Mon Guerlain Eau de Toilette

I am a huge fan of the Mon Guerlain line, but the original EdP is my least favorite of the bunch so far because of how heavy it can feel in warmer weather or in small spaces like cars... I find it way too easy to overdo that one. The Florale WAS my favorite until I recently decided to add a 30ml bottle of the EdT to my collection. Because summer is coming and I was in serious need of a new thing to sniff. I am typically not a fan of citrusy scents; they frequently feel like they are piercing my sinuses or just remind me of cleaning supplies. And I was a little leery of this perfume because of that, but it is nothing like the fresh citrusy scents I am used to smelling. I don't think the first descriptor here should be "citrus" at all. Citrus is there for sure, but it dissipates within the first half hour and what is left is a light, gentle breeze of warm caramel and flowers (I think the placement of the lavender in this notes pyramid is accurate for sure, as that is the strongest). I do get some resin here too, which I love. And the citrus perhaps remains to lighten the powderiness and weight of some of those flowers and sweets, but it is not prominent at all. And it is never sharp. My partner is a great fan of fresh citrusy scents and hardly ever comments on my perfumes because I tend to go for the orientals. But he did comment on this. He said I smelled like a delicious candy. And even my mom commented on how great I smelled when we visited her recently and she also hardly ever compliments my choice of perfume. Both of these comments came many hours after I had stopped being able to detect any of this EdT on myself, so that goes to show you that longevity here is likely much better than we think. It does seem quite strong for an EdT, especially when first sprayed, but that could be due to the fact that Guerlain sprayers are generous with their output. Ultimately, this was a very wordy way of saying I love this warm, delicate veil of sweetness and I love that it seems to last quite well. Thrilled with this line for sure.

I really, really love Mon Guerlain EDT. It is brighter, cleaner, clearer. I think this is why Mon Guerlain EDP loyalists mistake it as being simple: many people have a notion that "cleaned up" flankers lose the complexity of the original. I am by no means a minimalist, but there is nothing ordinary about MG EDT to me. The first very noticeable difference between this and its EDP predecessor is the pulling back of caramel to let the citrus, flowers, and lavender through. That alone makes this more ideal for the height of summer here in the southern hemisphere (and the reason why I bought this first). I do love the EDP just as much, but I can see that I will get more immediate mileage from the EDT, given my circumstances. While the toning down of the gourmand does let the lavender through, that is not to say that the lavender in EDT is more prominent. In fact, it smells less rounded, more effervescent, which most likely works best in this formulation. It seems that Mon Guerlain EDP was created to appeal to the mass market, going down the fruity-floral-sweet route that is so popular with the trendy set these days. Mon Guerlain EDT may have been created as a sort of alter ego for the same demographic, specifically for ones who are not partial to gourmand scents. Buy the EDT if you liked the EDP, but you couldn't bring yourself to buy it because it is too mainstream for you. I find EDT definitely less like other current releases, and (I'll go out on a limb here) I think may even go the longer distance in terms of sales through time and trends. That being said, while it is less popular among today's die-hard perfumistas, I think it has more potential to become a classic.

I’ve been holding off my review because I just didn’t quite know what to make of it. I LOVE the original EDP, but it is so oily that it breaks me out. That was a devastating realization. As an EDT, I expected this to be lighter and it is. Given the notes and reviews, I expected to fall madly in love at first sniff. I didn’t. I was disappointed. I purchased it in December at about the same time I purchased the Intense version (also a huge love). As you can see, I was desperate to find a decent replacement for the EDP. Now, I have EDP, EDT, Intense, and Sensualle. I have smelled Bloom of Rose (not my favorite) and Florale (quite nice). All of them are different in their own way. None is a clone for the other. I wouldn’t mind a full army of Mon Guerlian standing guard on my dresser waiting to lead me into the battles of life. On the the EDT, it has MG EDP DNA without as much vanilla and tons of citrus. It lighter and brighter. Seems to last just as long on me. Pardon my comparison here. It’s like the dryer sheet version of MG. Clean, fresh, floral. Sillage is a little longer than arms length. For me, it’s best on a warmer and humid day. While it was a “like” in the cold, it is “love” in the heat. I’m fortunate in that I can experience multiple seasons of weather in the winter. It’s a rare day when I actually need a coat and gloves. If you have a climate like me, this could be a year round fragrance. Otherwise, keep it for spring and summer. If you don’t love mandarin and orange blossom though, this might not work for you.

Ooh I really like this! Tried it from a sample for the last few days and now I'm craving it. It's indeed similar to mon guerlain edp, which I love but seem to be anosmic to some days. I discovered that less is more with both of them, that's the way I can mostly enjoy them myself for several hours. Just one spray at the side of my neck does the trick for me. When I use more, I can smell it less. The citrus notes makes this edt feel a little lighter. Call me and my nose crazy, but yesterday it strongly reminded me of another scent. I couldn't think of what it was, but after some thinking I could grab my memory of it; it reminded me of miss dior ( I think the 2017 version). It wasn't in the first stage (that made me think a little of lavender soap), but towards the dry down I got the association. I don't understand how, but it just did. Sillage and longevity were moderate on me A few days later when I smelled the spray nozzle of my sample it made me think of 2 other perfumes; shalimar souffle de parfum and givenchy ange ou demon le secredt edt. I knew about the citrus note in this one, but didn't know about the jasmin. When I looked at the notes here I saw that they all 3 contain citrus and jasmin. They don't smell the same ofcourse, but I liked it that I could recognize something familiar

Mon Guerlain EDT was my first Guerlain fragrance ever. I found a 1 oz bottle for $24.99 at Marshall's last fall and something about it was calling me to pick it up and so I did. From the first spray the scent triggered a memory of when I was younger and my cousin had her first baby and I would be with her and help her with her newborn baby during bath time. I think she used a product, maybe a baby wash or lotion that had a similar scent note, and it's probably the lavender. But I could smell the memory of the whole experience, even the newborn smell and even the scent of a mother lactating, I believe. It was bizarre and I had never experienced anything like that with a fragrance, at least not that intense, and since then Guerlain became my favorite house. Anyway, as for the EDT I wore it as a bedtime scent. It opened really spicy and aromatic. At first I used to smell the freshness of the lavender, but then it started to smell like pink peppers and even a little like bug spray at one point. The middle was a creamy jasmine and the base was my favorite. I mostly got a sweet vanilla and caramel but powdery and a little anamalic orris root. It was a little buttery and lactonic but also powdery and violet flowers fresh. Loved it!