{"title":"Guerlain","description":"\u003cp\u003eParis, 1828, and still composing through a named house perfumer, which almost nobody else does. Jicky in 1889 and Shalimar in 1925 set the bergamot and vanilla signature the house has circled ever since.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"guerlain-cherry-oud-2ml-sample","title":"Guerlain Cherry Oud | 2ml Sample","description":"\u003cp\u003eDripping black cherry lands hard on dusky leather and oud.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBlack pepper and a bright, almost dripping cherry note open it before a duo of Turkish and Bulgarian rose adds a honeyed, floral middle. Cedar, patchouli and vetiver anchor a dusky, animalic leather and oud base that closes it out dark and resinous.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePerfumed by:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/all\/perfumer-delphine-jelk\"\u003eDelphine Jelk\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReleased:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2022\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKSI Take:\u003c\/strong\u003e The move from bright cherry to dusky leather and oud is genuinely well built, but the base is polarizing enough that one longtime reviewer said they could not stand having it anywhere near them for days. Sample it before committing to a full bottle at this price, and know the cherry fades fast into a base that leans far more animalic and oud heavy than the fruity name implies.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKSI Scent Profile:\u003c\/strong\u003e Cherry · Oud · Rose · Leather · Sweet\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eStandout notes:\u003c\/strong\u003e Black Pepper, Cherry, Turkish Rose, Bulgarian Rose, Cedar, Patchouli, Vetiver \u0026amp; Leather\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e2ml KSI Decant\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHand-decanted from an authentic bottle into a 2ml atomizer so you can properly wear the fragrance before deciding whether the full bottle deserves a place in your collection.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is a Kaleidoscope Scent Index hand-decant and is not a manufacturer-produced sample. 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Leather, tonka bean and sandalwood take over for a warm, gourmand drydown that stays close to the skin.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePerfumed by:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/all\/perfumer-thierry-wasser\"\u003eThierry Wasser\u003c\/a\u003e \u0026amp; \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/all\/perfumer-delphine-jelk\"\u003eDelphine Jelk\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReleased:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2016\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKSI Take:\u003c\/strong\u003e This is the sweeter, more gourmand sibling of the original L'Homme Ideal, and it will read as too candied if you want a drier, more classical Guerlain leather. 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Leather, incense and guaiac wood close it out smoky, dry and resinous.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePerfumed by:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/all\/perfumer-thierry-wasser\"\u003eThierry Wasser\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKSI Take:\u003c\/strong\u003e This is a straightforward rose oud that reads clearly synthetic rather than an original composition, sitting close to the Montale style of oud fragrances with nothing here that has not been done before in that genre. 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