Tempo 2018

Tempo by Diptyque
Bottle Design Illustration: Safia Ouares
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8.0 / 10 364 Ratings
A popular perfume by Diptyque for women and men, released in 2018. The scent is earthy-spicy. It is being marketed by Manzanita Capital.
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Main accords

Earthy
Spicy
Woody
Green
Resinous

Fragrance Notes

Indonesian patchouliIndonesian patchouli Clary sageClary sage Pink pepperPink pepper Violet leafViolet leaf BergamotBergamot Maté absoluteMaté absolute

Perfumer

Ratings
Scent
8.0364 Ratings
Longevity
7.6312 Ratings
Sillage
7.1313 Ratings
Bottle
8.3303 Ratings
Value for money
7.2139 Ratings
Submitted by OPomone, last update on 24.04.2024.

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Augusto

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Augusto
Augusto
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Retroesk Soft Patchouli Violet
A very mild, almost vanilla start. Slightly sweetened soil, moist warmth. Something green.
Quiet. Warm skin and open hair.
Retro soft. Like an old light suede jacket, worn with pleasure. If you reach into your pocket, you'll find a handkerchief with violets
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Lollipop445

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Lollipop445
Top Review 24  
And it became light
First comment, well then;)

Hamburg, November 2020

So boredom had brought me here. Since I strolled just still with the shopping mien through Hamburg, bills in the eyes, everything had smiled at me in pre-Christmas mood, there I stopped in front of a shop. A perfumery - there should be such a thing. Douglas? No. But surely there's nothing like the blue (almost) fragrant shops? There is. When I risked a look, my eyes were opened. Greeted by a nice lady, this little shop in Große Bleichen didn't let me go for almost an hour. I was olfactorily deflowered that evening. It was perfect. The learning curve was very steep, so many new brands: Xerjoff, Montale, Frederic Malle and Diptyque, just to name a few that I got to test. One of the fragrances of the house of Diptyque is also the subject of today's article. Just the fragrance that reminded me of just that evening in downtown Hamburg: Tempo by Diptyque.

to the fragrance:

Patchouli can, but does not have to smell musty and like a stable. Skillfully combined and properly used it can even become a true gentleman note - Tempo creates that for me. Apart from the awful name, where the only conclusion is that the entire budget must have gone into the fragrance itself, Tempo is a seriously cozy patch scent for the colder days, the patchouli playfully embraced by the violet, making the whole thing feel very informal. Olivier Pescheux has pretty much delivered with this uncomplicated and beautiful realization. Filled in a noble bottle, the price is also right, definitely test it!
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StellaDiverF

213 Reviews
StellaDiverF
StellaDiverF
Helpful Review 4  
Baby Patchouli
Tempo is foremost a patchouli fragrance on my skin, albeit an exceptionally gentle one at that. Upon spraying, the spicy, medicinal and woody aspects of patchouli are there, but they feel so soft and tender that I start to imagine a baby patchouli if there ever was one. The creamy and gently powdered cacao nuance also makes an appearance, which further stretches the innocent feeling of this patchouli.

Although I love patchouli in general, I very often gravitate towards those more earthy, darker, bitter chocolate type of interpretations of this fantastically complex note. And when the patchouli is stripped clean and appears bright in mood, I tend to find them too sweet for my taste. Thanks to the overall gentleness of Tempo, I didn't find its sweetness unbearable to me, but not far though.

Thankfully, the sage and maté soon come to rescue, subduing the fruity sweetness of pink pepper with their herbal and slightly bitter aroma. Tempo then remains this occasionally medicinal and woody-cacao, but mostly herbal patchouli skin scent until the end. Although the fragrance is not dense, it projects moderately. The longevity is around 8 hours on me.

I personally don't care much about Tempo because of my own preferences regarding patchouli in perfumery. However, being one of the most mild patchouli fragrances that I smelt, Tempo might be a quite friendly start point to further explore patchouli, or an unobtrusive patchouli for daily routine thanks to it retaining the quiet elegance of modern Diptyque fragrances.
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Maurice913

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Maurice913
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Summer of Love
2007

My Eastpack has been sitting in the corner next to my desk for weeks now. I've finished year 10, I've got my school-leaving certificate in my pocket, I'm about to graduate and a summer full of tent evenings, parties with plenty of V+, Schöfferhofer grapefruit and the odd pack of Lucky Strike awaits me.

I'm 16 and counting the few first hairs on my face called puberty plum, but for me the first visible signs away from babyface.

Tonight, as is often the case, we sit together with the aforementioned "food supplements" and background music, optionally loud and peppered with punk, rock and metal. There will be a barbecue.

I dump out my Eastpack and pack my best band shirts and what little toiletry bag I have and stumble out the door onto my Holland bike.

Fresh battery in the MP3 player. i have a 12 km ride to my friends ahead of me. It's been raining and the ground in the fields is steaming because it's hot. There's an earthy smell in the air.
I crunch through the still damp path made of a mixture of gravel and sand. Nearby, the rapeseed fields are lush and overgrown.

"Temple of Love" by Sisters of Mercy from 1992 is blaring from my headphones.

My summer song this year.
The main thing is that I'm away from home - I'm used to cycling, just like all my friends.
I increase the speed and the volume of the music. Tailwind, the sun flashes through the clouds. The time is perfect when you stop looking at your watch.

My last summer without looking ahead. Only to today.

Tempo - Temple Of Love - Daydream.

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Pepdal

238 Reviews
Pepdal
Pepdal
Helpful Review 2  
Introverted Patch
I have come to recognise the house of Diptyque has its own style and level of quality, and their patchouli pillar fits in just perfectly. Thank you for watching as always and I hope you enjoy the review.
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VanAllanVanAllan 4 years ago
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9.5
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One of the few (dozen:)) scents I loved on the first sniff. It's a niche version of LIDGE for me, but made by another nose, a lost soul...
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LillibetLillibet 6 years ago
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A rougher-around-the-edges version of Coromandel EdP. Less 'polished' but with some lovely tea notes. If I didn't already have Coromandel...
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Nostalgia79Nostalgia79 4 years ago
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It’s all about the dry-down!
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ItchynoseItchynose 5 years ago
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A lot of patchouli and a hint of mate and violet leaf. Very earthy, a bit spicy and sweet. Usual Diptyque smoothness all round.
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KusyaKusya 6 months ago
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It takes turns evoking dry and damp, cold and cozy. Very playful, beautiful patchouli.
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