Guerlain
Samsara
Samsara is a dry and elegant woody fragrance signed Guerlain. It opens on bergamot and lemon, reveals jasmine, ylang-ylang and iris at its heart and rests on a base of sandalwood, vanilla 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.
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Opening First minutes
Bergamot · Lemon
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Heart ~30 min to 2 h
Jasmine · Ylang-ylang · Iris
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Base Several hours
Sandalwood · Vanilla · Tonka bean
Heart notes
Base notes
What its composition says
- 2 materials on top, 3 in the heart, 3 in the base: the three stages are of comparable size.
- Ylang-ylang: barely 5.0% of the catalogue contains it, which makes it the rarest material in its palette.
- Bergamot: conversely, one of the most widely used materials in the catalogue — 43% of the analysed perfumes contain it.
- Floral, citrus, gourmand and woody: 4 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
Excellent
9 h and more estimated on skin
Projection
Generous
fills a room
Ideal seasons
Time of day
Made for cool to cold weather — below 15 °C (59 °F).
Avoid if…
- you shun warm, opulent trails, especially in summer.
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