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Guerlain

L'Heure Bleue

  • For women
  • Eau de Parfum
  • 1912

L'Heure Bleue, signed Guerlain, is a tender and refined floral fragrance. It opens on star anise and bergamot, reveals carnation, rose and violet at its heart and rests on a base of iris, vanilla, benzoin and tonka bean.

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

    Star anise · Bergamot

  2. Heart ~30 min to 2 h

    Carnation · Rose · Violet

  3. Base Several hours

    Iris · Vanilla · Benzoin · Tonka bean

Top notes

Heart notes

Base notes

What its composition says

  • 4 materials in the base for 2 on top: the pyramid is built for staying power rather than for the opening.
  • Carnation: its rarest material, which only 23 of the 1,980 perfumes analysed in the catalogue contain — about one in 86.
  • Bergamot: conversely, one of the most widely used materials in the catalogue — 43% of the analysed perfumes contain it.
  • Floral, gourmand, spicy, citrus and amber: 5 registers of raw materials share its palette, with floral supplying 3 of 9.

Frequencies measured on the Olfact catalogue only.

Scent profile

Estimates derived from the composition — not measured.

Wear time Excellent
9 h and more 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

Made for cool to cold weather — below 15 °C (59 °F).

Ideal occasions

  • Dates & seduction Its warm, sensual facets play the card of closeness.
  • Evenings & nights out A present trail that holds its own when the light drops.

Avoid if…

  • you like to stay discreet or work in a confined space.
  • you shun warm, opulent trails, especially in summer.

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