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L'Art & La Matière

Rose Centifolia Extrait 1 Guerlain 2023

8.0 / 10 88 Ratings

A popular perfume by Guerlain for women and men, released in 2023. The scent is floral-spicy. The longevity is above-average. It is being marketed by LVMH.
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Main accords

Floral

Spicy

Sweet

Green

Smoky

Fragrance Notes

Grasse rose absolute

Patchouli

Frankincense

Perfumers

Delphine Jelk, Thierry Wasser

Ratings

Scent

8.088 Ratings

Longevity

8.773 Ratings

Sillage

7.972 Ratings

Bottle

9.371 Ratings

Value for money

5.046 Ratings

Submitted by Spl3xx, last update on 09/23/2025.

Interesting Facts

According to Thierry Wasser, the "1" is a reminder that the Grasse rose used must be distilled within a day of harvesting in order to retain its full fragrance.

The fragrance is part of the L'Art & La Matière collection.

Smells similar

What the fragrance is similar to

Rose Amira Eau de Parfum

May Rose (2021)

Damarose

Reine de Nuit

Reviews

6 in-depth fragrance descriptions

09/16/2024

6Scent

Telekinec
497 Reviews

Telekinec

Rose is an imposter: this is Patchouli Extrait

Beginning reminded me of Sweet Diamond Pink Pepper | 25 without the sweetened notes. With this extrait, we have a beautiful carnal rose at the beginning: sweet like lokoum, but not as sugary as Kayali's version. It feels like the most grown-up, sophisticated version of a rose you can get. With the strength of this extrait, you also don't need much to smell like the flower of love.

Things were fine for the first 30 minutes of the fragrance until patchouli and frankincense started creeping in. Patchouli ends up completely overtaking the rose on my skin. I have the feeling patchouli pulls strong when it's surrounded by few notes. Combined with my skin chemistry (something I've figured out over time), it becomes overpowering. Strong, pungent, earthy, dark, dirty and almost acrid. The edge of the scent smells is comparable to the sting of a cleaning product. There's also a strong spicy note that makes the perfume lean masculine completely to me. Things go downhill from there and never go back up from there. During the drydown, it smells like pulling a green plant from wet soil: earthy, pungent with a mean green agricultural accord.

I'm pretty surprised (and disappointed?) by how this extrait turned out. I was expecting something very beautiful and well-crafted by the masters at Guerlain where the rose would reveal itself in all of its complete facets (previous extrait I've tried did exactly that for their stars). Instead, I'm left with an overwhelming patchouli extrait where the rose was an imposter. In some ways, I'm thankful for it since my wallet will be breathing a sigh of relief, but on the other hand, I'm still puzzled by how everything turned out. Definitely not a blind-buy on this one!

03/08/2025

8.5Scent 9Longevity 8Sillage

Elijahrb67
117 Reviews

Elijahrb67

La vie en rose

Perhaps one of the purest rose fragrances on the market, this rose-centric extrait from Guerlain is truly a wonderful scent, and focuses on the beauty of rose, seemingly all on it's own. There does seem to be other notes listed here but to my nose, I got a very singular rose note that is simply gorgeous. It opens in a very jammy fashion, encapsulating the traditional feel of rose, and as it dries it becomes sweet, dense, a touch powdery, and every so slightly spicy. Despite not being a complex and layered masterwork of perfumery, this fragrance holds beauty in it's simplicity, showcasing that fragrances do not always need to be highly complex to be well executed and gorgeous. However, even in all of it's beauty, I don't exactly thing that this fragrance is the most worth it, given the $600+ price tag. In the fragrance's defense, it does perform well and you only need a couple of sprays, but even with that it's just a bit too highly priced to be worth in the long haul for me.

If you can manage to get samples of this, along with the other L'Art & La Matière extraits, I highly recommend you do so, as they are wonderful examples of (somewhat) singular notes and simply perfumery, and great to experience even just once or twice. Rose being one of my personal favorite notes landed this near the top of my favorites of this line. I feel that rose lovers in general will find this extrait to be extraordinary!

07/28/2024

8Scent 9Longevity 8Sillage

Raluko111
402 Reviews

Raluko111

Istanbul Peninsula Hotel Lokum.

A rose that you can't refuse. The sweetness is so well balanced, it is beyond reproach, even if you happen to lack that sweet tooth. It smells like an essential rose oil, but a contemporary, light version that doesn't weigh one down or bring to mind mature, vintage vibes. It reminds me of a rose lokum I tasted at the Istanbul Peninsula hotel, a dessert that was prepared especially for the guests. Superb. The silage and longevity are also amazing.
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Un trandafir la care nu poti spune nu. Dulceata este atat de bine echilibrata, incat nu ai ce sa-i reprosezi chiar daca iti lipseste acel sweet tooth. Miroase ca un ulei de trandafir, dar fara sa te ingreuneze sau sa te duca cu gandul la ceva matur sau demodat. Imi aduce aminte de un lokum de trandafir gustat la Istanbul Peninsula Hotel, un dezert pregatit special pentru oaspeti. Superb. Siaj si persistenta enorme

12/10/2023

7.5Scent 9Longevity 8Sillage

Serenissima
1215 Reviews

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Serenissima

Top Review 16

Veiled Roses

After the first skin contact, a gentle warming reveals a charming rose lady, dressed in shifting fragrance tones, from delicate rose to sensually rich dark red:
A shimmering play of light and shadow; a glance over the shoulder, smoky and enticing.

“Rose in abundance” is the first thing that comes to mind, despite a somewhat surprising, spicy freshness - a hint of bergamot breezes by cheerfully greeting and enlivens through its aromatic radiance the beauty of the bouquet of roses presented, consisting of a variety of different blooms.
This rose fragrance is modern, created by the well-known perfumer duo of this company, and even without the expected addition of musk, tonka bean, or vanilla, it is absolutely warm and sensual; thus, also suitable for everyday wear.
But please do not confuse it with ordinary!
Sometimes, less is indeed more!

Roses and oud - a currently very popular, sometimes skin-tingling blend, we know very well by now.
But rich, ripe rose variety grafted onto patchouli, here again golden brown and slightly erotically earthy-moist: Very surprising and very exciting!
Above all lies a skillfully woven lace veil of incense, not heavy, dark, or sacred, but rather light, blonde, and sexy.
But not only that: sandalwood adds a fine masculine note as a counterbalance.

(Just on the side, it crosses my mind:
Is incense actually sexy or just mystical? I mean: Yes, definitely!)

“Rose Centifolia Extrait 1” is ideal, as recommended by Guerlain, for layering, but also very convincing and charming to wear as a solitary and surely has the potential to become a favorite scent in summer and winter for every true rose lover.
A rose fragrance suitable for any time of day and any season - how sophisticated!

What a blessing that my active “rose season” has already ended and I can now only enjoy looking over the fragrant garden fence:
I might even be tempted to dive headfirst into this unusual yet so ordinary rose lady without hesitation.

11/12/2023

9Scent 9Longevity 9Sillage

Chanelle
752 Reviews

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Chanelle

Very helpful Review 13

Once again, Bon Jovi comes to mind..

The first molecules that penetrate my nose are so incredibly fresh-rosy that I feel as if I am passing by a huge rose bush in full bloom. Everything about this monothematic fragrance is larger than life, as after a few minutes the rose orchestra builds to a crescendo. The slightly green undertone has
disappeared and has given way to a sweeter, velvety, yet still completely natural smelling impression of rose. Not as voluminous as Nahema Extrait, but still somewhat. I am not a fan of rose fragrances, but I have always regarded Nahema Extrait as top class. This comes in a close second. The base is a bit sweeter, more innocent, the body is not as dramatic. It is more modern, suitable for everyday wear, and I bet it is fantastic if you are a fan of layering, like the Bergamote Extrait from the same line. If there is any oud, patchouli, or any wood in it, I can't quite tell, maybe in tiny traces.
Like a true lady lying on a bed of roses.

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Statements

28 short views on the fragrance

Telekinec

1 year ago

6Scent

A pretty strong rose beginning. Carnal, sweet, floral. Unfortunately, patchouli starts to creep up and overwhelmingly steals the spotlight.

Violett

2 years ago

8.5Scent 8Longevity 8Sillage

Dream Rose
sweet, nutty, cool, fresh, spicy.
And yet a bit
stuffy-reserved,
until smoke and patch bring her closer to me.*

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Melody

2 years ago

10Scent 8Longevity 7Sillage

From the cool bud with green
citrus splashes
to the fragrant garden rose,
lovely peony,
lush tea rose,
velvety- ....

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Milovely

2 years ago

7Scent 8Longevity 7Sillage

in the desert
we find a rose
it fights & blooms
the dry wind blows
as it stands tall
relentlessly

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Cardea

2 years ago

6.5Scent 10Longevity 9Sillage

Reminds me of a toned-down version of Coromandel without the chocolate sweetness and much more one-dimensional. Overly ambitious in price.

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Kajsa5

2 years ago

6.5Scent 8Longevity 7Sillage

a beautiful, warm fruity grass rose that unfortunately gets a bit overwhelmed by the sharpness of patchouli and incense. The combo also smells 'familiar'..

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