Guilty Elixir de Parfum pour Homme Gucci 2023

Guilty Elixir de Parfum pour Homme by Gucci

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Guilty Elixir de Parfum pour Homme (Gucci)

8.0 / 10 504 Ratings

A new perfume by Gucci for men, released in 2023. The scent is sweet-floral. Projection and longevity are above-average. It is being marketed by Coty.

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Main accords

Sweet

Floral

Spicy

Powdery

Woody

Fragrance Pyramid

Top Notes

Orange blossom absolute

Nutmeg

Pimento

Heart Notes

Orange blossom absolute

Orris butter

Osmanthus

Base Notes

Ambrofix

Vanillin

Benzoin Siam

Patchouli

Perfumers

Nathalie Gracia-Cetto, Quentin Bisch

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Ratings

Scent

8.0504 Ratings

Longevity

8.7469 Ratings

Sillage

8.3469 Ratings

Bottle

6.9457 Ratings

Value for money

6.6426 Ratings

Submitted by TheBladi11, last update on 12/04/2024.

Interesting Facts

The face of the advertising campaign is the Canadian actor and film producer Elliot Page.

Smells similar

What the fragrance is similar to

Reflection Man

Reflection 45

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Reviews

21 in-depth fragrance descriptions

09/21/2024

2
Pricing 9
Sillage 10
Longevity 3
Scent

Gaylon67
15 Reviews

Gaylon67

Helpful Review 4

The Love Didn’t Last!

In the fragrance section of Macy’s I sprayed this on a test strip. WOW! Loved it. Before leaving I sprayed it on my arm. From opening to the dry down I loved it. Had nothing like it in my collection. Two weeks later I put down $130 to purchase it. A little much but the quality matched the price. My wife was not as excited about it but said it was nice. (She’s rarely excited about me purchasing another bottle of cologne though.)

My first wearing I put too much on. Had to wash it off 1hr later. Wore it a second time the following week. Did not overspray but it was cloying about 90 mins. Knew I had a problem at this point! Did not wear it for 7 months. Did I purchased a cologne different from the one I tested in the store? Put it on today to see if my nose would welcome it again. Nope! Hate from the first spray.

I did it again. Purchased without buying a decant to give it a few wears. This is especially important with strong scents of this sort. A potential love or hate scent. One you can quickly grow tired of.

Unless you KNOW this is a scent DNA you like, sample patiently. Give it a 4, 5, 7 wears. It is a hard reach even if I still liked it. I am feeling guilt and shame and regret over this purchase.

01/05/2024

8
Pricing 8
Bottle 8
Sillage 9
Longevity 10
Scent

MattRotar
10 Reviews

MattRotar

4

Miracle scent

You know, I almost feel like this fragrance found me not me it. Me and my girlfriend decided, we’ll get each other fragrances as gifts this holiday season. I decided on Elysium, which ive been wanting to get for a very long time, but never did get and she decided on Instant Crush. Than one day we went to the store and I saw this fragrance. I remembered George (YouTuber) talking about it and he said its reminiscent of Reflection man, but smoothened out with vanilla. So i was like ok im gonna spray it on, I did while we where leaving and didn’t smell it right away, because I definitively remember eating a pretzel (lol), when I finally did smell it, I was so surprised this smell I was smelling was coming from a designer house. Spicy, slightly fresh, smooth woods smashed with some of the best smelling vanilla I’ve smelt. I think Gentle Fluidity Gold is also a great vanilla, but this to me in the drydown smells like youre eating an amazing vanilla ice cream on a beach. You’re smelling the trees around you and the summer breeze…Absolutely Outstanding… I was back to the store 4 times to wear this and in the end chose it over Elysium. Now lets compare it to Reflection man. I have tried Reflection before, really wanted to make it my signature, because the iris and overall floral nature of the fragrance really spoke to me. Only problem was, that it went so sharp on my skin it started giving me headaches. This has that same powdery iris, along with the fresh like spices, but it doesn’t go sharp, the vanilla rounds up the whole story, making it so much more enjoyable for me. You might think that the vanilla will take away some of the versatility, … I would disagree. I think this is still perfectly wearable in all seasons. This fragrance man… all im gonna say is that ever since I’ve gotten it my other fragrances, have been getting a lot less wear because I wear it so much. That spicy, yet fresh opening that fades into the vanilla, but still retains the iris… ahh outstanding this to me is a bonafide 10 and my signature scent I’ve been searching for.

10/10

Update: I got my first bottle for Christmas 2023, its now 20th of June 2024 and I just got my 2nd bottle, because i finished the 1st. Lovely scent and extremely versatile, by far my girlfriends favorite scent on me also.
Still a 10/10

12/22/2023

8
Pricing 1
Bottle 9
Sillage 9
Longevity 9
Scent

Omnipotato
122 Reviews

Omnipotato

5

Worth The High Price Tag

I heard a lot about this fragrance in the community and the fact that it was a departure from conventional men's designer perfumery; I decided to try it out the next time I was in Macy's and boy, did it blow me away.

The first whiff is undoubtedly white floral, with some peppery spices added to make it a bit masculine. This is not a bland clean soapy neroli like in Neroli Portofino Eau de Parfum or Myslf. It is dirty, almost animalic, and Floral with a capital F. Then a boozy note kicks in, which I believe is the osmanthus. I think this is one of the most underrated notes in perfumery, and I love almost every fragrance in which it plays a big role. The scent is rounded out by powdery orris butter and a touch of sweet vanilla. What surprised me, and isn't really in the note listing, is a bit of a leathery edge in the base notes which makes this fragrance undeniably masculine, even though the spine of the scent is white floral and sweet. Overall, a complex and immensely enjoyable fragrance from beginning to end. Although it bears a resemblance to Reflection Man, it is more sweet and also has that earthy, leathery edge that Reflection lacks.

Now we come to the pricing. 183 USD for 60ml is practically unheard of in the mainstream designer space, but I think it is well worth it. With Gucci Guilty Elixir de Parfum Pour Homme (an absolutely ridiculous name), you are getting niche-level quality, niche-level longevity, and niche-level complexity. When compared to the Amouages and Xerjoffs of the world, $183 is not a high price.

Lastly, what is with the bottle? Channeling AVGN a bit here, but could they have picked another color than puke green? The questionable marketing and bottle design aside, this is a great release, probably the best designer release of 2023 for me. Definitely not a blind buy.

07/17/2024

7
Pricing 5
Bottle 10
Sillage 10
Longevity 9
Scent

GharibMD
10 Reviews

GharibMD

4

A powerhouse from Gucci

This is a nice fragrance with a great performance: eternal longevity and very good sillage: room filler in the next two hours or so

It smells really like a Quentin Bisch creation with a DNA similar to Le male Elixir but more polished and, refined and mature

The dry down is very pleasant: vanilla dominated: I sprayed it in the morning and I still can smell it 12 hours later: it stays on cloths even longer:

My main issues are:
1- bottle design could have been better, but who cares
2- The price point is a bit high for a designer brand

09/05/2024

10
Pricing 6
Bottle 9
Sillage 9
Longevity 9.5
Scent

Shtinky
7 Reviews

Shtinky

2

It’s not even close.

This fragrance, is simply put, in another league when it comes to the basic designer fragrances. Gucci guilty elixir is to put it lightly the best thing you’ll find in a normal beauty store right now, this does what sauvage elixir should do but doesn’t.

To start, Guilty Elixir is like walking into a dinner party this beautiful orange blossom that you can almost feel the petals of greets you at the door and as you make your way to the dining room, as you sit down you notice the nutmeg and pimento take their seats on either side of you. However they don’t overstay their welcome they simply introduce themselves to you and fade into the background. As their friend calls them to sit farther down the table.

At the heart of this fragrance, they finally have the the majority of guests together and sat down at the table. Just before the food comes out as you’re talking to the osmanthus that had taken the place of nutmeg you feel something tapping on your shoulder, you turn to see who it is and time screeches to a standstill as you come face to face with an orris butter note that almost suffocates you with its presence, however, you don’t mind. This note is far and away the star of the show and the reason the party is so lively. The orris butter stays rest of the time this fragrance is on you, and as the evening progresses you choose to bring your dessert of vanilla and benzoin garnished with a bit of patchouli outside behind the house to deck where you notice a small creature laying on a bed next to a doggy door. It’s a small sort of cat from what you can tell and as you take a seat in one of the chairs it crawls into your lap.

Scent 10/10 - This score is relative to not only what this fragrance has parallels to but also to designer fragrances in general, this is at least “private blend” status and if not better as it not only deviates from the entire line its a flanker of, but its also the best thing outside of any private lines in the world of designer fragrance. Though it isn’t the best fragrance of all time, it is, in my opinion, completely unchallenged when it comes to current designer fragrance.

Versatility 8/10 - comfortably a cold weather fragrance but can easily be pulled off if the wearer is dressed maturely or at least if it’s later in the night.

Sillage 9/10 - No complaints, stronger than is required for a “night out” fragrance.

Performance 10/10 - set and forget. No need to worry about reapplying period, its a night out/date night fragrance and by proxy you don’t need it to last more than 5-7 hours yet it’ll still be comfortably projecting a couple feet around you by the end of those 7 hours.

Value 10/10 - This really should be a designer price but its at an entry level niche price and completely fine being there, not hard to find for around 100-140 but if you can’t find it then its to me worth every penny of retail.

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