are definitely all the floral and fruity, leafy concotions. That is truly their forte.
This ‘spicebomb’ however is a ghastly, screechy and to me a very unharmonious attempt to create something that IMO Cacharel’s “C.pour homme” can do much better (and for less money).
To be avoided at all cost. 0/10
Zhenik2007 – :
Diptyque – Eau Lente
Sweet resinous spicy scent!
We get right on the start a poweful note of cinnamon – so natural, but so strong. You have to like this note to stand on it.
Then, cloves make things warm and dry.
Here we feel a resinous scent from the begining till the bottom.
Sweet Myrrh is detected here plus an amber dry that brings it to a beautiful evolution on skin – like velvet – this is the best part.
One of the spices i can detect here is cardamon.
Good one.
😀
Claliabeelpic – :
Warm-yummy-woodsy-spicy-New Mexico Pine…delicious!
I love it. Long lasting AT LEAST 14 hours…woke up to it’s delicious fragrance. Love it!!!
I’m usually not one to wear spicy scents, but my gosh, I couldn’t get enough of this addictive scent. Unlike some others, I did not find the cinnamon to pop out in the beginning, though it was quite spicy for 10 minutes or so. PLEASE give it an hour to reveal itself before judging. Try a small dab before going to bed and you will wake up with a most intoxicatingly beautiful scent.
I found it to be a balanced composition, pleasant from beginning to end. The drydown is warm, comforting, soothing,sweet, and creamy. Sillage is moderate, never overpowering on me.
Enjoy friends!
Erin
vxx729bedyWelty – :
Apologies for adding another review rather than editing the others, but I find the ‘journeys’ that people go on from first whiff interesting and fun to look back on – so ignore this if you don’t!
However, most of what I wrote previously about Eau Lente was BS (before Shalimar……….)
Eau Lente is
Mysterious
Sensual
Reassuring
Wholesome
Elusive
I still love Eau Lente and have decided I will make a purchase soon, but it will be one of 3 perfumes for different occasions.
One reviewer remarked it is ‘weird stuff for weirdos’! It’s so funny and quite true. It’s an odd one and Luckyscent candidly admits that is “impossible to define succinctly.” Also true, it sort of evades description. I can’t really give anyone who hasn’t smelled it an accurate description beyond cinnamon, opoponax and vanilla – but that makes it sound like confectionery and yet there is so much more without it being too busy.
More pertinent is where and when I would wear it. Occasions when one doesn’t want to make waves, like weddings, funerals and court appearances.
It melds seemlessly with the scent of sex and is happy close to the skin, but it is not really a sexy smell. Maternal without being frumpy. I would wear it to a christening, an occasion where its wholesome qualities would be most suitable. Eau Lente will get you noticed but no one is going to comment on it – they’d be unsure of what to say!
It is beautiful, but again I am not sure in what way. I spray it on and it stays with me, not comforting exactly, more reassuring.
seddoy2008 – :
OK, here we go again! It has been a while now alternating between the big THREE Eau Lente, Philosykos and Volutes (have done that one to death in the Volutes section).
Eau Lente is sophisticated in the true meaning of the word. Volutes is elegant, Eau Lente is sophisticated. It is more of a natural smell and it is quite sexy. It has become a part of me and can easily be topped up with something fresh like Lush’s Ginger or Eau Rose.
This comes only in EDT but you would think it is EDP, it goes on and on and keeps on giving! It also has good sillage without overpowering those in the slipstream.
Eau Lente is sexy, motherly, feminine (for me at least). It is the smell I want my children to associate with me and my husband to catch when ravishing me! For me it is quite animal, not animalic, but it works well with natural body smells and goes perfectly with the smell of sex……………you all know what I mean! Volutes on the other hand is an ‘acquired’ smell, something unrelated to skin and body. Volutes makes me feel as though I have been rubbing up to a sexy, stubbly Italian – Oh!! I have: my husband…………….
Eau Lente is at once a statement and an undercurrent scent, versatile yet a perfect signature. I love it.
Putting into words the actual notes in Eau Lente is easy but does it no justice:
Cinnamon, Vanilla and something a bit like rubber band at the very end………….but there is so much more, a little fizz somewhere perhaps Cedar and soooo powdery and soft.
rolexreplica48278 – :
I think this is THE ONE! I thought it would be Volutes, and then maybe Philosykos but Eau Lente is my hot favourite…….receipt of L’Eau and L’Autre will be the decision breaker.
Where do I begin?
It has all the things I love; warm spiciness, sweetness, creaminess, a bit balmy with what I can only describe as ‘fizziness’ somewhere after the initial spices.
The only thing that would improve it is some more of that fizziness or a little sharpness.
gav20b – :
Absolutely my favourite fragrance…
The Diptyque Maison’s Masterpiece at all!
Can’t live without this amazing perfume!
A MUST HAVE!
_Loki_` – :
Spicy cinnamon that wants to make you sneeze is what I’m getting off the top. This becomes sweeter and starts to smell like hand cream.
Not for me.
VALITRON – :
wonderfull, masterpiece.Not easy to wear, because of the high level of cinnamon, cloves and spice, especially in the opening. But don’t forget the name of this one : L’eau lente. If you wait the drydown, it becomes softer, magic and addictive, warm and almost vanillic… Dedicated to boys and girls, very good longevity and sillage, two sprays a day is enough..
Eloge de la lenteur, car il faut laisser du temps au temps.
10/10
wart – :
Considering I like Spicy scents I thought this would be a no brainer.
Well, its not! This is not a very easy to wear fragrance.
The first spice I get is cinnamon. This isn’t gourmand type cinnamon though. I’m a big lover of Vietnamese Cinnamon for cooking, and this is not it at all. This smells more like cinnamon incense from a head shop.
In the next 5 or so minutes I get this wall of sweet and woody opoponax If you’re not prepared it will damn near knock you over!
I also in the background smell clove/liquorice like (maybe star anise?)
On me this is much more of a skin scent after the first hour. It doesn’t really jump out or linger after that.
By hour 2 I smell what to me is like a mix of cinnamon and Johnson’s and Johnson’s baby powder. Why is a good question, but its not overwhelming at least.
It does last quite a long while; I got 6 hours until it turned to a very soft cinnamon incense on my skin.
I think that the time of year will really matter with this scent; To me it feels much more of a fall scent because of the spice profile.
In closing though quite unusual, I would have rather enjoyed it with something floral, like rose or even tuberose, or orange flower with a bit of carnation or vanilla….anything to kind of cut the linear spice note which while not loud is somewhat annoying for me. This scent would be more of a scent to layer with than to wear alone.
Thanks to Amy777 for the sample.
demis – :
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.
kristo07 – :
It smells lovely, but for me it seems a bit too foody, actually it mostly reminds me of the cinnamon bubble gum, I do enjoy it, but I wouldn’t like to smell like this, the main note on my skin definitely is cinnamon, it even seems that it’s the only note i’m feeling. It reminds me a lot of Les Nereides Imperial Opoponax, I really find them both to be the same, although Eau Lente is a bit sweeter and warmer. Reminds me a lot of Christmas and this might be a lovely thing to wear in a cold weather. The perfume it self is kinda inviting and sexy, I wonder how this would smell on a man.
malard – :
If you like bold spicy fragrances you can’t miss Eau Lente. Cinnamon and Cloves in the opening joined by boatloads of opoponax. A simple, yet complex fragrance with a classic, quasi ancient structure, magistrally executed to become tremendously modern. I’m personally not very compelled / appealed, but if you like opopnax and spices you’ve to try this.
Not an easywear, not for everybody and absolutely remarkable.
Rating: 7-7.5/10
vsolov – :
I love cinnamon and spice, but this was too much for me. It reminded me of the red hots candy-even though it wasn’t exactly sweet. The cinnamon just wouldn’t quit on me, that’s about all I got from Eau Lente.
I did like this a lot when I first tested it, but since trying this I’ve found my favorite spice which is Kenzo Jungle l’Elephant. Eau Lente would be fabulous on a man.
pahomms – :
Being a cinnamon lover, I couldn’t dislike this perfume. The cinnamon is the strongest note in the bunch, lasting from start till finish. There is also a vanillic quality to it, making it calming and comforting. However, the whole combination ends up giving me very strong ‘men’s aftershave’ vibes and it’s the aftershave rather than the men’s in it that bothers me and makes it not FB worthy for me. Lasting power is pretty good on me, 6 hours and counting.
mahach – :
Very interesting perfume, quality and uniques at the maximum. very long lasting
manishpk2007 – :
Unique, challenging yet beautiful especially after 30 minutes of wearing it. In conclusion – you get clove, nutmeg, and cinnamon, on a oppoponax base; masterfully blended.
Miamorez – :
This scent is warm and spicy. First whiff is that of cinnamon but sweet bordering on masculine. The heart is a blend of cloves and cardamom which gives a lemony character. Finally, after about an hour you get the final note of vanilla with the opoponax. Eau Lente makes you want to look androgynous or even bohemian…very sexy for me. Staying power is good, 5 hours for the EDT. Will I recommend this scent to a woman? Definitely!!!
Excisttig – :
This is Habanita, without the fruits! I couldn’t believe how much this smelled like it’s base notes. If you like the style of Habanita, then you need to try this one. It is too close to it for me, don’t need a 2nd one…but this is a VERY beautiful sophisticated powder scent.
zlobl9 – :
It’s weird stuff for weirdos. Hence it’s suitable to confuse the people. Perhaps someone somewhere out there will even love you for wearing it. Me, I’d find it interesting.
***
peza74 – :
This one is fascinating. Not necessarily beautiful, but it is captivating like a picture you can’t stop looking at, or a book you don’t want to stop reading. Try it out, but only if you’re a male, as it doesn’t suit females.
***
Squisdido – :
Not a fan, its like a dry spice mixture with some opoponax and it smells slightly masculine, that’s not what bothers me though, it’s just this weird slightly-off sensation I get at the start, and then it dries down to powdery opoponax. Poor lasting power too.
andreih80 – :
I don’t like the cinnamon, but the opoponax is really warm and this lasts really long.
Stalkerok369 – :
This is mostly strong cinnamon for about half an hour, then dries to a lovely myrrh and spice. Dries down very delicate and almost vanillic. The cinnamon benefits from smelling like the real thing instead of a red candy, but it is pure cinnamon for that first half hour and nothing else. The dry down is lovely, however.