Guerlain Imagine Extrait
4.4
Overall
Accords
Sweet
Floral
Creamy
Woody
Resinous
woody
white floral
amber
warm spicy
sweet
resinous
Notes Pyramid
Top
Orange Blossom
Heart
Benzoin
Base
Sandalwood
Community Verdict
Pros & Cons
- ✅ A perfect Special Event scent. Rich, golden, bright and warm.
- ✅ Imagine is just as beautiful as London was! I even have the impression that rose is slightly more pronounced here, and the top notes are more crisp and sparkly then they were in London.
- ✅ One of the most beautiful fragrances I have in my collection, so glad that I was able to purchase a bottle.
- ✅ It's a beautiful scent that is more of a resiny evolution of LPBJdMV, no ultra sweet vanilla or almond finish of that one. On me it opens with a smooth orange fruit/floral top that morphs into a lovely creamy sandalwood, (I guess javanol) resin scent. It's gorgeous and one I'll wear more than my Le Plus Beau Jour. Smooth is the operative word here.
- ✅ A sunny, honeyed, orangey-orange blossom centric amber. It does evoke some similar 'modern Guerlain orange blossom marshmallows' (namely Plus Beau Jour...), but it doesn't have the super sugary ethyl maltol dose that PBJDMV does. It rests upon a sweet, resinous, woody drydown of various sandalwood aromachemicals.
- ❌ For the price it’s boring, just orange blossom with warmth.
- ❌ The confusion that Guerlain creates. ... Somehow, this makes me sad, because I can't and don't want to warm up to this 'improved' ex-signature due to its limited availability and pricing policy.
- ❌ At first sniff, a noble, very classically appealing orange blossom. ... However, the first sniff from the spray head made me wrinkle my nose just a tiny bit. Why? Because alongside the wonderful, opulent, classic orange blossoms and a very fine, dark, and noble base, I also perceive a hint of modern aroma chemistry. The kind that makes me think of the smoking chimneys of a chemical plant whenever it’s more concentrated.
