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Pierre Guillaume Paris L'Eau de Circe 05 for women
Pierre Guillaume Paris

L'Eau de Circe 05 for women

floral
fruity
sweet
gourmand
woody
honey
patchouli
2005 · women

Pierre Guillaume Paris is an independent French perfume house known for creating classically structured fragrances with a focus on raw material quality and traditional perfumery techniques.

L'Eau de Circe 05 opens with a bright fruity burst of apricot, cassis, mandarin, and peach, rounded out by a delicate narcissus note. The heart shifts into floral territory with freesia, jasmine, magnolia, and mimosa, while incense adds an understated complexity that prevents the composition from becoming too sweet. The base layers in warm amber, vanilla, and dual sandalwood notes with musk, creating a soft, creamy finish that lingers without heaviness. The overall effect is a gourmand-leaning fruity floral with woody undertones, balancing sweetness with enough structural backbone to feel sophisticated.

This works well for someone seeking a feminine fragrance that's approachable but not simple, with enough gourmand elements to feel indulgent without straying into pure candy territory. It's versatile enough for daily wear but composed enough for more formal occasions. Best suited to cooler months and evening wear. Pairs well with The Romantic, The Hedonist, and The Heirloom.

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Main Accordsreported by community
floral
100%
fruity
100%
sweet
100%
gourmand
100%
woody
50%
honey
50%
patchouli
50%
citrus
50%
lactonic
50%
powdery
50%
yellow floral
50%
Fragrance Notescommunity verified
Top · 0–30 min
apricot
apricot
Velvety, warm, and slightly honeyed, apricot is the most sensual of the stone fruits in perfumery. It has a jammy richness alongside its freshness, and a slightly almond-like facet from its stone. Pairs beautifully with white florals and musks in compositions that want warmth and femininity without heaviness.
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.
mandarin orange
mandarin orange
narcissus
narcissus
Green, honeyed, and slightly rubbery, narcissus (daffodil) is one of perfumery's most complex and difficult white florals. It has an almost animalic indolic quality alongside its sweetness, giving it a raw, living-flower character that synthetic white musks can't match. Used carefully it adds extraordinary depth.
peach
peach
Ripe, juicy, and velvety, peach has a warm, slightly creamy sweetness that feels lush rather than childish in the right context. It adds a fruity sensuality to floral and oriental fragrances, and its slightly fuzzy quality can even play into tactile, skin-like accords. A note that feels like high summer.
Heart · 30 min – 3 hrs
freesia
freesia
Bright, clean, and slightly peppery, freesia is a springtime flower with a fresh, almost citrusy edge that prevents it from reading as purely sweet. It's one of the more versatile florals, sitting comfortably in both delicate feminine compositions and fresh unisex fragrances. Approachable and elegant simultaneously.
incense
incense
The dry, smoky, slightly woody scent of burning resin, incense in perfumery usually means frankincense or similar resins, adding a contemplative, almost spiritual quality. It creates distance and mystery, making fragrances feel larger than they are. A hallmark of niche, serious perfumery.
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.
magnolia
magnolia
Creamy, lush, and faintly lemony, magnolia is a floral note with real presence, richer than peony but more accessible than jasmine. It has a velvety quality and a slight spice that stops it from being simply pretty. Used to add warmth and dimensionality to floral compositions.
mimosa
mimosa
Powdery, honeyed, and softly floral, mimosa has a warm, golden sweetness that feels like sunshine in a bottle. The yellow puffball flowers of the mimosa tree produce an oil that is simultaneously floral, woody, and slightly animalic. A quintessential note of the French Riviera and romantic Provençal perfumery.
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.
musk
musk
The base layer of almost every modern fragrance, a soft, warm, skin-like scent that extends longevity and bridges other notes together. Natural musk was once derived from deer (now banned); today's musks are synthetic and range from clean and soapy to dark and animalic. The right musk makes a fragrance smell like 'you.'
red sandalwood
red sandalwood
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.
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The RomanticBest match87% 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 Hedonist87% match
More is more. You've always known this.

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

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The Heirloom85% 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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floral100%fruity100%sweet100%gourmand100%woody50%
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Pierre Guillaume Paris is an independent French perfume house known for creating classically structured fragrances with a focus on raw material quality and traditional perfumery techniques. L'Eau de Circe 05 opens with a bright fruity burst of apricot, cassis, mandarin, and peach, rounded out by a delicate narcissus note. The heart shifts into floral territory with freesia, jasmine, magnolia, and mimosa, while incense adds an understated complexity that prevents the composition from becoming too sweet. The base layers in warm amber, vanilla, and dual sandalwood notes with musk, creating a soft, creamy finish that lingers without heaviness. The overall effect is a gourmand-leaning fruity floral with woody undertones, balancing sweetness with enough structural backbone to feel sophisticated. This works well for someone seeking a feminine fragrance that's approachable but not simple, with enough gourmand elements to feel indulgent without straying into pure candy territory. It's versatile enough for daily wear but composed enough for more formal occasions. Best suited to cooler months and evening wear. Pairs well with The Romantic, The Hedonist, and The Heirloom.
What are the notes in Pierre Guillaume Paris L'Eau de Circe 05 for women? +
Top: apricot, cassis, mandarin orange, narcissus, peach. Heart: freesia, incense, jasmine, magnolia, mimosa. Base: amber, musk, red sandalwood, sandalwood, vanilla.
What other fragrances smell like Pierre Guillaume Paris L'Eau de Circe 05 for women? +
Based on shared notes, Rayhaan Aquatica (amber, musk, jasmine, mandarin orange), Rayhaan Bluetiful (amber, musk, jasmine, mandarin orange), Le Labo Bouquet Blanc (amber, musk, jasmine, mandarin orange), Rayhaan Cordova (amber, musk, jasmine, mandarin orange), Rayhaan Corium (amber, musk, jasmine, mandarin orange) may smell similar to L'Eau de Circe 05 for women.
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