Guerlain

Insolence

  • For women
  • Eau de Parfum
  • 2006

Insolence is a playful and enveloping gourmand fragrance signed Guerlain. It opens on red fruits and bergamot, reveals violet, iris and rose at its heart and rests on a base of tonka bean, vanilla and amber.

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

    Red fruits · Bergamot

  2. Heart ~30 min to 2 h

    Violet · Iris · Rose

  3. Base Several hours

    Tonka bean · Vanilla · Amber

What its composition says

  • 2 materials on top, 3 in the heart, 3 in the base: the three stages are of comparable size.
  • Red fruits: a niche material, declared by only 11 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.
  • Floral, gourmand, fruity, citrus and amber: 5 registers of raw materials share its palette, with floral supplying 3 of 8.

Frequencies measured on the Olfact catalogue only.

Scent profile

Estimates derived from the composition — not measured.

Wear time Good
7 to 9 h estimated on skin
Projection Powerful
a trail that arrives before you and lingers after

Ideal seasons

  • Spring
  • Summer
  • Autumn
  • Winter

Time of day

  • Day
  • Evening

At ease in mild weather, 15 to 22 °C (59 to 72 °F).

Avoid if…

  • you like to stay discreet or work in a confined space.

Our picks

  • Shares 4 accords, including gourmand.

  • Shares 4 accords, including amber.

  • Xerjoff Luna Floral Amber Citrus from €240.00

    Shares 4 accords, including floral.

  • Guerlain L'Heure Bleue Floral Gourmand Amber Eau de Parfum · 1912

    Shares 3 accords, including floral — from the same house.

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