I still prefer MG, because it has that Guerlain DNA that just gives roundness, denseness, and opulence. Once that initial herbal blast the peony and iris start to come through, making it beautifully delicate and elegant.

The fragrance opens up with a spicy blend of black pepper, grapefruit and nutmeg, followed by a heart of lavender, orange blossom and apple, before settling down on an oriental base of tonka bean, sandalwood and amber. Since this smells very similar to Mon Guerlain, you can assume it smells very expensive even if it’s actually 20 dollars! The bottle with an all gold label (like the fragrantica pic) is a lot softer and crowd pleasing of a scent. The Guess Seductive Noir Eau de Toilette for women will be your secret weapon to guarantee your success.

It opens pretty fresh/herbal(I think it's the sage and bergamot), and when it dries down I get more vanilla, I would describe that as a warm/sweet smell. It’s been a while since I tried MG so I can’t do a complete comparison, but it’s satisfied my desire to find something close to MG’s vanilla, and I’m no longer looking.

For whatever reason yesterday, I decided to try her again before Spring truly breaks in, and I paired her with Midnight Amber Glow lotion. I just LOVE it, it's got vanilla but not in an edible way, and the sage and bergamot smell almost herbal, which help it to smell more niche. However, this is definitely not a scent for the summer, but perfect for winter and fall, and maybe even spring. I can sense headache development for a lot of people with this one if masculine scent profiles bother you! If any part of these terms and conditions is unenforceable (including any provision in which we exclude our liability to you) the enforceability of any other part of these conditions will not be affected.

I will say, you have to like Iris, i find this a bit more lavender than Iris, but I definitely don't smell Iris as much as i smell lavender on a day to day basis - but if i did pin point I would definitely say this is a lot more lavendery than the iris note put in, i personally do not get any iris. I don't get any sage or LOTV, which is good, I wasn't sure how that would play with the rest of the notes.

I'm new to fragrance so there are some notes I can't pick out, but it may be the vetiver adding the bit of darkness to this.

I had already sealed my fate and knew that I wasn’t making it out of the building without purchasing this stunner. While I do see the comparison between the two, Seductive Noir is missing that lavender that I absolutely adore in Mon Guerlain. It's an ok fragrance but I don't see myself running out to repurchase when mon Guerlain is giving from the opening to the dry down.