Guerlain Idylle Duet
4.0
Overall
Accords
rose
floral
patchouli
musky
woody
warm spicy
Notes Pyramid
Top
RosePatchouli
Heart
Lily-of-the-ValleyFreesiaPeonyJasmine
Base
Musk
Community Verdict
Pros & Cons
- ✅ I love this. Its just beautiful. For some occassions I might consider it a bit heavy, but I like it so much so I just wear it anyway. It lasts forever and has good sillage. The smell is rounded, flowery and warm, but not in the simple way. This is not the perfume for your teenage daughter. Guerlain really gives us the good stuff.
- ✅ This is a beauty , more rose and patchouli . This is what I had hoped Portrait of a Lady would be like. I think it's a special edition so I'll have to stock up.
- ✅ Beautiful rendition of a classical rose-patchouli mix! It has power and kicking with an Eastern vibe, still remains very uplifting and elegant, never gross.
- ✅ I retried Duet yesterday and have completely changed my mind about this fragrance. ... It's a duet between rose and patchouli indeed, I can hardly smell any other particular flowery notes as they are so well blended. The rose in itself is stunning and the patchouli adds a creamy caramel note to the rose...
- ✅ I absolutely cannot stand floral perfumes but this Beauty here is amazing . The balance with patchouli (which i truly love) is fantastic. I did get lots of compliments. For me it is a very beautiful fragrance that works very well in warm seasons...
- ✅ Beautiful rendition of a classical rose-patchouli mix! It has power and kicking with an Eastern vibe, still remains very uplifting and elegant, never gross. Why, why, WHY a limited edition of this beauty??? I tried it a duty free and wanted to make my winter signature, but I won't make a signature out of a LE! I wonder if Guerlain marketing is just trying to make us spend more money and that's it.
- ✅ I retried Duet yesterday and have completely changed my mind about this fragrance. So my previous review is now removed. I guess my nose must have been ansomic or something when I first tried it. At that time I thought it was a weak restrained and "nothing special" patchouli-rose fragrance. But now when I tried it again it really captured my heart and jumped straight up on my want list. It's a duet between rose and patchouli indeed, I can hardly smell any other particular flowery notes as they are so well blended. The rose in itself is stunning and the patchouli adds a creamy caramel note to the rose, and a fruity one too which in all creates a more voluptuous rose smell. When it dries down it becomes more musky and stays closer to skin. The projection is medium and the staying power could have been better, but you can always reapply later in the day :) I was never too found of original Idylle that smelt too much lily of the valley for my taste. But this beauty is well worth buying if you find it. The only downside is that it may be hard to get.
- ✅ I absolutely cannot stand floral perfumes but this Beauty here is amazing . The balance with patchouli (which i truly love) is fantastic. I did get lots of compliments. For me it is a very beautiful fragrance that works very well in warm seasons (note that i am more a woody-oriental-dark perfume lover).. It was a limited edition and bought 2 bottles. I finished one but still have totally sealed the other because I want to keep it untouched! I love it. Actually i am still looking for a decent substitute. who has actually suggestion?
- ❌ This one is much more worse than classic Idylle, I don't like it, but Idylle 'normal' is quite BEAUTIFUL
- ❌ Oh, patchouli... It's very prominent from the first minute you spray Idylle Duet until the last second it gets lost. In the first half hour the fragrance was too harsh, I couldn't smell any roses, just sickening patchouli.
- ❌ I went to the shop to buy Dior Addict 2 with my husband and tested this one among others. ... I came back home with a very expensive perfume that I don't even like. And there is another bad side: it lasts maximum 3 hrs on my skin. Worst purchase ever.
- ❌ a decent feminine expensive fragrance but close to skin.. longevity 2 hours. sillage poor. it could have been more being an EDP.. sigh..
- ❌ I own this perfume. ... A few months passed and the scent changed to something kind of putrid, so I didn't wear it for a while.
- ❌ This one is much more worse than classic Idylle, I don't like it, but Idylle "normal" is quite BEAUTIFUL
- ❌ Oh, patchouli... It's very prominent from the first minute you spray Idylle Duet until the last second it gets lost. In the first half hour the fragrance was too harsh, I couldn't smell any roses, just sickening patchouli. Then the scent developped and it was almost as if I've mixed a fragrance of mine with a cologne of dad's. Too manly, even aftershave-like. I'm not completely against patchouli for there are lots of perfumes I like with patchouli in them, but this much is too much for me. As a sidenote, I have had my brother smell this and Van Cleef&Arpels' Feerie at the same time, and he liked this better. I wonder if it's because it resembles men's cologne?
- ❌ I went to the shop to buy Dior Addict 2 with my husband and tested this one among others. It has a nice opening - lilac is very evident but after few minutes the note dissappers completely and it reveals other flowers ( jasmin). I thought it is a perfume for someone in her 40th's and didn't way to buy it but I was convinced by my other half that is smells great on me ánd somehow I came back home with a very expensive perfume ( 70 euro for 50 ml) that I don't even like. And there is another bad side: it lasts maximum 3 hrs on my skin. Worst purchase ever, I owe it to my husband and my undecisive nature.
- ❌ absolutely identical notes as Idiylle original, less musk lichi and rasperry. hmmm... made for who don t like musky bases and sweet fruity top? i can t see much the sense of this flanker....
