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L'Homme Idéal
Guerlain · Eau de Toilette (EDT) · 2014
≈ $107 · 5oz · approx. retail
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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.
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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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