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Clandestine

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Guy Laroche · Eau de Toilette (EDT) · 1986

Amber · Floral Amber Designerfeminine

≈ $55 · 50ml · approx. retail

Clandestine is a dense, fruity floral-amber from 1986, pairing plum and pineapple top notes with an opulent white-floral heart and a honeyed, civet-laced amber base. It is a discontinued but historically notable example of mid-1980s maximalist orientals.

Fruity Honey White Floral Floral Animalic Amber Vanilla

The scent

Top notes

The opening · first 15 minutes

Plum Aldehydes Pineapple Cassia Bergamot

Heart notes

The core · the next few hours

Honey Tuberose Carnation Rose Jasmine Ylang-Ylang Iris / Orris Heliotrope

Base notes

The dry-down · what lingers

Civet Benzoin Amber Patchouli Musk Vanilla Cedar

Best for

FallWinterEveningSpecial Occasion

Dupes & cheaper alternatives

Cheaper clones and alternatives that share the same notes and accords — savings are flagged.

Passion

Elizabeth Taylor · Amber

≈ $27save ~$28

Shares Aldehydes, Ylang-Ylang, Bergamot

Nino Cerruti Pour Femme

Cerruti · Floral

Shares Plum, Bergamot, Tuberose

Red Door

Elizabeth Arden · Floral

≈ $40save ~$15

Shares Rose, Plum, Honey

Donna

Donna

Trussardi · Floral

≈ $54save ~$1

Shares Aldehydes, Bergamot, Rose

Donna Trussardi (1994)

Trussardi · Floral

Shares Aldehydes, Bergamot, Rose

Ysatis

Ysatis

Givenchy · Floral

Shares Ylang-Ylang, Aldehydes, Bergamot