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Guilty
The Guilty Eau de Parfum Gift Set is a sensible way into a scent that has been a counter fixture since it first appeared in 2010.
Guilty opens citrus bright and does not stay that way for long. Mandarin orange is the sweeter half of the opening and bergamot the sharper one, with pink pepper giving both a dry little bite that keeps it from being simply fruity. Within a few minutes the middle takes charge, and this is where the scent earns its following. Lilac is the unusual one, cool and slightly soapy in a very clean way, and it sits against rose and violet, the rose rounded and full, the violet powdery and a bit sweet. Geranium runs through all three with a green, slightly bitter edge that stops them blurring into one another. Then patchouli comes up from underneath, dark and earthy, and amber warms it from behind, and between them they give the last hours a smooth resinous depth that holds close to the skin.
It is sold to women and wears that way, though the patchouli and geranium give it enough grip that it is not remotely sugary. Two sprays will see out a working day and it is as good in cold weather as in warm. As a present it is a safe one, partly because the scent is well known enough that most people have a view on it, and the ones who like it tend to like it a lot.
Gucci is an Italian luxury fashion house, founded in Florence in 1921 by Guccio Gucci. It started in leather goods and luggage, moved on to the equestrian inspired accessories it is still identified with, then the loafer and eventually full ready to wear. Kering owns it today. Its beauty side has never been run in house; outside licensees have always made the fragrances.
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