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Le Gemme - Gyan Bvlgari 2016

8.3 / 10 179 Ratings

A popular perfume by Bvlgari for women and men, released in 2016. The scent is floral-spicy. It is being marketed by LVMH.
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Main accords

Floral

Spicy

Woody

Earthy

Smoky

Fragrance Notes

Indonesian patchouli

Bergamot

Jasmine sambac absolute

Perfumer

Jacques Cavallier-Belletrud

Ratings

Scent

8.3179 Ratings

Longevity

7.9159 Ratings

Sillage

7.5157 Ratings

Bottle

8.6164 Ratings

Value for money

5.8103 Ratings

Submitted by CPL · last update on 01/02/2026.

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Interesting Facts

Gyan translates to divine wisdom from Sanskrit.

Smells similar

What the fragrance is similar to

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Reviews

6 in-depth fragrance descriptions

04/27/2023

6.5Scent 7Longevity 7Sillage

Shemsmeller
218 Reviews

Shemsmeller

4

Spring luxury fragrance

J ai découvert ce parfum a l aéroport d istanbul en 2022.

Attiré par la bouteille magnifique et le bleu ma couleur favorite .

Tres fleuri il me rappelle boucheron iris de syracuse ,parfait pour le printemps,un bon parfum mais pas le meilleur de la gamme bvlgari la gemme.

Je préfère de loin tygar ,try it and u will see,don t make a blind buy with this one.

04/25/2018

10Scent 10Longevity 10Sillage

Vmaster
35 Reviews

Vmaster

5

Signature Scent Worthy

When worn, Gyan is a sexy cloud of resinous smoky patchouli with a sweet jasmine sambac radiating from the center. The patchouli is not that "hippie smelling" patchouli, this is a rich and refined patchouli.

Gyan is a smooth non-cloying fragrance (unless you really over do it) that can be worn anywhere - Black tie events, office, out with friends, or on a date with that special someone. Gyan gets a lot of unsolicited compliments and smells fantastic.

Gyan projects around 2 meters (6ft) and leaves a nice smoky sweet jasmine trail of fragrance in your wake.

As far as I am concerned, this is a year-round fragrance. Hot or cold weather, you will always smell great.

Gender-wise Gyan would smell great on men and women 25+. Younger people that prefer fresh scents will probably not appreciate this as much.

Gyan as well as the rest of the Le Gemme collection can only be purchased at a Bvlgari boutique online or in one of their brick and mortar locations.

Yes the Le Gemme men's line is a little pricey ($310 for 100 ml) but honestly, you are also paying for presentation as well as the amazing juice. The box is very nicely padded. The sleek black bottle is topped with a blue gem. Each Le Gemme fragrance has its own gem color. I have tried each one and all are worth trying out.

Gyan is a solid 10/10

Updated on 04/26/2018

12/21/2024

Principe611
25 Reviews

Principe611

2

Luxury in a bottle

Smells fantastic, blend is unreal. Oranges jasmine clean patchouli, some woods in base and incense. All year round fragrance. Performance is extremly bad, like extremly with bold letters. Turns into skin scent after 2 hours. Longevity 4-5 hours at max. Can be worn any season any occasion. Dumb reach. Got mine for 45€ for 30 ml bottle. Definetly not worth of the enormous retail price.

09/24/2025

7.5Scent 8Longevity 8Sillage

xtermn8
194 Reviews

xtermn8

A clean, pleasant, floral slightly sweet patchouli fragrance.

Personal: 7.5/10 – I have darker taste, so this isn't entirely for me, but I do like it. I would definitely wear a clone of it.
Mass appeal: 7.5/10 – Incense and patchouli are polarizing but this is a fairly clean, safe take on them.
Performance: 8/10 – Solid projection and longevity, though not beast mode.
Value: 3/10 – This is a luxury priced line from a jewelry house. It's a great blend that's very approachable, but for over $300, it's absolutely bonkers.
Uniqueness: 7.5/10 – Incense/patchouli frags are common, but Gyan’s blend is particularly smooth and clean.

SCORE: 67/100

Full bottle buy? NO, disqualified on price alone, honestly.
Blind buy? NO, patchouli + incense is divisive, and the price is WAY too steep.
Recommend? YES, if you want a very polished, light incense and patchouli frag. Date night? YES, in upscale, formal settings – it’s refined, not seductive.
Office safe? NO, incense still reads a bit heavy for close quarters, but in the winter you MIGHT be able to pull it off.

Pros: Smooth, refined incense and patchouli. Well-blended, luxurious, elegant.
Cons: Extremely pricey. Generic DNA despite the price tag. Somewhat unique, but not groundbreaking.

Bvlgari Gyan is part of their high-luxury Le Gemme line, and it smells like it belongs there. It's very smooth, resinous, and clean, despite the patchouli and incense base that would otherwise make this bottle lean dark. I actually think it's a fairly bright, warm-ish weather fragrance that on cooler days, could even work during the summer. It opens with a darker, greenish burst of patchouli but is calmed by white florals immediately. It has a warm, somewhat spicy, very resinous base that lasts fairly well, and smells great the whole time. Really, at half the price, I think this would be a great buy, but for around $300, it's impossible to fully endorse, unless you REALLY want THIS fragrance specifically. And if what you want is a clean, polished, very wearable patchouli fragrance, maybe this IS what you really want.

Smooth, clean, likable, polished patchouli and incense. Not your usual fragrance, but not your usual price tag either.

Review #109 in my fragrance journey – this fragrance I own as a decant

01/03/2026

10Scent 8Longevity 7Sillage

Boy
37 Reviews

Boy

Its own thing, in its own realm.

Where do I even start ! This is beautiful. This is one of the most beautiful, refined, classy scents I have ever smelled in my LIFE. Like any other Le Gemme release, notes don't show the depth of the fragrances. But to keep it simple: this is Bleu de Chanel Eau de Parfum , but made 10x more elegant. I can go as far as calling Gyan a "winter freshie", thanks to its own type of freshness, which suits a well-dressed gentleman on a formal occasion during the colder season. The moment this smell hits the cold air, it turns magnetic. You keep wanting to smell more of it. The sweet, smoky, incense-y jasmine in the scent trail, along with the earthy-clean patchouli. Its so weird to describe ! Because this doesn't make sense. We don't deserve such a fragrance. This is so well done, its perfect. You can't quite put your finger on what you're smelling.

Easily one of the best fragrances in my collection, and out of everything that I've smelled so far during this journey.

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