The Trained Nose

Guerlain

Eau de Cologne Imperiale

What it is made of, at the heart of a wearing — and the colour this page is tinted with. Wider means more of it.

Leads citrus and herbs, over dry wood and vanilla underneath. It turns over the day rather than fading, and it is among the shortest-lived things here. It carries more citrus than the rest of the catalogue.

The pyramid

top 0–15 min
heart 1–3 hr
nothing recorded for this tier
base 3 hr +
Consensus needs more than one owner. Right now no one has this linked, so there is nothing to agree or disagree about yet.

What is it chasing?

No original is recorded for this entry. Two kinds of evidence, and they disagree in useful ways.
Closest, as Akin sees it
Ranked by what the crowd says resembles what, with the measured accords breaking ties — falling back to the note pyramid where neither has anything to say. Right about half the time, and the column says which of the three answered.
What people say it reminds them of
Agree and disagree counts. Here is this site’s own owners voting; elsewhere is a tally read from another site.
4711 4711 Original Eau de Cologne elsewhere 188 / 50
Dior Eau Sauvage elsewhere 14 / 19
Guerlain Eau de Guerlain elsewhere 14 / 23
Tom Ford Neroli Portofino Acqua elsewhere 6 / 8
Chanel Les Exclusifs de Chanel Eau de Cologne elsewhere 56 / 23
Guerlain Eau de Cologne du Coq elsewhere 39 / 21
Roger & Gallet Jean Marie Farina Extra Vieille elsewhere 35 / 13
Acqua di Parma Acqua di Parma Colonia elsewhere 21 / 29
Dior La Collection Couturier Parfumeur Cologne Royale elsewhere 18 / 18
Santa Maria Novella Acqua Della Regina elsewhere 15 / 4
4711 4711 Acqua Colonia Lime & Nutmeg elsewhere 12 / 7
Guerlain La Cologne Du Parfumeur elsewhere 12 / 10
Guerlain Eau De Cologne Imperiale Lunar New Year Edition elsewhere 11 / 3
Guerlain Aqua Allegoria Forte Nerolia Vetiver elsewhere 10 / 11
Acqua di Genova Genes elsewhere 10 / 11
Guerlain Aqua Allegoria Passiflora elsewhere 9 / 6
Guerlain Eau de Fleurs de Cedrat elsewhere 9 / 7
Tom Ford Neroli Portofino Forte elsewhere 8 / 11
Guerlain Eau de Cologne Impériale Edition 160 Anniversaire elsewhere 4 / 1
By Kilian Kologne, Shield of protection elsewhere 4 / 1

On the scent map

Nearest to it at the heart of a wearing, and what put each one there.
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