Guerlain · 2012 · Thierry Wasser

La Petite Robe Noire

Premium$$$, 3 of 5
Guerlain asks $175 for 100 ml
30 ml$110
50 ml$145
100 ml$175

The houseFor women

VersionEau de Parfum

Bergamot, red berries and black cherry over rose and almond, with licorice and smoky tea, settling into vanilla and tonka.

Guerlain says

You’ll smell rose, black cherry, almond, red berry and bergamot.

More from Guerlain’s description

It also mentions Rose essence, Damask rose absolute, Patchouli, Red fruits, Liquorice, Smoked black tea, Tonka bean, Vanilla and Iris.

The house’s page

Top noteswhen you spray it

Heartas it settles

Dry-downwhat stays

La Petite Robe Noire’s scent picture, a draft: rose, cherry, almond, bergamot, patchouli, liquorice drawn so far; dashed outlines where nothing is drawn yet

Top noteswhen you spray it

La Petite Robe Noire, top notes: Almond, Red berry, Bergamot

Heartas it settles

La Petite Robe Noire, heart: Rose, Cherry, Liquorice

Dry-downwhat stays

La Petite Robe Noire, dry-down: Patchouli, Tea, Tonka (coumarin), Vanilla, Iris

What’s inside it

What the label names

12 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 & lavender5 florals1 sweet2 spices1 powder

12 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 rose, bergamot, patchouli, tonka and 2 more$395 for 100 ml · about twice La Petite Robe Noire’s $175
BeautifulEstée Lauder · shares rose, bergamot, patchouli, tonka and 2 more$115 for 75 ml · about the same as La Petite Robe Noire’s $175
ShalimarGuerlain · shares rose, bergamot, tonka, vanilla and 1 more$175 for 90 ml · about the same as La Petite Robe Noire’s $175
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Matched by the notes each house names. A shared note is not a promise they smell alike.