Idylle

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Idylle

Guerlain · Eau de Parfum (EDP) · 2009

≈ $86 · approx. retail

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An elegant floral-chypre reference point for the 2000s, opening on juicy litchi and raspberry over a rose tincture, resting on a soft white-floral heart lifted by clean musk and patchouli.

The scent

Top notes

The opening · first 15 minutes

Heart notes

The core · the next few hours

Base notes

The dry-down · what lingers

Best for

SpringFallWinterDailyOfficeEvening

Perfumer

Thierry Wasser

Swiss · 33 in collection

Thierry Wasser is the Swiss-born in-house perfumer and Director of Perfume Creation at Guerlain, appointed in 2008 as the first non-family member to hold the role. He both creates new Guerlains and stewards the house's heritage classics.

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