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Grain de Folie by Grès — notes, seasons & similar scents | Fragr

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Grès· 1999

Grain de Folie

Name: Grain de Folie by Grès
Brand: Grès
Rating: 7.2 (30 reviews)

7.230Typically ~$30

Clementine and kumquat up top, drying down to tonka bean and acacia. Suits daily wear in spring.

FloralFreshFruityGreenCitrus

Perfumer: Nathalie Lorson

Scent profile

Top notes

ClementineKumquatRhubarbPalestinian sweet lime

Heart notes

Basil blossomGentianStephanotisWhite peony

Base notes

Tonka beanAcaciaMuskTree moss

Same DNA, per our similarity engine

Smells similar

Versus

Versace · 2010

6.472~$80

Fantastic Basilic

When to wear it

A spring and summer fragrance that wears easiest in daylight — at its best for everyday wear.

SpringDayEveryday wear

When

Winter

53%

Spring

100%

Summer

94%

Fall

68%

Day

100%

Night

57%

Where

Office

88%

Casual

100%

Date

71%

Club

49%

Formal

67%

Wearability profile derived by Fragr from this fragrance’s accords and notes. 100% = its strongest setting.

Montale · 2022

6.468~$90

Sport

73%