Songe d'un Bois d'Été
Guerlain L'Art et la Matière · Eau de Parfum (EDP) · 2012
≈ $340 · 125ml · approx. retail
A dry, resinous cedar and patchouli composition brightened by aromatic laurel and neroli, deepened by smoky myrrh and supple leather. Contemplative and woody, it was later re-released as Bois Mystérieux.
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Swiss · 17 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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