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- Top notes
- Pear, Bergamot, Mandarin Orange
- Heart notes
- Lavender, Peony, Sambac Jasmine
- Base notes
- Tahitian Vanilla, White Musk, Sandalwood
- Longevity
- Moderate
- Sillage
- Moderate
- Brand
- Guerlain
- Launch date
- 2021
Lavender is not a material most people expect in a modern feminine fragrance, and Mon Guerlain Sparkling Eau de Parfum is built around exactly that choice.
The lavender here is not the dried, medicinal kind. It is handled soft and a little herbal, cool against the sweetness around it, and it is the thread that runs from the opening to the end. Above it, pear gives a juicy brightness, bergamot a sharp lift and mandarin orange a round, sunny sweetness, so the first ten minutes are considerably livelier than the name suggests. Peony widens the heart out, clean and cool and almost watery, while sambac jasmine does the opposite, pushing in with a rich, heady, faintly creamy weight. The last hours belong to Tahitian vanilla, which is softer and more floral than ordinary vanilla rather than syrupy, with white musk keeping it close to the skin and sandalwood adding a smooth, milky finish. Nine materials, and the balance between the bright top, the herbal middle and the soft base is the point of it. It holds for a full day at eau de parfum concentration, projecting politely rather than loudly, and it works as well at a desk as it does at dinner.
Within the Mon Guerlain range this is the lighter and more cheerful reading of the idea, and it dates from 2021. It suits spring and summer best, though the vanilla gives it enough body for a cold evening.
The house was founded in Paris in 1828 and now belongs to LVMH. Its reputation was made early, with Eau de Cologne Imperiale created in 1853 for the wedding of Napoleon III and Empress Eugenie and the official perfumer's title that came with it, and consolidated by Shalimar in 1925, still the scent the name is most associated with.
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