The Trained Nose

Guerlain

Elixir Charnel Oriental Brulant

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 vanilla, over sweetness underneath. It narrows as the day goes on, and it is among the longest-lasting things here. It carries more vanilla than the rest of the catalogue.

The pyramid

top 0–15 min
heart 1–3 hr
base 3 hr +
Not enough has been recorded against this pyramid yet for anything to be confirmed or contradicted.

What is it similar to?

Nothing is recorded alongside this entry yet. Two signals, and they part in useful ways.
Closest, as Akin sees it
Ranked by AKIN: the resemblance graph first, the measured accords breaking ties, the note pyramid where neither reaches. Right about half the time, and the column says which signal answered.
What AKIN links it to
Bottles AKIN reads as resembling this one, strongest link first.
Guerlain Bois d'Armenie elsewhere
Guerlain Shalimar Indian Nights by Maison Gripoix elsewhere
Guerlain Spiritueuse Double Vanille elsewhere
Guerlain Oriental Brulant elsewhere
Bois 1920 Notturno Fiorentino elsewhere
Le Labo Vanille 44 Paris elsewhere
Le Labo Labdanum 18 elsewhere
Penhaligon's The World According to Arthur elsewhere
Guerlain Shalimar 80th Anniversary Limited Edition elsewhere
Guerlain Guerlain Le Parfum du 68 elsewhere
Guerlain Shalimar Eau De Parfum Serie Limitee elsewhere
Guerlain Shalimar Eau de Parfum (2009 Limited Editions) elsewhere
Guerlain Shalimar Edition Charms Eau de Parfum elsewhere
Guerlain Shalimar Yellow Gold Limited Edition elsewhere
Le Labo Labdanum 18 Perfume Oil elsewhere
Guerlain Shalimar Black Mystery 2007 elsewhere
Guerlain Shalimar Fourreau du Soir elsewhere
Guerlain Shalimar Indes & Merveilles elsewhere
Guerlain Shalimar Oiseau de Paradis elsewhere
Guerlain Shalimar Extrait elsewhere

Compared with

Each of these reads the two side by side, hour by hour: what they share, what only one of them carries, and what people who have smelled both say about it.

On the scent map

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