Diptyque - Eau Lente

Eau Lente is an “oldie but goodie”.  Released in 1986 by Diptyque, it is an oriental fragrance which is said to make the wearer “give in to the spell of calm”.

The fragrance opens with a potpourri of spice.  I get heaping portions of cinnamon.  The cinnamon has a dry quality to its intensity which reads as a cinnamon powder.  There is a note of clove which lays with the cinnamon in a soft incense-like waft.  There is a comfortable warmth to the opening.

As Eau Lente wears, I get what reads as a light peppery note.  The fragrance continues to have a spiced-incense vibe.  Hints of a vanilla come into the fragrance and lend a semi-sweet touch to the spices.  The vanilla transforms the boldly spiced fragrance.  Eau Lente begins to feel more like a delicate shawl in Winter; it feels cozy.  In the drydown I also get what feels like an ambery resin.  The depth of the resinous note seems to round out the fragrance.

Eau Lente wear on me for roughly 8 hours with moderate moving to light projection.

Notes: cinnamon, clove, Indian spices, opoponax

Perfumers:  Desmond Knox-Leet and Serge Kalouguine