Rose Nacrée du Désert

Guerlain L'Art et la Matière · Eau de Parfum (EDP) · 2012

≈ $340 · 125ml · approx. retail

A rich rose given a mysterious oriental air through saffron, cardamom and a whisper of oud, set on resinous benzoin and smoky myrrh. Warm, spicy and opulent, it is Guerlain's take on the classic rose-oud pairing.

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

FallWinterEveningSpecial Occasion

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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