Guet Apens

As with many of my perfumes, I ordered this untried, and after decanting to a spray bottle and spraying on my wrist I gasped and said aloud, "Oh no, that was a waste of money!" The tuberose hit me in the face like a ton of bricks and I'm not a huge tuberose fan, but I am an experienced perfume fan and decided to give it some time and airing out before starting to scrub. I am soooo glad I did. It immediately bagan calming on my skin. the tuberose subsided and the jasmine (one of my fave florals) and violet rose to the surface and I began to relax. I never got much rose, but that's alright. The peach wasn't that much present for me either, but when the drydown began in earnest I was in heaven. It was that vanilla, ambery, slightly musk Guerlain base I have come to call home with just the right amount of the floral balance hanging in to soften it and give it lightness and it's own character. I don't see the resemblance to Mitsouko in Guet Apens. Mitsouko has a harshness on me that never goes away and is one of the only Guerlains I don't like. Guet Apens is what I wanted Mitsoukp to be. A sweet, yet soft oriental with great staying power and decent sillage.

I am fortunate enough to have the limited release called Royal Extract from harrods. believe it is the same perfume. It is beautiful. purchased in the summer 2014. On me it wears close to the skin but has reasonable longevity. I love Guerlain chypre fatal and rose nacre du desert. this is like the sweet dry down of these perfumes. beautifully blended sophisticated amber vanilla peach and oh so much more...balanced intoxicating. It conjures up a romantic Edwardian champagne party in the countryside by a river on a warm summers afternoon captured in a Monet painting

Aaaah, Guerlinade. Within a second of applying Guet Apens, the perfume I had cautiously sniffed in its vial (thinking it might be on the sweet side for me), it opened its vast canopy, from which the accents of each scent are hung. It’s coming up very well balanced, fruity and generous, but with a reassuringly dry ‘floor’ to keep things grounded. Very feminine; like Mitsouko in a playful mood after one too many champagne cocktails.

Guet-Apen IS Attrape Coeur! My friend worked for Guerlain and they just remarketed it and changed the name. This is probably my favorite perfume! I adore it. I do NOT get Mitsouko from this and I have the vintage Mitsouko and the parfum. Anyway.........truly wonderful...........I think of this much more of an oriental also. LOVE LOVE LOVE IT!! I save it for special!! I'd hate to think I'd run out! It's expensive......BUT

I have had this beautiful fragrance and I have worn it in special occassions. In the beginning it's strong and bold, almost harsh, but after a while it's like skin, like sweet, floral skin and not heavy at all. Mitsouko is very far of this, Mitsouko is more latent, more downsifted. Both are very nice but in a very different way. Guet-Apens's bottle is so nice to open, sniff and you are in fragrances's heaven!