Gucci · 2015 · Frank Voelkl

Bamboo

Premium$$$, 3 of 5

The houseFor women

VersionEau de Parfum

Bright bergamot and orange blossom over lily, ylang-ylang and jasmine, drying to creamy sandalwood and vanilla.

Top noteswhen you spray it

Heartas it settles

Dry-downwhat stays

Bamboo’s scent picture, a draft: bitter orange, bergamot, ylang-ylang, lily, jasmine, sandalwood drawn so far; dashed outlines where nothing is drawn yet

Top noteswhen you spray it

Bamboo, top notes: Bitter orange, Bergamot

Heartas it settles

Bamboo, heart: Ylang-ylang, Lily, Jasmine, Isoeugenol (clove)

Dry-downwhat stays

Bamboo, dry-down: Sandalwood, Vanilla, Ambergris

What’s inside it

What the label names

11 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 spices1 powder

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

Not for the smell10

The label, as printed on the house’s page

Our match of the notes

Shares its notes

BeautifulEstée Lauder · shares bitter orange (neroli, orange blossom, petitgrain), bergamot, ylang-ylang, lily and 3 more$115 for 75 ml · about the same as Bamboo’s $138
RemainAmouage · shares bergamot, ylang-ylang, lily, jasmine and 2 more$475 for 100 ml
Black OrchidTom Ford · shares bitter orange (neroli, orange blossom, petitgrain), bergamot, ylang-ylang, jasmine and 2 more$240 for 100 ml
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Matched by the notes each house names. A shared note is not a promise they smell alike.