Vendor: Les Bains Guerbois
2013 Résidence d'Artistes
spicy fruit and bergamot with leathery musk
$225.00
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Les Bains Guerbois · 2020
1979 New Wave
Longevity
Long-lasting5-8 hours
Projection
Variesreports split · 53 people
Worn by
Everyonemost often worn by
fresh
powdery
uplifting
skin-close
cool mint breeze over powdery cedar
Scent Notes
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What the community says
Creamy and powdery, with a fresh side
Scendira's summary of what people post on perfume review sites and Reddit, updated 25 Oct 2026: 56 describe how long it lasts, 53 how far it projects and 40 how it smells. Most other posts only name 1979 New Wave.
How far it projects53 people
Mixed reports on projection
about half say it stays close to the skin
about 1 in 3 say it projects moderately
In words
No single story here: about half say it stays close to the skin, while about 1 in 3 say it projects moderately.
Read what people say
Reddit threads about it
Also worth knowing
Compliments
3%
3% of people wearing it get compliments (35).
Typical perfume we track: 8%.
Summary in words
Les Bains Guerbois 1979 New Wave: what people say about it.
In short: Creamy and powdery, with a fresh side.
Worn by everyone.
Mixed reports on projection (53 people): No single story here: about half say it stays close to the skin, while about 1 in 3 say it projects moderately.
3% of people wearing it get compliments (35).
Each person counts once per topic. Reported experiences, not verified purchases; skin, climate and batch change how a scent wears.
Community data through .
How we count
- It sums up what 70+ people have said about this perfume in community discussions and perfume reviews, up to 25 Oct 2026.
- Each person counts once per topic, however often they posted. A count or bar only appears once enough people have described that topic.
- These are reported experiences, not verified-purchase reviews or a rating. Skin, climate and batch all change how a scent wears.
- Scendira’s AI reads each review and post and tags what it says (how long it lasts, how far it projects, how it smells). We count each person once per topic; the sentences here are written from those counts.
Snapshot
The full profile.
About This Perfume
Les Bains Guerbois 1979 New Wave comes across as cool mint breeze over powdery cedar. It opens with spearmint, peppermint and aldehydes, moves into orris concrete and Virginia cedar and settles on Australian sandalwood, musk and amberwood. It reads unisex.
This fragrance is best in spring, summer and fall and is a daytime scent. A good pick for the office. Released in 2020.
Wearers report that it lasts roughly a working morning or afternoon, and projects to about arm's length.
Is it right for you?
- Best for: anyone after something fresh and powdery for the office.
- Sample first if: fresh is new territory for you.
- Skip if: you dislike green fragrances.
Around $110.
Explore more: Fresh perfumes · Spearmint perfumes · Aldehydes perfumes · Virginia cedar perfumes
Occasion
Office
Projection
Close
Gender lean
Leans unisex
The verdict
Best for
Best for
- Office
The Brand
Les Bains Guerbois
About $110 to $240 is the span across 13 Les Bains Guerbois perfumes on Scendira. People in online fragrance circles talk most about 1979 New Wave, 1900 L'Heure De Proust and 1885 Bains Sulfureux, each named for a year.
Les Bains Guerbois picks and their notes
1979 New Wave (2020) is a cool mint breeze over powdery cedar, with spearmint, peppermint and aldehydes over Australian sandalwood, musk and amberwood.
1900 L'Heure De Proust (2018) reads as raspberry-like berry tea with bright citrus and leather sweetness, resting on gaiac wood, maté, amber, liquorice, vanilla and praliné.
Warm resin smoke over mandarin and jasmine describes 1885 Bains Sulfureux (2018), which opens on rosemary, mandarin and bergamot before frankincense, labdanum and patchouli.
incense perfumes and vanilla perfumes pick up where these notes leave off; other houses are one click away on the brands page.
Across the picks here, the scent families that show up are fresh perfumes and powdery perfumes.
More from Les Bains Guerbois
Vendor: Les Bains Guerbois
1986 Eclectique
spiced dried fruits, honeyed leather, smoky warmth
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Vendor: Les Bains Guerbois
1900 L'Heure De Proust
Raspberry-like berry tea, bright citrus, leather sweetness
$240.00
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Vendor: Les Bains Guerbois
1978 Les Bains Douches
sooty cedar, smoky tobacco, citrus-tinged whisky
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FAQ
Common questions.
It smells like cool mint breeze over powdery cedar. It opens with spearmint, peppermint and aldehydes, moves into orris concrete and Virginia cedar and settles on Australian sandalwood, musk and amberwood.
Wearers report that it lasts roughly a working morning or afternoon, and projects to about arm's length.
It is best in spring, summer and fall. It is a daytime scent. It suits the office.
It reads unisex.
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