Category: Guerlain
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Tonka Impériale by Guerlain
I’m a real prune sometimes. Why would Guerlain need to release a tonka fragrance when it’s Jicky’s main note or a key player already in their oriental creations? Jicky in the Eau de Parfum concentration is beautifully delectable, rounded and warm focussing predominantly on the tonka bean. Tonka beans are…
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Vetiver by Guerlain
I will start this review with a question and an anecdote: Do we love classics because we have to? Some fragrances present themselves as a rite of passage in the perfume world. It’s a bit like an individual’s first legal beer or oyster served au naturel. I recall my twee sentiment…
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Héritage by Guerlain
Héritage by Guerlain (1992) is the almost forgotten masculine from this legendary house. It smells slightly dated on my nose, with it smelling a bit like a watercolour on a Guerlain scale. Héritage too smells familiar, in a vaguely captivating manner much like all Guerlain fragrances are. However, this eau de…
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Eau De Cologne Imperial by Guerlain
The paternal figure of Guerlain, Pierre-François-Pascal Guerlain formed his namesake house in 1828. He began selling toiletries, and imports from Britain from his shop in the Hôtel Meurice. What distinguished Pierre from other shops and offerings was his service creating customised scents for clients; which was only made possible through…
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L’Homme Ideal by Guerlain
Guerlain’s take on an ideal man is rather satirical, and I love it. “The ideal man is a myth, his fragrance is reality.” Are the very incantations from Guerlain’s Thierry Wasser. It has been a while since Guerlain has released a masculine fragrance (the last popular one was 2008’s Guerlain…
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Shalimar EdP by Guerlain
Was I expecting much? Naturally! (c) Liam Sardea 2014 Yes perfume junkies, it is time. It is time for the revered Shalimar review. A monumental fragrances spared for a monumental occasion – my 1,000th blog view of course! Guerlain’s Shalimar is the reference oriental. It is the old and great,…
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Habit Rouge by Guerlain
If for one month I was forced to wear only one fragrance, this would be it. © 2014 Liam Sardea Red whip. Rawr! Photo by Guerlain. When I become king of the world, I am going to instantaneously rename Habit Rouge to happiness or euphoria… or something along those lines.…
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Vetiver Extreme by Guerlain
Icky. They have destroyed the clean yet dirty balance of Vetiver in the original Guerlain and when they said extreme they certainly didn’t lie. Don’t mess with the classics. Photo by Guerlain In a purely analytical sense, it is important to appreciate the composition of fragrance as something more than…
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