Sometimes I wake up with a scent in my nose and I know exactly the perfume I’m going to wear that day. Today it was Guerlain Lui.
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I had given up on finding a bottle of Guerlain Lui but then came across one and I had to have it. Yes, the bottle mimics a 1920’s art deco design (one of Guerlain’s own) but the scent is a 2017 creation. I can see why Guerlain discontinued it. Bottle one-offs are expensive to make and financially, it makes more sense to bottle all the scents in the same packaging.
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The opening reminds of candy – slightly sweet pear and vanilla, but maybe I’m smelling a herbal candy cough drop because there’s a menthol in here that’s still likable. It’s the cloves and the carnation together, and they add balance to the other notes which would make this a gourmand. Maybe this unique tiny bottle (a wee 50ml) didn’t get enough love when it came out because it’s pretty sedate but it’s got that Guerlain class that’s irresistible.
