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Guerlain Homme

  • For men
  • Eau de Toilette
  • 2008

Guerlain Homme is a herbaceous and modern aromatic fragrance signed Guerlain. It opens on mint, rum and bergamot, reveals verbena and geranium at its heart and rests on a base of vetiver, patchouli and sandalwood.

Main accords

Pyramid & evolution

Unofficial sources Data drawn from unofficial sources, not from the house: this pyramid (like the year and gender shown) may contain discrepancies.

  1. Opening First minutes

    Mint · Rum · Bergamot

  2. Heart ~30 min to 2 h

    Verbena · Geranium

  3. Base Several hours

    Vetiver · Patchouli · Sandalwood

Top notes

Heart notes

Base notes

What its composition says

  • 3 materials on top, 2 in the heart, 3 in the base: the three stages are of comparable size.
  • Verbena: a niche material, declared by only 5 of the 1,980 perfumes analysed in the catalogue.
  • Bergamot: conversely, one of the most widely used materials in the catalogue — 43% of the analysed perfumes contain it.
  • Woody, aromatic, floral and citrus: 4 registers of raw materials share its palette, with woody supplying 3 of 8.

Frequencies measured on the Olfact catalogue only.

Scent profile

Estimates derived from the composition — not measured.

Wear time Moderate
5 to 7 h estimated on skin
Projection Moderate
noticeable at arm’s length

Ideal seasons

  • Spring
  • Summer
  • Autumn
  • Winter

Time of day

  • Day
  • Evening

Versatile, from mid-season to sunny days (15–25 °C / 59–77 °F).

Ideal occasions

  • Office & everyday Measured enough not to overwhelm a closed space or a meeting.

Strengths

  • Great versatility: goes from the office to dinner without a false note.
  • Immediate freshness, easy to wear and to give.

Avoid if…

  • you want very long-lasting wear: its freshness fades.

What people like in Guerlain Homme is its crisp, luminous freshness — the immediate “clean” effect, effortless, that suits everyone.

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