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Original for women

Citrus
Fresh
Floral
Jasmine
White Floral
Iris
Green
EDT · 1990 · womens

Guess Original for Women launched in 1990 as a signature fragrance for the fashion brand, arriving during the peak era of powerhouse designer florals and establishing itself as an enduring presence in department store fragrance counters.

The fragrance opens with a bright citrus burst of Amalfi lemon, cassis, and mandarin, immediately sweetened by ylang-ylang. The heart pivots toward florals with African orange flower, jasmine, and lily of the valley, anchored by cinnamon and iris for structure. The base is warm and dense, layering amber and benzoin with patchouli, sandalwood, and vanilla for a creamy, slightly animalic finish that lingers on skin. It's a classic floral oriental that balances sweetness with enough spice and woody depth to avoid cloying tendencies.

Original for Women works best for those seeking a sweetly feminine fragrance with noticeable staying power. It's appropriate for daytime wear despite its richness, though it genuinely shines in cooler months or evening settings. If you gravitate toward The Sensualist, The Romantic, or The Homesteader, this fragrance will likely resonate with your tastes.

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Main Accordsreported by community
Citrus
90%
Fresh
39%
Floral
100%
Jasmine
27%
White Floral
80%
Iris
55%
Green
28%
Woody
56%
Patchouli
28%
Earthy
56%
Powdery
55%
Amber
70%
Warm Spicy
55%
Spicy
60%
Balsamic
56%
Vanilla
28%
Sweet
94%
Creamy
28%
Fragrance Notesbrand verified
Top · 0–30 min
Amalfi Lemon
Amalfi Lemon
Grown on the dramatic cliffs of the Amalfi Coast, Amalfi lemons are unusually large and fragrant with a particularly sweet, aromatic rind and minimal bitterness. In perfumery they represent the idealized Italian lemon experience: luminous, floral-citrus, and vivid. The benchmark for high-quality lemon notes in classic Mediterranean fragrances.
Cassis
Cassis
The French name for blackcurrant, cassis has a dark, distinctive fruitiness with a slightly catty, herbal edge that makes it unlike any other berry. It's more complex than blackcurrant juice: both sharp and rich, with an almost savory depth. A signature opening note of certain classic and contemporary fragrances.
Grapefruit
Grapefruit
Bittersweet and juicy with a faintly metallic zing that sets it apart from sweeter citrus notes. Grapefruit is uniquely energising, it reads as clean and modern rather than traditionally 'citrusy.' It pairs effortlessly with musks, making it a staple of office-safe, all-day fragrances.
Mandarin Orange
Mandarin Orange
Ylang-Ylang
Ylang-Ylang
Heart · 30 min – 3 hrs
African Orange Flower
African Orange Flower
Orange blossom from African-grown bitter orange trees with a slightly more animalic, honeyed depth than the Tunisian or Moroccan varieties. It has a rich, full-bodied sweetness with a waxy, indolic quality that makes it intensely floral. Used in high-end oriental fragrances when maximum floral richness is required.
Cinnamon
Cinnamon
Sweet, warm, and instantly comforting, cinnamon bark has a familiar warmth that slides easily into oriental and gourmand fragrances. Used sparingly it adds a pleasant warmth; used heavily it can dominate. It has a slightly sharp, peppery facet alongside its sweetness that keeps it from being purely foodie.
Hyacinth
Hyacinth
Intensely green and floral with an almost sharp, piercing sweetness, hyacinth is one of spring's most assertive flowers. It has a cold, watery quality alongside its floral richness that makes it feel fresh and slightly dangerous. Polarising in perfumery because of its strength, but magical when well handled.
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.
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.
Lily Of The Valley
Lily Of The Valley
Crisp, green, and dewy, this spring flower smells like rain on cool grass with a clean, soap-like clarity. It's one of perfumery's most requested scents despite being nearly impossible to extract naturally, so it's almost always recreated synthetically. The result is fresh, tender, and timelessly elegant.
Base · 3–12 hrs
Amber
Amber
A warm, resinous accord rather than a single ingredient, amber is typically built from labdanum, benzoin, and vanilla to create a rich, honeyed, almost solar warmth. It's the quintessential base-note family, adding a comforting richness that makes fragrances feel complete. The difference between a fragrance feeling cold and feeling alive.
Benzoin
Benzoin
Sweet, warm, and balsamic, benzoin resin smells like vanilla mixed with incense, with a powdery, slightly medicinal edge. It adds a comforting warmth and fixative quality to oriental fragrances, and blends beautifully with spices. Often used to smooth and round off sharp edges in complex base notes.
Labdanum
Labdanum
A resin from the rock rose plant with a dark, animalic, honeyed quality that anchors many classic oriental fragrances. Labdanum is simultaneously leathery and sweet, with a raw complexity that synthetic materials struggle to match. It's a cornerstone of amber accords and chypre compositions.
Oak Moss
Oak Moss
Orris Root
Orris Root
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.
Sandalwood
Sandalwood
Creamy, smooth, and milky with a soft, skin-like warmth that clings beautifully. True Mysore sandalwood is one of perfumery's most precious ingredients, simultaneously wood and skin, never cold or sharp. It rounds off sharp edges in any composition and makes the wearer smell subtly, irresistibly warmer.
Vanilla
Vanilla
Warm, sweet, and universally appealing, vanilla is to fragrance what salt is to cooking. Real vanilla is complex and slightly smoky, though most perfumery vanilla is synthetic and reads as clean, sweet, and creamy. It slows the evaporation of other notes and is the reason certain fragrances feel like a second skin.
Who Wears ThisScent DNA matches
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The HomesteaderBest match84% match
Rooted, warm, and entirely self-sufficient.

Warm skin musks, sandalwood, soft cedar, clean vetiver. Grounding, intimate, unhurried.

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The Sensualist84% match
You fill the room without trying.

Warm, smooth, projecting. Leather, tobacco, dry amber, bold woods.

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The Romantic83% match
Your fragrance is a love letter you never stop writing.

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

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Scent Profile
Citrus90%Fresh39%Floral100%Jasmine27%White Floral80%
Fragrance Family
Floral Oriental
EDT

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What does guess Original for women smell like? +
Guess Original for Women launched in 1990 as a signature fragrance for the fashion brand, arriving during the peak era of powerhouse designer florals and establishing itself as an enduring presence in department store fragrance counters. The fragrance opens with a bright citrus burst of Amalfi lemon, cassis, and mandarin, immediately sweetened by ylang-ylang. The heart pivots toward florals with African orange flower, jasmine, and lily of the valley, anchored by cinnamon and iris for structure. The base is warm and dense, layering amber and benzoin with patchouli, sandalwood, and vanilla for a creamy, slightly animalic finish that lingers on skin. It's a classic floral oriental that balances sweetness with enough spice and woody depth to avoid cloying tendencies. Original for Women works best for those seeking a sweetly feminine fragrance with noticeable staying power. It's appropriate for daytime wear despite its richness, though it genuinely shines in cooler months or evening settings. If you gravitate toward The Sensualist, The Romantic, or The Homesteader, this fragrance will likely resonate with your tastes.
What are the notes in guess Original for women? +
Top: Amalfi Lemon, Cassis, Grapefruit, Mandarin Orange, Ylang-Ylang. Heart: African Orange Flower, Cinnamon, Hyacinth, Iris, Jasmine, Lily Of The Valley. Base: Amber, Benzoin, Labdanum, Oak Moss, Orris Root, Patchouli, Sandalwood, Vanilla.
What fragrance family is Original for women? +
guess Original for women belongs to the Floral Oriental fragrance family. It is an EDT.
What other fragrances smell like guess Original for women? +
Based on shared notes, Chanel Allure Sensuelle (Amber, Labdanum, Iris, Jasmine), Hermes Eperon d'Or Limited Edition Hermes unisex (Amber, Patchouli, African Orange Flower, Iris), Al Haramain L'Aventure Grapefruit (Benzoin, Patchouli, Iris, Jasmine), Chanel N5 Vintage for women (Amber, Patchouli, Iris, Jasmine), Chanel No 5 Parfum Baccarat Grand Extrait for women (Amber, Patchouli, Iris, Jasmine) may smell similar to Original for women.
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