Oud Essentiel Guerlain 2017

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7.5 / 10 197 Ratings

A popular perfume by Guerlain for women and men, released in 2017. The scent is woody-oriental. Projection and longevity are above-average. It is being marketed by LVMH.
Pronunciation

Layers well with Escentric 04

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Main accords

Woody

Oriental

Spicy

Resinous

Leathery

Fragrance Pyramid

Top Notes

Saffron

Geranium

Heart Notes

Oud

Bulgarian rose

Atlas cedar

Base Notes

Leather

Gaiac wood

Frankincense

Perfumer

Thierry Wasser

Ratings

Scent

7.5197 Ratings

Longevity

8.4175 Ratings

Sillage

8.0176 Ratings

Bottle

8.4180 Ratings

Value for money

7.472 Ratings

Submitted by OPomone, last update on 19.04.2024.

Reviews

5 in-depth fragrance descriptions

02/23/2021

7
Pricing 8
Bottle 7
Sillage 8
Longevity 6
Scent

Burak46
39 Reviews

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Burak46

1

The lie of the oud ?

Before my blind buy as with very many perfumes from my collection I had done a lot of research and read up a lot. I must say the opening is as described by all very medicinal oud, which comes very artificial with a leather touch. Then it starts to turn greenish with a rose. The scent progression is very linear ... The performance is not bad with a longevity of over 12 hrs on clothes. A big negative for me is the sillage. On the whole, I would rather go for "Ecstasy" from the house of Tiziana Terenzi because it is better in my opinion. The perfume name is for me a bit wrong because it has little to do with oud. There are definitely far from better fragrances in the direction than him

09/09/2017

10
Bottle 9
Sillage 8
Longevity 2.5
Scent

Muotarek
51 Reviews

Muotarek

Less helpful Review 3

Santal Royal cheap clone

Why did guerlain release this one?? it is almost identical to Santal Royal and i didn't like both, as a middle eastern i smell such stuff a lot anywhere so it is not unique for us, maybe westerns will find such stuff likable.

This scent is horrible, Synthetic and not even worth the half of its price, if you're looking for a good designer oud based perfume then it is Gucci Intense Oud, the best safe oud you can buy and it smells wonderful and has a beastly performance but this one is a huge PASS.

10/10/2023

8
Pricing 8
Bottle 7
Sillage 7
Longevity 9
Scent

Rodrigo23
6 Reviews

Rodrigo23

1

A Pleasant Surprise

Today I’ve been to a department store and, of course, I had to go to the perfumes area to check some stuff I still don’t know. Went straight to the Guerlain point of sale, cause it has been a while I wanted to try this perfume. I sprayed 4 times, twi on each arm (yes, I was wearing no perfume). Oud Essentiel opens beautifully with a strong oud-leather-saffron smell for about 15 minutes. The opening is gorgeous, but it is ephemeral. I wish this lasted a bit longer. After that, the olibanum starts to appear, together with a subtle rose smell, not a feminine rose, a very masculine one. The leather is always there, but settles down. It’s a shame that the oud at this point is almost imperceptible but overall this is still a great fragrance. The opening is a 10/10 to me and the drydown is an 8. By the way, the drydown reminds me Songe and Nero Oudh, which I own both. That’s the reason I won’t buy a bottle, it looks too much to things I already have. But man, if that opening lasted a a couple of hours… I would definitely buy a bottle!

08/31/2022

9
Pricing 8
Bottle 9
Sillage 9
Longevity 8
Scent

BobbyGee
220 Reviews

BobbyGee

1

Guerlain / Oud Essentiel

It would never occur to me that this is good old Guerlain, that Guerlain of discovery, primal, historical and unique, and not the one of recent years.
As a fan of oud, but the dark, masculine, strong ... with incense, wood, factory, workshop notes - I am enchanted by it.
I'm not a fan and I feel sick to the smell of a rose in men's perfumes and a combination with similar oud - for example black aoud Montale (I don't like me and for me it doesn't smell like masculine / something else on a woman's skin).
But I really like the smell of the unique dark aoud Montale, devoid of that sweet rose.
And here we have, among others, a rose with oud, wood, incense and leather, all seasoned with herbs. and here "surprisingly" I do not feel this rose too much, some delicate note, but served in a strange way (it does not make me sick, it does not smell feminine, flowers ...), even this smell inspires me and makes me addictive ... yes - IS ADDICTIVE.
The smell is very persistent, long-lasting and unique, specific (similar to dark aoud, LM black oud).
I recommend it to all fans of agar / oud served in a dark, mysterious, addictive, strong, workshop manner.
I got to know this smell thanks to a sample of my friend who gave me a smell and ... I lost it. I was to order a dark aoud Montale and I ordered a bottle (125 ml) of oud essentiel Guerlain. SUPER drug ;-)

04/06/2024

7
Pricing 8
Bottle 8
Sillage 9
Longevity 8.5
Scent

Myfumi
2 Reviews

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Myfumi

I wish I had more time

The intro is partly rustic, with hints of car tires and lubricating oil. But it needs some time to develop. After around 10 to 15 minutes, it releases its treasure and leaves the rustic tones behind. The spray volume is sufficient with 2-3 sprays. Then you can perceive oud, leather and rose. Underlaid with a powderiness, this potpourri lasts very consistently over a 10+ hour period. On clothing 24+ hours.

For me the most beautiful fragrance of the line.