Cologne du Parfumeur Guerlain 2010

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7.9 / 10 117 Ratings

A popular perfume by Guerlain for women and men, released in 2010. The scent is fresh-citrusy. It is still in production.
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Main accords

Fresh

Citrus

Green

Powdery

Floral

Fragrance Notes

Lemon

Musk

Bergamot

Orange blossom

Perfumer

Thierry Wasser

Ratings

Scent

7.9117 Ratings

Longevity

5.397 Ratings

Sillage

4.894 Ratings

Bottle

8.497 Ratings

Value for money

6.115 Ratings

Submitted by Kankuro, last update on 05/27/2025.

Interesting Facts

The fragrance is part of the Les Colognes collection.

Smells similar

What the fragrance is similar to

Mugler Cologne

Jardin d'Amalfi

Echt Kölnisch Wasser Eau de Cologne

Scilly Neroli

Reviews

4 in-depth fragrance descriptions

08/18/2024

5
Pricing 6
Bottle 6
Sillage 7
Longevity 6.5
Scent

Missk
1357 Reviews

Missk

1

Sparkling Citrus Cologne

I walked into the Guerlain boutique in my area seeking Cologne du 68. Unfortunately they were out of stock, so instead I was introduced to Guerlain's La Cologne Du Parfumeur.

Citrusy fragrances, especially colognes, are often difficult for me to wear, as my chemistry isn't too kind when it comes to crisp and summery scents. Much to my surprise, La Cologne Du Parfumeur sits unobtrusively on my skin, like a breath of fresh air.

The citrus notes in this composition are smooth rather than sharp and acidic. They are also what I'd refer to as being, watered down. The mint accord works beautifully alongside the bright, sparkling citruses, with the orange blossom adding some floral dimension in both the top and heart.

Summer in Australia can sometimes be unbearable, especially if you live far from the beach like I do. A pick-me-up like La Cologne Du Parfumeur is all you need to lift your spirits on sweltering Summer days. It also keeps you feeling refreshed and energized.

La Cologne Du Parfumeur is not what I'd call a particularly complex fragrance, but it isn't simple either. Notes like, orange blossom, rosemary and mint, (despite their subtlety), steer the composition away from what could become a predictable citrus blend.

As a cologne, I really did not expect it to last as long as it did. I got at least five hours wear out of La Cologne Du Parfumeur, which is quite extraordinary. But on the other hand, the sillage is rather weak. All in all, an impressive citrus cologne for the warmer months.

Original review written: December 2012.

12/26/2012

7.5
Bottle 2.5
Sillage 5
Longevity 9
Scent

Drseid
821 Reviews

Drseid

3

A Fabulous Modern Cologne From Guerlain...

A tremendously strong entry from Guerlain into the Eau de Cologne genre. CdP starts off with an incredible green accord to open things up. The greens are refined, and very natural, almost grassy. This opening is the best part of an excellent scent from top to bottom. From the green opening, they remain subtly in the background, when lemon, bergamot and orange citrus takes the fore in the scent's heart. This citrus mixes with hints still of the grassy herbs, and while not super-innovative, is handled so deftly that you just have to compliment the nose Wasser on its implementation and execution here. Finishing off the scent is a nice cedarwood accord that mates so well with the rest of the notes to just bring a smile to your face. This is not a sillage monster, nor is it a projection or longevity beast... Cologne du Parfumeur is just a beautiful fresh cologne composition that stays close to the skin and works well for just about any occasion. The bottom line is Cologne du Parfumeur is well worth adding to one's collection at a very strong 4.5 stars out of 5 rating.

09/07/2012

7.5
Bottle 5
Sillage 7.5
Longevity 9
Scent

Apicius
224 Reviews

Apicius

Helpful Review 6

It does the trick!

The house of Guerlain has a certain affinity to the classic Eau de Cologne. Each generation of perfumers created at least one: Eau de Cologne Imperiale, Eau du Coq, Eau de Guerlain and others. Thierry Wasser, the current Guerlain inhouse perfumer also continued this tradition – in a quite contemporary way.

The story told here is that Thierry Wasser originally created this Cologne for himself when he was busy working on Idylle. It was his kind of getting some relaxation. Not all stories Guerlain tells us are true, but this one surely is comprehensible: The austere and tart character of Cologne du Parfumeur is quite suitable for a gentleman with dark hair and maybe also a darker complexion – much more than the traditional neroli-centered type of Eau de Cologne.

And so, Cologne du Parfumeur is very much on a woody-herbal-lemony side rather than the orange, neroli and floral style - even more than Guerlain’s first Eau de Cologne, the Imperiale from the 19th century, with its pastel-colored lemony softness.

There have been attempts to present Eau de Colognes more meaty, gripping, robust, and in doing so, making it more wearable for men. One example worth mentioning is Maître Parfumeur et Gantier’s Eau pour le Jeune Homme, with woody notes added to the classic accord. However, these results are not always convincing. If airiness and lightness are sacrificed on the altar of alleged masculinity, an Eau de Cologne may lose its soul.

But Thierry Wasser’s Cologne does the trick! Without completely leaving the concept of Eau de Cologne, Cologne du Parfumeur was given a different olfactory colour: Instead of the Imperial’s fluffy pastel colours, I see shades of light grey – that is distinguished and wearable, lean and modern! Instead of stressing masculinity by strong dark and heavy notes, the floral part is very much reduced, plus a very lean and acerb woody-musky note in the base.

Yes, there is a base note! In fact, the Imperiale was Guerlain’s only pure doctrine Eau de Cologne containing only top notes. Any of the following was granted more longevity, and also Cologne du Parfumeur has at least Eau de Toilette strength.

Not being a member of the family, Thierry Wasser’s creations are being approached with reservation by some Guerlain enthusiasts. Cologne du Parfumeur however is very much Guerlain. It stands amidst some other of their fragrances, like a connector, yet, it has enough character of its own. The woody-musky base note of Cologne du Parfumeur links it to Cologne du 68: it is a bit like this overladen fragrance stripped down to its basics. If you look at its general character of being lemony-woody, Cologne du Parfumeur mostly resembles Thierry Wasser’s Homme L’Eau! Lemon and bergamot here, grapefruit and mint there do not make a big difference in style. That comes with the base. The Homme L’Eau has that slightly voluminous, sensual and sexy Homme base note, while the woodiness in Cologne du Parfumeur is less physical .It is more straightforward and has more acerbity, and if you would like to call the Homme base note somewhat musty, Cologne du Parfumeur’s is not. Also, Cologne du Parfumeur focusses more at the top notes which can be seen as a hint towards its Eau de Cologne origin.

Homme L’Eau or Cologne du Parfumeur? The question which one is better cannot be clearly answered. So far, the Homme L’Eau has been given a better marketing and is widely available, while Cologne du Parfumeur has been doomed to a shadowy existence beneath the exclusives of the Maison Guerlain shops. I think it deserves something better.

09/03/2020

7
Bottle 5
Sillage 3
Longevity 8
Scent

FvSpee
249 Reviews

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FvSpee

Top Review 34

Neukölln 8: mixed funds

To say the most important thing right at the beginning: Eau de Cologne du Parfumeur is a good fragrance, but does not add anything new to the world of colognes, but rather presents itself as a mixed fund or car with hybrid drive. In view of the considerable price, I would advise against purchasing a car in this situation. Now to the details.

As has already been noted here several times, Guerlain brings out a new Cologne about every two decades. This still quite current one, created by Mr. Wasser, has the advantage for my nose that it doesn't have, like others (Cologne du Coq for example), cologne-untypical, animalistic, foreign notes.

It comes along coherently and begins colognestically with a citrus explosion, which interestingly enough seems to me to be lemon-heavy at high dosages and orangey at gentle spraying. Anyway, it is a refreshing shot of a quite successful Hesperide blend. Due to a lack of neroli and lavender we are relatively far away from the 4711 standard, which saddens the hardcore Koelsch faction and makes the gerontophobics happy. This starting phase is not fluffy, but it doesn't look too sharp and crystalline either. I say: "normal".

From the beginning I also perceive a rather strong green note, both into the grassy areas and, to a lesser extent, towards green kitchen herbs such as rosemary and thyme. The official scent notes don't give that away, but I'm glad that Stulle and Parma seem to smell the same. A somewhat sharply citrusy note, like lemon balm or lemon verbena, could also be heard.

The stupid thing is that this whole "cologne phase" only lasts about two minutes, which is actually even shorter than the already legendary first Guerlain-Cologne, the Impériale.

This is followed by an approximately two to three hour (sometimes very) skin-tight musky fluffy-green phase, which no longer smells like a cologne, especially not citrus, but rather like a softly drawn Creed Vetiver original in a popular edition. Yes, and I wouldn't have anything more to contribute.

All in all, a good smelling, in the starting phase relatively classic, but very short-lived, pleasant citric fresh cologne (semifarina stage) with a green lazy side, and then a long nice three-quarter fresh green veil on the skin.

As already indicated in the opening paragraph, this is neither tofu nor seitan to me. I would recommend to the friends of a classic fresh colognes one of the many excellent drugstore products for between 2 and 20 Euros, which I have discussed in my colognes series. If you want an expensive, noble, high-value Guerlain Cologne from the chic honeycomb bottle, you'd be well advised to buy (and I'm not saying this out of an early-war-everything-better attitude) ultimately unsurpassed Impériale. And if you're looking for an enduring modern green summer scent (and don't think much of Harry Lehmann), you should invest your money in the (Creed Vetiver) original right away.