Le Temps D'Aimer

this was a lucky find in a random scent bundle. I love it, I'm imagining being in a Chesterfield club chair by a roaring fire with a spiced rum coconut cocktail. Many of my favorite scents are Chypre with fruity and warm notes like peach and patchouli for evenings / winter, o green / fresh flower for daytime. These are the precious ones to me, so well blended and complex that no 'floral' stands out; the abstract sophistication that doesn't date (despite the current trends). This one is a great addition to my wardrobe and I can't compare it to anything else - I suspect this is the coconut note which is normally a disaster on me, apart from the one or two that are creamy and well blended.

A special bouquet reflecting the female fragrance trends of the early eighties. Delicate, classy and formal. Floral, leather, peach, patchouli, cloves and vanilla are definitely prominent. Its has a stand alone, great personality to it despite playing along the lines of the fashionable style of that time. Its pure class, its Alain Delon!

I bought this beautiful perfume back in 1985, and I loved it! I want so very much to buy a new bottle of my fav scent =))

I first was gifted a bottle of this whilst visiting Switzerland as a teenager, and it quickly became my signature scent. I wore it on dates and at times when I just wanted to reminisce about Europe. As I matured, this fragrance grew with me. It’s the scent my now-adult children knew as mum. I have spent many years and many dollars searching for a dupe of this scent... people mention Samsara and Femme and Champagne but whilst they share some notes, none are as well rounded as Le Temps D’Aimer. Indeed on my skin they are loud, old woman scents. And while I am now over 50, in no way do I look or feel old. So I have no desire to smell it! The house of Roja seems to draw inspiration from the chypre scents of the 1980s so I shall sample Diaghilev. Initio scents evoke some of the chypre characteristics I love: that woody, oak moss and civet combination, that, when blended with coconut and gentle florals, is an absolute aphrodisiac. If you have any Le Temps D’Aimer or Iquitos dupe suggestions please let me know ❤️

Mr Delon is an iconic Fench film star so one could view his line as "celebrity". Le Temps D'aimer (time for love) was launched in 1981. It is a complex wonder in the classic french style, still very pretty and wearable. The notes listed are accurate. But if you are fearful of aldehydes, this opening does not bomb you, and when the drydown comes, the coconut and animalic basenote combo is really compelling. I went through a mini of this very quickly and was fortunate enough to find a vintage tester bottle online to replace it so I can indulge again. Would that all celebuscents be as charming and well-made. Vive le temps d'aimer!