Guerlain · 2019 · Delphine Jelk

Mon Guerlain Intense

Premium$$$, 3 of 5

The houseFor women

VersionEau de Parfum Intense

Lavender, mandarin and bergamot with sambac jasmine, over deep vanilla, sandalwood and smouldering patchouli.

Top noteswhen you spray it

Heartas it settles

Dry-downwhat stays

Mon Guerlain Intense’s scent picture, a draft: vanilla, lavender, sandalwood, jasmine, patchouli, mandarin drawn so far; dashed outlines where nothing is drawn yet

Top noteswhen you spray it

Mon Guerlain Intense, top notes: Lavender, Mandarin, Bergamot

Heartas it settles

Mon Guerlain Intense, heart: Jasmine, Rose, Liquorice

Dry-downwhat stays

Mon Guerlain Intense, dry-down: Vanilla, Sandalwood, Patchouli, Iris, Benzoin, Coumarin (new-mown hay)

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.

2 citrus1 herbs & lavender4 florals1 sweet1 powder

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

Not for the smell13

AlcoholWaterOctinoxate (a UV filter)BHT (keeps it fresh)Avobenzone (a UV filter)Benzyl alcoholVitamin EExt. violet 2Red 33Yellow 5Red 4Diethylamino hydroxybenzoyl hexyl benzoate, not in Ingredients yetButylene glycol dicaprylate/dicaprate, not in Ingredients yet

The label, as printed on the house’s page

Our match of the notes

Shares its notes

OscarOscar de la Renta · shares vanilla, lavender, sandalwood, jasmine and 5 more$109 for 100 ml · about half of Mon Guerlain Intense’s $185
BeautifulEstée Lauder · shares vanilla, sandalwood, jasmine, patchouli and 4 more$115 for 75 ml · about the same as Mon Guerlain Intense’s $185
Detour NoirAl Haramain · shares vanilla, lavender, sandalwood, jasmine and 4 more$66.67 for 100 ml · about a third of Mon Guerlain Intense’s $185
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Matched by the notes each house names. A shared note is not a promise they smell alike.