Eau Lente
meets Shalimar Eau de Toilette.
Compare the recorded scent profiles, then decide what to sample.
Different note lists
The records do not list any identical notes. They may still share accords.
Eau de toilette leads with warm spicy; Eau de toilette leads with vanilla. The table below separates their listed profiles and voting data.
| At a glance |  Diptyque Eau LenteEau de toilette Explore fragrance ↗ |  Guerlain Shalimar Eau de ToiletteEau de toilette Explore fragrance ↗ |
|---|---|---|
| Concentration | Eau de toilette | Eau de toilette |
| Listed bottle sizes | Not yet verified | Not yet verified |
| Brand origin | France | France |
| Made in | Not yet verified | Not yet verified |
| Listed year | 1986 | 1925 |
| Leading accords | warm spicy · cinnamon · amber | vanilla · powdery · citrus |
| Notes unique to this record | Clove, Cinnamon, Spices, Opoponax | Bergamot, Floral Notes, Iris, Jasmine, Rose, Vanilla, Tonka Bean |
| Longevity / 5 | 3.35 · 211 votes | 3.43 · 1,153 votes |
| Projection / 4 | 2.56 · 266 votes | 2.42 · 1,370 votes |
Scores are category averages, not hours or controlled measurements. Different vote samples are not a head-to-head wear test. “Unique” notes here means absent from the other record, not proof of a formula difference.
Ingredients, side by side.
Read the declared lists for the editions shown. Shared entries do not mean identical formulas, proportions or scent.
Declared on both
- Aqua (water)
- Parfum (fragrance)
- Eugenol
- Limonene
- Geraniol
- Citronellol
- Coumarin
- Linalool
- Alpha-isomethyl ionone
- Cinnamal
- Citral
- Benzyl benzoate
- Benzyl alcohol
- Butyl methoxydibenzoylmethane
Listed only on Eau Lente
- Alcohol denat. (sd alcohol 39-c)
- Butylphenyl methylpropional
- Isoeugenol
- Farnesol
- Cinnamyl alcohol
- Ethylhexyl methoxycinnamate
- Ethylhexyl salicylate
- Bht
Listed only on Shalimar Eau de Toilette
- Alcohol
- Citrus aurantium bergamia (bergamot) peel oil
- Jasmine oil/extract
- Rose flower oil/extract
- Lavandula oil/extract
- Cananga odorata oil/extract
- Tocopherol
- Linalyl acetate
- Citrus limon (lemon) peel oil
- Pinene
- Pogostemon cablin oil
- Hydroxycitronellal
- Terpineol
- Citrus aurantium peel oil
- Terpinolene
- Geranyl acetate
- Beta-caryophyllene
- Vanillin
- Santalum album (sandalwood) oil
- Eucalyptus globulus oil
- Santalol
- Alpha-terpinene
- Camphor
- Carvone
- CI 14700 (red 4)
- CI 19140 (yellow 5)
- CI 60730 (ext. violet 2)
Matching ignores capitalization and a small set of water and fragrance naming variants. “Only” refers to these published lists, not proof that an ingredient is absent from the other formula.
Eau Lente
Eau de toilette · US listing
Alcohol denat. (sd alcohol 39-c) - Aqua (water) - Parfum (fragrance) - Eugenol - Limonene - Geraniol - Citronellol - Coumarin - Linalool - Alpha-isomethyl ionone - Cinnamal - Butylphenyl methylpropional - Citral - Benzyl benzoate - Isoeugenol - Farnesol - Benzyl alcohol - Cinnamyl alcohol - Ethylhexyl methoxycinnamate - Ethylhexyl salicylate - Butyl methoxydibenzoylmethane - Bht. vol. 78°
Source: Diptyque official US product page · Checked 2026-09-21
Shalimar Eau de Toilette
Eau de toilette · US listing
Alcohol • Aqua (water) • Parfum (fragrance) • Citrus aurantium bergamia (bergamot) peel oil • Limonene • Linalool • Jasmine oil/extract • Rose flower oil/extract • Lavandula oil/extract • Cananga odorata oil/extract • Tocopherol • Linalyl acetate • Citrus limon (lemon) peel oil • Coumarin • Pinene • Butyl methoxydibenzoylmethane • Citronellol • Pogostemon cablin oil • Geraniol • Hydroxycitronellal • Alpha-isomethyl ionone • Citral • Terpineol • Citrus aurantium peel oil • Benzyl benzoate • Terpinolene • Geranyl acetate • Beta-caryophyllene • Vanillin • Santalum album (sandalwood) oil • Eucalyptus globulus oil • Santalol • Alpha-terpinene • Cinnamal • Eugenol • Benzyl alcohol • Camphor • Carvone • CI 14700 (red 4) • CI 19140 (yellow 5) • CI 60730 (ext. violet 2)
Source: Guerlain official US product ingredient declaration · Checked 2026-09-22 · Formula reference 22875
These are published ingredient declarations, separate from scent notes. “Parfum” or “fragrance” can represent a mixture without listing every component. Formulations can change by market and batch; check the packaging on your bottle. A matching or missing entry does not establish suitability for an allergy.
Follow your curiosity.
A starting point, not a verdictEau de toilette
Start here if the listed warm spicy and cinnamon direction interests you. Try it on skin before deciding.
Eau de toilette
Start here if the listed vanilla and powdery direction interests you. Try it on skin before deciding.