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Songe d'un Bois d'Été

Guerlain, 2012, unisex

spicy, leather, woody, amber and smoky

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Notes

Top notes

  • Bay Leaf Herbal and slightly peppery with a fresh, green-camphor edge, like crushed laurel leaves.
  • Neroli Honeyed, fresh and a little bitter: orange blossom with a clean, citrus-edged sparkle.

Heart notes

  • Cedar Dry, pencil-shaving wood, clean and slightly smoky.
  • Patchouli Earthy, damp and chocolatey, dark leaf with a camphor edge.
  • Saffron Leathery, golden and slightly metallic spice with a dry, honeyed warmth.
  • Jasmine Sweet, heady white blossom with an indolic, almost animal warmth.

Base notes

  • Myrrh Warm, bittersweet, slightly medicinal resin, with a smoky, leathery depth.
  • Leather Dry, supple and slightly smoky, like worn hide.

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