Diptyque Tempo Eau de Parfum, 75ml at John Lewis & Partners

During the 60s, a certain scent was changing the world: patchouli. It conveyed a sense of freedom and spirituality that was closer to nature, and the hopes of a generation that was reinventing the future.

Tempo is a tribute to this olfactory icon. It is a nuanced composition of three patchouli extracts from the Indonesian Island of Sulawesi, that hovers between elegant and woody, enveloping and earthy. Elevated by violet leaf, Tempo vibrates on the skin with remarkable sophistication.