Habit Rouge by Guerlain Cologne for Men

Sensual, warm, elegant...

Habit Rouge was conceived by master perfumer Jean Paul Guerlain in 1965 when faced with a surprising and novel problem: Men who loved Shalimar on their wives and lovers wanted a comparable powdery composition translated into a virile structure they would claim as their own. Thus Habit Rouge was born, the name alluding to the red hunting jacket landed gentry loved to don on sports days in the countryside. The magic synergy in Habit Rouge, a combination of resins and tree gums such as benzoin and opoponax, creates the photographic effect of hazy glow all around the subject in an old black & white photograph. Those elements form the basic oriental core of this formal and sensual fragrance, lifted by traditional citrus notes in the opening (lemon, bergamot and mandarin) to mirror the idea in Shalimar, deepened with the spicy notes of cinnamon and carnation and burnised by the pungency of a little leather. Habit Rouge is mature and dense, yes, but such a wonderful aristocratic classic that its acquaintance simply should be made by younger generations.

Created: 1965 Type: Oriental

Notes Top Note: Lemon, Mandarin, Bergamot, Rosewood Middle Note: Cinnamom, Patchouli, Cedar, Carnation Base Note: Vanilla, Amber, Leather, Benzoin

Recommended Use Daytime