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Eau de Cologne Imperiale

Eau de cologne

Citrus · Aromatic · Fresh spicy.

4.22 / 5Rating · 996 votes
Sizes offeredNot yet verified
Brand originFrance ↗
Made inNot yet verified
About these origins

Brand origin means the country where the house was founded. Made in refers to fragrance manufacturing, not the origin of every ingredient or the brand’s current headquarters.

Brand origin: La Maison Guerlain / History · Checked 2026-09-21
The house identifies its first Paris boutique on rue de Rivoli in 1828 as its founding act.

Manufacturing may vary by edition, market or batch. Check the label on your bottle.

Year1860
Marketed forWomen
PerfumerPierre-Francois-Pascal Guerlain

Collection: LES EAUX

The short answer

A scent, in focus.

Eau de Cologne Imperiale by Guerlain has a listed citrus, aromatic, fresh spicy profile, with notes of Citruses, Bergamot, Lemon Verbena, Neroli, Lemon.

Based on listed notes and accords.

Catalog snapshot · 2026-05-29. Ratings and votes come from the source dataset, not Parfum Bible users or live measurements. This entry has not yet received an individual editorial review.

The bottle / Formats

Sizes offered

Bottle sizes for this exact fragrance have not yet been verified.

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01 / The scent profile

Understand what you smell.

01

Top notes

Citruses ↗Bergamot ↗Lemon Verbena ↗Neroli ↗Lemon ↗Orange ↗
02

Heart notes

Not recorded
03

Base notes

Rosemary ↗Cedar ↗Tonka Bean ↗

These are the listed scent notes, not a complete ingredient formula. Note placement does not establish how long a fragrance lasts.

The label / Ingredients

Inside the bottle.

Eau de cologne · US listing

Alcohol • Aqua (water) • Parfum (fragrance) • Limonene • Citrus limon (lemon) peel oil • Citrus aurantium bergamia (bergamot) peel oil • Citrus aurantium peel oil • Linalyl acetate • Pinene • Linalool • Citrus aurantium flower oil • Butyl methoxydibenzoylmethane • Lavandula oil/extract • Terpineol • Citral • Geranyl acetate • Geraniol • Beta-caryophyllene • Camphor • Terpinolene • Alpha-terpinene • Farnesol • Carvone • Citronellol

Source: Guerlain official US product ingredient declaration · Checked 2026-09-22 · Formula reference 21956

These are published ingredient declarations, separate from scent notes. “Parfum” or “fragrance” can represent a mixture without listing every component. Formulations can change by market and batch; check the packaging on your bottle. A matching or missing entry does not establish suitability for an allergy.

Performance / Community impressions

How it wears.

Longevity

1.78 / 5

418 votes

See vote breakdown

category average, not hours

1
214
2
130
3
45
4
11
5
18

Projection

1.67 / 4

476 votes

See vote breakdown

1 = intimate; higher = stronger

1
295
2
90
3
43
4
48

Value perception

2.68 / 5

194 votes

See vote breakdown

1 = overpriced; 5 = great value

1
23
2
63
3
71
4
27
5
10

These are subjective reports, not controlled measurements.

1,537Own it
457Previously owned
1,055Want it
View overall rating distribution
1
2
2
64
3
29
4
523
5
378

Different measures can have different numbers of votes.

Explore a combination

Layering ideas to try.

Starting points from listed profiles, not community-tested pairings or compatibility scores.

Suggested experiment
Guerlain Eau de Cologne Imperiale bottleEau de Cologne ImperialeGuerlainGypsy Water bottleGypsy WaterByredo

Both list Bergamot and Lemon. Explore Eau de Cologne Imperiale’s citrus direction alongside Gypsy Water’s woody profile. Shared notes offer a starting point for an experiment; the combination has not been wear-tested.

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Suggested experiment
Guerlain Eau de Cologne Imperiale bottleEau de Cologne ImperialeGuerlainDelina bottleDelinaParfums de Marly

Both list Bergamot and Cedar. Explore Eau de Cologne Imperiale’s citrus direction alongside Delina’s rose profile. Shared notes offer a starting point for an experiment; the combination has not been wear-tested.

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A little more clarity.

Before you try
What does Eau de Cologne Imperiale smell like?

Eau de Cologne Imperiale by Guerlain has a listed citrus, aromatic, fresh spicy profile, with notes of Citruses, Bergamot, Lemon Verbena, Neroli, Lemon.

Who created it?

The listed perfumer is Pierre-Francois-Pascal Guerlain.

How long does it last?

The longevity rating is 1.78 out of 5, from 418 category votes. This is not a measurement in hours. A wear test is the best way to assess it for you.

Which notes define Eau de Cologne Imperiale?

Its listed notes include citruses, bergamot, lemon verbena, neroli, lemon, orange, rosemary, cedar, tonka bean. These describe the scent rather than its full ingredient formula.

04 / Find your next bottle

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Eau de Cologne Imperiale

Guerlain · Eau de cologne

Guerlain Eau de Cologne Imperiale bottle
Leading accords
citrus
aromatic
fresh spicy
fresh
woody
Relative prominence, not ingredient percentages.
Listed notes · a selection

Citruses · Bergamot · Lemon Verbena · Neroli · Lemon · Orange

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