Guess · 2017
Guess 1981 Eau de Toilette
Longevity
Moderate3-5 hours
Projection
CloseArm's length
Polarising
Mixed
Snapshot
The full profile.
About This Perfume
Guess 1981 by Guess is a Floral Woody Musk fragrance for women. Guess 1981 was launched in 2017. Top notes are Violet and Ambrette (Musk Mallow); middle notes are Pear, Sandalwood and Jasmine; base notes are Musk, Cedar and Amber. In the spring of 2017, the fashion house of Guess presents their new pillar fragrance Guess 1981, announced as the most alluring and the most sensual scent from their collection. Described as sophisticated, elegant and graceful, Guess 1981 promises a strong aroma with crisp and clean top notes, fruity-floral heart and woody-musky base. The top notes of ambrette seed and violet open the composition and make an introduction to the floral-fruity heart of pear, jasmine petals and sandalwood. The base features accord of cedar wood, musk and amber. Model Emma Stern Nielsen is the face of the campaign shot by David Bellemare. The fragrance is available as a 50 and 100 ml Eau de Toilette.
Concentration
Eau de Toilette
Projection
Close
Gender lean
Leans feminine
The verdict
Best for
Guess is a US denim-and-fashion designer house whose fragrance catalogue sits in the accessible mass-designer tier, with a strong feminine tilt. Scendira lists 61 live Guess perfumes, avg 3., priced $7.98-$55.95 (avg $23.71). The catalogue is feminine-leaning (23 feminine, 18 masculine, 17 unspecified, 3 unisex, the unspecified count is high; treat gender metadata as thin). Top families are unspecified (17), Gourmand (16), Fresh (15) and Floral (7), with accord signature Sweet, Floral, Fresh, Fruity, Woody. Standout live picks include Champagne (sparkling berry, cardamom, creamy vanilla milk), Iconic Homme (crisp mandarin and peppery cologne, leathery dry-down), Love Sunkissed Flirtation (sun-warmed berry jam on vanilla cream), Seductive Desire Women (juicy pear and mandarin with rose-vanilla warmth), and Sexy Skin Solar Warmth Fragrance Mist (creamy tropical flowers with fizzy citrus zest).
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