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Guerlain Insolence Eau de Parfum ~ new fragrance

Posted by Robin on 24 August 2008 22 Comments

Guerlain Insolence Eau de Parfum

Guerlain has launched Insolence in a new Eau de Parfum concentration:

At the heart of Insolence: a new version of Insolence, for Eau de Parfum addicts. A fragrance more captivating than ever, concentrated on essentials.

Sensual, carnal and captivating.

A new orchestration of the Insolence olfactory structure, direct to the heart with intense violet and deep iris, on a carnal and intimate base.

Guerlain Insolence Eau de Parfum is available in 30, 50 and 100 ml. (quote via france-excellence.ca, additional information via douglas.de) See also: My Insolence.

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  1. Anonymous says:
    24 August 2008 at 6:28 pm

    I am actually one of those people that like Insolence. I thought it was a little more unique than all of the other mainstream perfumes and had a very pleasent scent. I am wondering if EdP is even better?

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  2. Anonymous says:
    24 August 2008 at 7:46 pm

    I like Insolence, too! I could never understand why so many were so critical of it. It is crisp & dry on me, not cloying & sweet,a lovely tart violet. It is vaguely reminiscent of Apres Londee in the drydown. And ya gotta admit that the bottle is a beautiful piece of sculpture…

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  3. Anonymous says:
    24 August 2008 at 8:29 pm

    Yes it is indeed! I thought that this was a really nice fragrance in general: the scent (I'm tired of baby dolls, pink candies, sweet sugars and wonderful fruit salads…) was nicely done, like You said a really nice tart violet! The bottle was also very pretty, I just thought that compared to most of the other new releases it was just done right. A friend of mine compared the regular Insolence to my beloved Park Avenue by Bond no. 9

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  4. Anonymous says:
    24 August 2008 at 8:59 pm

    I liked it too, but didn't care for My Insolence. Be interesting to see what they've done with this one.

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  5. Anonymous says:
    24 August 2008 at 9:01 pm

    I wonder if Insolence sold, though? Since pink candies & fruit salads are what seems to sell…

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  6. Anonymous says:
    25 August 2008 at 1:08 am

    I might have to smell this since they're intensifying the violet and iris. I couldn't stand the original nor its flanker with their fruitiness sweet enough to curdle blood.

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  7. Anonymous says:
    25 August 2008 at 1:11 am

    Well, they sold one to me! I know that it wasn't very popular when it was released. I was working a Guerlain counter at the time. It doesn't attract most mainstream buyers (they find it strange) and it wasn't to the liking of Guerlain fragrance buyers (found it too “young” and boring). I like it. I don't think I'll buy another bottle but I do enjoy the one I have. But, will I ever finish a bottle?

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  8. Anonymous says:
    25 August 2008 at 1:12 am

    I have to admit that I liked the idea from Sephora of having those little roll-ons with Insolence for like 25 bucks each. I did not adore the idea of having My Insolence on Sephora, which was a variation of the original that seemed to be just perfect to sell for teenagers. I'm not sure if Insolence sold well but I do know that

    Sephora likes candy-pink. That is why they came up with My Insolence, pinkier, fruitier, “more sheer” version of Insolence and that is exactly what made me sick. I think that coming up with a richer, deeper Insolence is a much better idea. But to me it's either way: Insolence didn't sell well enough so they had to come up a quick n easy idea to raise more money, or insolence sold so well that it deserved it's new versions.

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  9. Anonymous says:
    25 August 2008 at 6:07 am

    It seems as if I'm also one of the few that like Insolence. Admittedly it is unusual and though not being a fan of overly fruity and flowery scents I find Isolence exceptionally good.

    Ii is nice to wear on a sticky day :-)

    I'm curious what they made of it.

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  10. Anonymous says:
    25 August 2008 at 7:46 am

    I have never had MY OWN Guerlain (as all perfumistas would say) until they came up with Insolence. Not that it became my all-time favorite, but it did make me ALMOST buy my second bottle. When it comes to Guerlain I love their makeup and appreciate the brand. When it comes to their scents I have a lot to catch up on. The ones I've testes include Shalimar and Samsara – none of them I liked. Shalimar smells like a toilet refreshner from the 20s – I know it's funny the way I say it, but that's the way I feel about it. Shalimar I can probably stand better than Samsara though – it is citrusy in the opening, has a deep, oriental heart, but in the drydown it's neither a warm, nor a cold oriental – to me just not done right. You either warm me up a little bit with an oriental or You just have a rooty, metallic, cold base for it, I dislike those oriental scents when it's neither. Samsara was waaaay too fruity-spicy. I have always loved Nina Ricci D'elices E'pices (Yellow Belle with a blue cap) or whatever the spelling was. That was a spicy scent with a deliscious, fruity heart – like a slice of apple with caramel and cinnamon. Samsara smells like a rotten apple with chilli, pepper, cinnamon and tabasco on it… sounds weird I know. Or maybe it's just a coworker of mine that loved to swim in Samsara, which I have to admit was a scent I appreciated before I started working with her… pity.

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  11. Anonymous says:
    25 August 2008 at 9:34 am

    See, I was afraid that was how it would play out!

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  12. Anonymous says:
    25 August 2008 at 9:35 am

    Maybe this one will be the right mix.

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  13. Anonymous says:
    25 August 2008 at 9:42 am

    I think it's the quick n easy route. And maybe this one will keep the original, but lose the top notes — that might work as well as My Insolence's fruity route.

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  14. Anonymous says:
    25 August 2008 at 9:43 am

    I'm curious too!

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  15. Anonymous says:
    25 August 2008 at 8:37 pm

    I have to admit… I just the other day was in Ulta and took a whiff of Insolence and was Curiously Surprised… I have always adored the Bottle and the Name but was at first, severely disappointed with the scent… it seemed totally out of character for Guerlain, too much a pander to the market of what was out there and not trying to be as is par for the course with Guerlain, INSANELY unique wth each and every scent! but in time we begin to reconsider our opinions and when i sniffed it i was quite surprised that something fluid and sensuous jumped at my nostrils and pallette and i was taken aback. i set the bottle down, drew a few sharp intakes of breath to clear my head and spritzed and smelled the scent again… I was clearly too harsh in the beginning of my criticism of the fragrance. Is it Jardins de Bagatelle (actually NOTHING is like Jardins De Bagatelle, but i digress!) No. Is it Vol De Nuit?? No, Is it Mitsuoko or L'Huere Bleue??? NOT EVEN CLOSE! but it is Quite a masterpiece and i think that's why it didn't sell like most thought it would… it starts out way too girly and giggly, but if you let it grow on you you begin to see that pretense of Girlishness was just that, Pretense and it opens up into something Ravishingly Sexy and Sensual which is probably the rub with most women (or Girls) who heard it was a more YOUTHFUL fragrance only to find Guerlain up to it's old tricksand making something more for a Madame (in all senses of the word) than a Madamoiselle! it tricked me into loving it and now i don't gush about it like we're in deep passionate romance, but i do understand where Insolence is coming from and how quite naturally it's name is profoundly perfect for it.

    My Insolence was a different affair, i liked it right off the bat, it was lighter and the assets of the fragrance were more transparent and obvious, where you had to wait for it's big sis to reveal all her glories this was more sprightly and abundant and up front with it's gifts. so now i feel both are worthy fragrances in the Guerlain Canon, not nearly in the Pantheon of the Greats… Chamade, Nahema (one of my ABSOLUTE FAVES) , Jardins De Bagatelle, Mitsuoko, L'Huere Bleue, Parure, Liu, Samsara, L'Instant, but it they will definitely do in a pinch!

    P.S. If anyone can find a bottle of Liu, SNATCH IT UP! it is probably the most underrated and most Desirable of all Guerlain Fragrances, It is Impossible to Describe and once you do smell it, YOU. ARE. H-O-O-K-E-D!!!!!

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  16. Anonymous says:
    26 August 2008 at 2:06 pm

    Somehow I don't think Insolence will be around — to love or to hate — nearly as long as your Guerlain pantheon of the greats, but to my nose, it beats the very un-Guerlain-ish (although perfectly pleasant) L'Instant. Ah well.

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  17. Anonymous says:
    5 September 2008 at 9:10 am

    I love both Insolence and My Insolence and was excited when a friend told me there was going to be a new version this month. I've just been into a store to ask about it and check out the prices and the lady at the Guerlain counter gave me a few samples of it. Didnt think they did sample bottles anymore, lol. Cant wait to spritz it on tomorrow :)

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  18. Anonymous says:
    23 October 2008 at 2:23 pm

    Have you tried it yet? I definitely like the EdP much better and most iimportanly I get compliments from the men in my life – to me that is worth the price!!

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  19. Anonymous says:
    23 October 2008 at 9:08 pm

    I still have not seen it! Overdue for a mall trip, perhaps will find it this time.

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  20. Anonymous says:
    18 November 2008 at 8:04 am

    I'm trying to find this online through department store retailers, and it doesn't seem to be available. No idea if it's available in stores yet either cause we have exactly ONE store here in my state that would carry it, and that's Macy's (I know, tragic)…and they don't have it either. Is it available yet in the US? If so, why don't Saks, Neiman's, Nordstrom have it available online? Does anyone know if it's “officially” released? I actually wrote to Guerlain…there's a French email address, and got a standard reply to contact US retailers for official info. They couldn't tell me anything…

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  21. Anonymous says:
    18 November 2008 at 10:26 am

    Karin, I have seen it online overseas, but neither online nor in person in the US, and I don't know a thing about when it (or if, although I'd be surprised if it didn't) will launch here. Your best bet, if you must have it, would be to call the Guerlain counter at Bergdorf Goodman in NY and see what they say — they have the best selection of Guerlain in the US.

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  22. Anonymous says:
    18 November 2008 at 10:42 am

    Thanks, Robin! I'll let you know if I find out anything… :-)

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