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Attrape Cœur 2005

7.8 / 10 32 Ratings
A popular perfume by Guerlain for women, released in 2005. The scent is floral-powdery. The production was apparently discontinued.
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Main accords

Floral
Powdery
Woody
Sweet
Fruity

Fragrance Notes

PeachPeach VanillaVanilla AmberAmber RoseRose SandalwoodSandalwood IrisIris JasmineJasmine VioletViolet

Perfumer

Ratings
Scent
7.832 Ratings
Longevity
7.520 Ratings
Sillage
7.119 Ratings
Bottle
8.531 Ratings
Submitted by DonVanVliet · last update on 07/27/2024.
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Interesting Facts
First released as a limited Christmas edition in 1999 under the name of "Guet-Apens", the fragrance was created by Mathilde Laurent. However, in 2005, it was added to the Les Parisiennes line under the name of "Attrape Cœur", this time attributed to Jean-Paul Guerlain.
Due to IFRA regulations, Attrape Cœur has been dropped entirely.

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What the fragrance is similar to
Guet-Apens by Guerlain
Guet-Apens
Royal Extract by Guerlain
Royal Extract
Vol de Nuit Évasion by Guerlain
Vol de Nuit Évasion

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Sherapop

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The liquid in my sample vial (whose provenance was ultimately a decanter, by way of a fellow fragrance traveler) of Guerlain ATTRAPE COEUR smells suspiciously familiar to the dregs in the bottom of my now nearly empty bottle of YSL YVRESSE, which is so old that it actually bears the original name of that perfume, CHAMPAGNE.

Thick, somewhat gunky stewed peaches and parched vetiver? Hmmm... this seems very similar to the result which I might expect to derive from attempting a reduction of MITSOUKO over the stove. The flowers are really all stuck together in an amorphous blob in this composition. Eventually the drydown smells more like MITSOUKO than YVRESSE, but I never detect a single isolable flower petal anywhere: rose, violet, and iris are nowhere here to be sniffed. I do believe that my sample may simply be old.

I never had a chance to try the 1999 launch of "this" perfume, GUET-APENS, but I am curious as to why it should have been totally renamed if in fact there was no significant reformulation for the 2005 launch of ATTRAPE COEUR. I also wonder why two extra perfumers should be given credit for a perfume originally composed by Mathilde Laurent, if in fact the two creations are really one and the same.
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Chrisantiss

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Where is the sink?
There are fragrances that immediately repel me. Unfortunately, this one is among them.

Jasmine in its most unpleasant form appears right in the top note. I mean that harsh, cloying jasmine scent.

Amber makes things even worse, and the other notes that should actually make the fragrance more lovely, softer, and beautiful almost completely fail.

There is nothing more to say here.
Old-fashioned, ugly, and to be washed off.

Addendum: I haven't washed it off because I still want to check its longevity. Everything has to be in order, right...?
It may not get any better for me, but in the base, it does become a bit softer. Fortunately, the aura isn't too intense, so I can tolerate it.
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Softer and less "edgy" than Guet-Apens (no / less orris root / cinnamon), but also less "fluffy" than Vol de Nuit Evasion. Delicate!
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As a trap, I bought you twice, as a heartthrob you conquer my heart. Fine, floral, indescribable, très Guerlain et très sublime!
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