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GuerlainLes Légendaires · Designer fragrance
Samsara
Eau de parfum
Jasmine, sunny ylang-ylang and a creamy sandalwood.
According to Guerlain, Samsara Eau de Parfum is the first woody feminine fragrance in perfumery history.
Jasmine dominates the composition, heightened by ylang-ylang. A generous sandalwood, used in unprecedented amounts according to the house, gives it its warmth.
Fragrance notes
- NotesThe materials named
The house names its notes without sorting them into top, heart and base. Notes as published by the house. official source (new tab)
Main accords
Volute’s reading: the intensity of each accord.
- Woody65 / 100
- White floral60 / 100
- Vanilla35 / 100
- Powdery35 / 100
Seasons
- Autumn
- Winter
Moments
- Night
Samsara in detail
Samsara Eau de Parfum belongs to Guerlain's Légendaires. The house presents it as the first woody feminine fragrance in perfumery, built on sandalwood in quantities never before seen in perfumery; its page gives neither the year nor the perfumer.
Guerlain presents three ingredients, without tiers. Jasmine grandiflorum, picked at dawn, dominates the composition with its green, fruity note. Sunny, floral ylang-ylang from the Comoros heightens it. Creamy, radiant sandalwood gives it its warmth. According to the house, iris, tonka bean and vanilla unite these accords in the trail.
Samsara is worn in autumn and winter, mostly in the evening. It is a warm, enveloping woody floral, for those who love creamy sandalwoods and white flowers. It goes along with a dinner or a dressy evening.
Three niche woody fragrances in our catalogue share its jasmine and sandalwood: Bosco by Sospiro, Kashmir by Ormonde Jayne and Ormonde Woman, from the same house, each in its own register.
Text written with the help of AI, based on official information from the fragrance houses.