Patchouli Ardent by Guerlain Reviews & Perfume Facts

Patchouli Ardent from Guerlain is the new addition to its Les Absolus d’Orient Collection. Patchouli and rose sublimate each other with the emblematic flower of oriental perfumery, they form a sensual ... and captivating duo. Its deepest woody accents then stretch in a leathery and musky accord forming an intense and majestic wake.

A tribute to the olfactory treasures of the Orient, the collection initiated in 2014 by Santal Royal continues its journey, guided by the emotion of the finest raw materials. Encountering here and elsewhere, ancestral traditions and modern writing, the Guerlain Perfumer submits his know-how and his timeless signature to the olfactory treasures of the original lands of perfumery.

This new creation devotes a singular ode to patchouli, a noble ingredient whose sensual scrolls have transcended the borders of the East to conquer the whole world. An eponymous star of Patchouli Ardent, he meets the inimitable signature of Guerlain in an intense and luminous wake that intoxicates the senses.

Native to Southeast Asia, patchouli was introduced to Europe during the 17th century. Its leaves, which exhale once dried a powerful and very faceted woody odor, were then used to make potpourri, or to protect fabrics from the Orient during their transport to the Old Continent. Synonymous with exoticism, a gateway to the Orient and its mysteries, patchouli has been, over the ages, the symbol of extreme refinement, a distinctive sign for the hippie generation, and an essential ingredient in modern perfumery, offering female and male compositions an incomparable depth and sensuality. At Guerlain, we find it notably in the richly wooded signature of Heritage, whose aromatic notes it supports,

Composed by Thierry Wasser, Perfumer of the Maison Guerlain, Patchouli Ardent offers a singular vision of this raw material, in reverse of the dark woody register which is traditionally associated with it.

At the heart of this fragrance, patchouli radiates its most luminous facets. This woody floral fragrance reveals its complexity over the hours, it settles on the skin with spicy notes of spicy pink berries and intense black pepper, softened by a fig note both green and subtly fruity. In the heart, patchouli and rose sublimate each other: with the emblematic flower of oriental perfumery, they form a sensual and captivating duo. Its deepest woody accents then stretch in a leathery and musky accord forming an intense and majestic wake.

For the first time, the iconic Guerlain bottle, inspired by the Abeille bottle of 1853, is coated with an intense blue lacquer. A sumptuous shade that orchestrates an elegant contrast with the gold details of the bottle: its perfectly round cap, its trimmings ribbon and its label, whose arabesques are from the heritage of the House.