Fragrance Notes
Insolence
Guerlain Insolence Eau de Toilette is built entirely on violet, and in the eau de toilette the note is given more air than in the richer eau de parfum.
Violet opens it alone. As a perfumery material it is sweet and powdery with a faintly metallic coolness, and arriving with nothing alongside it means the fragrance announces its subject immediately. There is no fruit and no citrus phase.
Iris and orange blossom form the heart. Iris comes from the root rather than the flower and extends the powderiness of the violet, cool and slightly earthy, while orange blossom adds a honeyed warmth that keeps the middle from being austere.
Vanilla, tonka bean and sandalwood finish it. All three are warm and soft, and they give the violet a cushion to sit on. The base is sweeter than the opening but never turns into a gourmand.
How Insolence Eau de Toilette wears
It lasts a long time and projects moderately, lighter than the eau de parfum on both counts. Cooler weather suits it, and it works for daytime as readily as an evening.
Guerlain Insolence Eau de Toilette, 75ml, created by Maurice Roucel in 2006 for Guerlain, the Paris house founded in 1828.
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