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Eau de Cologne Impériale by Guerlain — notes, seasons & similar scents | Fragr

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Eau de Cologne Impériale by Guerlain

Guerlain· 1853

Eau de Cologne Impériale

7.9245Typically ~$130

Lemon and lemon vervain up top, drying down to tonka bean and cedar. A spring pick.

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Perfumer: Pierre-François Pascal Guerlain

Scent profile

Top notes

Lemon Lemon vervain Bergamot Neroli Orange

Heart notes

Base notes

Tonka bean Cedar

Same DNA, per our similarity engine

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