Perfumer
desmond knox-leet
Editor’s note pending — every credited perfumer eventually gets a written profile here.
Credits2 perfumes
Houses1
SignatureSpicy
Catalog · 2
The compositions
Diptyque · 1986
Eau Lente Eau de Toilette
The opening arrives with the brittle warmth of whole cloves and cinnamon bark—dry spices that prickle rather than sweeten.
Diptyque · 1968
L'Eau Eau de Toilette
Diptyque's founding fragrance, created in 1968 by artist Desmond Knox-Leet, was inspired by an old English recipe combining rose, geranium, and cloves.