Floral Romantique
Floral Romantique by Guerlain is a feminine-leaning eau de parfum in the luxury price tier. It opens with ambrette seed, petitgrain, mate and neroli, moves into jasmine, tiare, lily, carnation and ylang-ylang and dries down to benzoin, cedarwood and black tea. Expect around 9 hours of wear, and it projects strongly.
Notes, explained
Opening
- Ambrette Seed The only natural musk. Pear-like, warm and slightly boozy.
- Petitgrain Bitter twigs and leaves of the orange tree. Dry and a little green.
- Mate Dry, smoky, bitter green tea. Toasted rather than fresh.
- Neroli Distilled orange blossom. Green, soapy and elegant.
Heart
- Jasmine Heady, sweet and slightly animal underneath. Rarely subtle.
- Tiare Creamy tropical white flower. Suntan lotion, in the best way.
- Lily A big, creamy, slightly spicy white flower. The kind that fills a room.
- Carnation Spicy, clove-like floral. Old-school and a bit peppery.
- Ylang-Ylang Banana-custard floral. Rich, tropical and slightly rubbery.
Dry-down
- Benzoin Sweet balsamic resin. Vanilla-adjacent but drier.
- Cedarwood Dry, pencil-shaving woodiness. Clean and structural.
- Black Tea Dry, tannic and smoky. More astringent than green tea.
Smells like this
- Old Spice Original
- Montale Intense Tiaré
- Mancera Coco Vanille
- Bastille Pleine Lune
- Dana Tabu
- Yves Saint Laurent Capeline
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