Creed · 2013 · Olivier Creed

Millésime 1849

Top luxury$$$$$, 5 of 5

The houseUnisex

VersionEau de Parfum

Bergamot, lemon and grapefruit over jasmine, ylang-ylang, iris and rose, drying down to cedar, sandalwood, incense and oud.

Top noteswhen you spray it

Heartas it settles

Dry-downwhat stays

Millésime 1849’s scent picture, a draft: bergamot, lemon, grapefruit, cypress, jasmine, ylang-ylang drawn so far; dashed outlines where nothing is drawn yet

Top noteswhen you spray it

Millésime 1849, top notes: Bergamot, Lemon, Grapefruit, Cypress

Heartas it settles

Millésime 1849, heart: Jasmine, Ylang-ylang, Iris, Rose, Isoeugenol (clove)

Dry-downwhat stays

Millésime 1849, dry-down: Cedar, Sandalwood, Frankincense, Oud, Thyme, Bay, Patchouli, Vanilla, Musk, Coumarin (new-mown hay)

What’s inside it

What the label names

13 scent ingredients on the label, familiar names first.

A label must name certain ingredients, most of them ones that can cause allergies; some houses print more. It is never the whole recipe.

2 citrus1 herbs & lavender6 florals1 sweet2 spices1 powder

4 more lines on the label, not there for the smell

The label, as printed on the house’s page

Our match of the notes

Shares its notes

Lyric WomanAmouage · shares bergamot, jasmine, ylang-ylang, orris and 6 more$395 for 100 ml
BeautifulEstée Lauder · shares bergamot, jasmine, ylang-ylang, orris and 6 more$115 for 75 ml · about a third of Millésime 1849’s $510
Cashmere MistDonna Karan · shares bergamot, jasmine, ylang-ylang, orris and 5 more$130 for 100 ml · about a quarter of Millésime 1849’s $510
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Matched by the notes each house names. A shared note is not a promise they smell alike.