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The big 'who's who' of the Idéal range:
The "L'Homme Idéal Intense / L'Homme Idéal L'Intense | Guerlain" is a stronger version of the "L'Homme Idéal (Eau de Toilette) | Guerlain" classic
Compared to the latter, this one adds a floral sweetness.
Despite this, the fragrance is significantly sharper and spicier in the background than the EDT.
When I have tracked it down, I sometimes get slight "Bleu de Chanel (Eau de Parfum) | Chanel"
Vibes. I would describe the "L'Homme Idéal Intense / L'Homme Idéal L'Intense | Guerlain" as a spicy fall and winter BDC without 'blue'!
Please don't get this wrong - it doesn't smell like BDC. But it has minimal similarities somewhere in the notes and it fits into the same classy, chic niche.
Over the course of the fragrance, you perceive a kind of fresh, spicy shower gel around you that is very slightly nutty with a lot of floral sweetness.
The fresh notes disappear linearly over the life of the fragrance, gradually giving way to stronger, sweeter floral notes.
It lasts much longer than the EDT and is still perceptible on the skin after 8 hours. The sillage is rather mild, but the fragrance is clearly perceptible from an estimated 30 cm around you.
Since many reviews and descriptions of Guerlain fragrances can make you very curious, but can also be very confusing, I have created an overview below.
Hopefully this will help YOU find your fragrance too!
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Classification in the L'Homme Idéal range, status - end of 2023:
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"L'Homme Idéal (Eau de Toilette) | Guerlain"
the classic
- almondy, slightly sweet
- very fresh, sparkling
- very soapy
- like fresh hand cream
"L'Homme Idéal (Eau de Parfum) | Guerlain"
the other
- different from the EDT
- more sweetness through plum
- less fresh
- creamy
"L'Homme Idéal Intense / L'Homme Idéal L'Intense | Guerlain"
the true successor
- the stronger EDP version of the "L'Homme Idéal (Eau de Toilette) | Guerlain" classic
- almondy and floral sweet
- some freshness
- slightly fresh "pointed" spiciness
- very soapy
"L'Homme Idéal Extrême | Guerlain"
the stronger other
- the stronger version of
"L'Homme Idéal (Eau de Parfum) | Guerlain"
- more sweetness due to plum
- dry spicy (tobacco/pepper)
- dry cinnamon
- slightly smoky/leathery
- less creamy than the EDP
Compared to the latter, this one adds a floral sweetness.
Despite this, the fragrance is significantly sharper and spicier in the background than the EDT.
When I have tracked it down, I sometimes get slight "Bleu de Chanel (Eau de Parfum) | Chanel"
Vibes. I would describe the "L'Homme Idéal Intense / L'Homme Idéal L'Intense | Guerlain" as a spicy fall and winter BDC without 'blue'!
Please don't get this wrong - it doesn't smell like BDC. But it has minimal similarities somewhere in the notes and it fits into the same classy, chic niche.
Over the course of the fragrance, you perceive a kind of fresh, spicy shower gel around you that is very slightly nutty with a lot of floral sweetness.
The fresh notes disappear linearly over the life of the fragrance, gradually giving way to stronger, sweeter floral notes.
It lasts much longer than the EDT and is still perceptible on the skin after 8 hours. The sillage is rather mild, but the fragrance is clearly perceptible from an estimated 30 cm around you.
Since many reviews and descriptions of Guerlain fragrances can make you very curious, but can also be very confusing, I have created an overview below.
Hopefully this will help YOU find your fragrance too!
-----------------------------------------------------
Classification in the L'Homme Idéal range, status - end of 2023:
-----------------------------------------------------
"L'Homme Idéal (Eau de Toilette) | Guerlain"
the classic
- almondy, slightly sweet
- very fresh, sparkling
- very soapy
- like fresh hand cream
"L'Homme Idéal (Eau de Parfum) | Guerlain"
the other
- different from the EDT
- more sweetness through plum
- less fresh
- creamy
"L'Homme Idéal Intense / L'Homme Idéal L'Intense | Guerlain"
the true successor
- the stronger EDP version of the "L'Homme Idéal (Eau de Toilette) | Guerlain" classic
- almondy and floral sweet
- some freshness
- slightly fresh "pointed" spiciness
- very soapy
"L'Homme Idéal Extrême | Guerlain"
the stronger other
- the stronger version of
"L'Homme Idéal (Eau de Parfum) | Guerlain"
- more sweetness due to plum
- dry spicy (tobacco/pepper)
- dry cinnamon
- slightly smoky/leathery
- less creamy than the EDP
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The big 'who's who' of the Idéal range:
Compared to the other Guerlain Idéals, the "L'Homme Idéal Extrême | Guerlain" has the longest shelf life and leaves a moderately smoky-sweet scent trail.
In a relatively linear scent trail, one perceives nutty almond, mild pepper, cinnamon bark and airy plum.
I would describe the fragrance as dark and masculine, which I would attribute to the fact that it comes across as 'dry'. Plum and almond are also not pungently present here, as often mentioned in descriptions as e.g. plum liqueur or almond aroma, but rather warm, nutty, airy, dry.
As is usual with perfume, the fruity notes continue to fade over the life of the fragrance, giving way to warm and sweet aromas.
for 6 hours, "L'Homme Idéal Extrême | Guerlain" is consciously perceived all around you. Afterwards, up to 9 hours after spraying, you can still perceive the fragrance in a warm, spicy form on the skin.
It is absolutely not a 'beast mode' perfume and does not suffocate anyone around you, but - and I think this applies to most fragrances - even after 20 hours you can still sense a hint of masculine, sweet, cinnamon spice on your clothes.
It smells like I imagined (from the description of the fragrance) "Noir Extreme (Eau de Parfum) | Tom Ford"!
Since the reviews and descriptions of the Guerlain fragrances in the Idéal range made me very curious, but also very confused, I had to take a closer look at the Idéal range to classify the fragrances.
Hopefully this will help YOU find your fragrance too!
-----------------------------------------------------
Classification in the L'Homme Idéal range, status - end of 2023:
-----------------------------------------------------
"L'Homme Idéal (Eau de Toilette) | Guerlain"
the classic
- almondy, slightly sweet
- very fresh, sparkling
- very soapy
- like fresh hand cream
"L'Homme Idéal (Eau de Parfum) | Guerlain"
the other
- different from the EDT
- more sweet floral notes
- less fresh
- creamy
"L'Homme Idéal Intense / L'Homme Idéal L'Intense | Guerlain"
the real successor.
- the stronger EDP version of the "L'Homme Idéal (Eau de Toilette) | Guerlain" classic
- almondy and floral sweet
- some freshness
- slightly fresh "pointed" spiciness
- slightly soapy
"L'Homme Idéal Extrême | Guerlain"
the stronger other.
- the stronger version of
"L'Homme Idéal (Eau de Parfum) | Guerlain"
- more sweetness due to plum
- dry spicy (tobacco/pepper)
- dry cinnamon
- slightly smoky/leathery
- less creamy than the EDP
Conclusion: Extrême for me!
Spicy, peppery, warm sweetness, cinnamony, masculine.
In a relatively linear scent trail, one perceives nutty almond, mild pepper, cinnamon bark and airy plum.
I would describe the fragrance as dark and masculine, which I would attribute to the fact that it comes across as 'dry'. Plum and almond are also not pungently present here, as often mentioned in descriptions as e.g. plum liqueur or almond aroma, but rather warm, nutty, airy, dry.
As is usual with perfume, the fruity notes continue to fade over the life of the fragrance, giving way to warm and sweet aromas.
for 6 hours, "L'Homme Idéal Extrême | Guerlain" is consciously perceived all around you. Afterwards, up to 9 hours after spraying, you can still perceive the fragrance in a warm, spicy form on the skin.
It is absolutely not a 'beast mode' perfume and does not suffocate anyone around you, but - and I think this applies to most fragrances - even after 20 hours you can still sense a hint of masculine, sweet, cinnamon spice on your clothes.
It smells like I imagined (from the description of the fragrance) "Noir Extreme (Eau de Parfum) | Tom Ford"!
Since the reviews and descriptions of the Guerlain fragrances in the Idéal range made me very curious, but also very confused, I had to take a closer look at the Idéal range to classify the fragrances.
Hopefully this will help YOU find your fragrance too!
-----------------------------------------------------
Classification in the L'Homme Idéal range, status - end of 2023:
-----------------------------------------------------
"L'Homme Idéal (Eau de Toilette) | Guerlain"
the classic
- almondy, slightly sweet
- very fresh, sparkling
- very soapy
- like fresh hand cream
"L'Homme Idéal (Eau de Parfum) | Guerlain"
the other
- different from the EDT
- more sweet floral notes
- less fresh
- creamy
"L'Homme Idéal Intense / L'Homme Idéal L'Intense | Guerlain"
the real successor.
- the stronger EDP version of the "L'Homme Idéal (Eau de Toilette) | Guerlain" classic
- almondy and floral sweet
- some freshness
- slightly fresh "pointed" spiciness
- slightly soapy
"L'Homme Idéal Extrême | Guerlain"
the stronger other.
- the stronger version of
"L'Homme Idéal (Eau de Parfum) | Guerlain"
- more sweetness due to plum
- dry spicy (tobacco/pepper)
- dry cinnamon
- slightly smoky/leathery
- less creamy than the EDP
Conclusion: Extrême for me!
Spicy, peppery, warm sweetness, cinnamony, masculine.
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The big 'who's who' of the Idéal range:
Since many reviews and descriptions of the Guerlain fragrances made me very curious, but also very confused, I had to test them all and categorize the fragrances to find the one I like best.
The EDP is a weaker version of the Extrême. Creamy, plumy sweet.
It has no cinnamon notes and does not last as long. It is lighter and easier to wear without being as "dark" as the Extrême.
The sillage leaves a pleasant almondy, plumy-sweet trail.
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Classification in the L'Homme Idéal range, status - end of 2023:
-----------------------------------------------------
"L'Homme Idéal (Eau de Toilette) | Guerlain"
the classic
- almondy, slightly sweet
- very fresh, sparkling
- very soapy
- like fresh hand cream
"L'Homme Idéal (Eau de Parfum) | Guerlain"
the other
- different from the EDT
- more sweetness through plum
- less fresh
- creamy
"L'Homme Idéal Intense / L'Homme Idéal L'Intense | Guerlain"
the real successor
- the stronger EDP version of the "L'Homme Idéal (Eau de Toilette) | Guerlain" classic
- almondy and floral sweet
- some freshness
- slightly fresh "pointed" spiciness
- very soapy
"L'Homme Idéal Extrême | Guerlain"
the stronger other
- the stronger version of
"L'Homme Idéal (Eau de Parfum) | Guerlain"
- more sweetness due to plum
- dry spicy (tobacco/pepper)
- dry cinnamon
- slightly smoky/leathery
- less creamy than the EDP
Conclusion: Extrême for me!
Spicy, peppery, warm sweetness, cinnamony, masculine.
The EDP is a weaker version of the Extrême. Creamy, plumy sweet.
It has no cinnamon notes and does not last as long. It is lighter and easier to wear without being as "dark" as the Extrême.
The sillage leaves a pleasant almondy, plumy-sweet trail.
-----------------------------------------------------
Classification in the L'Homme Idéal range, status - end of 2023:
-----------------------------------------------------
"L'Homme Idéal (Eau de Toilette) | Guerlain"
the classic
- almondy, slightly sweet
- very fresh, sparkling
- very soapy
- like fresh hand cream
"L'Homme Idéal (Eau de Parfum) | Guerlain"
the other
- different from the EDT
- more sweetness through plum
- less fresh
- creamy
"L'Homme Idéal Intense / L'Homme Idéal L'Intense | Guerlain"
the real successor
- the stronger EDP version of the "L'Homme Idéal (Eau de Toilette) | Guerlain" classic
- almondy and floral sweet
- some freshness
- slightly fresh "pointed" spiciness
- very soapy
"L'Homme Idéal Extrême | Guerlain"
the stronger other
- the stronger version of
"L'Homme Idéal (Eau de Parfum) | Guerlain"
- more sweetness due to plum
- dry spicy (tobacco/pepper)
- dry cinnamon
- slightly smoky/leathery
- less creamy than the EDP
Conclusion: Extrême for me!
Spicy, peppery, warm sweetness, cinnamony, masculine.
