Un Air de Samsara Guerlain 1995

Bottle Design Robert Granai

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A popular perfume by Guerlain for women, released in 1995. The scent is floral-spicy. The production was apparently discontinued.
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Main accords

Floral

Spicy

Fresh

Oriental

Woody

Fragrance Notes

Bergamot

Jasmine

Mint

Narcissus

Perfumer

Jean-Paul Guerlain

Ratings

Scent

8.055 Ratings

Longevity

7.736 Ratings

Sillage

7.136 Ratings

Bottle

6.938 Ratings

Submitted by Kankuro, last update on 27.01.2024.

Reviews

4 in-depth fragrance descriptions

01/12/2021

BrianBuchanan
355 Reviews

BrianBuchanan

Un Air de Pear Tree

Un Air was released in '95, just as India stopped the cutting of sandalwood trees.
And it's hard to think : this is a flanker of Samsara, that would-be Shalimar of the Aquatic age.

It's a weak woody base with a minty pear floral, the type of thing that might serve for the new Grès, but not the old Guerlain.
A compromise too far.

11/15/2012

10
Scent

Smellsogood
75 Reviews

Smellsogood

Helpful Review 5

Airy and Chic

This is a really different choice for a summer spritz, if you are bored of the usual floral fruity or aquatic colognes on offer. Un Air de Samsara still has the feel of the original with the jasmine and sandalwood base, albeit very sheer, but it is the opening of bergamot and mint that freshens the whole structure and acts as a cooling breeze to the warmth of the base notes. Very beautiful, so of course discontinued!

05/13/2012

4
Scent

Awesomeness
247 Reviews

Awesomeness

Helpful Review 2

The "Something Not Quite Right" Samsara

Oh, I thought I would love this one ... a lighter version of the Samsara that I love. Unfortunately, it's the mint & citrus ... hum ... something is a bit off to me. As the top dries, the fragrance becomes warm, which doesn't seem summer-appropriate to me. Eventually the fragrance morphs into a very Guerlain version of Samara done light. If only it lasted longer.

I prefer the original over Un Air. For summer wear, I'd rather use the original in EdT, either lightly spraying or as a mist walk-through.

01/08/2012

7
Scent

Njdeb
63 Reviews

Njdeb

Helpful Review 3

Samsara lite

Definitely a lighter, fresher take on the sandalwood classic, Samsara.

I haven't smelled Samsara in a while, but thought I might find it too heavy for my tastes these days, which is why I was intrigued by this perfume. Now I think I want to try the original again, because I suspect I would like a deeper version of this better.

Still, a lovely, very wearable scent