Chypre de Paris
Woody Aromatic · 1909
Notes carried over from an earlier source and not independently checked.
- Reported longevity
- Moderate
- Reported sillage
- Moderate
- Typical occasion
- Smart Casual / Social
- Typical season
- All Year
These describe how the fragrance is generally reported to behave. Skin chemistry, weather and how much you apply all change it, so your own experience may differ.
Reviewed profile
Oakmoss and leather anchor a dark, animalic base of civet and opoponax, with lavender up top and vanilla softening the descent. Vintage and unhurried, it carries a smoky, skin-warm depth that feels of another era.
Taste Profile
The Anchor
The Known Lane
You know exactly what you like and wear it for yourself.
You know your lane and you're happy there. The comfort of familiarity is special and should be honoured. A memory in waiting.
How Chypre de Paris smells, measured
On Zenyra's five taste axes, Chypre de Paris feels thick in the air, saturated and physically there, and is broadly easy to wear, familiar in its structure.
Reviewed profile. This profile has received a focused catalogue review.
Chypre de Paris sits temperate, built on woods and soft musk rather than amber. That is 74th percentile for warmth across 5,283 scored fragrances.
Chypre de Paris sits mid-range on projection. That is 75th percentile for projection across 5,283 scored fragrances.
Chypre de Paris is broadly easy to wear, familiar in its structure. That is 40th percentile for risk across 5,283 scored fragrances.
Chypre de Paris feels thick in the air, saturated and physically there. That is 80th percentile for texture across 5,283 scored fragrances.
Chypre de Paris carries sweetness without letting it define the scent.
Projection, risk and texture describe how a fragrance behaves in a room and on skin. Where wear reports are thin, those scores rest near the middle by design, so a mid-range reading here is a statement about the evidence as much as about the scent. Warmth and sweetness are derived from composition and do not carry that caveat.
More from Guerlain
Similar Profiles
Find out how Chypre de Paris fits your taste.
Find fragrances like this →Buying for someone who wears this? Find a gift close to it