Eau Lente Eau de Toilette
“Eau Lente Eau de Toilette by Diptyque is a Oriental fragrance for women and men”
The Quick Read
Respected, if divisive — a warm spicy, cinnamon composition with a amber undertone. Voted best for fall and winter wear — and genuinely unisex.
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Launched in 1986, Eau Lente Eau de Toilette by Diptyque is an Oriental fragrance that captures the essence of warm spices and balsamic notes. Created by Desmond Knox-Leet and Serge Kalouguine, this scent opens with the sharp aroma of clove and cinnamon before transitioning into a rich base of opoponax and amber. The composition harmonizes sweet and spicy elements to create an enveloping warmth that feels both comforting and enigmatic.
Composition & Character
How It Wears
Application Tips
Apply this fragrance to pulse points for an intimate experience. The spicy notes are most noticeable in the first hour before settling into a warmer base that lasts throughout the day.
Desmond Knox-Leet
Founding perfumer · 2 fragrances
Desmond Knox-Leet, an English painter and graduate of the École des Beaux-Arts, co-founded Diptyque in 1961 with French designers Yves Coueslant and Christiane Gautrot, originally as a boutique for fabrics and handmade crafts. He pitched the idea of creating original scents and composed Diptyque's first eau de toilette, L'Eau, based on a 16th-century formula, mixing raw materials as a painter would prepare a palette until his death in a surgical accident in 1993.
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The story behind the bottle.
The cozy corner of a Parisian café, where the aroma of cinnamon and cloves fills the air, mingling with the warmth of amber and balsam.
Fig. 01 — Eau Lente Eau de Toilette, Diptyque
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