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Baiser de Russie Guerlain 2018

Ranked 388 in Women's Perfume

8.2 / 10 252 Ratings

A popular perfume by Guerlain for women, released in 2018. The scent is sweet-floral. It is being marketed by LVMH.
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Main accords

Sweet

Floral

Creamy

Gourmand

Green

Fragrance Pyramid

Top Notes

Absinth

Plum

Lemon

Bergamot

Pine needle

Heart Notes

Cranberry

Jasmine

Base Notes

Vanilla

Caramel

Tonka bean

White musk

Sandalwood

Perfumer

Thierry Wasser

Ratings

Scent

8.2252 Ratings

Longevity

6.8215 Ratings

Sillage

6.3215 Ratings

Bottle

9.0198 Ratings

Value for money

6.396 Ratings

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Reviews

11 in-depth fragrance descriptions

01/30/2024

9.5Scent

DogiCoco
637 Reviews

DogiCoco

3

At the tail end of winter...

Do you know that feeling in January and February, when the holidays are over and you're kind of fed up with overly warm, spicy, gourmand scents, but it's still not even close to spring? When you want something wintery, but crisp and clear like snow and cold air instead of cocooning? Baiser de Russie would be perfect for those moments. It could basically be worn any time of the year, but it captures that feeling.

It's a powdery marshallow cloud of a scent with a typical Guerlain vanilla base, but the tart, sourish cranberry makes it fresher than any other fruit would. The pine note adds the snowy forest winter magic vibe that makes it so fitting for the post-Christmas season. This is somewhat aromatic and herbal, albeit still sweet. It has a very light similarity to Mon Guerlain in my opinion, not a lot, but I think the green dry herbs combined with sweet gourmand notes have a similar feel to the lavender/vanilla combination in that one.

Too bad that this was exclusive and seems to be discontinued at the moment. But with Guerlain you never know, maybe it will come back one day in some form, hopefully more accessible. I won't even try to hunt it down, but I would add it to my wishlist immediately if it was readily available.

11/30/2020

8.5Scent 8Longevity 7Sillage

Pollita
388 Reviews

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Pollita

Top Review 56

In Dialogue with My Brain

Yesterday, a dear friend gifted me a sample of Guerlain's Baiser de Russie. The first sniff from the spray head pleased me, and so I was allowed to take the sample home. This morning, I promptly took it with me on my run and let myself be surprised by what the scent would do to me.

It only took a few minutes for me to realize, I know this one! Not exactly the same, but there was a fragrance in my youth that went in this direction and that I also owned for a while. My thoughts drifted towards Amarige by Givenchy, which I had bought during a vacation in France back then. The scent didn’t stay in my possession for long, as overall it was just too floral and overwhelming for me, and I eventually deemed it not quite suitable for myself.

So here I was with the green Guerlain, thinking to myself, "This can't be right." We have a green scent with gourmand undertones and a subtly sweet base. It should actually lean more towards Douce Amère by Lutens. But it doesn’t. My brain continues to insist that it smells like Amarige. And when I took a moment at home to look at the fragrance notes, I must admit my brain is somewhat right. Of course, Amarige has the more opulent fragrance pyramid with more complexity and a variety of notes. Still, there are similarities, and they are not insignificant.

Right from the top note, it starts with the plum, which is quite prominent in both fragrances. As much as I would have liked to perceive absinthe in Baiser de Russie, I can’t find it (I’m currently wearing SL Douce Amère for comparison, which has a distinctly noticeable green fairy). The green that comes through to me probably comes from the pine needles, which, however, always remain in the background. In the heart, I initially perceive the fine jasmine note, which is simply perfectly integrated in Baiser de Russie. That’s how I like jasmine. As a light accord in the background, recognizable but not loudly screaming, just whispering. And look, we find this - ta-da - again in Amarige, just like the berry notes that I can also identify well. With sandalwood, tonka, musk, and vanilla, both fragrances then share four commonalities in the base. And lo and behold. I’m not imagining things. There is indeed quite a bit of Amarige present in Baiser de Russie.

For those who enjoy this direction but find Amarige, as I do, a bit too opulent and overwhelming, this green Guerlain might be a good fit. It is overall a touch more lovable and sweeter, even though I wouldn’t classify it as a gourmand. The bottle is absolutely worship-worthy! I’m still undecided about whether I want to have it myself, as my relationship with Amarige was rather a brief liaison. But I’m glad to have gotten to know this fine fragrance. Thank you, my dear Susan!

Updated on 11/30/2020

01/23/2018

Chanelle
751 Reviews

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Top Review 36

Cossack Peak without Lemon Cream Balls

Today, the long-awaited package from the City of Love finally arrived. I was so full of anticipation that I was even nice to the delivery person (whoops!). I haven't ripped open a package this quickly in a long time. A few useless samples tumbled out (useless in the sense that I already know them all) and then: voila! The Russian Bee! The Volga Kiss! The Siberian Wonder Dew!
Uncharacteristically for me, I read again what was in store for me in terms of fragrance pyramid. Okay, absinthe, pine needle, citrus. So typically Russian, boozy, woodsy-fresh. Like a Moscow Mule. I hoped.
Nada.
When I uncapped the bee bottle with the Russian green ribbon and generously dabbed the scent on my wrist with the glass stopper, I thought I was losing my mind. Something is not right... Too much vodka, overdose of blinis, was the caviar off last time?
A very familiar caramel note enveloped me, sweet, buttery, and strong. I immediately recognized my old signature in the top note. The development was not Russian green either; it lost some sweetness but did not gain any taiga, Baikal, or Wind of Change.
Cranberries made an appearance. (Dolores, R.I.P.!) and brought a slightly tart fruity note. The cozy musk, which is often mixed in nowadays and I also find very pleasant, was present again, making the kiss soft like the flutter of a butterfly's wing. I like it a lot. With a lot of imagination and constant sniffing, I sensed a hint of freshly cut Christmas tree in the heart note. Minimal resinous, subtly juicy green.
There was no further development, no edges, no surprises, no twists... The kiss is without tongue; rather a sweet, coy peck on the cheek from the last virgin from Tashkent.

Updated on 01/23/2018

05/20/2018

DonJuanDeCat
2049 Reviews

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Top Review 26

Let the Biter Kiss You :D

Today I’m coming to one of the new fragrances from Guerlain that has been released this year: Baiser de Russie. I know that Baiser is not pronounced like Beißer (though by now, I guess I could be expected to get anything wrong…), which might make you think of the Biters from the zombie series The Walking Dead :D

On the other hand, the Biter was also a very well-known opponent from the James Bond films, who could even bite through steel cables and perfume bottles (nooo!). Although he only appeared in two films, he has certainly remained in the memory of viewers like few others.

In reality, Baiser, which is actually pronounced somewhat like “Bäseee” or something similar, is a meringue made from sweetened egg whites, which I probably haven’t eaten in a long time. However, I loved it as a child and probably drove my parents crazy, as they didn’t really like this pastry and I scattered many, many crumbs on the floor with my nibbling… oh, what wonderful times those were, he he he :D

The scent is supposed to be a kind of “remake” of Guerlain’s Une Ville, Un Parfum - Moscov, but unfortunately, I don’t know the Moscov fragrance from this collection, so I can’t compare it. But anyway, let’s see how this fragrance smells!

The Scent:

Hmm, I initially smell sweet, powdery notes that actually remind me a bit of Baiser (at least I think so…), it must be the interplay of the generally sweet notes like caramel and jasmine. There’s a bergamot in the background that you have to sniff closely to catch a whiff of this citrus fruit. A bit of plum is present, and the fragrance seems to have a slightly resinous quality, though I can’t say if that’s due to the listed pine needles.
The caramel or the sweet notes in general become a bit stronger later on, along with floral notes that I can’t identify.
As we move to the base, vanilla and tonka bean join in. This gives the fragrance a powdery sweetness and… oh, you know how vanilla smells :D So it remains quite nice with a very faint fruity touch (still the plum) in the background.
As one might expect, the fragrance later smells mostly of vanilla :D (I don’t mean that negatively, as it smells good, but many fragrances tend to smell quite similar in the late base).

The Sillage and Longevity:

The fragrance starts off reasonably well, but the sillage noticeably diminishes in less than 30 minutes, so I perceive the projection as only moderate. It will be noticeable next to you, but at greater distances, it could hardly be detected.
The longevity is average, meaning that the fragrance can be smelled on the skin for about six to eight hours, depending on the dosage.

The Bottle:

The bottle is one of those beautiful bee bottles, where bee motifs are embedded in the glass. It is filled with a greenish fragrance liquid, which matches the green ribbon around the neck of the bottle well. On the front, there is a rectangular cutout with an arched “roof,” in which a gilded label is set. A very beautiful bottle, as usual.

So, the fragrance is… as is often the case, “Guerlain-usually-good” (one could almost abbreviate that as “ggg,” if it didn’t suggest a fit of laughter in internet slang :D).

The (dark) sweet notes smell nice, making the fragrance pleasant, but despite the many sweet notes, it is not very intense or overwhelming, so it is not just a scent for autumn, but can also be worn in spring. Whether during the day or in the evening doesn’t really matter, as it should always be well-received. Very delicious, as I sometimes like to say. Or biteable. Just don’t let the Biter bite you (… but please, please let ME bite you *sigh*!!! :DDD), he he he.
Yes, this fragrance is definitely worth a test!

01/29/2018

9Scent 7Longevity 7Sillage

Gandix
181 Reviews

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Gandix

Top Review 21

Instead of Schnaps, there's Milk

For me, the meringue begins where the Moscow nearly ends. It has less scent development, is almost immediately present in its beauty. It has less of that alcohol note, less acidity, so I really like the slightly green opening here. But the green doesn't smell strongly of pine. You can faintly smell the jasmine. I smell very little caramel on my skin. The musk is almost present from the very beginning. Overall, it becomes beautifully milky-creamy after a short time. Slightly vanilla-like, still with that hint of jasmine. A rather subtle fragrance, but I can already smell this light touch for a long time, now 6 hours. Since I am a harmony addict, I actually prefer it here at the beginning; in the end, I find them equal.
And instead of absinthe, there's just milk ;-)

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