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annick goutal Tenue De Soiree
annick goutal

Tenue De Soiree

Citrus
Fresh
Floral
Rose
Jasmine
White Floral
Iris
EDP · 2016 · women

Annick Goutal is a French niche house founded in 1981 by the eponymous perfumer, known for balancing naturalistic ingredients with refined composition. The brand maintains a reputation for understated elegance and botanical precision, avoiding trend-driven formulations in favor of timeless design.

Tenue De Soiree opens with black currant and bergamot, establishing a bright citrus entry that quickly gives way to a sophisticated floral heart of iris, rose, and jasmine. The composition doesn't linger in bright territory for long, however. Patchouli emerges early in the development, grounding the florals with earthy texture. The base deepens this effect considerably, layering caramel and leather over the patchouli, while white musk provides a soft, skin-like drydown that prevents the fragrance from turning heavy or austere.

This is an evening fragrance for someone who wants elegance without ostentation, balancing romantic florals with sensual woody undertones. It works particularly well in cooler months or formal settings where restraint reads as sophistication. If you gravitate toward The Romantic, The Hedonist, and The Heirloom, this is worth exploring.

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Main Accordsreported by community
Citrus
100%
Fresh
30%
Floral
100%
Rose
80%
Jasmine
70%
White Floral
33%
Iris
33%
Woody
35%
Patchouli
60%
Earthy
35%
Musky
35%
Powdery
33%
Sweet
35%
Gourmand
35%
Leather
50%
Clean
35%
Fragrance Notesbrand verified
Top · 0–30 min
Black Currant
Black Currant
Bergamot
Bergamot
A sun-ripened Italian citrus with a brightness that goes beyond lemon, simultaneously tart, floral, and slightly spicy. It's the defining note of Earl Grey tea and the backbone of countless fresh colognes. Perfumers love it as an opener because it lifts the entire composition without overpowering what follows.
Heart · 30 min – 3 hrs
Iris
Iris
One of perfumery's most prized and expensive ingredients, iris has a powdery, cool, almost carrot-like richness that is hard to describe and impossible to mistake. It's simultaneously earthy and refined, like the inside of an old Parisian couture house. Iris root (orris) adds quiet luxury to anything it touches.
Rose
Rose
The queen of floral notes and the most-used ingredient in fine perfumery. Real rose is simultaneously velvety, honeyed, and slightly spicy, nothing like the synthetic candy version. Depending on the variety used, it can anchor a composition or drift through it like a ghost, adding warmth without dominating.
Jasmine
Jasmine
Intoxicating, heady, and slightly animalic, jasmine is one of the few flowers that smells as rich in a bottle as it does climbing a garden wall at dusk. It has an almost fleshy, indolic quality that stops it reading as purely 'clean.' Jasmine is a workhorse in both feminine and masculine perfumery, adding depth and soul.
Base · 3–12 hrs
Patchouli
Patchouli
Dense, earthy, and darkly sweet, patchouli is the scent of damp soil and dried herbs with an almost chocolatey richness. It polarizes people because in high concentrations it's overwhelming, but as a supporting note it adds depth and longevity that almost nothing else can match. The backbone of countless oriental and chypre fragrances.
Caramel
Caramel
Warm, buttery, and sweet with a slight bitterness from the cooking process, caramel is one of perfumery's most approachable gourmand notes. It adds a comforting, edible quality without going full dessert, and it softens and rounds other notes beautifully. A pillar of the Angel-inspired oriental-gourmand genre.
Leather
Leather
One of perfumery's most complex accords, smoky, animalic, and slightly woody, evoking tanned hide, polished saddles, or fine gloves depending on the recipe. Leather adds sophistication and edge simultaneously, and is deeply associated with masculinity in Western perfumery (though the best leather fragrances transcend gender entirely).
White Musk
White Musk
Clean, soft, and slightly soapy, white musk is the scent of fresh laundry and warm skin. It's the furthest from the animalic origins of real musk: approachable, inoffensive, and universally flattering. Almost every mass-market fragrance uses white musk as a base, which is why it reads as 'clean' rather than specifically musky.
Who Wears ThisScent DNA matches
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The RomanticBest match83% match
Your fragrance is a love letter you never stop writing.

Warm roses, vanilla, amber, creamy musks. Soft, evolving, intimate.

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The Hedonist83% match
More is more. You've always known this.

Opulent, rich, long-lasting. Vanilla, amber, dense florals, gourmand warmth.

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The Heirloom83% match
You carry something beautiful that most people have forgotten.

Powdery, soft, classically sweet. Iris, aldehydes, gentle florals, quiet vintage warmth.

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Scent Profile
Citrus100%Fresh30%Floral100%Rose80%Jasmine70%
Fragrance Family
Floral Woody
EDP
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annick goutal Tenue De Soiree— Prices, Coupons & Buying Guide

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Yes. Jomashop, FragranceNet, and MaxAroma sell 100% authentic annick goutal fragrances through unofficial distribution channels. The fragrance is identical to department store stock. Grey market refers to the supply chain, not product quality. The price difference comes entirely from the distribution channel.

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What does annick goutal Tenue De Soiree smell like? +
Annick Goutal is a French niche house founded in 1981 by the eponymous perfumer, known for balancing naturalistic ingredients with refined composition. The brand maintains a reputation for understated elegance and botanical precision, avoiding trend-driven formulations in favor of timeless design. Tenue De Soiree opens with black currant and bergamot, establishing a bright citrus entry that quickly gives way to a sophisticated floral heart of iris, rose, and jasmine. The composition doesn't linger in bright territory for long, however. Patchouli emerges early in the development, grounding the florals with earthy texture. The base deepens this effect considerably, layering caramel and leather over the patchouli, while white musk provides a soft, skin-like drydown that prevents the fragrance from turning heavy or austere. This is an evening fragrance for someone who wants elegance without ostentation, balancing romantic florals with sensual woody undertones. It works particularly well in cooler months or formal settings where restraint reads as sophistication. If you gravitate toward The Romantic, The Hedonist, and The Heirloom, this is worth exploring.
What are the notes in annick goutal Tenue De Soiree? +
Top: Black Currant, Bergamot. Heart: Iris, Rose, Jasmine. Base: Patchouli, Caramel, Leather, White Musk.
What fragrance family is Tenue De Soiree? +
annick goutal Tenue De Soiree belongs to the Floral Woody fragrance family. It is an EDP.
What other fragrances smell like annick goutal Tenue De Soiree? +
Based on shared notes, Alexandria Fragrances 1981x (Patchouli, White Musk, Iris, Rose), Maison Alhambra Chants Tenderina (Patchouli, White Musk, Iris, Rose), maison-tahite Chants Tenderina (Patchouli, White Musk, Iris, Rose), Maison Margiela Maison Alhambra Chants Tenderina (Patchouli, White Musk, Iris, Rose), Dua Fragrances Black Widow's Collateral Damage (Patchouli, White Musk, Rose, Jasmine) may smell similar to Tenue De Soiree.
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Grey market retailers sell authentic fragrances sourced through unofficial distribution -- typically excess inventory from authorized distributors. The product is real and identical to retail. FragranceNet (est. 1997), Jomashop, and MaxAroma are well-established with millions of verified reviews.

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