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The Perfume Bible / A closer look

Tempo
meets L'Instant de Guerlain pour Homme Eau Extreme.

Compare the recorded scent profiles, then decide what to sample.

Shared ground

Patchouli

Both records list these notes. Shared notes do not guarantee the same smell.

The distinction

Eau de parfum leads with aromatic; Concentration not recorded leads with warm spicy. The table below separates their listed profiles and voting data.

At a glance
Tempo Eau de Parfum bottle
Diptyque

Tempo

Eau de parfum

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Guerlain L'Instant de Guerlain pour Homme Eau Extreme bottle
Guerlain

L'Instant de Guerlain pour Homme Eau Extreme

Concentration not recorded

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ConcentrationEau de parfumConcentration not recorded
Listed bottle sizesNot yet verifiedNot yet verified
Brand originFranceFrance
Made inNot yet verifiedNot yet verified
Listed year20182005
Leading accordsaromatic · patchouli · woodywarm spicy · woody · cacao
Notes unique to this recordMate, Clary Sage, Pink Pepper, Violet Leaf, BergamotStar Anise, Citruses, elemi, Tea, Jasmine, Neroli, Cacao, Sandalwood, Virginia Cedar, Hibiscus
Longevity / 53.44 · 1,003 votes4.11 · 2,023 votes
Projection / 42.26 · 1,094 votes2.85 · 2,230 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.

Compare the labels

Ingredients, side by side.

Read the declared lists for the editions shown. Shared entries do not mean identical formulas, proportions or scent.

A label comparison will appear when both ingredient lists are verified for the same market.

Tempo

Eau de parfum · US listing

Alcohol denat. (sd alcohol 40-b) - Parfum (fragrance) - Aqua (water) - Butyl methoxydibenzoylmethane - Ethylhexyl methoxycinnamate – Limonene – Linalool - Alpha-isomethyl ionone – Coumarin - Benzyl benzoate – Citral – Geraniol - Bht

Source: Diptyque official US product page · Checked 2026-09-22

L'Instant de Guerlain pour Homme Eau Extreme

Ingredient list not yet verified for this edition and market.

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 verdict

Eau de parfum

Start here if the listed aromatic and patchouli direction interests you. Try it on skin before deciding.

Concentration not recorded

Start here if the listed warm spicy and woody direction interests you. Try it on skin before deciding.