Grigorii Varsobin

Grigorii Varsobin

16 février 2026

4/5

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À première vue, Mon Guerlain Eau de Parfum peut frapper par sa douceur sucrée, qui perce immédiatement à travers le parfum léger et délicat de lavande. But soon, lavender begins to dominate, intertwining with bright, dense, yet subtle vanilla. This intertwining is so strange and effortless that at first, it's hard to understand exactly what we have before us: lavender with vanilla or vice versa. If you've ever tried lavender ice cream from Provence, this fragrance might evoke similar associations. Le départ crémeux et doux s'estompe progressivement, giving way to a complex, slightly intoxicating woody-fruity jasmine and an astonishingly beautiful musk that shapes the composition and gives it the elegance for which Guerlain is valued. Musk here is not the only one creating the atmosphere of the legendary House; the oriental accord also takes its place. This is a vanilla-balsamic note with smoky, sweet benzoin, a bit of powdery iris, sandalwood, and vanilla. Lavender, nevertheless, does not completely disappear. Its subtle camphoraceousness, supported by ripe woody-spicy jasmine, permeates the entire composition, creating the main contrast. Le parfum s'estompe progressivement, starting with lavender, moving to vanilla and jasmine, and ending with a beautiful sandalwood-musk effect. Personally, I like Mon Guerlain more than the toilet water version released this year. At some point, as I was exploring the fragrance, the sweetness stopped interfering with my perception, and I no longer perceived it as irritating. That's when I understood Mon Guerlain Eau de Parfum and found in it what I couldn't grasp before. Perhaps the bright vanilla-sugary sweetness, reminiscent of many modern women's fragrances, appeared closer to the perfumer's final work. Just like the cyanide note of cherry pit, familiar from La Petite Robe Noire, which is responsible for the composition's geometry