Guerlain Neroli Outrenoir

Guerlain Neroli Outrenoir is from the L'Art et La Matiere Collection.  It is a citrus aromatic launched in 2016, created by Thierry Wasser and Delphine Jelk. This is a joyous perfume that is far more complex and interesting than the name might make you think. 

Notes of bergamot, petitgrain, grapefruit, lemon, tangerine, orange blossom, tea, smoke, earthy notes, neroli, ambrette, oakmoss, myrrh, benzoin and vanilla.

Reviews of Guerlain Neroli Outrenoir

From Basenotes - "The orange starts with bitter edge of bergamot, then orange blossom gently wafting rich woodiness of neroli and petitgrain. The petitgrain dryness transitions into the primary contrast of background aroma of smoked black tea. The smoked tea is dry, dark, and charred with substrate threads of ambrette suede, bitter moss and mostly undetected myrrh. So is this the surprise of orange pips dotted into gunpowder dry aromatic black tea or is it a rich black tea which gives context to the rounded full spectrum neroli orange? Either way it is a work of art and a beautiful fragrance."

From Perfume Posse - "Guerlain Neroli Outrenoir isn’t dark at all! it is joyous lightly smoked neroli tea. It’s one of those that I spray on with abandon.  A lot of the Matieres are too vanilla, so you have to have a little bit of a light hand. Not so here!  Spray and then spray some more. So yeah, plenty of neroli, but that lightly smoked tea underpinned with a bit of incense and vanilla is so charming. It makes it happier and  bubbly."