Samsara (Eau de Parfum) by Guerlain

Samsara 1989 Eau de Parfum

Sherapop
03/01/2012 - 08:34 PM
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8Scent 10Longevity 10Sillage 7.5Bottle

Dorothy's Return to Kansas

SAMSARA is an intensely woody, slightly sweet but still profound fragrance that is very well named. In Indian philosophy, SAMSARA is the breaking away from the cycle of hum-drum everyday existence to another, celestial realm. SAMSARA transports one to a place at once ethereal and sensual, resolving all contradictions to produce a synthetic unity of one's self with the world.

This intoxicating fragrance is rich and voluptuous, mingling many elements to form a magical elixir much greater than the sum of its parts. With SAMSARA, Guerlain broke from their unfathomably beautiful past while still managing to create a masterpiece of an entirely different genre. Somehow SAMSARA is both exotic and accessible, insistent and inviting.

SAMSARA is unforgettable and transformative, like a long trip to a land far away, after which nothing will ever be the same.
1 Comment
OrianeOriane 9 years ago
Re the sandalwood, Samsara was created after the collapse in supply of Mysore sandalwood, and I always believed Samsara never actually contained any sandalwood absolue. Others have told me that it originally did contain Mysore sandalwood. Can anyone tell me if Samsara either did or did not contain real Mysore sandalwood in the beginning?