Guerlain Homme Intense
Guerlain Homme Intense takes the clean mint-vetiver framework of its predecessor and digs substantially deeper.
The scent fingerprint
Weighted by intensity across 15 accords.
Every perfume in Sillage is represented as a distribution across canonical accord slugs — a lingua franca for scent. Two fragrances with overlapping fingerprints are scent-twins, even if they share no literal note.
- Earthy65
- Aromatic50
- Warm Spicy50
- Sweet
The note pyramid
- Mint
- Rum
- Vetiver
- Patchouli
- Virginia Cedar
- Mint
By the editors · 2 min readGuerlain Homme Intense takes the clean mint-vetiver framework of its predecessor and digs substantially deeper. Mint arrives first, cool and direct, briefly accompanied by lime and bergamot before the rum appears — and it's this note that defines the fragrance's identity. The rum isn't sweet or gourmand here; it reads more dry and alcoholic, creating an unusual dialogue with the mint's coolness: simultaneously warming and refreshing. Vetiver, patchouli, and cedar in the base pull everything toward earthy, rooty territory, extending the composition into something darker than it initially suggests. An acquired taste — this fragrance rewards patience and an interest in the unexpected.
Scent twins
In this family
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