When Spiritueuse was released they released it in a book a small 20ml . The book was entitled Parfums D'Amour by J-P Guerlain. But i totally agree S. Delacourte was at the origine of l'Art et la matière she made lot of masterpieces for Guerlain. Guerlain truly master Vanilla in all it states, tannin, alchohol, extrait, absolu, etc. Thank you for sharing with us! Can't wait to get the new Spiritueuse.
@@sebastianfurtado3740 yes! i think thats why i like it more than Angelique Noire and Cuir Beluga, its easier for me as a man to pull it off, i like a fragrance to have a woody backbone.
Good morning lovely! Thank you for doing the video even though you were missing your family in Brazil. You always have such a beautiful insight into the Guerlain comparisons. Your videos are intelligent , thoughtful , and artistic. The world always needs more… Of your perfume thoughts. Thank you for pointing out all of the beauty in the world.
Hi there my friend Ivy told me about you. we have been very interested in sdv. I tried a decant of the new sdv and it lasted maybe 5 minutes on me skin. I ended up getting an older bottle from 2015 not a new bottle it was half empty but it lasts hours on me. I loved ot when i got it the 2015 one but now when i spray it its smelling sour and musky on me a bit skanky so i am not sure if it has gone bad. I have only had it for a a month but it has been passed around before it got to me. I just tried a sample of the purple bottle one and purchased a bottle here in europe i love it. im very interested in finding an older bottle of guerlain sdv that is new ans unopened. great informative video
Thank you Penina! 🥰 SDV is a perfume that becomes much stronger over time. They use real vanilla tincture in it, I don’t know what percentage but there is real vanilla in it and over time it becomes much richer and deeper. The woody notes also become more predominant. However, that bottle you got probably oxidized more than usual perhaps because of how it was stored. The amount of oxygen in the bottle also accelerates that process. You could try to get a sample of the current one and expose it to oxygen for a couple of days and you’ll notice how it changes drastically. What I’m trying to say is, the current batches will become much stronger over time. And if you want if to last longer, spraying like I do also helps. 😂😂
Hi Danielle!! :D The current bottle has some extra freshness indeed! And I quite love it actually, I find it adds some extra depth to the perfume but after about 15 minutes it smells identical to the older one. Do you feel the same about that?
Adore SDV! It’s so addictive. Have a 2018 bottle, although my only gripe is that it sits very close to skin, and it doesn’t last very long on me. Or it may be that I get anosmic to it really quickly. When I spray it all over my neck, I stop smelling it after 15-20 minutes… Another question I have is how do you store your fragrances? Do you store them in a fridge/wine cellar? It’s coming around to summer here and I keep my fragrances in the dark wardrobe, it’s about 24 degrees Celcius. I’m afraid it’s too hot. I’ve had people say it’s best to store it in the fridge at 10-14 degrees Celcius, and I’ve also had other friends say that 20-25 degrees Celcius in a wardrobe is fine. So many different opinions!!
How many sprays do you go for in average? I tend to have the same issue if I spray it lightly, let’s say 4/5 sprays. But when I go heavier on the sprays, I can smell it all day. Mine I store in cabinets inside my bedroom, not in their boxes. I used to keep them in drawers in their boxes but I decided to display them in cabinets so I did that. But I keep them away from the sunlight and light in general and the temperature inside the house is always in the 20’s.
@@sebastianfurtado3740 I usually do 3-4 sprays, I guess that’s spraying lightly! Haha. Sounds like we store our fragrances the same way. The temperature in my wardrobe ranges from 20 degrees Celcius (in spring/winter) to 25 degrees Celcius (hot summer day)
Has this ever been reformulated? And if so, do you know what year? I want to buy the wax bee seal bottle from 2009, but only if it is a pre reformulation. I also have 2014, 2019, and 2021.
Some people say it was a different formula but the only differences I could notice when I had a sample of the one from 2009 was the age factor itself, the scent profile was the same to me and has remained the same with the current one being brighter in the opening as opposed to being darker much faster like the older ones. It has suffered minute changes due to IFRA regulations, but nothing to drastically change the scent itself. SDV is a perfume that gets MUCH deeper over time, especially because of the vanilla that’s used in it. I had the opportunity to get a bottle from 2009 recently and I passed on it because I love how I can participate in the journey from opening to the end of the more recent bottles. The 1L bee bottle I have of it is much darker color wise and scent wise than the current one, but it has aged. Originally when I got it, it smelled virtually the same as the current one.
@@sebastianfurtado3740 I had a opportunity to buy the 2009 and I ultimately passed as well. I’m happy with the bottles I own I decided. I do find my bottle from 2014 has a kind of tart sourness in the opening. Lasts a few second only and comes from what I presume is the bergamot. My newer bottles don’t have this opening at all. You know, I feel kind of bad for the newer SDV bottles sometimes. People really like to drag them, and the so called “formula change”, but personally I think the new ones smells just as gorgeous as the old.
@@sweetox_9690 I wholeheartedly agree with you. The current bottle offers something the others don’t, the delicacy and freshness of the top notes that tends to get lost in the older ones overtime. People tend to be too focused on longevity and diffusion of a fragrance and forget to appreciate and admire the actual beauty and different nuances that are present in the current bottles.
In Persolaise’s recent interview with Thierry Wasser, I believe he suggests that Jean-Paul created it when he says that’s one reason why Jacques Guerlain might prefer it most from the new collection. Watch the interview and correct me if I’m mistaken
He did say that indeed. However, there are many other perfumes from Guerlain that were designed by other people such as Sylvaine that were not credited to them/her. Guerlain did that quite often so I’ve heard. But since Thierry himself confirms that it was designed by Jean-Paul himself, I will take his word. :)
It varies a lot depending on the perfume, concentration and size of it. After the last price increase they went up drastically. I will do a little research tomorrow and I’ll get back to you.
My pleasure! :) The prices for gold bees are as follows: 125ml= 339€-1,780€ 250ml= 542€-2,846€ 500ml= 867€-4,551€ 1L= 1,388€-7,288€. Those are fixed prices varying by what scent you choose. The cheapest being the Acqua Allegorias, EDC’s and Terracotta and the most expensive being the extracts.
That 1l gold bee bottle is absolutely incredible!! 🤩😍
Those bottles sure know how to steal one’s heart don’t they!?! 😍
I am amazed and jealous of how you spray perfume so freely haha. Love Guerlain’s mastery of vanilla
😂😂😂
I’m lucky the people around me enjoy what I wear. Friends, at home and coworkers. Otherwise I could find myself in trouble at times. 😂😂
When Spiritueuse was released they released it in a book a small 20ml . The book was entitled Parfums D'Amour by J-P Guerlain. But i totally agree S. Delacourte was at the origine of l'Art et la matière she made lot of masterpieces for Guerlain. Guerlain truly master Vanilla in all it states, tannin, alchohol, extrait, absolu, etc.
Thank you for sharing with us! Can't wait to get the new Spiritueuse.
Wonderful to know!
I didn’t know that. So SDV must’ve been the very first perfume for the LAELM line!
at first i didnt care for it that much, but multiple wears and its really nice, it wears light, but lasts a long time.
Do you get woody and boozy nuances from it?
@@sebastianfurtado3740 yes! i think thats why i like it more than Angelique Noire and Cuir Beluga, its easier for me as a man to pull it off, i like a fragrance to have a woody backbone.
I loved this review very much ❤️
Thank you!! I appreciate it. 🥰
Good morning lovely! Thank you for doing the video even though you were missing your family in Brazil. You always have such a beautiful insight into the Guerlain comparisons. Your videos are intelligent , thoughtful , and artistic. The world always needs more… Of your perfume thoughts. Thank you for pointing out all of the beauty in the world.
Thank you so much Jenna(?)!! 🥰
Your comment surely enlightened my evening!
Thank you!! 🥰
Hi there my friend Ivy told me about you. we have been very interested in sdv. I tried a decant of the new sdv and it lasted maybe 5 minutes on me skin. I ended up getting an older bottle from 2015 not a new bottle it was half empty but it lasts hours on me. I loved ot when i got it the 2015 one but now when i spray it its smelling sour and musky on me a bit skanky so i am not sure if it has gone bad. I have only had it for a a month but it has been passed around before it got to me. I just tried a sample of the purple bottle one and purchased a bottle here in europe i love it. im very interested in finding an older bottle of guerlain sdv that is new ans unopened. great informative video
Thank you Penina! 🥰
SDV is a perfume that becomes much stronger over time. They use real vanilla tincture in it, I don’t know what percentage but there is real vanilla in it and over time it becomes much richer and deeper. The woody notes also become more predominant.
However, that bottle you got probably oxidized more than usual perhaps because of how it was stored.
The amount of oxygen in the bottle also accelerates that process.
You could try to get a sample of the current one and expose it to oxygen for a couple of days and you’ll notice how it changes drastically.
What I’m trying to say is, the current batches will become much stronger over time. And if you want if to last longer, spraying like I do also helps. 😂😂
I have an older bottle 2015 and broke down and bought the current formulation. It’s for fresher to my nose and very addicting to my nose.
Hi Danielle!! :D
The current bottle has some extra freshness indeed! And I quite love it actually, I find it adds some extra depth to the perfume but after about 15 minutes it smells identical to the older one. Do you feel the same about that?
An excellent review of SDV, Sebastian! I love SDV too and it is the only fragrance I currently own a backup of.
Thank you!
Such a beautiful and heartwarming vanilla! Hard not to fall for it
Welcome back friend!!
Thank you!! 🥰
Fantastic review
Adore SDV! It’s so addictive. Have a 2018 bottle, although my only gripe is that it sits very close to skin, and it doesn’t last very long on me. Or it may be that I get anosmic to it really quickly. When I spray it all over my neck, I stop smelling it after 15-20 minutes…
Another question I have is how do you store your fragrances? Do you store them in a fridge/wine cellar? It’s coming around to summer here and I keep my fragrances in the dark wardrobe, it’s about 24 degrees Celcius. I’m afraid it’s too hot. I’ve had people say it’s best to store it in the fridge at 10-14 degrees Celcius, and I’ve also had other friends say that 20-25 degrees Celcius in a wardrobe is fine. So many different opinions!!
How many sprays do you go for in average?
I tend to have the same issue if I spray it lightly, let’s say 4/5 sprays. But when I go heavier on the sprays, I can smell it all day.
Mine I store in cabinets inside my bedroom, not in their boxes.
I used to keep them in drawers in their boxes but I decided to display them in cabinets so I did that. But I keep them away from the sunlight and light in general and the temperature inside the house is always in the 20’s.
@@sebastianfurtado3740 I usually do 3-4 sprays, I guess that’s spraying lightly! Haha. Sounds like we store our fragrances the same way. The temperature in my wardrobe ranges from 20 degrees Celcius (in spring/winter) to 25 degrees Celcius (hot summer day)
@@gare.1343 yeah, then you’re storing them just fine! :D
And you should go a little heavier on the sprayer!! Don’t be afraid!! 😁
Has this ever been reformulated? And if so, do you know what year? I want to buy the wax bee seal bottle from 2009, but only if it is a pre reformulation. I also have 2014, 2019, and 2021.
Some people say it was a different formula but the only differences I could notice when I had a sample of the one from 2009 was the age factor itself, the scent profile was the same to me and has remained the same with the current one being brighter in the opening as opposed to being darker much faster like the older ones.
It has suffered minute changes due to IFRA regulations, but nothing to drastically change the scent itself.
SDV is a perfume that gets MUCH deeper over time, especially because of the vanilla that’s used in it. I had the opportunity to get a bottle from 2009 recently and I passed on it because I love how I can participate in the journey from opening to the end of the more recent bottles. The 1L bee bottle I have of it is much darker color wise and scent wise than the current one, but it has aged.
Originally when I got it, it smelled virtually the same as the current one.
@@sebastianfurtado3740 I had a opportunity to buy the 2009 and I ultimately passed as well. I’m happy with the bottles I own I decided. I do find my bottle from 2014 has a kind of tart sourness in the opening. Lasts a few second only and comes from what I presume is the bergamot. My newer bottles don’t have this opening at all. You know, I feel kind of bad for the newer SDV bottles sometimes. People really like to drag them, and the so called “formula change”, but personally I think the new ones smells just as gorgeous as the old.
@@sweetox_9690 I wholeheartedly agree with you.
The current bottle offers something the others don’t, the delicacy and freshness of the top notes that tends to get lost in the older ones overtime.
People tend to be too focused on longevity and diffusion of a fragrance and forget to appreciate and admire the actual beauty and different nuances that are present in the current bottles.
In Persolaise’s recent interview with Thierry Wasser, I believe he suggests that Jean-Paul created it when he says that’s one reason why Jacques Guerlain might prefer it most from the new collection. Watch the interview and correct me if I’m mistaken
He did say that indeed.
However, there are many other perfumes from Guerlain that were designed by other people such as Sylvaine that were not credited to them/her. Guerlain did that quite often so I’ve heard.
But since Thierry himself confirms that it was designed by Jean-Paul himself, I will take his word. :)
How much do the gold big bee bottles cost in the Guerlain store?
It varies a lot depending on the perfume, concentration and size of it.
After the last price increase they went up drastically.
I will do a little research tomorrow and I’ll get back to you.
@@sebastianfurtado3740 thank you for your prompt reply Sebastian. I would love to get one of those when im back in Paris. So thanks for checking
My pleasure! :)
The prices for gold bees are as follows:
125ml= 339€-1,780€
250ml= 542€-2,846€
500ml= 867€-4,551€
1L= 1,388€-7,288€.
Those are fixed prices varying by what scent you choose. The cheapest being the Acqua Allegorias, EDC’s and Terracotta and the most expensive being the extracts.
@@sebastianfurtado3740 perfect, thank you!
You’re welcome!
Love it!