Rouge Bonheur 2025 Millésime

Honestly surprised by the bad reviews for this fragrance. It was a love at first sniff for me at the Guerlain boutique in Paris. The rose/ginger/pepper/magnolia blend is lovely and the bottle looks good on my stand. For me, it was worth the splurge and will always remind me of a special journey in one of my favorite cities.

The opening reminds me of Neroli Plein Sud big time. The ginger is zesty and I immediately think of the turmeric in NPS. It is floral in the heart but I won't call this a rose scent, and the ginger remains for some time. I am not sure what I think of the base. At first I find it quite 'common' (not necessarily a bad thing), pleasant but similar to many other soft musky/woody scents out there, but then I sometimes smell some spices peeking out. I still would not call it interesting but the spices add a little something to the otherwise 'common' base (the base of NPS is more interesting by comparison). The price is high and I believe most part goes to the bottle. I guess I am not its target audience.

Smelled this yesterday. Tried a little on.....not good. Couldn’t wait to scrub my wrists. Sorry, but a hard pass for me

This is going to be sad but it’s a no for me. Although the bottle looks very exotic and unique, the ginger in this one is too strong, it smells like Moscow mule served at a dive bar in an old town in New Mexico. I sprayed this on both my arms and let it air out - still a no. After about 30 minutes, the scent is almost not there but you can still tell, there’s ginger lurking around it. The bottle is $900 with tax - and if it was an intoxicatingly delicious scent , I’d pay up and bring this beautiful bottle home. It’s just very disappointing. For ginger lovers, this may work - but not me. Not a blind buy.

First Impression on January 9, 2024 The tester bottle hits Thailand already, SA informed that around 30 bottles will be allocated to Thailand. (as of January 24, 2024 - now it is sold out). Yeah, I can confirm that this is revamp Guerlain, Aqua Allegoria, Ginger Picannte. I bring my bottle of Ginger Picante to compare side as side. Rouge Bonheur using higher quality material. The major difference is rose is amped up a bit and this tile with Sandalwood/Rose Water and slight touch of spice either Cardamom or Cinnamon. Mostly still develop in similar pace with Ginger Picante. But reduce Hedione / Musk body into the base that feel similar to Santal Pao Rosa / Rosa Palissandro. Still working in lite Aqua Allegoria manner. Still like 90% similar. I do enjoy because I like Ginger Picante. And the scent does improve, but not vastly. I don't think I will buy one. ===== Pre-sniff note I am really looking forward for this release, I haven't own a good rose fragrance from Guerlain. With new name, I think this might be breakthrough release. Now I feel suspicious, consider a pyramid - this might be a rework from "Guerlain Aqua Allegoria, Ginger Picannte." also her creation, consider a ginger rose on woody/musk base. I don't mind tho, if this a rework to be more full body spicy rose scent as Ginger Picannte a bit fleeting. But, yeah, y'all got my point of where Guerlain heading...