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L'Homme Idéal

Guerlain · Eau de Toilette (EDT) · 2014

Woody · Woody AromaticDesignermasculine

≈ $95 · 100ml · approx. retail

A distinctive masculine that pairs a bright citrus-and-rosemary opening with a marzipan-like bitter almond heart sweetened by tonka. Warm cedar, vetiver and a touch of leather anchor the drydown, giving the gourmand almond a polished, woody-aromatic backbone.

AlmondWoodyCitrusAromaticNuttyWarm Spicy

The scent

Top notes

The opening · first 15 minutes

BergamotLemonBitter Orange (Bigarade)RosemaryOrange Blossom

Heart notes

The core · the next few hours

AlmondTonka Bean

Base notes

The dry-down · what lingers

LeatherCedarVetiver

Best for

SpringFallWinterDailyOfficeEvening

Perfumer

Thierry Wasser

Swiss · 3 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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