Gucci · 2017 · Alberto Morillas

Guilty Absolute Pour Homme

Mid-range$$, 2 of 5

The houseFor men

VersionEau de Parfum

A leather accord with Nootka cypress, patchouli and vetiver, over dry, warm woods.

Gucci says

You’ll smell woodLeather, goldenWood, patchouli and vetiver.

More from Gucci’s description

It also mentions Leather accord and Nootka Cypress.

The house’s page

Top noteswhen you spray it

Heartas it settles

Dry-downwhat stays

Guilty Absolute Pour Homme’s scent picture, a draft: woody notes, patchouli, vetiver, leather, cypress, geraniol (rose) drawn so far; dashed outlines where nothing is drawn yet

Heartas it settles

Guilty Absolute Pour Homme, heart: Geraniol (rose), Eugenol (clove)

Dry-downwhat stays

Guilty Absolute Pour Homme, dry-down: Woody notes, Patchouli, Vetiver, Leather, Cypress

What’s inside it

What the label names

9 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.

1 citrus1 herbs & lavender5 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

ZephirineLiberty London (LBTY.) · shares patchouli, vetiver, leather accord and cypress$297 for 100 ml
Ombré LeatherTom Ford · shares patchouli, vetiver and leather accord$240 for 100 ml · about twice Guilty Absolute Pour Homme’s $103
OperaXerjoff · shares patchouli, vetiver and leather accord$308 for 100 ml
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Matched by the notes each house names. A shared note is not a promise they smell alike.