Mitsouko
Guerlain Mitsouko begins with bergamot and citruses, and does not apologise for either.
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How it moves
It arrives on bergamot, citruses and peach — bright, immediate, gone before you have decided about it. Underneath, jasmine, rose, ylang-ylang and clove settle in and take over. Last to go: oakmoss, labdanum, vetiver, cinnamon and spices.
Who made it
Jacques Guerlain composed it in 1919, for Guerlain in France. Named after the heroine of Claude Farrere's novel La Bataille, Mitsouko refined the chypre structure Coty had invented two years earlier by adding a peach lactone, and became the reference chypre.
Wear it for less
There are 1 ways to wear this for less. The closest costs $99 — $61 back in your pocket, and nobody standing near you will know.
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- What smells like Guerlain Mitsouko?
- We list 1 bottle built to smell like it, including Japanese Magic by Perfume Parlour.
- What is the cheapest alternative to Guerlain Mitsouko?
- Japanese Magic by Perfume Parlour, at $99 for 120ml. Prices are read from each shop and re-checked.
- How much cheaper are the alternatives?
- Guerlain Mitsouko is listed at $160. The bottles that smell like it run from $99 to $99.
- Who made Guerlain Mitsouko?
- It was composed by Jacques Guerlain, released in 1919 for Guerlain.