Guerlain appeals to the mass market (Guerlain: Insolence, Eau de Toilette)

Member Name: zwl20

Product:	Guerlain: Insolence, Eau de Toilette
Date:	24/01/09 (31 review reads)
Rating:

Advantages: Pleasant floral, good lasting power

Disadvantages: No distinctive character

I suppose this perfume is best described as Guerlain's attempt to appeal to the younger market. The legendary perfume house is not short of classics on its books, and in recent years has put out a range of perfumes based on single notes (aqua allegoria series). Yet it has a glaring hole where there should be something to appeal to the young twenty somethings who would not be seen dead wearing something their mums had in their day. Insolence is the peg to fit this particular hole.

In truth I dread these 'pink' perfumes which in order to appeal to as wide an audience as possible, are usually a bit fruity, a bit floral, a bit sweet and usually smell like a rip off of Thierry Mugler's Angel. In other words, inoffensive and utterly indistinguishable from one another. I'm not sure if insolence has managed to escape this fate.

Insolence has notes of violets and red berries, and is a very pleasant floral. it has good lasting power (6hrs plus) and whilst lacking in distinctive character, nevertheless never smells cheap. However, it's not the kind of thing people will ask you about in the street.

Summary: Despite its name, insolence is very much middle of the road