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Embruns d'Ylang

Concentration not recorded

Yellow floral · Woody · Sweet.

3.97 / 5Rating · 461 votes
Sizes offeredNot yet verified
Brand originFrance ↗
Made inNot yet verified
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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.

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Year2019
Marketed forUnisex
PerfumerThierry Wasser

Collection: L'Art & La Matière

The short answer

A scent, in focus.

Embruns d'Ylang by Guerlain has a listed yellow floral, woody, sweet profile, with notes of Salt, Bergamot, Ylang-Ylang, Jasmine Sambac, Cloves.

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

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01 / The scent profile

Understand what you smell.

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The label / Ingredients

Inside the bottle.

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Performance / Community impressions

How it wears.

Longevity

3.49 / 5

193 votes

See vote breakdown

category average, not hours

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13
2
12
3
60
4
83
5
25

Projection

2.61 / 4

246 votes

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1 = intimate; higher = stronger

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30
2
84
3
85
4
47

Value perception

1.95 / 5

132 votes

See vote breakdown

1 = overpriced; 5 = great value

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53
2
42
3
29
4
6
5
2

These are subjective reports, not controlled measurements.

535Own it
149Previously owned
668Want it
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19
2
47
3
49
4
162
5
184

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Explore a combination

Layering ideas to try.

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

Suggested experiment

Both list Cloves and Jasmine Sambac. Explore Embruns d'Ylang’s yellow floral direction alongside Lost Cherry’s cherry profile. Shared notes offer a starting point for an experiment; the combination has not been wear-tested.

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Suggested experiment

Both list Patchouli and Vanilla. Explore Embruns d'Ylang’s yellow floral direction alongside Black Opium’s vanilla 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 Embruns d'Ylang smell like?

Embruns d'Ylang by Guerlain has a listed yellow floral, woody, sweet profile, with notes of Salt, Bergamot, Ylang-Ylang, Jasmine Sambac, Cloves.

Who created it?

The listed perfumer is Thierry Wasser.

How long does it last?

The longevity rating is 3.49 out of 5, from 193 category votes. This is not a measurement in hours. A wear test is the best way to assess it for you.

Which notes define Embruns d'Ylang?

Its listed notes include salt, bergamot, ylang-ylang, jasmine sambac, cloves, honey, iris, patchouli, vanilla. These describe the scent rather than its full ingredient formula.

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Embruns d'Ylang

Guerlain

Guerlain Embruns d'Ylang bottle
Leading accords
yellow floral
woody
sweet
salty
warm spicy
Relative prominence, not ingredient percentages.
Listed notes · a selection

Salt · Bergamot · Ylang-Ylang · Jasmine Sambac · Cloves · Honey

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