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Perfumes come and go, and especially the so-called flankers – that is, variants of an original scent – do not enjoy any right of continuance. In this case, Guerlain replaces the very respectable Vetiver Extreme with Vetiver Parfum. Guerlain...

Classics endure decades, but not the variations derived from them. With Habit Rouge L’Instinct, the fourth light variant of Habit Rouge is now in stores. What does Guerlain do differently this time compared to HR Eau de Toilette Legere, HR L'Eau,...

In road traffic, one should notoriously refrain from this, but it occasionally happens with perfumes. Guerlain has masked the well-known sweet-oriental base note with a pitch-black note: anthracite coal, tar, or however one wants to describe...

Whenever Guerlain launches a new fragrance for the mass market, the outcry at the afficionados is big. Firstly, no bearer of this name is responsible because there is no Guerlain left in the company. And secondly, it has little to nothing...

If I was asked what I smell most in Guerlain's main gents' cologne L'homme Idéal, I would say I smell the lots of work that Thierry Wasser must have put into during its development. Maybe once in a decade, Guerlain releases a new gent's cologne...

Vetiver can stand for much different fragrances. The classics elegantly showcase the beautiful dark green note of this exotic grass root. However, more contemporary interpretations often show their own approach. Terre d'Hermès Eau Intense...

Guerlain thrives on the myth of the Guerlinade - that mysterious scent note, the core of which is said to be a specially prepared vanilla, and which could only be found at Guerlain. With every new release, the expectation lingers: is it there,...

Murdering and plundering, spreading fear and terror, they appeared with their longships on the coasts of Britain and elsewhere. Anyone who fell into their hands could consider themselves lucky if they only lost their belongings. What could have motivated...

Dou you still remember the „red“ fragrances that were so popular at the end of the 1980ies? Jil Sander’s Feeling Man, Gainsboro’s G-Man and, most of all, Joop! Homme which has survived the times? The colour red, being part of the packaging,...

Anyone who feels committed to a puristic style in the art of perfumery must choose wisely. The few fragrance notes must be perfectly harmonized. And above all, such a scent should contain at least one component that sparks special interest. Just wood...

A maritime scent from the house of Micallef? That happens rarely, as we know Jean Claude Astier primarily as a master of the oriental-opulent direction. To be precise, it happened 10 years ago in the men’s fragrance range with the perfume...

With some fragrances, it is almost forbidden to ask about the notes, and Roja Dove's current Vetiver is one of them. Litsea Cubeba, rose, and guaiac wood are unimportant, as they confuse more than they could explain. In recent years, the market has certainly...