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Songe d'un Bois d'Ete

Concentration not recorded

Warm spicy · Oud · Woody.

4.24 / 5Rating · 877 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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Year2012
Marketed forUnisex
PerfumerThierry Wasser

Collection: Les Déserts d'Orient

The short answer

A scent, in focus.

Songe d'un Bois d'Ete by Guerlain has a listed warm spicy, oud, woody profile, with notes of Agarwood (Oud), Myrrh, Saffron, Bay Leaf, Cardamom.

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.

Agarwood (Oud) ↗Myrrh ↗Saffron ↗Bay Leaf ↗Cardamom ↗Cedar ↗Patchouli ↗Jasmine ↗

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.

Ingredient list not yet verified for this edition and market.

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

4.07 / 5

328 votes

See vote breakdown

category average, not hours

1
13
2
13
3
48
4
117
5
137

Projection

2.85 / 4

460 votes

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1 = intimate; higher = stronger

1
35
2
104
3
215
4
106

Value perception

2.56 / 5

66 votes

See vote breakdown

1 = overpriced; 5 = great value

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11
2
23
3
22
4
4
5
6

These are subjective reports, not controlled measurements.

832Own it
315Previously owned
1,059Want it
View overall rating distribution
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4
2
119
3
21
4
248
5
485

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 Songe d'un Bois d'Ete bottleSonge d'un Bois d'EteGuerlainBlack Opium bottleBlack OpiumYves Saint Laurent

Both list Cedar and Jasmine. Explore Songe d'un Bois d'Ete’s warm spicy 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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Suggested experiment
Guerlain Songe d'un Bois d'Ete bottleSonge d'un Bois d'EteGuerlainBaccarat Rouge 540 bottleBaccarat Rouge 540Maison Francis Kurkdjian

Both list Cedar and Jasmine. Explore Songe d'un Bois d'Ete’s warm spicy direction alongside Baccarat Rouge 540’s woody 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 Songe d'un Bois d'Ete smell like?

Songe d'un Bois d'Ete by Guerlain has a listed warm spicy, oud, woody profile, with notes of Agarwood (Oud), Myrrh, Saffron, Bay Leaf, Cardamom.

Who created it?

The listed perfumer is Thierry Wasser.

How long does it last?

The longevity rating is 4.07 out of 5, from 328 category votes. This is not a measurement in hours. A wear test is the best way to assess it for you.

Which notes define Songe d'un Bois d'Ete?

Its listed notes include agarwood (oud), myrrh, saffron, bay leaf, cardamom, cedar, patchouli, jasmine. These describe the scent rather than its full ingredient formula.

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Songe d'un Bois d'Ete

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Guerlain Songe d'un Bois d'Ete bottle
Leading accords
warm spicy
oud
woody
amber
fresh spicy
Relative prominence, not ingredient percentages.
Listed notes · a selection

Agarwood (Oud) · Myrrh · Saffron · Bay Leaf · Cardamom · Cedar

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