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Reminiscence Guimauve for women
Reminiscence

Guimauve for women

vanilla
aromatic
citrus
sweet
fresh spicy
almond
green
2013 · women

Reminiscence is a French fragrance house founded in 1982, known for nostalgic and whimsical compositions that often reference childhood memories and simple pleasures. The brand has built a reputation for unconventional scents that prioritize emotional resonance over trend-chasing.

Guimauve (French for marshmallow) opens with a bright, herbaceous top featuring bergamot, tangerine, and rosemary balanced by cooling mint and almond's nutty sweetness. The heart introduces neroli and petitgrain for a classic citrus-floral structure, rounded out by black pepper for subtle spice. The base is where the fragrance lives up to its name, with creamy vanilla and tonka bean providing a soft, candy-like warmth anchored by sandalwood, patchouli, and ambergris for depth and staying power.

This is a playful fragrance that leans gourmand without being cloying, making it work for anyone drawn to edible florals with backbone. It suits warm weather and casual occasions, though the substantial base means it can carry into evening. Best for those who appreciate nostalgic fragrances with personality. Discover similar scents through The Heirloom, The Raconteur, and The Romantic.

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Main Accordsreported by community
vanilla
100%
aromatic
100%
citrus
75%
sweet
75%
fresh spicy
75%
almond
75%
green
75%
powdery
50%
woody
50%
white floral
50%
Fragrance Notescommunity verified
Top · 0–30 min
Almond
Almond
Sweet, warm, and slightly creamy, almond has a marzipan-like quality that sits at the edge of floral and gourmand. It's softer and rounder than vanilla, with a gentle nuttiness that adds warmth without weight. Often used in classic powdery florals and in oriental compositions that want sweetness without sugar.
Lavender
Lavender
One of perfumery's most essential and beloved notes, clean, herbal, and slightly sweet with a calming, familiar quality that works in almost any context. Lavender is simultaneously the most versatile and the most human of ingredients: it appears in barbershop colognes, romantic florals, and sophisticated orientals alike. A note that simply works.
Mint
Mint
Cool, sharp, and immediately recognizable, mint adds a clean, almost medicinal freshness that cuts through heavier notes. Spearmint is sweeter; peppermint is sharper. Either way, mint gives fragrances a lively, brisk quality that reads as alert and outdoorsy. Best used as an accent rather than a lead to avoid smelling like toothpaste.
Rosemary
Rosemary
Herbal, camphorous, and slightly pine-like, rosemary is a Mediterranean herb with a clean, almost medicinal crispness. It adds freshness and a culinary familiarity to fragrances, grounding more abstract notes in something real. A pillar of classic fougère (fern) fragrances and modern herbal compositions.
Tangerine
Tangerine
Bright, sweet, and slightly candied, tangerine sits between mandarin and orange in character, with a juiciness that makes it feel more casual than other citruses. It adds a cheerful, uncomplicated freshness to light fragrances. At its best in transparent, easy-wearing compositions rather than serious, complex ones.
Orange
Orange
Warm, round, and familiar, sweet orange is the most approachable of the citrus family. In perfumery it reads as sunlit and optimistic, with a gentle warmth that stops short of heaviness. Orange is frequently used to smooth and soften citrus openings, adding a natural sweetness that makes compositions feel immediately welcoming.
Green Notes
Green Notes
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.
Sea Notes
Sea Notes
Heart · 30 min – 3 hrs
Neroli
Neroli
Distilled from bitter orange blossoms, neroli sits at the intersection of citrus and floral, bright and slightly waxy, with a honeyed depth that other citrus notes lack. It's one of the most complex natural ingredients in perfumery, simultaneously fresh and rich. A little neroli makes almost any fragrance feel expensive.
Petitgrain
Petitgrain
Crisp, woody, and slightly bitter, petitgrain is distilled from the leaves and twigs of the bitter orange tree, making it the green, herbal sibling of neroli and bergamot. It adds a clean, aromatic freshness to masculine fragrances in particular, with a slightly soapy, barbershop quality that is effortlessly wearable.
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.
Black Pepper
Black Pepper
Sharp, dry, and immediately present, black pepper in perfumery is spice without sweetness, heat without heaviness. It adds edge to citrus openings and warmth to woody bases, creating contrast that keeps a fragrance interesting. One of the most versatile spice notes, comfortable in everything from fresh colognes to deep orientals.
Base · 3–12 hrs
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.
Tonka Bean
Tonka Bean
Sweet, powdery, and almond-like with hay-like, slightly tobacco undertones, tonka bean is one of perfumery's most useful base notes. It shares coumarin with fresh hay and freshly cut grass, adding a warmth that feels nostalgic and comforting. Essential in gourmand and soft oriental fragrances.
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.'
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.
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.
Ambergris
Ambergris
One of perfumery's most storied materials, a waxy substance produced by sperm whales with a uniquely salty, sweet, earthy quality. Real ambergris is nearly unobtainable; most perfumers use synthetic alternatives. It adds a marine warmth and incredible fixative quality, making fragrances smell more 'alive' and skin-like.
Cedar
Cedar
Who Wears ThisScent DNA matches
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The HeirloomBest match84% 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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The Raconteur84% match
You have depth, range, and a story for every bottle.

Cool, commanding, traditionally sweet. Refined iris, structured woods, elegant powdery authority.

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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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vanilla100%aromatic100%citrus75%sweet75%fresh spicy75%

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What does Reminiscence Guimauve for women smell like? +
Reminiscence is a French fragrance house founded in 1982, known for nostalgic and whimsical compositions that often reference childhood memories and simple pleasures. The brand has built a reputation for unconventional scents that prioritize emotional resonance over trend-chasing. Guimauve (French for marshmallow) opens with a bright, herbaceous top featuring bergamot, tangerine, and rosemary balanced by cooling mint and almond's nutty sweetness. The heart introduces neroli and petitgrain for a classic citrus-floral structure, rounded out by black pepper for subtle spice. The base is where the fragrance lives up to its name, with creamy vanilla and tonka bean providing a soft, candy-like warmth anchored by sandalwood, patchouli, and ambergris for depth and staying power. This is a playful fragrance that leans gourmand without being cloying, making it work for anyone drawn to edible florals with backbone. It suits warm weather and casual occasions, though the substantial base means it can carry into evening. Best for those who appreciate nostalgic fragrances with personality. Discover similar scents through The Heirloom, The Raconteur, and The Romantic.
What are the notes in Reminiscence Guimauve for women? +
Top: Almond, Lavender, Mint, Rosemary, Tangerine, Orange, Green Notes, Bergamot, Sea Notes. Heart: Neroli, Petitgrain, Jasmine, Black Pepper. Base: Vanilla, Tonka Bean, Musk, Sandalwood, Patchouli, Ambergris, Cedar.
What other fragrances smell like Reminiscence Guimauve for women? +
Based on shared notes, Swiss Arabian Hawa for women (Vanilla, Musk, Jasmine, Bergamot), Elizabeth Arden On Dit... for women (Vanilla, Musk, Jasmine, Bergamot), nina-ricci Ricci Club for men (Vanilla, Tonka Bean, Jasmine, Lavender), Carthusia 1681 (Vanilla, Musk, Neroli, Petitgrain), Roja Parfums A Goodnight Kiss (Vanilla, Musk, Neroli, Jasmine) may smell similar to Guimauve for women.
What is a grey market fragrance retailer? +
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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