Tempore Donna

Laura Biagotti was such a big deal in the 90s. The perfumes and their ads were everywhere! Tempore was the last fragrance from this era, and maybe not quite as big as Roma, Laura or Venezia, but soo good. I can't remember if I smelled this when I was younger, but I'm so glad I got a sample of this discontinued gem recently. It's a 1990s gourmand, which is different from the gourmands of the 2010s and later. This has a very smooth, non-sugary kind of sweetness. The most important notes to my nose are peach, pineapple, vanilla and dark chocolate. The pineapple smells almost candied in this, not sour and fresh. And the chocolate is masterfully done. Together with the vanilla it smells like a darker milk chocolate, not too bitter, but very refined. Some chocolate perfumes have an unpleasant waxy note, this absolutely doesn't. The florals and woods are not very pronounced, if I never saw the notes list I'd have no idea what exactly is supposed to be in this. But Tempore has a floriental, "perfumey" feel that makes clear that there is more to it than just fruit and foody notes. This is really gorgeous, I love it. Tempore and Laura are my favorite Biagotti scents, too bad that only one of them is still available. Maybe I'll score up a bottle on ebay one day.

First, I got my hands on a mini splash and was completely charmed by this fragrance with its rich, but not overwhelming, chocolate note. I had to find a FB and was lucky enough to get my hands on one. This is a beautiful fragrance. The scent is, of course, vintage so I don't know how much richer this perfume would've been at its prime but I get nearly all the notes sprinkled with the softest but best quality dark chocolate powder. I can't stop smelling my wrist. It is similar in a small way to my Mugler ToF minus the animalic note. I'm so pleased to add this to my collection - a true beauty. 2/18/26 Update: I've loved this beauty so much, the seller offered me a second bottle at an even steeper discount and I did not hesitate to say yes. Because I now have a backup FB, I'm spraying with abandon. This is such a lovely perfume and as the chocolate settles an ever so slight animalic whispers from the background, which I didn't notice at first. Even my husband dared say - "You smell good" - an effusive comment coming from him ;)

Sweet floral vanilla that smelled femininely invigorating at the same time. It was a blind buy for me and it was a wonderful decision too. I remembered buying it when I had first started working in end of 2006. I was still tight on a budget back then. Tempore Donna was top in my favourite perfumes list. I always wore it whenever I attended a social gathering or a formal event as it smelled unique and luxurious without being obnoxious. It was comforting and always gave me a boost of confidence (Well at least to me anyway). I regretted for not buying a second bottle. Fast forward to now, I found out Tempore Donna was discontinued years ago. Such a shame... So now, I have 2 bottles of Escada’s Desire Me as a dupe for Laura Biagiotti’s Tempore Donna. It is about 90% similar. (I still keep Tempore Donna’s empty bottle by the way - That’s how much I’ve loved the fragrance). It has become my signature fragrance too. How I wish Tempore Donna is making a comeback though. I would surely buy it in a heartbeat without a doubt.

Tempore is one of my all time favourites. It starts with citrus notes, pineapple and peach - yellow, sunny fruity notes that resemble the feeling of warm rays of sun on my skin. The floral heart notes of violet, freesia, lily-of-the-valley and jasmine define the heart of the composition and make it a floral fruity fragrance. The soft powdery violet note mingles with the intense, sweet and warm base notes of vanilla and chocolate. All in all the composition smells like sun and vanilla. This is what my husband says and I think he is 100% spot on! Tempore lasts for hours and hours on my skin but has average sillage only. Still, the longevity is marvelous and I get whiffs of this sun & vanilla scent all day long. Another discontinued 5 star fragrance from Laura Biagiotti.

I found Tempore Donna in the internet store and bought again after ten years interval, when I used it first time. It was my signature scent. I do not dissapointed, the scent is so delicate, feminine vanilla. Today is raining all day and I can enjoy this sweet, soft vanilla chocolate and spices. I do not feel floral notes, there are some mix of sweet flovers, but I can't separate them. At first notes I can smell apricot, but do not lemon at all. I like it at cold, rainy days it gets me feeling of warm.