172 community ratings

Eau Lente

Name: Eau Lente
Brand: Diptyque

Perfumer: Desmond Knox Leet

1986UnisexClassic

Votes lean feminine

7.2/ 10

Community score
172 ratings

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Diptyque Eau Lente is a sweet, spicy unisex scent led by opoponax and cinnamon, rounded out with cedar and red mandarin orange.

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How does it perform?

From 119 community ratings, all out of 10.

Longevity

7.7 /10

Holds up through the day and fades gently toward evening.

Sillage

6.7 /10

Leaves a light trail and stays polite in a crowd.

Bottle

7.6 /10

Sits nicely on a shelf.

Value for money

6.9 /10

The price makes you think, so a small size is a smart start.

Blind buy risk

Medium risk

69% of votes are positive, the rest are more reserved.

Notes

They open one after another, from the first spray into the evening.

Top notesfirst 15 minutes

Opoponax Cinnamon Cedar Red mandarin orange

Accords

From most dominant to most subtle.

Sweet
Gourmand
Spicy
Woody
Oriental
Powdery
Resinous

What does Eau Lente smell like?

Resinous opoponax and cinnamon give it a warm, soft sweetness. Cedar lays a woody base under that sweetness, while red mandarin orange lightens the weight a little. The accords read gourmand, oriental and powdery.

Longevity is good and sillage moderate. Most voters pick fall and winter, and it leans towards evenings and leisure time. Votes for feminine and masculine are almost equal, so it sits comfortably on either. Penhaligon's Clandestine Clara and L'Artisan Parfumeur Mon Numéro 10 have a close profile.