Crying Odour For Women

Crying Odour opens on soft citruses and aldehydes brightening a dewy gardenia, with a touch of plum adding fruity contrast - a faithful echo of the sunny, mid-century overture of Guerlain's Chant d'Aromes. The heart blooms into honeysuckle, ylang-ylang and jasmine warmed by a whisper of clove, the gentle white-floral bouquet that gives the original its girlish charm. A base of vanilla, dry sandalwood, vetiver, benzoin and olibanum lends a soft, powdery, faintly resinous close. Guerlain's original is famously delicate and refined - light sillage and modest staying power - and this budget interpretation captures that pretty floral character well, if with a slightly more straightforward powderiness and a touch less of the genuine Guerlinade complexity. It remains an elegant, comforting floral suited to spring and autumn daily and office wear, and an accessible way to experience a hard-to-find vintage Guerlain.