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.

This is one of the longest lasting perfumes out there. I got a mini bottle that I loved so decided to get the big one as well. Mine are exactly the same. Same smell, same sillage, same lasting power. Funny, I don't smell any chocolate in it ( I would love it though:) Even at first spray I can smell the head notes or base notes. No fruity punch on me, just the sweet lingering scent of a mixture of vanilla and honey. Why is honey not listed in the notes? Love it as I love everything Biagiotti.

There is something extremely attractive about Tempore Donna...Very soft, feminine, it does not shout but it whispers.In my mind, it is a scent for Eliza Sommers, the adventurous, but very gentle and loving heroine of Isabel Alliende. I almost can see her in her pastry shop in old Chinatown - with the aura of exotica and mystery about her. This woman will not tell her secrets to anyone, she will keep them in her heart...or in the sand clock bottle of Tempore Donna.

Tempore Donna is another fragrance that I miss. I still have almost a full 50ml bottle left but as soon as that will be finished there will be no way to stock up on this lovely, feminine, sweet and sexy fragrance. I use it very sparingly because it is one of my treasures.

Some missing notes in this perfume are the following: -Pear -Cyclaam -Magnolia -Plum -Rose -Nuts

Oh, I remember this perfume! Sexy, vanilla, cream and a hint of spices. I used to love it!

I have a special fondness for this fragrance and I'm afraid my review's gonna be fueled by emotion rather than fact. For me it's the soft fruity milky touch that makes Tempore shine brightly in the sea of floral-fruities, it gives it that special warm aura (picture a spring day when it's not really hot yet but the sun makes things smell really nice and comforting like my daughter's hair or my cats sunbathing...) It starts out with pineapple, a little peach, citruses and a milky note. Just a hint of the top notes stays noticeable until way into the dry-down. After a while violets and white flowers come into the mix and build a bridge to the base notes. The scent dries down to a really great combination of chocolate, vetiver and woods with a touch of vanilla. But enough with the walk down memory lane, reality check! Unfortunately body chemistry can change over time and Tempore is working decreasingly well for me. The violets - barely there in the past - are now dominating the scent for a short period about 2 1/2 hours in. During that phase they turn the scent way too powdery on me. It's almost suffocating the wonderful dry-down and clearly taking away from the overall experience. With that said I gotta admit I probably wouldn't hold on to the scent if it was still in production and easily attainable. I haven't found anything that could replace my sunshine association with this fragrance's top notes but if I miss the dry-down I put on the original Jil by Jil Sander. It reminds me a little of this scent. Tempore lasts about 6-7 hours, maybe a little longer if your skin doesn't react strongly to violets.

The fruity stage of this perfume is quite unusual in that it is sweet, cohesive and sits on a milky base. I cannot pick out any particular fruit, except for lemon, although it has an overall fruitness to it, akin perhaps to the overall milky fruitness one finds in a tropically themed smoothie. Including the tartness from natural yoghurt. The florals are sheer and mildly astringent, although this could also be a lemon reference. I feel that the taste of florals is primarily there to blend the fruit to the sandelwood/choc base. I think that the underlying briskness of lemon ruins the heart somewhat. While it adds a level of complexity not found in most modern fruity florals, it does seem to curdle the milk a tad and leaves a sour dryness in your mouth. Once the lemon phases out however, you are left with an exquisite vanilla milk chocolate with distinct dry sandalwood undertones. It is very palatable and I find myself revelling in its simple pleasure. All in all, this is a very pretty fragrance, with enough complexity to make you work for it.

Well I admit I can't pick out any specific note, but I don't need to, it's wonderful. I've dabbled in Laura Biagiotti since my mom gave me the balance of one of her bottles of a Laura Biagiotti fragrance when I was in high school. I used every last drop and was never able to find it again. So my love of perfumes started there. This is easy to wear, soft, feminine and fabulous. If your a fan of Venetia it's a definite must to try. Softer than Venetia and just as enjoyable to wear. It's a sweet (but not as sweet as say, Lolita Lempicka) and fruity floral. So well blended it just smells like a big cloud of comfy happiness, much like wrapping up in a fluffy blanket. The dry down makes me think of snicker doodles for some reason. I decided to wear this Christmas day and I couldn't have picked anything better. Perfect for anytime anywhere, and absolutely perfect for the holidays. This is one I'll be wearing for a long time.

Finaly i got this one at hand again . Actualy i never owned it myself earlyer , but i tryed it several times , wanting it . but one day it was nowhere to be found . and i was so sad about it . but thanks to ebay i now have a few small bottles:) this isent cuite as i reamemberd it . somehowe i did think this was sweeter. Trying it on my skin now and i feel a strong relation whit L`instant. I can feel the citrus and pinapple , and the jasmin, lilly of the valley and violet lingering in the middle. the chocolate and vanilla whit all its glory ending it nicly up whit all the other ending notes. a lovely fragrance but i must say im a little disapointed in my memory of this one . Reamembered it more chocolaty and sweeter , but this is nice to:)

When I lived in the UK, my girlfriend husbnad had did a deployment to Holland, while he was in the Red Light District, this exocit dancer walked by him wearing this perfume. He was so caught up in the scent he aske her what it was, and she told him. He purchased a bottle for his wife(my friend, ans when she came to the house, I had to have it. I bought a bottle and used it all. I didn't keep the bottle and I forgot the name of it. I knew it was made by a designer who also made sunglasses. Well today I was on a mission to find this perfume, and Thank Goodness I did! I have been trying to find this scent for 10 years. I already placed an order. This scent is delicious. My husband goes crazy when he smells this.I can't wait to get it.

A gourmand from pre-IFRA era,which can compete and beat most of the gourmands in modern niche by astonishing longevity, softness, deep melting chocolaty nuances with tangy pineapple and - vanilla based. Its full-bodied, skillfully made, even though it belongs to gourmand category,- its very feminine and sensual, thanks to freesia and subtle notes of jasmine, not candy-empty-headed if you know what I mean. And even though in base most prominent note is vanilla yet it has that wonderful soft woodiness, that you dont meet in any modern fragrances anymore.

The beginning of this perfume was very fruity, I was almost sure I was smelling apricot. Then the flowers emerged, first their freshness and sweetness peaking through the slight sourness of fruit, then taking the center stage. This was my favorite part of the smell, especially when the flowers started to smell sweeter and sweeter... I've been smelling this throughout the night, on and off of sleep (yep, I am somewhat an insomniac) and in the morning I woke up with pure dark chocolate on my arm. Will update my review for a more awake experience ;)

At the beginning I can only detect chocolate. All I get is chocolate diluted in alchool, even a little unpleasant. Then, after a while, let's say about 30 minutes, it develops into this lovely, warm, pleasant vanilla and chocolate drooling fragrance... It makes you think of cold winter evenings and a cup of thick hot chocolate with marshmellows...cosy... For those days when you need to hug yourself... :)

It's valentine's day in a bottle! Fruit, flowers and chocolates. I smell mostly pineapple dipped in chocolate- also peaches, oranges, vanilla and freesia. The dry down on me leaves chocolate-vanilla with just a few remaining drops of tart fruit juice. I like it! Probably best in cooler weather for me, otherwise it could border on too sweet during the first couple of hours.

I have had a bottle of this for years and it has hardly been used. I have started to wear it again to merely get it used up. It smells to me similar to at least two from the 90s/early 2000s, e.g Wings and Contradiction. It is pleasant enough and it's longevity is brilliant. However I won't lose any tears when it's finished.